The latest Zenless Zone Zero patch has added jiggle physics to the least anticipated of locations… and changed two of the sport’s English voice actors.
Even in case you solely have a passing familiarity with Zenless Zone Zero (one other free-to-play motion role-player from Genshin Impact studio miHoYo), you’re most likely conscious of how… bouncy its characters could be.
It’s hardly the one recreation to function jiggle physics (taking a look at you, Stellar Blade) and likewise unsurprising given miHoYo’s observe report with sure feminine characters in Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail.
That stated, miHoYo appears to have a level of self-awareness because it’s not too long ago added jiggle physics to the common cats strutting spherical Zenless Zone Zero’s map; particularly their testicles.
Recently, Zenless Zone Zero was up to date to model 1.6 and whereas its essential additions have been three new playable characters to unlock by gacha pulls and new story content material, followers have homed in on this extremely minor but weird addition.
You can see it for your self in a video shared to Reddit. It is usually a bit laborious to make out, however you’ll be able to see the cat’s testicles sway back and forth because it walks.
We need to query why somebody felt the necessity to verify the cat testicles contemplating there’s no point out of this animation replace in the patch notes, however is that any stranger than the truth that miHoYo added it within the first place?
It reminds us of when Rockstar launched Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018 and was so devoted to realism that it spent man hours ensuring the horse testicles modified dimension relying on the climate; one thing actually no person would have complained about if it wasn’t within the recreation.
Testicular humour apart, the newest patch has additionally introduced some unlucky information concerning two of the sport’s voice actors. Emeri Chase and Nicholas Thurkettle, the English actors for the characters Soldier 11 and Lycaon, have been changed and, what’s worse, they discovered the identical time because the followers did.
In their respective Bluesky posts, Chase and Thurkettle say that is due to the continuing SAG-AFTRA actors strike, and that they’ve chosen to not work on Zenless Zone Zero anymore with out correct AI protections. They had hoped to return after however miHoYo simply changed them as an alternative.
Sound Cadence, the studio liable for recording dialogue for Zenless Zone Zero, has stated in its own statement that ‘Every contract at our studio options specific AI protections, no matter union standing. Much of our employees are actors themselves, and couldn’t in good conscience supply different performers work we might not be keen to take.’
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