**NOTES & CORRECTIONS** - Around 9:50, it's supposed to say "Phaethon is the SON of the Greek solar deity Helios" and I accidentally cut a couple of words out when I was cutting out an awkward pause and missed it in the review. Sorry about that!
@zlue2803
Ай бұрын
Nu-ehn na ehn-ne-ne nah-nu-na ne-ne?(Can you do the next ZZZ video in Bangboo language?)
@chibibun4275
Ай бұрын
It's also good to note that Phaeton's little stroll with the chariot resulted in the Earth having unhabitable areas (deserts and frozen wastelands) just like what Hollows are.
@lunerblade13
Ай бұрын
Correction: the public security weren’t after the cunning hares but the red fang gang. It was actually the cunning hares that lead public security to the red fang gang.
@ungamer6241
Ай бұрын
Any thoughts on what each key does?
@McArlecchino69
Ай бұрын
I know what ur planning ☠️ @@zlue2803
@Truck-kun11
Ай бұрын
Nicole refusing to hand Phaethon over to the authorities to save herself was the first moment the story really started to move me. From then on I was 100% invested in the characters and the story as a whole.
@Phantom_Zone
Ай бұрын
When that moment came, I was like, I won't be mad if she did that. But I'm glad she didn't.
@pavelcastillo9513
Ай бұрын
She did name her group "gentle home" before changing it to "cunning hares" bc of public opinion, she has a hearth of gold
@enixraghunath703
Ай бұрын
Nicole is unironically one of my favorite characters. She comes off as selfish and greedy when in reality she's anything but that
@RexZShadow
Ай бұрын
@@enixraghunath703 In one of the interaction you can have with her is like she ask you to buy ramen for you and her togo. When you talk to General Chop he talk about how Nicole like would come back repeatedly for coupons that were meant for 1 per person. Each time she come back she change her look slightly like wearing sun glasses or let her hair down. Which obviously General Chop knows its her lol. But he also say he has no problem with it because he would often like buy ramen for a bunch of orphan kids. So ya she really does have heart of gold and as part of the Cunning Hares pepega af XD
@bluecat3338
Ай бұрын
Same. I mostly picked ZZZ up with the expectation that I would play it alongside a friend who was excited about it for a month or two and then drop it once I got bored of it. I had already realized that I would definitely be playing the game longer than I had anticipated (the gameplay is really fun) but once I saw that I was just like “dammit, now I’m invested”. So I’m most likely in this for the long run now.
@Adser261
Ай бұрын
Little correction. The Cunning Hares didn't call public security and the press, the called Belobog industries who jumped at the chance to utterly screw up Vision (and do the right thing, Koleda is nice like that, but schadenfreude was definitely the strongest motivator). Nicole herself doesn't have the pull to get such a response by herself.
@theblackunicorn261
Ай бұрын
Thanks for teaching me the word Schadenfreude, I'm gonna use it constantly from now on
@rift1067
Ай бұрын
@@theblackunicorn261 I was about to comment just that lmao But seriously, thank you. I learned a new word today.
@aadhav9964
Ай бұрын
Just here to say I love Anby
@EchoNoir-
Ай бұрын
Anby supremacy 🙏🏼
@sunglassfrog89
Ай бұрын
Borgar girl
@TheAkrillion
Ай бұрын
Anby is the GOAT!
@hizoriko2922
Ай бұрын
Topaz and anby
@Aether776
Ай бұрын
Basado anbybro
@nebulimes2143
Ай бұрын
Ashikai using 18 as her persona for ZZZ vids is amazing
@MorbidEel
Ай бұрын
Imagine Ashikai doing the whole video in Bangboo speak 🤣
@Ayayaaron62
Ай бұрын
I really love this game’s vibe. It feels like playing through an old Saturday morning cartoon. Happy to have our trustworthy lore master on the case
@plvto1
Ай бұрын
was hoping i wasn't the only one. i would 100% be watching a show like this on toonami or something with a bowl of cereal in my hands
@Enomaru001
Ай бұрын
It would go crazy in a sort of Code Lyoko (but more mature) style
@tysej4
Ай бұрын
One thing to note from the "world building basics" part of the video, the term Proxy is specifically for the illegal guides. Licensed "Proxies" are along with combat agents also called 'Investigators' if they're attached to HAND, PUBSEC or the HIA. This can be noted when you are become a civilian contractor in the explorations and investigation of Hollow Zero. Not once are you refered to as proxy.
@Fabelaz
Ай бұрын
@@tysej4 yes that also made me raise my brow in confusion. I mean I still don't completely understand what MC does with the hollow investigation people as the civilian contractor, what is expected of them and all that. The way proxies usually operate also leaves me confused, but it seems fair that they are the middle men that provide carrots to agents, which they hire to complete the missions. And Phaethon just happen to also be in the hollow through their bangboo to directly chat with the agents, which made possible by HDD and gives them a competitive advantage... Though that interpretation is somewhat at odds with solider 11 quest, where we are merely pretending to be Phaethon, but still use our full functionality?
@tysej4
Ай бұрын
@@Fabelaz In that job you are hired as a proxy, you were hired through interknot if I recall. That said the fact that you use the HDD instead of entering yourself as other proxies do is a bit of a continuity error. That said I doubt S11 knows much about how proxies operate.
@deathmasterkrook7924
10 күн бұрын
Well some proxies send bang boo with carrot data but can’t communicate unlike Phaethon
@Quantumsaber
Ай бұрын
Story is way more interesting than I expected. Even some of the character stories. Where are the vampires at
@joaopaula8983
Ай бұрын
@@Quantumsaber only after level 35
@ThomasAndy-qu8dp
23 күн бұрын
i got interested after the introduction of the Victoria Household. I skipped everything before, the dialogue is terribly pace( despite the very cool cutscenes).
@vahallen9876
Ай бұрын
I feel the Vision twist, what they were willing to do to cut cost, was quite dark I was like “DAMN, they would go that far?”
@Cheh100
Ай бұрын
Ashikai went from Yanfei to a Bangboo
@nathanhembree5853
Ай бұрын
@@Cheh100 I do not see the difference between the two.
@eventideelysium
Ай бұрын
So far ZZZ has had, in my opinion, the best told story in terms of characterization and importance of information. The dialogue isn't beyond bloated like Genshin and HSR, except for some slogs in the TV mode. However, the relationships the characters have with you, as Phaethon, and the relationships they have with each other feel fluid and really do feel like it matters that we're meeting all of these people.
@Truck-kun11
Ай бұрын
Probably because unlike Genshin and HSR where we are always moving on to a new Region or Planet, ZZZ will largely take place in a fixed place (New Eridu) with a recurring cast of characters. Genshin also has this as everyone lives on the same continent but outside of Events you usually won't see characters outside their regions.
@devilsadvocate22289
Ай бұрын
I got into this game because of the Cunning Hares crew. I just really love the bunch of dummies with a heart of gold. I really like the story so far too. It comes across as a Saturday Morning Cartoon or a Sitcom with its chill comedic vibes, but you can tell there is deeper lore at play that will eventually come out and hit us like a freight train.
@Frazzled_Chameleon
Ай бұрын
Billy's "Lubricantgate" conversation is the funniest. He's my favorite character so far. His English VA is doing a fantastic job.
@Captain.Mystic
Ай бұрын
One thing to note about illegally entering hollows is that in koledas story, she mentions how her company noticed a new hollow springing up in a nearby school while they were doing renovations on it. It was apparently small enough and in a remote enough part of the city that the HIA didnt actually notice it. The principal took notice of this and decided to allow an illegal mining operation for ether crystals(given theyre a power source, imagine if you tried doing a fracking operation in a residental district for a little extra cash). The issue with doing this is apparently it raises ether activity and increases its chances of growing. You can reverse and even completely remove a hollow, but small enough hollows seem to have a problem of growing if too much noise or combat happens, which is probably why the HIA is so intent on ensuring everyone who goes into a hollow has a licence, because a few thugs trying to make a little cash can be responsible for dosens of deaths before the HIA even notices a hollow exists.
@walipp
Ай бұрын
While this is true for the extremely small ones, for the bigger ones most activity inside of it seems to help weaken it (as of a quite early inter-knot post), with the primary reason for it being illegal to enter being that TOPS wishes to control the resources that can be gained from hollows.
@rozee8516
Ай бұрын
I’m Zenlessing all over the place 🔥
@lukefouche8724
Ай бұрын
Zenlessing in the zone till there's zero!!!
@colehan5663
Ай бұрын
zenlessing all over zone zero
@momsaccount4033
Ай бұрын
Ayo
@sightseek3r
Ай бұрын
I'm gonna zen!
@andret2794
Ай бұрын
Im gonna Zoooooone
@kimyohbee1245
Ай бұрын
This is the first gacha game where I’m reading everything and not skipping anything. I really vibe with ZZZ’s aesthetics, style, music and the story so far. Also love the combat and characters.
@poliwb1
Ай бұрын
i really like how they're jumping around different factions while still delivering a tightly connected story.
@dust1209
Ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to hearing Billy's recap of the latest season of "Oh, Sweetie".
@CrossShade8144
Ай бұрын
Using Eous as avatar for the ZZZ videos is simply too adorable.
@Tiraen
Ай бұрын
@@CrossShade8144 slight clarification, that's 18 not Eous, Eous has either a 01 or 00 on their scarf, 18 is the bangboo at the counter of the video store
@Ali-cya
Ай бұрын
Ashikai as an Ashiboo is such an adorable concept.
@zOMGGaiaOnline
Ай бұрын
The lore momma uploaded !
@Toksyuryel
Ай бұрын
Correction: there's no "license" to be a proxy. Being a proxy is simply illegal, full stop.
@akixyl425
Ай бұрын
Yippee, a nice summary that was easy to digest and covered all important plot points without making it overwhelming. Thank you Ashikai! (Oh and here is my obligtory "hi!" as a budding scholar! 😂❤)
@theblackunicorn261
Ай бұрын
The recent negativity against ZZZ has really been confusing me, so thanks for this summary. A lot of people keep saying that the story isn't well written or is too boring, but frankly I think they're confusing "not well-written" with "not as captivating upfront as Genshin or Star Rail" Hoyo's already said ZZZ's supposed to be more of a laid back game, and this summary has pointed out that there's still gonna be some deep lore, so I think all the negativity is pretty unjustified.
@soupyssoup
Ай бұрын
About the siblings' ages, I noticed if you check the ice cream container at the convince store, Belle says "All I had to do was sulk when we were little, and Wise used to buy me one". Obviously little isn't the most exact and it might say something different when you pick play as Wise, but I'd say it's still something worth mentioning about Wise and Belle being very young when the old capital fell.
@TheMagickHat77
Ай бұрын
I've been enjoying the story a lot more than I thought I would. Yes, the game starts out slow as it eases you into its story and gameplay, but I'm in Chapter 2 now and it feels like I'm getting the pay off. Love your insights into the story so far, especially the little details I missed.
@toastertech1181
Ай бұрын
i did know most of this stuff already but also learned some things i either wasen't fully sure of or didn't know of.. i approve of this work c:
@averagejohn2786
Ай бұрын
thanks for the video, I really love your story breakdowns/summaries : )
@hirowbp
Ай бұрын
Man, I have to admire the job well done on this thumbnail, it's super catchy, it draws a lot of attention, props!
@venediict
Ай бұрын
just the summary i need 😌 can't wait for chapters 2 and 3!
@btang88
Ай бұрын
Compared to other Hoyo games, I was willing to read through most of the stories in ZZZ. Maybe it is because it is more lively or funnier.
@chronorebel_greatgryffon1312
Ай бұрын
So in ZZZ videos, it's Bangboo 18 who shall be your avatar? Cool.
@pipedream2556
Ай бұрын
6:36 THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION!!! Ive genuinely been so confused what was different about hollow exploration once Fairy joined aside from her sometimes commenting instead of the support sibling, from the in-game explanation it seemed like there shoukd have been something new but it seemed like it all was in the off-screen calculating data that the siblings must have been doing, so no functional change in what we experienced and we were just told Fairy was incredible. The Carrot not being on a time limit makes sense for why it seemed exactly the same gameplay but still has a massive narrative impact, theres actual instances where not having her would have left everyone with much much more limited options That said, Im still a bit lost on why there needs to be a human in between Fairy and the people in need of a Proxy if shes this capable and can talk to them and adapt on the fly and everything, but there wouldnt be a story if the siblings werent involved so if there IS no explanation i can suspend my disbelief.
@Kalzivar
Ай бұрын
Great recap Ashikai! I hope you can keep these vids going!
@magezelt
Ай бұрын
Two minor corrections: Firstly, Investigator and Proxy seem to be titles for the same job. The way the narrative and dialogue has treated things thus far suggests that Proxy is the term for an illegal Investigator. Secondly, Anby mentions more than once that the Hollow from the prologue is a Companion Hollow. Companion Hollows are like buds off of existing Hollows, in this one's case it's a bud from the Cretan Hollow (one of the major Hollows). If I remember right, the news broadcast at the start of the game mentions that Public Security's operation on Fourteenth Street (the manhunt for the Red Fang Gang after their theft of the strongbox from the White Star Institute) had been disrupted by the recent appearance of a Hollow. That's my evidence for the Hollow from the prologue not being the Cretan Hollow itself.
@ceasec
Ай бұрын
I can't express how happy I am that you're covering this.
@joshuamelo7618
Ай бұрын
I'm a big Star Rail player but ZZZ quickly supplanted it as my number one game. Love the character designs and the story has me hooked so far. Victoria Housekeeping for life!
@tc5307
Ай бұрын
Perfect. Found myself skipping early story due to a bit of rerolling, then skipping bits of the story due to kind of just wanting to unlock things. And now I'm finally at a place where the town and the characters are kind of charming and the vibe is great and I'm loving it a lot but I wish I knew how I got here. This video is exactly what I needed
@canaldecasta
Ай бұрын
Iirc you can recap/replay most of the story.
@never_ending2220
Ай бұрын
Ashikai no way… no way you’re lore exploring and explaining Zenless Zone Zero too. HOW DO YOU NOT GET A HEADACHE FROM ALL OF THIS!?!?
@enixraghunath703
Ай бұрын
The same way I don't. Just built better for lore
@thesmilyguyguy9799
Ай бұрын
:)
@Ali-cya
Ай бұрын
She's just built different, lore runs through her veins.
@Ch40ticC4su4l
Ай бұрын
So stoked you're covering ZZZ! Great video, really helped fill in some gaps.
@CallMeVidd
Ай бұрын
ASHIKAI ANSWERING MY NEED FOR MORE ZZZ BRAINROT 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@willanrac
Ай бұрын
Woo! So happy to see you in zzz!
@AkariAkariX3
Ай бұрын
another thing i love about this game's story is that, the ordeal in chapter 1 is still continuing as we deal with chapter 2 and 3, which is the vision corp lawsuit. and if we pay attention, chapter 2 also has something to do with vision! so even if it seems like we're jumping to different ordeals, turns out it's still a linear plot!! isn't that amazing?!
@nathaDcocoa
Ай бұрын
10:24 OMFG YOU'RE RIGHT!! THERE MUST BE A THING REALLY BETWEEN ARCHE'S BODY AND SUN 😲😮 I didn't think of that
@grandpowr
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this! I didnt understand shit in ZZZ, needed your recap
@Zarozian
Ай бұрын
I can tell Ashikai loves the realism and world building as well as the political side of ZZZ 😊
@4unomore
Ай бұрын
Looking forward to your next videos on zzz story!!
@FrankieZimmerman
Ай бұрын
This is exactly what I was looking for! You did a great job covering the lore (: thank you for your great work!
@melanie2379
21 күн бұрын
tbh i never really wanted to play zzz, but seeing ashikai so excited about it made me download it. now its like one of my favorite games so thanks ashikai!!
@Restributordevill
Ай бұрын
Thank you for covering it ❤ I am in love with the game, and it’s disheartening to see how negative the reception is among the larger CCs. I hope people warm up to it over time
@Bluuu333
Ай бұрын
Beeeeen waiting for this vid
@alainpardillo4113
Ай бұрын
Hopefully ashikai sticks with Zzz despite peoples criticism I think it's a decent and comfy game both gameplay and story wise. Would love to see future lore content.
@neroma6964
26 күн бұрын
We really need this series to continue
@fluffinhiem5686
Ай бұрын
I sincerely appreciate these recaps because I have a hard time keeping up with the unvoiced content and like super secret stuff. So I get to enjoy the parts that draw me in then have a reason to listen and learn more about a world I enjoy while doing dailies and stuff.. 🎉
@JohnCivor
Ай бұрын
I love that Ashikai is Eous/18 on zzz recap/lore video
@parkerthompson2893
Ай бұрын
Phaethon is Helios' son, who bites off more than he can chew in taking the solar chariot out for a spin, and does so much damage to the earth that Zeus blasts him.
@ChaosFlute
Ай бұрын
I'm glad for all the detail, because this game definitely isn't my kind of thing, so I won't be playing it myself. But I'm still really intrigued by the story of it.
@ypder6308
Ай бұрын
Please do more of these RECAPS, they're very entertaining and gives additional lore drops.
I think I’m gonna learn the story the way I’ve learned so far, the ads with in depth lore popping up before literally every video I watch
@LotusMystery
11 күн бұрын
Thanks for breaking down the story. Not sure if I'm stupid or if I was just too distracted while playing, but I had no f*cking clue about what was going on plot-wise
@bangtanssera
Ай бұрын
Very in love with ZZZ right now, hope you won’t get too tired of having to go through at least 3 games’ lore like this
@dogenasus1717
Ай бұрын
The lore of this game is super interesting glad you are covering it
@erikartiles84
Ай бұрын
I’m usually careful and pay loads of attention to the story but I appreciate a lot this retelling. Thank you!
@Kazuma1391
Ай бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you for this recap because my GAWD did I miss alot LOL
@pi3kun
Ай бұрын
Amazing recap! Hoping to see you did more lore of ZZZ in the near future!
@ryublaze0328
Ай бұрын
Cant wait for zzz theories!
@ryujitakasu245
Ай бұрын
MORE ZZZ VIDS PLEASE I LOVE IT
@Arcanewhim
Ай бұрын
Yay 🥰 excited for more ZZZ lore!
@imikokodama3054
Ай бұрын
@ashikai I just wanted to say thank you for the high quality recap and analysis. I’m a huge Hoyoverse fan so it’s nice to be able to stay up to date regarding lore and content.
@user-qd3qt9jx7d
Ай бұрын
As expected of Ashikai, tied everything really, really well.
@Egalia_1
Ай бұрын
I’m still waiting on the part where Nero gets the Devil Bringer and Dante gets impaled but I’m sure that’s coming in 2.0 Keep up the great work y’all, love your content
@mybedvt
Ай бұрын
I was going to do a lore recap as well but your video was so informative and top notch! I shall direct my viewers to this video! Super easy to understand~ Hope to see more as the the story progresses!
@seazealot
19 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for this.
@MegaDuke4life
Ай бұрын
Persona music in the background is a nice touch. ZZZ just feels heavily inspired by Persona games
@starryeyes5860
9 күн бұрын
as much as ive been having with the combat and tv mode... it's the lore and stories thats kept me playing. It's so good imo, and this is coming from someone who normally doesn't pay attention to game stories or just skips them entirely.
@zachredd845
Ай бұрын
Special Note : The Agent Teasers we see for the Cunning Hares are a prequel to the Prologue. Hope this helps
@Kpophdvidfan
Ай бұрын
Wow thanks for the summary!! Looking forward to the future vids 🎉
@frostyexp
Ай бұрын
Great recap! I cant wait to see what happens with the story and if in the future, Hollow Zero eats up New Eridu! That'll be so insane! Or maybe the professor was in Hollow Zero for so long, he literally becomes the biggest Ethereal on the planet and is treated like some super boss fight!
@randomgamer6774
Ай бұрын
Can't wait to see where the ZZZ story goes. The reveal in the last quest was really intriguing
@Lookingrightbecauseyouleft.
Ай бұрын
I skipped the story everytime, knowing you'll cover it. Thanks!
@lulch212
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this video! Im not playing ZZZ because of a lack of time but Im still interested in the story Keep making these recaps!
@robertbethia9121
Ай бұрын
Some of the information you said was wrong… Like when the hacker hacked them, they were actually bluffing to get rid of the hacker so they can get back to Nicole, Anby, and Billy, and the police didn’t caught up with the Cunning Hares, they actually alerted the police so they could break the window and capture the Red Fang Gang.
@Ninjaboy362
Ай бұрын
Finally! More Ashikai Zenless content!
@emer3324
Ай бұрын
Good story, from chapter 1, it improves a lot. Additionally, good world building.
@eccentworld3611
Ай бұрын
Im calling ether energy to be akin to abyssal energy
@atriyakoller136
Ай бұрын
Ashikai: I'm going to assume you've already played through the events Me: I wasn't even planning to play but I watched one video with a brief summary of the story and am now curious, so, another perspective seems cool
@piggletimpact
Ай бұрын
I’m so happy you are covering this game I haven’t been able to watch you for like a year because I got burnt out of genshin and haven’t started Fontaine quest line yet
@chosnbot
Ай бұрын
I love the way you did this recap!!! Ty!!!
@genznnGaming
Ай бұрын
Great video, glad ur covering ZZZ, its so juicy in lore
@MusicLoverInTheSky
Ай бұрын
I can't play the game so thank you so much for doing these. 😭
@muzehe1195
Ай бұрын
I may or may not have skipped chapter 1 when playing so this was very helpful.
@Pandan3D
Ай бұрын
really good recap!
@lilianne959
Ай бұрын
I'm most interested in that flashforward that happened when Fairy appeared
@Maousama4047
Ай бұрын
I was waiting for this thanks ❤❤❤❤
@Maousama4047
Ай бұрын
My brain was scrambled
@fazadhikarizqkoswara9429
Ай бұрын
You fell in love with the bangboo and parry system, admit it😂
@Ecstasyeye
Ай бұрын
Glad to see you cover ZZZ content
@KaleksananBagusMassani
Ай бұрын
I've been waiting for this 😂
@sarenlover6624
Ай бұрын
looking foward to more zzz contents from you
@NitsugaV33
Ай бұрын
Maybe I misunderstood it. Reading the different texts in game, I interpret it as if New Eridu construction started after Hollow Zero spawn, but there is a time period when New Eridu and Old Eridu are both present. Hollow Zero was smaller at some point, and then the destruction of Old Eridu occurred when Hollow Zero expanded. But some people were already living in New Eridu during the disaster.
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