Zenless Zone Zero Cuts Back On "Excessive" TV Mode After Negative Feedback

Zenless Zone Zero Cuts Back On "Excessive" TV Mode After Negative Feedback

From TheGamer (Written by Jack Coleman) on | OpenCritic

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Zenless Zone Zero is cutting down the amount of time players are spending on a puzzle mini-game familiar to players, nicknamed 'TV Mode' because of its use of screens.

In a Zenless Zone Zero development diary, developer Y and his guest Heitongguge, a content creator, go back and forth on the changes coming to miHoYo's RPG in the 1.2 update on September 25 and beyond (thanks, GamesRadar+).

When the subject turned to the negativity surrounding TV mode, Y revealed the team's plans for addressing the concerns of the community. "To be honest, we all think that TV mode had many issues at release," Y said.

He goes on to say that miHoYo solicited feedback directly from players, and nailed down some of the biggest problems with the mini-game: It's too time-consuming, the animations are slow, you have to play the mini-game too often which has the added effect of reducing the amount of time you spend in combat.

TV Mode has proven to be such a bugbear that miHoYo is moving away from the mode completely in upcoming updates. "As for the subsequent storyline experiences, we probably won't use the TV mode," Y said. He concedes...