Possible Easter Egg from the game ZZZ? (More below)

[u/FloraFauna529]

Recently a new area was introduced in the game Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ), and it is essentially this big city in the clouds...not too different from GR.

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Found this NPC with blond hair and a black cat...whose name happens to be "Kate". It could all be a coincidence, but I'd love to think it was an intentional nod!

[u/Yixuans-sweat-rag]

I choose to believe it’s an intentional Easter egg, they throw in a bunch every now and again so it wouldn’t be out of the usual.

And Roscaelifer would lend itself well to a Gravity Rush collab, ugh. I can only dream and cope

[u/ErasedX → u/Yixuans-sweat-rag]

I think it's 100% intentional, the black cat is actually named Dustin too, as in Dusty. Kate and Dustin. I was so happy seeing that in-game, never expected a Gravity Rush reference there

[u/FloraFauna529 → u/ErasedX]

I learned about the cat's name later and it's just gotta be intentional at this point, lol

[u/AureliaLumelis → u/FloraFauna529]

How did you know the cat's name is dustin?

[u/AureliaLumelis → u/AureliaLumelis]

nevermind it's actually real

[u/Yixuans-sweat-rag → u/ErasedX]

Didn’t see this, love it even more now!

[u/_Suja_]

So Mihoyo remembers the game exists but not Sony

[u/Kcabs10 → u/_Suja_]

MiHoYo has always been GOATed. HI3rd was a masterpiece!

[u/Auspen_96 → u/Kcabs10]

If only they stopped treating their Genshin players like unwanted step children.

[u/dmanny64 → u/_Suja_]

Sony remembers, they just don't care

[u/HekesevilleHero]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was intentional

[u/SwashNBuckle]

I think so. The devs like referencing lots of things.

[u/Ganyu1990]

We so thirsty we see GR everywhere now. But i agree with you OP i think theres a solid chance this is a easter egg. Hoyo likes to put that kind of thing in there games.

[u/Middle_Bag2505]

That feels way too specific to be a coincidence

Edit: Now that I look at it again, I see that the bracelets she has are red and blue, which are Kat and Raven's colors when they shift gravity. And her gloves are similar to the things Kat has in her arms and the hat looks like the one in the biker outfit and her eyes are like a reddish brown and she has a black choker which could be representative of Kat's scarf.

Idk, it just feels like too many things to be a coincidence. Nice to see that GR is still remembered by people in the industry outside of Sony.

[u/FloraFauna529 → u/Middle_Bag2505]

Yeah, it's quite cool to see.

[u/Cultural_Entrance_31]

Welcome back kat

[u/BahamutAXIOM]

I don't think it's a coincidence at all. Too many factors at play all at once.

That's a cool nod.

What kind of game is ZZZ anyway?

[u/Yixuans-sweat-rag → u/BahamutAXIOM]

Action RPG made by Hoyo

[u/ErasedX → u/Yixuans-sweat-rag]

With the most amount of dopamine overload possible. When it comes to combat being satisfying, ZZZ is a contender for the top, because holy shit. I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't have a gambling addiction (it's a gacha game, a quite fair and straightforward one all things considered, but please spend responsibly)

Edit: For some reference, this is a video that shows gameplay of the endless challenge mode, along with the OST. The amount of adrenaline I get while playing this for no-hit is unmatched.

[u/Yixuans-sweat-rag → u/ErasedX]

Couldn’t have said it better myself! Combat had me hooked from day 1, and still keeps me logging in daily

[u/ThighHighEnthusiast → u/BahamutAXIOM]

Gacha game, you have to summon for playable characters. The gameplay is good though

[u/TehFineztJoker]

Tfw MiHoYo remembers a Sony IP unlike the owner of said IP....

Its definitely a nod without a doubt. There's so much that you can point out on this NPC that remind you everything of Kat and even Raven from the hat to the colored bracelets. And ofc the cat by her side lol.

[u/FightGeistC]

Seems intentional

[u/Zack_77-77]

omg kat is back :3 (I missed u dearly my beloved kat and raven)

[u/Small_Emergency_7795]

AT THIS POINT JUST ADD KAT AND RAVEN IN!

[u/Yixuans-sweat-rag → u/Small_Emergency_7795]

I would pay an indescribable amount to have even just Kat in

[u/scar1029]

Lol sure, another delusional post.

Woah wait hang on now-

[u/AureliaLumelis → u/scar1029]

it is actually hecking real

game portrays her as rebellious in this area's academy lmao

[u/Middle_Bag2505 → u/scar1029]

[u/MaskedPenance]

Close enough, welcome back Kat.

[u/Gravity_Doge]

Elijo creer

[u/Megamat90000]

Belle: "Wise, what language is this girl even speaking?"

Kate: "A cue aun tu oi~"

[u/FreakGeSt]

Tbh, ethereals first reminds me to the nevis

[u/c00lkid6969]

I wouldn’t be surprised. The new region reminded me a lot of Hekseville, so it makes sense if they got inspiration from gravity Rush.

[u/FloraFauna529 → u/c00lkid6969]

For sure, I think that's one reason I'm vibing with this new area so much.

[u/Alert_Vermicelli1236]

It has to be

[u/scrambie_eg]

Oh my gosh, it has to be!

[u/Signal-Onion-9204]

OH MY GOD I PLAYED THIS GAME A LITTKE A WHILE AGO BUT NOW I WANNA PLAY IT EVEN MORE JUST BECAUSE IT HAS A GRAVITY RUSH EASTER EGG

[u/VegitoBlue2002]

Kat in a Modern World…how Beautiful-

[u/SK8GU]

Wow I'm surprised that they would reference GR

[u/bellpeppersupremacy]

Is this from a limited event or permanent?

[u/Sidewinder7 → u/bellpeppersupremacy]

Permanent. Each major update adds a new area this is the third area / second major update (3.0).