Summary
As part of HoYoverse’s marketing efforts,Genshin Impacthas collaborated with many restaurants and brands around the world to create special menu items. The game has unique food and drink consumables inspired by real-world dishes, which manyfans have tried to replicate at home. It only makes sense forGenshin Impactto let people experience its culinary offerings in creative ways.
Recently,Genshin Impactannounced a collaboration with McDonald’sin the United States. From September 17 to 29, fans can purchase the “Genshin Impact Apple Pie” and “Genshin Impact Deluxe McCrispy Meal” via the McDonald’s app, which will also include Primogems and other in-game rewards. The collab is a simple way to enjoy good food and gain limited-time rewards, but many fans seemed to agree that it might not be on-brand forGenshin Impact. However, it would have fitZenless Zone Zeroquite well.
The McDonald’s Collab Could Be a Better Match for Genshin Impact’s More Modern Sibling
WhenGenshin Impact’s McDonald’s collaboration was first announced, it was surprisingly met with a lot of skepticism from many fans. While this isn’t the first time that the game had a collab with a popular restaurant chain, asGenshin Impactpreviously partnered with KFCand Pizza Hut, people online didn’t seem sold on the food offerings and perks. On the other hand, there were still some who were excited about getting the special cosmetics which were previously only available in select countries.
Genshin Impact x McDonald’s Menu Items
Meanwhile, one HoYoverse title definitely matches the modern vibe of McDonald’s, and that is the futuristic action RPGZenless Zone Zero.Set in the bustling city of New Eridu,Zenless Zone Zerofeatures a number of restaurants offering various types of ramen and coffee. Fans can expect more establishments to appear in future updates, just like theOuter Ring’s Cheesetopia inZenless Zone ZeroVersion 1.2.
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This makesZenless Zone Zerothe perfect HoYoverse title to have a food collaboration next, especially with a modern brand like McDonald’s. The caveat is thatZenless Zone Zerostill has a limited selection of food items, so if it were to collaborate with McDonald’s in the future, it would have to have consumables inspired by fried chicken, burgers, and apple pies. At this point, it makes a lot of sense forZenless Zone Zeroto come out with special ramen and coffee collaborations that come with in-game rewards in the near future.
Zenless Zone Zero Has a Lot of Collab Potential With Many Brands
Shortly after its release,Zenless Zone Zerocaught the attention of many fans with a collaboration withStreet Fighter 6, which is also the game that inspired the HoYoverse title’s combat mechanics. It alsocollaborated with the YouTube-popular Lofi Girlto produce lofi versions ofZenless Zone Zero’s tracks. So far, this shows a lot of potential for HoYoverse to come up with uniqueZenless Zone Zerocollaborations beyond food partnerships.
With its heavy focus on technological advancements, it only makes sense forZenless Zone Zeroto do a collaboration with tech brands for a custom collection. Recently,Genshin Impactrevealed that it partnered with Logitechto release limited-edition gaming peripherals, starting off with Lightspeed mice with designs inspired by characters like Kamisato Ayaka and Sayu.Zenless Zone Zerocould take a similar direction to spotlight certain Agents.
Zenless Zone Zerocould even capitalize on Bangboos with toy collaborations with brands like Build-a-Bear and Squishmallows. These cute characters are a great way to showcase thedifferent Bangboo forms, and get more eyes on the game through the power of cuteness.
