NetEase Enters the Open-World Anime Genre? New Title Sparks Debate

NetEase has officially joined the fray of the anime-style open-world genre with a new teaser. Interestingly, the first thing to trigger community amusement wasn't the visuals, but the project's incredibly candid, no-nonsense placeholder title: "Let's call it this for now."

The community found this blunt naming convention hilarious, seeing it as a jab at the oversaturated industry trend of naming every unannounced project as "Codename: XXX." Regarding gameplay, observers noted that the PV doesn't showcase a truly "seamless" open world; instead, it looks more like a stage-based (instanced) combat system similar to turn-based RPGs. The premise of "saving the world while working a job and eating hotpot" has also become a topic of interest.

The player sentiment in the comments is mixed: some veterans welcome the competition, hoping it forces developers to improve player rewards and quality-of-life features. Others, however, are suffering from "open-world fatigue," expressing exhaustion at the flood of similar titles and questioning the necessity of NetEase forcing its way into such a crowded market.