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To celebrate InZoi's first anniversary, an official survey is underway to help shape the game's future direction and gather valuable player feedback. The survey runs from March 26th to April 12th and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete via links on Steam or in the video description. 50 participants will receive a special 1st-anniversary gift box, so be sure to participate to help InZoi grow! 🎁 Participation Reward: 1st Anniversary Gift Box (50 people) 🗓️ Survey Period: March 26th ~ April 12th 📝 Key Contents: Reasons for playing, satisfaction, desired content, future development direction, etc.

The April roadmap aims to moderate the pace of new feature additions and focus on core game stability and optimization. Based on the development team's judgment that even the most exciting content is meaningless if the game doesn't run properly, bug fixes, quality improvements, and memory system optimization will be prioritized. Additionally, the career system will be greatly expanded with realistic elements, and freelance activities will be possible in addition to a main career. ⚙️ Enhanced Stability: Focus on bug fixes, quality improvements, and optimization. 💼 Career Expansion: Realistic career systems such as interviews, promotions, and remote work will be added. 💰 Freelancer Introduction: Earn income through side jobs that can be pursued alongside a main career.

In May, an immersive high school system will be introduced, allowing players to experience real high school life and create dramatic stories. In July, an inter-city travel system will be added, enabling players to explore the game world more broadly through immigration and travel. Additionally, the Chahaya Resort will be improved, and an unexpected prison system will be introduced to provide more consequences and long-term storytelling in the game. 🏫 High School Life: Provides real high school experiences such as classes, exams, and prom. ✈️ Inter-City Travel: Allows movement between various cities through immigration and travel. ⛓️ Prison System: Adds new consequences and storytelling elements to the game.

The second half of the roadmap focuses on deepening existing systems and providing new experiences. In September, city festivals and user-created holidays will be added to the calendar system, and vehicles will become more than just transportation, becoming an integral part of life with various interactions like repairs, car washes, and taxi driving. In October, the system tracking karma changes throughout a Zoi's life will be improved, giving player choices a greater impact. In December, a major update related to fame, celebrities, and social media is planned, enabling entirely new types of gameplay and storytelling. 🎉 Festivals and Vehicles: City festivals, user-created holidays, and various vehicle interactions will be added. ⚖️ Karma System: The cause-and-effect relationship where player actions lead to long-term consequences will be strengthened. 🌟 Celebrity System: Experience new gameplay through fame, social media, and influencer activities.

InZoi is accelerating script mod development due to strong community demand, aiming for introduction as early as this summer. The development team is striving to build a true modding environment with enhanced usability and a dedicated GUI, going beyond simply allowing modding. Additionally, 'Canvas Town,' one of the most ambitious ideas in the roadmap, plans to create a true UGC (User Generated Content) ecosystem by allowing players to share their own stories and gameplay worlds in save file format. 🛠️ Script Mods: Expected to be introduced as early as this summer, with significant improvements to the modding environment. 🌐 Canvas Town: Beyond buildings and characters, players can share their created experiences and stories. 🤝 Community Activation: Support programs and tools for mod creators are being considered.

Despite high expectations at launch, InZoi received criticism for its lacking gameplay and several controversies. Specifically, difficulties in setting up same-sex relationships, lack of body inclusivity, and performance degradation and modding restrictions due to Denuvo DRM were major issues. However, the development team has actively addressed many problems by consistently updating to enable romantic relationships between all genders, including same-sex relationships, improving body diversity, and quickly removing Denuvo DRM, reflecting player feedback. 🚫 Initial Controversies: Same-sex relationships, lack of body inclusivity, and Denuvo DRM usage were criticized. ✅ Improvement Efforts: Active feedback reflection included enabling all-gender romance, improving body diversity, and removing Denuvo DRM. 🎮 Gameplay: Initially criticized as 'lifeless and bland,' it is being improved with continuous content additions.

One year after its launch, InZoi is still largely considered 'decent' despite numerous updates. Despite excellent visuals, there are criticisms that the Zois' movements and emotional expressions are robotic and lifeless, and that there isn't much to do in the beautiful world, lacking game personality. There's also criticism that the realistic art style can feel even colder and more boring when it fails to capture animation or essence. 📉 Player Decline: Player count significantly decreased after launch, but recent Steam reviews are positive. 🤖 Lack of Life: Zois' interactions and emotional expressions are still criticized as robotic and boring. 🚧 Unfinished Stage: Still in early access, with opinions that it's not suitable for certain playstyles like generational play.