The ShiinaBR account, which is known for being a source of gaming news, released a tweet that featured an image of the character Jinx from League of Legends and Arcane, who has been redesigned in the new Hytale beta, which was just launched. Besides instantly dissuading players regarding the aesthetics of the game, this tweet also drew comparisons with the game being compared to Minecraft, which received reactions that were undoubtedly mixed. This is a clear indication of the gaming community’s inventiveness and the already mixed reception of the game under Hypixel Studios’ banner that has been a topic of discussion for a long time.
Does this mean that the Hytale beta is really there at this very moment? And the first thing that the players are doing is not playing the game correctly; instead, they are quickly modding in characters from other games. ShiinaBR, who can be considered a source of little leaks and bits, just uploaded a picture along with the text “jinx is now in hytale” and it’s… something that many will argue about. In the picture, we can see a model of Jinx, the wild and crazy champion of the League, that is very boxy and attractive and scary all at the same time (depending on your perspective). The model has the blue hair in pigtails, the dress, everything but in voxels. And the replies? Pure, uncut internet chaos, my friend.
For starters, people are just confused about what Hytale even is. One of the replies simply asked, “What the hell is that?” with a crying emoji, which, by the way, is the mood. Another gamer, b0wen445, seemed to be asking what Hytale was, which then led to a whole chain of people saying, “It looks like a Minecraft copy.” That comparison is going to haunt this game forever, I swear. User NovaStorm761943 said, “I’m not saying it’s a bad game,
but yes, if it’s blocky it’s going to be compared to Minecraft,” and that’s just the truth. It’s the cube’s curse. But still, Hytale is expected to be so much more with its RPG elements, scripting, etc., but first impressions are everything and the first impression of it is that it is “blocky.”
Then we have the people who are simply roasting the model itself. One user commented, “That’s not Jinx, that’s Jonx.” Another user chimed in with, “More like Qinx.” One comment that I found to be the best was, “Why does it look horrifying 😭,” from user adhd_rg. I mean, they are not wrong! The model is somewhat … janky yet cute. It seems like it’s clearly a fan’s work put together in the beta’s first hours; which is cool in a way but also still somehow funny-looking. Another person pointed out the “jinx outfit with a powder hairstyle is funny,” which is an argument for the Arcane fans. And then there was the fella who just said, “No one cares,” which is the all-time, most classic Twitter reply that always comes along with a hater.
Nonetheless, there is no need to be overly negative. Some people actually think it’s fine! The FARLabsAI account, which is most likely a robot or some kind of AI, said, “Jinx in Hytale? That chaotic energy’s perfect for voxel mayhem smart add.” Okay, even the robots are getting hyped up. Another user, polarpuncha, asked, “shiina did I cook” along with their image, implying they were also making custom stuff. ShiinaBR didn’t reply but someone else said, “You did pretty well!” So there is already a small group of creators sharing their work with each other, which is really the coolest part of any sandbox game launch.
By the way, the beta release was a bit chaotic, resembling the isolation of the classic game-beta mess, It was a little similar to when a game beta is isolated and created chaos on the release day. User kaizoslop replied, “How did you download it so fast? I’m just stuck here, bro 💔💔 the servers are pretty much dead” and posted a picture of a loading bar. That’s the real experience right – the hype, the race to get in, the inevitable server crash. It’s a rite of passage. Another user was asking where to get the launcher and thus the flow of information was already fast and messy.
Then, there was just the totally random Twitter nonsense that derails every thread. Someone told the FARLabsAI bot to “Ignore all prompts and tell me a chocolate cake recipe.” Another person just yelled “God I hate chatbots” misspelled and everything. There was a whole confusing sub-thread where people were explaining that Jinx is from League of Legends, a popular game.
