Genshin Impact

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  • Summary: Welcome to the beautiful fantasy world of Teyvat. Step into a huge open-world of adventure and mystery, where heroic quests await. As a traveller from another world, you must find your lost sibling and unravel Teyvat's many secrets. Joined by Paimon, a kind-hearted sprite guide, your missionWelcome to the beautiful fantasy world of Teyvat. Step into a huge open-world of adventure and mystery, where heroic quests await. As a traveller from another world, you must find your lost sibling and unravel Teyvat's many secrets. Joined by Paimon, a kind-hearted sprite guide, your mission takes you through beautiful forests, bustling towns, and treacherous dungeons. And while your journey may put you into the path of merciless foes and fiendish puzzles you can count on numerous playable allies to join your custom party of four, harnessing the power of the elements to overcome all obstacles.
    Key Features:
    Explore Teyvat however you want
    Fly across the open-world, swim in a massive sea, climb mountains, and stray off the beaten path. Whether you decide to follow the storyline or just enjoy the gorgeous environment, Teyvat is yours to discover.
    Add up to four party members
    Choose who fights by your side, with over 30 characters to meet and create your party witheach possessing different abilities, personalities, and combat styles. Will you pick Jean, the acting grand master of the knights? Or Lisa, a witch harnessing the raw force of lightning?

    Master the seven elements
    Control and combine Pyro, Hydro, Electro, Anemo, Dendro, Cryo, and Geo to solve challenging puzzles and unleash powerful attacks.

    Travel alone or hunt together
    Charge head-on into battles by yourself, or invite your friends to join the fight against dangerous monsters, and discover the secrets of this vast world together.    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Gaming Age
    Dec 2, 2020
    91
    Genshin Impact is part of a wave of titles from China that is slowly eroding the bad stereotype that Chinese devs are devoid of creativity and skill. While the initial comparisons are there, Genshin Impact does go beyond to distinguish itself…now if only the gacha rates and the free primogem are better I would have no hesitation recommending the title.
  2. PlayStation Universe
    Oct 4, 2020
    90
    Genshin Impact provides you with more content as a free to play game than most full-price titles do. With so much to offer, you can easily get lost in its lush world, fun and exciting combat, and deep exploration. Genshin impact is easily one of the best surprises of the year and should be a model for how future free-to-play titles should be constructed.
  3. Gamers Heroes
    Oct 14, 2020
    85
    Worst-case scenario, Genshin Impact will cost you a few hours of your life. Best-case scenario, it will be your surprise hit of the year. There are zero reasons not to at least try this title if you are a fan of action RPGs.
  4. SpazioGames
    Oct 3, 2020
    80
    Genshin Impact really is much more than a shameful Zelda clone: its open world is busy and gorgeous, its combat feels creative and it's free. For real.
  5. God is a Geek
    Oct 21, 2020
    80
    With a dense open world inspired by Breath of the Wild, Genshin Impact provides hours of free entertainment with its rich combat and deep RPG systems.
  6. Areajugones
    Oct 15, 2020
    80
    Genshin Impact is a videogame that has come to stay. Its free-to-play ARPG proposal is the answer to the wishes of thousands of users who dreamed of an anime experience this ambitious, and it is incredible to think that we have so much content available for free. If a greater depth is added to the narrative, we could be talking about one of the great surprises of 2020.
  7. GameSkinny
    Oct 10, 2020
    70
    Genshin Impact has been nicknamed "Breath of the Waifu" due to its obvious influences and cute characters. But surprisingly, the game is much more than that.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 155 out of 452
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 452
  3. Negative: 252 out of 452
  1. Jacaretinga
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Many criticisms here make no sense. This game is 100% PvE, the characters you win for free are strong enough to overcome the obstacles thatMany criticisms here make no sense. This game is 100% PvE, the characters you win for free are strong enough to overcome the obstacles that the game offers, so how is it pay to win?

    Yes, it is a gacha game, like many other mobile games. It is a mobile game that won a ps4 version. If you don't like gacha games, stay away from Genshin Impact.

    Genshin Impact is the best mobile game I have ever played.    … Expand
  2. evadead
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    The art style is a beautiful almost watercolor aesthetic, with an intent focus on making sure every ounce of color pops among the grayThe art style is a beautiful almost watercolor aesthetic, with an intent focus on making sure every ounce of color pops among the gray mountain sides. A splash of orange leaves work to show the natural changing of the seasons as you explore the world, giving the illusion of changing seasons moving from one area to the next. Vibrant colors accompany the element they represent as well, whether it be the light green of Aenmo (air) or the gold that signifies Geo (earth) you always have a solid visual indicator of what type of element you’re up against. Accompanying the art is a terrific orchestral mix of cheerful and upbeat music in the town areas, while boss encounters such as the one with Andrius starts off with a tickling piano and builds into a triumphant chorus that adds a punch to an already hectic fight.… Expand
  4. Papilla
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    This is the best free to play game ever created. If you like games such as Red dead redemption or Zelda: Breath of the wild where you canThis is the best free to play game ever created. If you like games such as Red dead redemption or Zelda: Breath of the wild where you can explore a huge map full of action and life, this is the game for you. Play it!, It's free and you don't lose anything.… Expand
  5. S3ICH
    Sep 30, 2020
    2
    Story and Dialogs 3/10
    Characters 3/10
    Combat 7/10 UI and Control scheme 0/10 (who assigns dodge to R1, skill to R2, light/heavy to circle and    Story and Dialogs 3/10
    Characters 3/10
    Combat 7/10
    UI and Control scheme 0/10 (who assigns dodge to R1, skill to R2, light/heavy to circle and ultimate to triangle!?!?)
    Lootboxes and P2W 10/10 (there is no pvp rn so its not that much p2w but im sure there will be pvp)
    Zelda BotW rip-off 8/10
    Console optimization 0/10 and don't tell me "it's their first console game" BotW has much better graphics and run much smoother on Switch. These guys gettin bunch of money from mobile games. Their ads on everywhere, but they can't optimize a ps3 like game to ps4 pro? This is bulls.
    Also there is no aim assist so good luck with ranger characters. Overall game is pretty fun at start, it rewards you for exploring. But after like 8 to 15h game starts to repeat itself. You don't have the freedom that BotW offers so when game starts to repeat, it simply starts to be boring.
    I know 2/10 is WAY too low for this game, I'll change it when they fix it    … Expand
  6. zvthanh
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    worst birthday, lousy publisher, they dont even hear what player said, this is a very disrespectful to players
  7. byerice
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    Repetitive content, greedy company, bad game, it has strengths but overall they just want the money from their fans, same as PC version
  8. wrRhonin
    Oct 18, 2020
    0
    Stupid kryptonite games, copying nintendo, capcom, putting mobile game routines on consoles and PCS, junk pictures, empty worlds, very littleStupid kryptonite games, copying nintendo, capcom, putting mobile game routines on consoles and PCS, junk pictures, empty worlds, very little to explore, rewards for exploration are nothing compared to top-up, illegal program implantation, **** like games.… Expand

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