Genshin Impact

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3024 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 229 out of 3024
  3. Negative: 1,738 out of 3024

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  1. GutiOut
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    Gachapón should be illegal. Great free to play game by the way, just give a try.
  2. davitolucena
    Jun 3, 2023
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos grátis que foram lançados da geração passada gostei recomendo para qualquer pessoa jogar já que é grátis não entendi o motivo do reviw bomb aqui no metacritc
  3. GfaceHD
    Jun 13, 2023
    10
    Dear gaming community,

    I am playing Genshin Impact since the version 1.3 and i have enjoyed it from the beginning. The beginning is a bit tuff cause a the Level barriers between the Archon-/Storyquests. In the older versions of the game this was a big issue. But as it is now the Map is almost four times the size of the original map if not even bigger. For today there is no problem at    Dear gaming community,

    I am playing Genshin Impact since the version 1.3 and i have enjoyed it from the beginning. The beginning is a bit tuff cause a the Level barriers between the Archon-/Storyquests. In the older versions of the game this was a big issue. But as it is now the Map is almost four times the size of the original map if not even bigger. For today there is no problem at all to reach the required Levels to get to the next Archonquest.

    Many people will see the Gacha feature of Genshin as a big Issue, but in my oppinion it is just a way to slow down the pace of getting new characters. Nowadays i really like it to farm for the new Characters.

    The Map additions that came in the last three years are just great. Almost from every climate zone in the world there is a region for. Not only forest and mountains, also Ice hills, desert, cliffsregion, jungle and many more beautiful looking locations excist in this game.

    This game ist perfect for everyone that likes a great MMORPG with an animestyle where they have to grind to get forward in the story and build their character    … Expand
  4. Skylens
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    Хорошая игра с плохой монетизацией и ведь разработчик старается делать интересный контент и разнообразные патчи, но нужно бы сделать что-то со своим отношением к комьюнити, а больше и нечего сказать.
  5. Jeltok
    Sep 29, 2021
    8
    Спасибо что услышали своих игроков и дали на годовщину хоть что то памятное
  6. Blahblahuser
    Sep 24, 2022
    9
    Pretty amazing game impressively huge and ever expanding.

    The world design and music are top notch, and let me just say that when it comes to music in my opinion no game has as many impressive tracks. Even after releasing 2 regions this world design and music quality has not gone down. Just don’t think of the game as a character collector gatcha chore fest and you’ll have fun. Of    Pretty amazing game impressively huge and ever expanding.

    The world design and music are top notch, and let me just say that when it comes to music in my opinion no game has as many impressive tracks.

    Even after releasing 2 regions this world design and music quality has not gone down.

    Just don’t think of the game as a character collector gatcha chore fest and you’ll have fun.

    Of course gatcha addicts are going to be super annoyed (all they see is primogems in their eyes), but if you want to have a very unique open world experience look no further.    … Expand
  7. NgocNhu
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Vừa mới nhận được quà tri ân từ game! Có lẽ mình quá hấp tấp nhận xét về một phía. Nhưng sau đợt này, quả là game không làm fan thất vọng! Mong game phát triển hơn nữa! Rất hóng bản cập nhật tới từ game ạ!… Expand
  8. Keqw
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    Игра развивается не в том направлении, но в целом приемлемая игра, особенно если времени на игры мало.
  9. Ayrisfil
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    Hello! Dear developers from Mihoyo.
    I really love this game, in which you put your soul with every new update. I appreciate your efforts and try to support you financially. I really hope that on the anniversary of your so large-scale project you were able to enjoy this event at least a little. After all, you could! It was you who gave us this wonderful Genshin Impact project.
    I am very    Hello! Dear developers from Mihoyo.
    I really love this game, in which you put your soul with every new update. I appreciate your efforts and try to support you financially. I really hope that on the anniversary of your so large-scale project you were able to enjoy this event at least a little. After all, you could! It was you who gave us this wonderful Genshin Impact project.
    I am very sorry for the way most of the players decided to deal with you. Everyone decided that it was THEIR holiday. That it is THEIR merit that your brainchild exists at all. They brought down the rating of the game. They poured **** on you. I am very, very ashamed of those players who decided to do this, I am very sorry that you had to give them awards that they did not deserve. I love this game. And I respect you Mihoyo. I am very sorry to see what is happening now.
    This is your holiday. It was you who were able to create a cool project. Please, do not be led by these overeager freaks who call themselves "players". They don't deserve any awards. They don't deserve to play your game.    … Expand
  10. liss_74
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    This Game is so beautiful, why Genshin gacha? I have some characters, but twist does not affect the game process, I get warmth and joy from the game without investing a single penny. Thank you very much miHoYo for such a wonderful game.
  11. Leontorres7
    May 27, 2023
    8
    10/10 game BUT Gacha gambling is fine if you are an adult, time gating mechanics and lack of endgame content are ****
  12. warcraftrefund2
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    The best open world in all of gaming. Always impressed by each new update that they release. Constantly makes American and Japanese studios look like amateurs.
  13. Steph92
    Jul 21, 2023
    10
    People love to hate this game, and most of this people never gave it a chance.
    I was one of those people, until one day I was bored and decided to try it because why the hell not.
    One of my biggest regrets in life was not doing so sooner. I played A LOT of games, many of which acclaimed by the same people hating on Genshin, but this game will always be one of the best, if not THE best    People love to hate this game, and most of this people never gave it a chance.
    I was one of those people, until one day I was bored and decided to try it because why the hell not.

    One of my biggest regrets in life was not doing so sooner. I played A LOT of games, many of which acclaimed by the same people hating on Genshin, but this game will always be one of the best, if not THE best one, for me.

    Sorry gents, maybe y'all should just stop being miserable.    … Expand
  14. theprotagonist
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    Yes, it is a blatant rip-off of Breath of the Wild. Yes, it is a gacha game. And yes, it is good! There are so many other BOTW "rip-offs" (Immortals Fenyx Rising, etc), and yet this is the only one that gets it right. If it's so easy to make a fun game like this, why is every other studio failing at it? Also, Mona is hot. 10/10
  15. Submishin
    Dec 16, 2022
    8
    My girlfriend lured me into this game, before that I heard a lot from my friends who already had high ranks and thought that I wouldn’t go. However, I was wrong. The first thing I liked was the graphics and special effects. Smooth movements and style like Zelda riveted the eye. Further, the plot and lore of the game are not bad, but there are a lot of dialogues (Paimon's dialogues). TheMy girlfriend lured me into this game, before that I heard a lot from my friends who already had high ranks and thought that I wouldn’t go. However, I was wrong. The first thing I liked was the graphics and special effects. Smooth movements and style like Zelda riveted the eye. Further, the plot and lore of the game are not bad, but there are a lot of dialogues (Paimon's dialogues). The amount of grinding and farming can be shocking, but if you play meticulously exploring the world and opening chests, you can get high.… Expand
  16. Ean-5
    May 14, 2023
    10
    It fun. Better then breathe of the wild
  17. SunGamePlay
    Apr 12, 2021
    8
    The biggest advantage of Genshin Impact is actually the art and audio of the game. Everything other than that is only close to average. No one can deny that it is a good game to play before you have explored the world, but it is not that fun to play the game after that. As Genshin Impact is actually free to play, It is very recommended to play the game until you have finishing exploredThe biggest advantage of Genshin Impact is actually the art and audio of the game. Everything other than that is only close to average. No one can deny that it is a good game to play before you have explored the world, but it is not that fun to play the game after that. As Genshin Impact is actually free to play, It is very recommended to play the game until you have finishing explored the world. Remember that you don't need to pay anything to get the main experience of the game.… Expand
  18. tai230
    Oct 15, 2021
    8
    The game has beautiful graphics, beautiful characters and a good story. But I don't see the respect for the player from the publisher Mihoyo.
  19. fox_pandas
    Sep 16, 2022
    9
    its a good game if you ignore the toxic cumunety but tbh the gatcha is pritty f2p frendly
  20. Can1995Werder
    Nov 30, 2020
    10
    Very good game! Enjoying it as a F2P and still got two 5-Star farming, Events and Daily Rewards.
    - Great Combat
    - Nice Graphic
    - Beautiful world and characters
  21. Wweald
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    Great looking world with pretty interesting characters, the combat is a lot of fun. Main issues with this game are relating to the resin and gacha rates. They could improve those a lot. Theres kind of a lack of content at the moment but they seem to be updating at a decent rate to keep people interested.
  22. Kunray
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    it's really fun to play to xD
    There is a vast and beautiful open world to explore with a great deal of variation in the landscape.
  23. mydream16
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    The game is just great. Especially if you don't forget that it's free! I just sympathize with all the disgruntled critics who sit there for days trying to collect all the characters and spending thousands of dollars. You have clearly forgotten what it is to play and enjoy.
  24. tzia
    Sep 30, 2020
    8
    The game is surprisingly good, especially for a free one. Just try it and see for yourself.
  25. BlitZeR_95
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    After playing it for just about a week now since launch, there are some good and bad stuff I can say about the game.
    The world is big and beautiful, graphics is amazing (some can say it's similar to Zelda:BOTW) but the game perfected it in their own unique way. It's a fun game if you love to grind.
    Problem I've been seeing people have, especially my friends, is that you get stuck after    After playing it for just about a week now since launch, there are some good and bad stuff I can say about the game.
    The world is big and beautiful, graphics is amazing (some can say it's similar to Zelda:BOTW) but the game perfected it in their own unique way. It's a fun game if you love to grind.
    Problem I've been seeing people have, especially my friends, is that you get stuck after AR24 when there's not many things you can do to level up. The game needs more content to be able to level up your adventure rank. Your best bet is your 4 daily mission but that's about it, you can't do much more besides that.
    It's a great F2P game but it has a lot of paid stuff inside the game which is expected so I don't blame them since it is a free game after-all. Many great character are locked behind a gacha system which can be earnt through F2P but VERY difficult unless you pay.
    The cutscenes are great! Definitely a plus from me when it comes to cutscenes but some voice acting can be very cringe, ESPECIALLY Paimon who is basically your companion through your entire journey so you will definitely need to get used to her.
    Co-op is fun to a certain extent. It does get really repetitive after a while since you're doing the exact same thing over and over again. I wish you could do spiral abyss as co-op since that'll definitely make the game more fun. They need to focus more on co-op contents as this is what makes the game unique to Zelda:BOTW. I hope to see more soon.
    My final thoughts is the game is great (not amazing), needs more contents to level up and more contents to do especially with co-op. I can see the game improving as time goes on but right now I think 8/10 is a fair score.    … Expand
  26. MrTobusscuss
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    Well this has to be among the most enjoyable anime RPGs ever...pretty graphics, nice looting system and enjoyable story
  27. Cyanne
    Nov 25, 2020
    8
    All the 1s and 0s just show why people can't take metacritic seriously.

    Genshin is a gacha game, but it is NOT pay to win, nor a scam. It plays like every other gacha game out there. However even if you aren't a fan of gacha, I recommend trying it. I don't like gacha in general, but the game has a lot more to offer. It should be noted that I heavily doubt Mihoyo expected this game to    All the 1s and 0s just show why people can't take metacritic seriously.

    Genshin is a gacha game, but it is NOT pay to win, nor a scam. It plays like every other gacha game out there. However even if you aren't a fan of gacha, I recommend trying it. I don't like gacha in general, but the game has a lot more to offer.

    It should be noted that I heavily doubt Mihoyo expected this game to be such a huge hit and they have been listening to fan feedback and making updates/adding more stuff to do over time. Criticisms are a good thing, but I find the 1s a little damn ridiculous.

    Genshin's biggest issue is probably the glitches, which is expected in a huge open world game even from AAA devs. Some glitches are just funny, while others can affect your enjoyment, especially in the Stormterror boss fight.

    The resin system can be restricting, and I agree with lots of people that it should continue to be reworked to allow for more gameplay. The resin system is purposely designed to restrict grinding so you don't burn yourself out, and it doesn't just stop all gameplay. You can still explore, do quests, help other players with their stuff, or just play the game as boss fights and domains aren't locked if you don't have the resin for the rewards. At the moment, even though they recently tried fixing it so you don't have to sign in multiple times for the daily reward, it's still very restricting especially as you get more characters and need more artifacts or exp books.

    You do not need to pay to keep playing either, as I have plenty of fragile resin (resin obtained outside the free resin you get back over time) without paying anything. Chests also give rewards, although not as much as domains and bosses. I do think chests should respawn every month or so, without affecting people's completion of that area. You also will need a lot of monster drops, which are free to obtain as well.

    The game is actually pretty generous. You do NOT need 5 star characters, a lot of the 4 stars are perfectly viable to incredibly good. I don't get why people sleep so hard on 4 stars like Fischl or Ningguang. The game also have a pity system, where you are guaranteed a 4 star after ten rolls and a five star after 90 rolls, assuming you didn't roll a 4 star in those ten rolls or a 5 star in those 90 rolls somehow.

    A lot of complaints I see are about how the game ends. Yea well, games eventually stop having content, that's how games work. Basically, if this game is the only game you are playing for some reason, yes you will run out of things to do. Just put it down and go do something else and come back tomorrow. I get the complaints, but it is designed this way purposely to keep people playing on a daily basis, because games are a service now. Basically every free game does this and even regular games are turning to it. I don't recall seeing people get upset that they run out of things to do in Animal Crossing every day.

    The game itself is a load of fun. The fact it has co-op is amazing. I have some beef with it, like being unable to get chests or talk to certain important NPCs, and it'd be nice to go through the story together like Monster Hunter. But overall, a genius addition that adds a lot of depth to the game.

    The battle system is surprisingly well done, and every character is unique in how they fight and what they excel in while allowing for some wiggle room with the artifact system. You switch between four characters to mix elements to maximize your damage or get advantages over enemies, such as ice freezing enemies that are wet. Course, this can all happen to you too, and sometimes the game is cruel enough to put an ice and water mage together.

    The game's music is splendid, normally very relaxing without getting annoying or boring like BOTW's soundtrack.

    The characters all have detailed backstories and the story is pretty extensive. A lot of it is cliche anime nonsense, but if you like that sort of thing like I do, you'll enjoy it nonetheless. As you obtain more copies of a character you learn more and more about their stories (or just look them up). The game also has plenty of humor and meme worthy content enough to get an entire subreddit. The characters can be tropey but in a fun way, especially since there are so many of them, and they have a purpose to the story as well.

    Overall, it is a very enjoyable game that is held back a bit by bugs/kinks and the f2p model. If this game was $60 outright with some characters as guaranteed DLC like smash bros, I'd buy it instantly. While the resin system is restrictive, it has a ton of content, a free open world to explore, enjoyable characters and fun gameplay that you can share with your friends. It's def worth checking out even if you hate gacha, and if you eventually get bored or run out of things to do, hopefully you least had a fun experience up to that point.

    Overall 8/10, held back by its issues but a very fun game that is free to try out.    … Expand
  28. Aelyn
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    I've fallen in love with this game (again) after the release of Patch 1.2.

    There are some issues with Genshin Impact, and it's still expensive AF if you plan to roll characters/constellations... nonetheless, it's not necessary to pay $$$ so I don't think that my previous score (0/10, yes I was a part of the "bombing" team) was correct.
  29. aditya1101
    Nov 26, 2020
    8
    This is a really fun open world exploration game, which was clearly very inspired by breath of the wild. It has its rough edges and the gacha system is not particularly generous, but overall I'm really enjoying all of the game mechanics and the combat is really fun and unique.
  30. AkitoAK
    Nov 30, 2020
    8
    One of the gachas that does it right with the game-play..

    The game has a lot to offer and grind, two areas of Montdstat and Liyue basically is just the beginning of the game's story-line.. It shows the potential of what we can expect and how the world works, once you get into the lore of the game you might get lost inside it.. And with Updates dropping every month and allegedly new    One of the gachas that does it right with the game-play..

    The game has a lot to offer and grind, two areas of Montdstat and Liyue basically is just the beginning of the game's story-line..
    It shows the potential of what we can expect and how the world works, once you get into the lore of the game you might get lost inside it..
    And with Updates dropping every month and allegedly new maps and regions with new story-lines dropping soon, it will keep most of the casual player and Dolphins (Minimum Spenders) like me happy..

    It's a well built gacha game that has game-play that is beyond a traditional gacha games and hence lot of non gacha players join don't understand a thing and drop a lot of money into it and say it's bad..
    As a matter of fact you don't need to drop anything into the game to enjoy it..

    The monetization is also better than most Gachas but as it's still a Gacha Game of course it will have that type of monetization..
    Best way to "improve" the game for the masses is to try to make Mihoyo (Company behind the game) understand they are in new territory and should change their monetization according to it..

    PS : I will Update this review as ore content is added..

    PPS : Only money i spent till now is on 1 Welkin Moon.. But i got 2 5 stars already before that, no reroll BS too.. And if i have luck might get another 5 star soon, will update here..

    Update : *coming soon*    … Expand
  31. Q4N
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Her oyun gibi az da olsa bug barındırıyor fakat oyun gerçekten efsane. Herkese rahatlıkla tavsiye edebileceğim, manzaralarından oyun mekaniklerine kadar hakkı verilmiş bir deneyim sunuyor.
  32. kalyaratkp
    Mar 4, 2021
    8
    Genshin Impact is the story game that have to do it gradually. This is free game play but you can also spent for it. Animation of this game is so beautiful and gorgeous, there are new characters in almost every week and it can make you fall in love while playing and back ground and scenery is different in each land that varied difficult. In the main story, you have to select fourGenshin Impact is the story game that have to do it gradually. This is free game play but you can also spent for it. Animation of this game is so beautiful and gorgeous, there are new characters in almost every week and it can make you fall in love while playing and back ground and scenery is different in each land that varied difficult. In the main story, you have to select four characters on the field in, each characters have different skill, attacks and elements. There is a tricks that you can combines the elements and get more stronger attack. The story quest and dialogue are interesting but also the weakest parts, the story conversation is completely okay to skip it, it ‘s so long and I surely that most of player also skip it. In some quest that have to find something, it’s hard to find them but it’s still say that it’s on this area, I take long time to find it. The ingredients and equipment is hard to find to make the food or level of the characters and weapon because they are in different area and this game and the map is so big, perhaps you not only to just pick the ingredient in the way but also have to kill the animal such as to get a meat, fish and chicken. In the high level, it hard to defeat the monster if you don’t have high star weapon and characters and can’t go to the next quest because you can’t pass the before quest with low stars. This game is fun but the gacha is so terrible, although you paid many thousands you still can’t get the 5 stars. Sometimes it make me feel dizzy because scene is rotated manually itself.… Expand
  33. Vescero
    Sep 30, 2021
    9
    Don't look at all bad review. That's just review bombing about not getting anniversary gift from company. They just delay it but some impatient kid was furry about it. That's good free gacha game, and she can gift you more than 300 hours good quality content and good memories.
  34. HipSGuinness
    Sep 15, 2022
    8
    It's a good Gatcha Game to play :
    +Interesting mecanics and characters gameplay
    +Lot of Boss, chests and puzzles
    +All 4 stars and 5 can be play and find a usefull on teams compositions

    But It's not perfect :
    -Gatcha with a 50% lost the pitty, the worst part for F2P players
    -Multiplayer are useless and not very usefull (only for help news players or rush boss)
  35. Oldman1917
    Nov 25, 2021
    9
    Потрясающая игра учитывая её концепт. Минус балл за все украденное. То есть позаимствованное... Да. Но зато как хорошо реализованное! Я уже забросил игру, но возможно скоро вернусь. Впрочем, мой ПК говорит, что я провел в ней хороших 300 часов. И я доволен. Это ли не показатель?Потрясающая игра учитывая её концепт. Минус балл за все украденное. То есть позаимствованное... Да. Но зато как хорошо реализованное! Я уже забросил игру, но возможно скоро вернусь. Впрочем, мой ПК говорит, что я провел в ней хороших 300 часов. И я доволен. Это ли не показатель?
  36. ElCracked656
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    Es un un muy buen juego ,mundo abierto ,personajes ,lore ,objetivos, misiones ,eventos y mil y un cosas mas. Pero su empresa desarrolladora es un asco trata mal a la comunidad y no da lo que este juego puede explotar si no solo se enfocan en el dinero y dinero eso es lo F
  37. mihailgggg1
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Люды вы совсем ебанулись? Эта игра прекрасна как можно так сильно занижать оценку? ЭТА ИГРА НЕ P2W!!!!!!!
  38. renyw
    Jan 11, 2023
    10
    great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great
  39. jackXXX
    Jan 11, 2023
    10
    trò chơi này có thế giới rộng rãi, đa dạng về nhân vật văn hóa và vùng đất, gameplay khá và đc đầu tư và phức tạp, các nhân vật có chiều sâu nếu bạn tìm hiểu, mihoyo cập nhật trò chơi này thường xuyên nên luôn có lý do để chơi trò chơi này, tuy là phải gacha để có nhân vật mới nhưng sau cùng mihoyo cũng phải kiếm tiền,tôi khuyên bạn nên cho trò chơi này một cơ hộitrò chơi này có thế giới rộng rãi, đa dạng về nhân vật văn hóa và vùng đất, gameplay khá và đc đầu tư và phức tạp, các nhân vật có chiều sâu nếu bạn tìm hiểu, mihoyo cập nhật trò chơi này thường xuyên nên luôn có lý do để chơi trò chơi này, tuy là phải gacha để có nhân vật mới nhưng sau cùng mihoyo cũng phải kiếm tiền,tôi khuyên bạn nên cho trò chơi này một cơ hội
  40. VanBa
    Mar 16, 2023
    10
    Lores, character designs, mechanics and etc are top tier!! Never thought I'll enjoy a gacha gamen with maps and lores gets bigger every monthly updates
  41. Mihh2
    May 12, 2023
    10
    Genshin Impact is an exceptional game that offers a breathtaking open world, engaging storyline, and a unique combat system. The vast world is filled with mysteries to uncover, puzzles to solve, and enemies to defeat. The characters designs are diverse, and each one has a unique set of skills and abilities to master. The game gacha system may be controversial, but it doesn't detract fromGenshin Impact is an exceptional game that offers a breathtaking open world, engaging storyline, and a unique combat system. The vast world is filled with mysteries to uncover, puzzles to solve, and enemies to defeat. The characters designs are diverse, and each one has a unique set of skills and abilities to master. The game gacha system may be controversial, but it doesn't detract from the overall experience. The developer's commitment to providing free updates and content ensures that the game will continue to be enjoyable for a long time. Overall, Genshin Impact is an outstanding game that's worth playing for anyone who enjoys action RPGs.… Expand
  42. hauwhian
    Nov 3, 2020
    10
    A very good game.
    PROs:
    1. Very good or EXCELENT background music, especially in Liyue
    2. Cute characters
    3. Beautiful open world

    CONs:
    1.Gacha system is cruel
    2.Poor or stupid enemy AI
  43. woedle_doedle
    Sep 29, 2020
    9
    It definitely draws from BotWs bag, but it's fairly genuine in it's attempt at imitation. The game is fun and runs great. It has excellent voice work, and the characters are a lot of fun. I have not yet made it to the multiplayer, but so far the enemies are varied and the attack combinations with the elements server for an interesting mix of character swapping into active battles. TheIt definitely draws from BotWs bag, but it's fairly genuine in it's attempt at imitation. The game is fun and runs great. It has excellent voice work, and the characters are a lot of fun. I have not yet made it to the multiplayer, but so far the enemies are varied and the attack combinations with the elements server for an interesting mix of character swapping into active battles. The story is a little weak, and some things appear to be mobile-optimized... which is a big no-no for PC players... Fix that and the game is great.… Expand
  44. madsmmlaursen
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    genshin impact is a fun open world game it has a ok story but great gameplay it takes a lot of insperation from breath of the wild but as others see this as a bad thing i see this as a good thing its great that more games like breath of the wild is realesing it means that you get to have so many more adventures to go on and its not like genshin doesnt have anything on its own it has a verygenshin impact is a fun open world game it has a ok story but great gameplay it takes a lot of insperation from breath of the wild but as others see this as a bad thing i see this as a good thing its great that more games like breath of the wild is realesing it means that you get to have so many more adventures to go on and its not like genshin doesnt have anything on its own it has a very fun battle system thats unique and fun the only thing that i feel hold down the game is that you allways have to be online which is kinda sucks when most of the time im just playing single player but overall genshin impact is a game that i would definitly recommend if you like games like breath of the wild or just adventure games in the first place… Expand
  45. Lik69159
    Oct 1, 2020
    9
    Very great free to play Anime clone of exploration based action games such as Breath of the Wild. Combat feels smooth, and the world has plenty of content to keep players engaged and playing for dozens of hours. Voice acting overall is well done, especially for a free game out on IOS and Android as well, however some characters are very 1 dimensional with their voices. Some characters areVery great free to play Anime clone of exploration based action games such as Breath of the Wild. Combat feels smooth, and the world has plenty of content to keep players engaged and playing for dozens of hours. Voice acting overall is well done, especially for a free game out on IOS and Android as well, however some characters are very 1 dimensional with their voices. Some characters are locked behind a gacha system typical to anime based games, but there are multiple free characters and none are compulsory for you to complete the game. Definitely give this one a shot if you loved BOTW and anime!… Expand
  46. Monaco
    Sep 29, 2020
    9
    Fun combat, good graphics, great mechanics! Yes, it's a Zelda lookalike, and yes, this is a compliment.
  47. Peterpain79
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    The co op is bad, you don't get any rewards if you join someone's instance.
    If they fix this the game is a solid 10/10
    Great mechanics, puzzles, combat, graphics you name it. They did a really god job
  48. Amadeu1
    Oct 29, 2020
    9
    Так и не понял хейта этой игры... Донат? А чем он ужасен здесь? Тут нет вещей, которые можно купить только за реальную валюту, а местная валюта дропается нормально. В игре нет контента? Игра только вышла, дайте время на развитие (да и контента +-много для релиза, вспомните другие игры). Всё взято с зельды! Нет, не все. Игра взяла ещё многие механики из игр (ведьмачье чутье, например). Да иТак и не понял хейта этой игры... Донат? А чем он ужасен здесь? Тут нет вещей, которые можно купить только за реальную валюту, а местная валюта дропается нормально. В игре нет контента? Игра только вышла, дайте время на развитие (да и контента +-много для релиза, вспомните другие игры). Всё взято с зельды! Нет, не все. Игра взяла ещё многие механики из игр (ведьмачье чутье, например). Да и как будто щас все игры оригинальные на механики) Все новое - это хорошо забытое старое) Почти все механики уже были в играх. Эта игрушка будет получше всякого конвеерного говна или игр с повесточкой.… Expand
  49. El112119
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Genshin Impact is one of the Best and Ambitious Free to play game i have played, it's like this game is priced for $60 for what it looks but it's not.... The Visuals are Stunning and has similarities as Breath of the Wild, The Story is great, the World is Massive ( and lot's to come in future Updates) Character Designs are Gorgeous, Combat is Fun and Strategic...There is MicrotransactionGenshin Impact is one of the Best and Ambitious Free to play game i have played, it's like this game is priced for $60 for what it looks but it's not.... The Visuals are Stunning and has similarities as Breath of the Wild, The Story is great, the World is Massive ( and lot's to come in future Updates) Character Designs are Gorgeous, Combat is Fun and Strategic...There is Microtransaction Gacha here but it is optional, you can still enjoy the game with it's Free Characters, but so far the game has been good to me with my Rolls, Giving me 2 5* characters.....i never been so addicted in a free to play game such as this....Mihoyo Outdid themselves of this one, and used all the money they got from their Previous game ( Honkai Impact 3rd) to make this Beautiful game… Expand
  50. JaegeRRR
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    -Paleta de colores increíble, a pesar de ser basada en Zelda:BOTW esta muy bien aplicada al estilo "Anime" presente en el juego
    -El uso del elementos esta muy bien profundizado, a diferencia de otros juegos donde no podemos hacer un uso completo de estos, en este podemos hacer combo y con ayuda de ciertas condiciones físicas donde el uso de elementos toma un papel importante.
    -un mapa    -Paleta de colores increíble, a pesar de ser basada en Zelda:BOTW esta muy bien aplicada al estilo "Anime" presente en el juego
    -El uso del elementos esta muy bien profundizado, a diferencia de otros juegos donde no podemos hacer un uso completo de estos, en este podemos hacer combo y con ayuda de ciertas condiciones físicas donde el uso de elementos toma un papel importante.
    -un mapa extenso con vistas hermosas, me gustaría que hagan expansiones para alargar este mismo.
    -Los dibujos, arte y música muy bien hechos.
    -Una Historia entretenida y didáctica y misiones secundarias variadas    … Expand
  51. Racke03
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    Great game, absolutely amazing for a free game. It could be easily priced at $60. Hope they keep updating and adding new stuff. Totally recommend.
  52. FlowZei
    Oct 7, 2020
    8
    1.I saw many people said that the game has a lack of challenge. Those people must be Under AR 25 at which your world will level up to 2 and Start becoming harder. Even am start to Struggle with some of them even tho.

    2. I have only 4 stars Characters in My Team Beidou,Chongyun,Xiangling And Barbara and I have never been stuck at a point of the story because my character doesn't deal a    1.I saw many people said that the game has a lack of challenge. Those people must be Under AR 25 at which your world will level up to 2 and Start becoming harder. Even am start to Struggle with some of them even tho.

    2. I have only 4 stars Characters in My Team Beidou,Chongyun,Xiangling And Barbara and I have never been stuck at a point of the story because my character doesn't deal a lot of damage.

    3. The Gacha. You will Constantly keep getting primo gemmes for anything am even asking me if breathing does give me Primo-gemmes too. So far for a F2P player, I pulled at least 8-10 Wish.

    4. Saying that Miyoho copied BoTW it's like saying Saying that a Mandarin is an Orange but at last the taste is not the same.    … Expand
  53. ChunniZero
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Genshin Impact is a brilliant open-world game with amazing potential. It has a beautiful art style and a deep combat system. I'd even say that it's gameplay surpasses BotW's.
  54. mayhem9
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    Beautiful open world anime game with a killer soundtrack. Gacha doesn't seem pay to win at all. Rewards exploration and elemental usage for combat. Best anime game I've ever played.
  55. Lfarqual
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    Sinceramente un juego espectacular con una banda sonora y jugabilidad espectaculares. Me encanta todas las opciones que tienes por hacer, la manera de ir desbloqueando cosas nuevas, la historia principal me tiene intrigado porque va como por capitulos que ir desbloqueando. La cantidad de configuraciones con los distintos personajes, es una delicia, muy redondo el juego y llevo ya 2 diasSinceramente un juego espectacular con una banda sonora y jugabilidad espectaculares. Me encanta todas las opciones que tienes por hacer, la manera de ir desbloqueando cosas nuevas, la historia principal me tiene intrigado porque va como por capitulos que ir desbloqueando. La cantidad de configuraciones con los distintos personajes, es una delicia, muy redondo el juego y llevo ya 2 dias sin parar. Ahora estoy probando de descargarlo en mi movil a ver si me funciona bien! Recomendadisimo.… Expand
  56. KlosHax
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Beautiful Gameplay, soundtrack, graphics, world design and all of these features are free. Im enjoying every last bit of the game
  57. Idmi
    Sep 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Surprisingly fun and well built for a game that looks like a Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (BotW) Clone. It definitely copies a lot of the style and mechanics and ideas of Breath of the Wild, but the gameplay and feel of the world is very different. especially when it comes to stats. The weapon system for one is actaully surprisngly similar to Destiny 2 (though I'm only a light Destiny 2 user).

    I'm only a few hours into Genshin Impact game but so far I find it more engaging than BotW, and I think this is because although BotW was more intricately made with more attention to immersion and the beauty of it, this makes it quite slow at times, and the world is very plain in my opinion and you can travel for hours with little to do. and it doesnt help that the storyline is very simple and (though I havent fninished it I am many hours in) a lot of it is stuff that already happens in the pas, but the present is the same, unevolving situation and list of tasks to do with a few fetch/kill quests from npcs.

    The graphics are pretty much on par with BotW, there is essentially no difference - some areas are niceer some are worse.

    The world of Genshin has a lot of stuff going on [SPOILERS OF FIRST 10 MIN GAMEPLAY] such as people from other planets, abundant elemental magic, dragons, gods, knights, power hungry factions. It makes for a very dynamic and lively feeling world and I am actually excited to see where it goes. It is one of the few games that has made my curiosiy overcome my self control and make me wan to play much longer than I planned to because its actually interesting and makes you want to level up and explore the world and go on with the story.

    The combat feels fun, which is difficult to pull off, but switching between characters (which is sometthing you can do pretty soon from the start) and their unique weapon types and abilities is actually prety fun. And trying to find good weapons and buff items and upgrade them adds a level of detail which is actaully really cool to play around wih, geting your favourite play style and more power. I actually enjoy combat in this game along with the weapon and buff system, none of which are easy o do at all, and in most other games I really dislike how nay of these are done, so I'm amazed to see it done so well here.

    Genshin is a much more alive world than BoW, where npc interaction is much more rich and complex and entwrtwined with storyline rather than simple fetch/kill quests. What's also interesting is how levels are designed - during quests you are often lead to large dungeon-type areas which dont appear on the world map - this actually reminded me a lot of Destiny 2 level design and the versatility was quite interesting and exciting, since you're discovering new things instead of exploring the same areas on the map.

    Unfortunately is basically devoid of online multiplayer until you reach adventure level 16, which I havent done yet but I am curious how that will be.

    Also, it is annoying how much content is lifted from BotW. There are just a lot of things you see pop up tha clone it almost exactly, like [SPOILERS FIRST 10 MINS GAMEPLAY] basically bokoblins exactly as hey arer implemented in BotW but they just look differen (they arer by far the most common enemy, there are camps of them often, you can unlock chests by defeaing them...) and you ge gliders and climbing and you drown if you run out oif stamina while swimming... That said, while way too much copies game mechanics from BotW, how the game actaully plays out feels very very different. It is much more action packed and plot driven and the combat is much more complex (but thank goodness wepons dont take damage like they do in BotW forcing you to always hunt out new ones or be stuck with clubs).

    There are also a few bugs at the moment like npc mouths stop moving while halfway through talking and dialogue accidentally being repeated in the wrong place. Also you can change the controls layout for key board or controllers even though apparantly some dialogue says you can change those settings. It also isn't erribly well optimised. I am running an intel 4770 RTX 2070 12GB RAM running a 1080p and in places my FPS dips into the 40s - even Horizon zero dawn almost never does that.

    Some design choices are also odd like, even on PC the FPS is limited to 60, theer are almost no HUD options (so you can hide useless stuff that takes up space on the screen), you cant fullscreen on other resolutions than 1080p (on a 1080p screen or below),

    Also this is more preference but to me the voice acting and the choice of words is often really cheesy.

    That said, it is genuinely one of the few games that has me actaully _excited_ to play more of it to see what happens. Especially because it's a free to play, I can highly recommend you try it. Although if your a PC user the download is very long right now because of high demand and bad servers. Its only 12 GB download, but downloads as 0.5    … Expand
  58. yumaxz
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego mobile que puedas encontrar, un apartado técnico y jugabilidad de 10
  59. spartangt117
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    I am a BOTW and Nintendo fan, I need to admit that this game is more addictive and fun that BOTW. I like the combat system, the music is also better (an exception is the Kass' Theme of BOTW), the characters are lovely, the history is interesting and all for free, is very impressive. It has an infinite cost-benefit. I have many hours playing and I haven't need to pay for anything. ThereI am a BOTW and Nintendo fan, I need to admit that this game is more addictive and fun that BOTW. I like the combat system, the music is also better (an exception is the Kass' Theme of BOTW), the characters are lovely, the history is interesting and all for free, is very impressive. It has an infinite cost-benefit. I have many hours playing and I haven't need to pay for anything. There some things that were very frustrating in BOTW that are not in Genshin Impact, for example, slip when it rains. Of course, that can make BOTW a little more realistic but decrease the general user experience. They don't try to reinvent the wheel, they improved a lot. … Expand
  60. Liamkhalaf
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    Extremely high quality with extremely fun combat and pretty graphics. The Gacha elements can be completely bypassed using the characters given by the story which are quite good. If you loved Breath of the Wild you'll love this.
  61. Sandoval212
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    I'm feel bad to play this amazing game for free..its so much fun and deserves all the praise and award like others top AAA rpg games...pls give it a try
  62. R4setsu
    Oct 27, 2020
    9
    Open world is great! I actually not seeing resin problem, Instead it keeps the balance in gear and progress. But after the previous Honkai3rd, I would like to see more challenging content and good battle mechanics. Anyway the gacha is F2P friendly.
  63. Voland000
    Oct 29, 2020
    10
    Top game by Android, recommend to others I am
    Graphic and design on the highest level!
  64. AnzMore
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. first of all its fun to see all this review of people that played one day at day one and give zero, pretty funny, so i am at level 56 in the game playing this game for a little bit less then a year at this point and the game is great it have probably the best open world i ever saw the elemental mechianics are awesome and the characaters are all so unique and well characterized, but i am sure you guys want to know what people think about the paying part.
    basically the game turn around a 5$ montly subscription and another 12$ battelpass every 45 days if u really want to play the game this 2 things are the must buy, there is nothing to do its something u have to buy if u want to really play this game the gems pack are totally skippable but for a free to play game that gives hundreds of playing hours for me is not a big deal since there are games that give you 8 hours of gameplay and they cost 80$ so if you are like me, an adult with a work and who can understand a company makes the games for gain and not for be the hero that give games around, the ticket price of this game compared to the hours of fun it can give is great and not comparable to most of the triple a games around cuz this game on pc its a triple a game.
    after all said we are about to reach the 1.7 update that will had a new entire region probably and so with that hundreds of explorations hours, this game is having a massive supoport from the developer and it seems tehy will keep giving it we are now just a 2 on 7 regions the 3rd is coming and 4 more probably will be realesed in the years this is just the beginning!    … Expand
  65. weebe
    Feb 25, 2021
    8
    despite the fact its basically p2p, the world is amazing.

    The artstyle is done well, and the enviroments feel great, soundtrack is amazing, and extremely well made.

    Monetization is eh, getting 5 star characters is practically impossible, but it isn't exactly necessary.
    4 star characters can perform just as well as 5 stars as long as you invest the time to level them up.
  66. 982794939
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Best mobile game so far. Though It's not perfect, but still so many things you can't get in other AAA games
  67. MrClockWorks
    Jan 1, 2021
    10
    Genshin impact is a free to play gacha type game. Their is an assortment of characters with new ones added monthly so far to play as. The game gives free characters to start with and through events you can get more. To get more characters sooner or 5 star characters that are rare you have to roll for them on their wish system and there is a 90 roll pity where you will always get one 5 starGenshin impact is a free to play gacha type game. Their is an assortment of characters with new ones added monthly so far to play as. The game gives free characters to start with and through events you can get more. To get more characters sooner or 5 star characters that are rare you have to roll for them on their wish system and there is a 90 roll pity where you will always get one 5 star in those 90 rolls.

    YOU DO NOT NEED ANY EXTRA CHARACTERS TO PLAY THE GAME OR BEAT CONTENT.

    A lot of these reviews complain about wasting their money and not getting what they wanted or that they cannot complete content without characters and it's simply not true at all. Characters are cool or cute and they add more flavour to your gameplay but they are not necessary to playing the game. The game tells you the drop rates and it is a gamble so please stop playing a lottery and just play the game.

    Strength in this game comes in the form of weapons, levels and artifacts. Weapons also come in the form of a wish system but also through a crafting system with a blacksmith, the crafting options have some of the best weapons and are what every player should craft asap. Leveling isn't like most games instead of killing enemies you gain most of your exp by using character enhancement material gained by opening chests. Artifacts are pure randomness but are where your characters get their biggest boost in strength. Upgrading them increases your stats tremendously, and not upgrading them can make your characters feel very weak.

    Exploration is awesome in Genshin Impact and is the best world exploring I've seen in a video game. The world is huge and getting bigger with updates there is always something to do as you walk by puzzles or groups of enemies. NPCs talk and give you items and have stories. Lots of beautiful scenes to screenshot and look at. The stamina system you use to explore with gets better the more you explore encouraging you to do more. Eventually you will think you've found everything but there is always a hidden chest or something of interest hiding somewhere.

    The story has some big plans but the game is not finished yet so the story isn't either. So far the story won't make you cry or leave an imprint on you but it is interesting and introduces some really cool characters and bosses. Events also add more story quests to the game so playing the game as it is being updated is fun and more interesting. Unfortunately I don't think these event quests will come back anytime soon and I don't think new players will be able to do them, but no doubt there will be new events for them to do anyways.

    In conclusion, I have spent 10 bucks for the battle pass to get resources for leveling up, none for wishing as it's a gamble, I just saved my wishes until a character I really wanted appeared on a rate up banner and then I got him easily with my saved primogems. Playing the game has given me a lot of joy especially in 2020 which sucked. Don't get trapped into thinking you need a character to have fun in this game, you'd probably have a new favorite the next month. The game is fun and I'm waiting for more, Thanks for reading and thanks to mihoyo for this awesome game.    … Expand
  68. CheruCherry
    Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Genshin Impact is amazing! A lot of people say its pay to win, but you don't have to pay money and plus the game gives you the in-game currency in general. Some people just use the characters given for free at the beginning and are perfectly fine with it
  69. hashtable
    Nov 27, 2022
    10
    The gameplay is great and the story is fun lol.
    Forgot the resin system, just enjoy your trip.
  70. AnberlinGuy
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal game! Graphic style is much like BOTW and some of the design choices but that is the only thing you can take away from that. The combat is amazing and switching on the fly between party members is incredibly smooth. The open world is very populated whether that be activities, wild life on npc’s. Maps is phenomenal you can place custom markers. The game does not spoonAbsolutely phenomenal game! Graphic style is much like BOTW and some of the design choices but that is the only thing you can take away from that. The combat is amazing and switching on the fly between party members is incredibly smooth. The open world is very populated whether that be activities, wild life on npc’s. Maps is phenomenal you can place custom markers. The game does not spoon feed or litter the map with markers so you can explore organically. The story is nothing amazing but it’s definitely good. I played the entire experience without every spending a dime, even the end game. All in all it’s by far my favorite game thus far this year. Also the co op is good! The game kind of reminds me off Final Fantasy mixed with Zelda BOTW. Highly recommend!… Expand
  71. junweifeng
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    So far I am enjoying this game. I love the story line. You get to change characters which is awesome. We get an option to change voice language (amazing) and text language. So you can separate two languages. Character design is cute. it's a great game, great graphics, gameplay, story all of it. Even with the lowest graphics it's still pretty decent compared with other games.
  72. Elkethus
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    Is actually a fantastic game it start slowly with a main hero that his you and you start your adventure the art is so amazing,the gacha is not required to pay just by Playing the game you unlock stuff pretty easy is really inspired by breath of the wild but is much better
  73. FOX2205
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    Es realmente divertido y tiene unos gráficos geniales, la historia es muy buena y los personajes tienen buen desarrollo lo recomiendo totalmente
  74. leledumbo
    Oct 1, 2020
    9
    for F2P game with RNG loot boxes (gatcha,/ surprise mechanics / whatever you want to call it) and mtx , I really enjoyed playing this game

    explore the world trying to find good stuff, doing missions , and challenges, amazing.

    -1 for no key binding for quick use healing items and no key binding for quick change party ( they could use 6 - 0 for change the party )
  75. t8d8t
    Oct 2, 2020
    9
    doesn't feel p2w, needs at least higher rendering distance, problem is stamina(sprinting, swimming, climbing, gliding and same for all characters, you need to pick collectibles in order to increase total amount of stamina instead of getting some by leveling up a character, which i'd prefer for ease of movement without teleporting all the time), gliding is quite slow
  76. Wiker
    Oct 7, 2020
    8
    +Low hardware requirements
    +Free to play
    +Nice community +Beautiful stylized graphics, characters and locations designs +Addictive gameplay +It's not necessary to pay (just like in Warframe - most/all of the things in game you can get playing f2p if you play regularly or if you farming a lot) +Online co-op +Japan character voices quality +You can play on pc and portably on phone with the    +Low hardware requirements
    +Free to play
    +Nice community
    +Beautiful stylized graphics, characters and locations designs
    +Addictive gameplay
    +It's not necessary to pay (just like in Warframe - most/all of the things in game you can get playing f2p if you play regularly or if you farming a lot)
    +Online co-op
    +Japan character voices quality
    +You can play on pc and portably on phone with the same account

    -It's gacha game so you can get annoyed when you have bad luck many times (+game guaranted rare drop every 10 opens and super rare every 90)
    -At this time it feels like an early access (there's not much to do after you made it to mid game)
    -Specific gameplay, inspired by many other games (mainly TLOZ Breath of The Wild) and it may be not made for you (plays like non target mmo rpg but singleplayer)
    -English character voices quality
    -There's no pvp so it's not p2w    … Expand
  77. jonelle0221
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    Great exploration game. Doesn't need to spend so much $$$ to advance in the game. The Resin system is good for me because I can't play so much in a day. This controls others from advancing too much. Anyway, the game is free. I don't know why some people are asking for too much. Low gacha rate? Don't pull. Expensive crystals? Don't buy. No one is forcing you.
  78. Pixnmix
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Amazing Game, Free To Play, The Game is very doable without having to pay a single penny. Can’t wait for more updates to explore this amazing world even more
  79. Chifish
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    Really pretty game, funny and interesting story, great combat and exploration system. Im really surprised that it's a free to play game. Excited for future updates.
  80. HectorKunn
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    Very good graphics and voice acting. Don't let the gacha aspect discourage you! Everything can be obtained by grinding and nothing is pay to win. Also the game is free! That's a steal!
  81. Zantos
    Oct 2, 2020
    8
    So far im 10h in and its a pretty good game. Fluid fight system with fun exploration content. Never saw me forced to pay money so far.
  82. Sparkyte
    Sep 30, 2020
    8
    Game is a unique combo of Monster Hunter farming, Xenoblade Character acquisitioning and BOTW terramotive designs. Yes you can spend money to excellerate your progression, but it does not make the game better or worse. Just need to see what the future is like for the game.
  83. exdev
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    This is state of the art JRPG. I seriously tried to play Zelda but it was boring to me, sorry, but this is different. The backgrounds are astounding and breathtaking. The anime characters, graphic effects and music are very polished. If climbing high mountains and gliding in the air is your thing this is your game. I was sure this was a Japanese game but found later that it was a ChineseThis is state of the art JRPG. I seriously tried to play Zelda but it was boring to me, sorry, but this is different. The backgrounds are astounding and breathtaking. The anime characters, graphic effects and music are very polished. If climbing high mountains and gliding in the air is your thing this is your game. I was sure this was a Japanese game but found later that it was a Chinese company, the Japanese voice overs are top notch, very very impressive.
    It has a gatchapon system, is the only drawback, you can waste serious money if you are into collecting characters, but most (if not all) of the game can be enjoyed paying zero, but you would not play with the characters you want. I would have preferred directly selling the characters, but they know what they want: the money of the poor whales with no restrain. Giving it a straight 10 because it is free, there are paid games that are way worse than this, but don't waste any money on this.    … Expand
  84. Narykava
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    Хорошая игра, очень сильно ждал
    И игра не подкачала
  85. Jianlong
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    The game has 10/10 anime style visuals and soundtrack, interesting combat mechanics, great world building where even random bystanders feel alive.
    Story quest is interesting, and the characters are fully voiced (except MC, where they speak quite rarely, but they do have voice actors). The dub is high quality in either English, Japanese or Chinese (I can't understand Korean at all, so I    The game has 10/10 anime style visuals and soundtrack, interesting combat mechanics, great world building where even random bystanders feel alive.
    Story quest is interesting, and the characters are fully voiced (except MC, where they speak quite rarely, but they do have voice actors). The dub is high quality in either English, Japanese or Chinese (I can't understand Korean at all, so I can't judge the quality there).
    You get plenty of free pulls monthly for just playing (though trying to get a 5 star character can be frustrating), Rarity of either weapons or characters do not play a major role in gameplay and even your starting team remains viable with three star weapons in the current game version.
    The game can be entirely enjoyed for free and I did not have to grind at all so far.

    At the time I wrote this review, I was at Adventurer Rank 28 and played for free.    … Expand
  86. HeliosGenshin
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    A phenomenal free game that combines the classes and effects similar to our age old pokemon along with a hack in slash adventure reminiscent of breath of the wild. It honestly is my favorite game as you can login on your pc and mobile device to play the same account so no matter your medium you can continue to progress!
  87. Varkent
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    Зельда клон пэй ту вин Kappa, если серьёзно таких игр не было на pc лет 20, игра разнообразная супер наполненный контентом, ЛУШАЯ гача фармилка которую я видел
  88. TheRoTe
    Oct 9, 2020
    9
    Genshin Impact is a good free-to-play game. Of course this is Zelda in the MMO . But it's an open world.... The best in this game. But the disadvantage of this game is Prayer/cases. Yes, this is a very big problem. But you can tolerate it. Rating 9/10
  89. crunchtoastii
    Nov 30, 2020
    8
    My rating would definitely be 8.5. It really is a great game. I love the vivid graphics, the wide range of colors, the fun-to-play characters, and of course, the waifus and husbandos. The only reason why I'm not giving it a 10 is because of the rates and resin system. I'm a f2p player, and it is tough to get good characters. Currently, I'm AR 24, and I have one 5*character for around 40My rating would definitely be 8.5. It really is a great game. I love the vivid graphics, the wide range of colors, the fun-to-play characters, and of course, the waifus and husbandos. The only reason why I'm not giving it a 10 is because of the rates and resin system. I'm a f2p player, and it is tough to get good characters. Currently, I'm AR 24, and I have one 5*character for around 40 pulls in total. That is not bad considering that I haven't hit the pity yet; however, it still takes an incredibly long time to save up enough intertwined fates, especially with the lack of resin. In addition to that, I feel quite bad for saying this, but I feel like MiHoYo is kind of greedy. They should make the f2p experience a little better. For example, give us at least 100+ primos for logging in --keep in mind 1 pull is 160 primos so it seems reasonable for the company, they should also fix the resin problem (not by making the cap bigger but by making the resin generation faster) so that we f2p people have more chances to get better artifacts and more primos from bosses. All in all, although it has it's problems, it's still an AMAZING game and I recommend you try it!… Expand
  90. Alexdipa
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    it is truly a beautiful game with an exciting combat system with an interesting story, the only thing missing are the mounts but otherwise the game is beautiful
  91. LazyM4n
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playing the game since the third closed beta test has gave me quite some time to admire the flaws and the pros of this game and as such I finally feel like I could make a review.

    Please a few notes before I begin: The game is not a ripoff of anything, if you think the opposite then I’ll politely invite you to **** off to your hate forum. Secondly I will not be doing comparisons as Genshin is a masterpiece and there’s no point in comparing it to anything else. Also just a bit of spoilers ahead, like just a bit not too much.

    Genshin Impact, the newest game to be released by Mihoyo, the creators of a very well known game Honkai Impact 3rd. Many would think the games are related because same industry and because the word “impact” but Genshin stands as a game with a lore of its own. You start the game with a beautifully animated cutscene and a character selection, twins of different genders separated thanks to a goddess from the world they were visiting. After you choose to save one, the other one is captured and the one you chose falls down to the world.

    As the story progresses we will get used to our character being known as “Traveller”, and soon after learning combat mechanics you’ll meet Amber the Outrider, she will introduce to new mechanics and the city of Monstadt.

    I will comment on the equipment system which is quite nice actually, you have weapons with different effects and artifacts, there’s many artifact sets that will grant bonuses based on the amount of pieces you have equipped (Headgear, cup, feather, flower and watch). There’s also leveling up and ascension which raises the character level limit. You can level up character skills and when it comes to the traveller, you can even change your elemental Now going onto elements and how they handle them. There’s many elements (Pyro, Dendro, Electro, Hydro, Geo, Anemo and Cryo) and every element has an interaction wit certain elements. I will recommend learning most of them since they’ll make your fights easier than ever. I know many people comment on the gacha system and how “It is predatory” or how “It’s impossible to even use it without paying” and let me tell you that by my personal experience this is the most free to play friendly gacha experience I’ve had in my life, you’ll be rolling the gacha quite often as this game rewards you for being curious, clever, it rewards you for thinking instead of complaining. So yeah the gacha isn’t even needed since you can play without any gacha characters or weapons and have an effective build regardless.

    The gameplay is smooth and the fun you can get is pretty much unlimited, there’s always a new place to explore, a boss you want to defeat with this different setup, a build you want to try, a challenge you want to take.    … Expand
  92. innarik3256
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Existe muita inspiração visual por trás sim, mas voce percebe que é um jogo completamente diferente, as mecânicas, histórias, coop e o fato dele ser gratuito impressiona muito. Vale a pena.
  93. CloudS85
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    Surprisingly, it turned out to be a very good game, given that you can play on multiple platforms at the same time without losing progress.
  94. NdmJ
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    This Game is very beautiful and done well, the graphics is amazing, story very interesting. The music is gorgeous. Combat system is fun and done well too, i like it a lot. No pay to win elements, its very good for our times.
    This game is one of the best I've played in recent years. I am very enjoy this game and want this project to develop further. Thank you guys!
  95. alvejado
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    Instead of judging the game for having a mobile version, think that you can play this game wherever you want, pc, console, phone. And it's a great game so far! :)
  96. Snowind
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    The game has high-quality game graphics, excellent plot missions (both overt & covert) and unique elemental combat system. Of course it still has many unsatisfactory places: types of monsters are too few, monsters' AI is too low, modeling of items in some areas is too rough and so on. Overall, it can still be regarded as an excellent PC game.
  97. nickthewitcher
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    I always wanted a game like this, the soundtrack is completely astonishing, and the way to play is making me smile all the time. Well developed.
  98. mefistofles
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    that is the what i want on f2p games. this is a triple A game. there are many anime style games on pc and ps4 . but this is a diamond . a rpg anime style game with open word gameplay and anime graphic . you gotta be kidding me. this is wonderfull. I wonder how they making the triple A game on android and ios platform. best game on android ios platform all the time
  99. AstropunkZERO
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    This game has similarities of Zelda: BoTW definitely, but rather then mocking BoTW, It pays tribute. From the enhances art style, gameplay, but also added great features from other game genres to make the game more immersive and interesting. Such as crafting, harvesting and level grinding from MMO's, but the game is not a MMO, but a RPG as a single player that controls 4 characters switchThis game has similarities of Zelda: BoTW definitely, but rather then mocking BoTW, It pays tribute. From the enhances art style, gameplay, but also added great features from other game genres to make the game more immersive and interesting. Such as crafting, harvesting and level grinding from MMO's, but the game is not a MMO, but a RPG as a single player that controls 4 characters switch out on the fly during battles, dynamic fighting system with beautiful effects, Co-op maximum 4 players doing instances of dungeons, public events, world bosses, but No PvP. its a loot base game with RNG (RollNumberGame)
    The story in the game is not ground breaking, but still fun and charming enough to know what is going on in-game world, keeps you pushing forward and progressing. This game is beautiful from huge vista to the flora and animals that inhabit the world, guaranteed to lose yourself exploring for hours. As you play for a few hours, you soon find out the bread and butter of the game is having your "Dream team or Squad". What I mean by this is that you pick 4 characters in a party, but each is different character that has different specialties in elements, such as wind, water, earth, fire, cryo and electro. With these elements on different characters you can mix, match and compliment each other, which the battles extremely fun to watch. For example, you can (cryo) freeze an enemy with one character than switch to next character that hits with earth DMG on the same enemy, exposing the ememy with cryo and earth DMG at the same time. That's only one many combs you can do. Also don't forget about different weapons and artifacts with set bonus which can upgrade, refine, or craft to maximize DMG or Heals in encounters. You can also craft potions and cook food buffs,
    The only down side of this game, which does effect much of the game is the Microtransactions AKA "Gacha system" where you pop " wish" aka loot boxes to get chance to obtain a rare items and characters But characters, gear and upgrade materials/items can be obtain also via in game or during story anyways so really you don't need to pay to progress which great. Which brings me to why one of many reasons this game is so great, its FREE to play! you get so much game content for FREE. As a current Gamer, MMO and RPG enthuse it ticks all my boxes, I can't put it down since launch. All in all i'm really enjoying the game and I hope this is helpful to people who want to try it out, Which I highly recommend.    … Expand
  100. o0zero0o
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    Best Adventure game for now. I am both a fan of Mihoyo and Nintendo. Truly, this game is much better than "Zeda's clone"
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
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  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    75
    Rather than a typical online game, Genshin Impact resembles a traditional single-player jRPG with a real-time combat. For a free-to-play title it is very impressive, but turns out to be pretty derivative and quickly slumps into monotony. [13/2020, p.52]
  2. Games.cz
    Nov 12, 2020
    90
    Oh, the joy of exploring this beautiful world. Oh, the clever combat, the great voice acting, the compelling story. This is one of the best RPGs of the year. And it’s almost beyond comprehension that you can get it for free.
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  3. MMORPG.com
    Oct 20, 2020
    90
    Overall, in spite of things that should bring Genshin Impact down, the game is so much fun to play that the negatives are ultimately minor gripes. [...] The gameplay is smooth and simplistic, and it works great on all platforms - though I’m still not sure why the PlayStation version can’t be linked to a Mihoyo account so I could play on my phone when I’m not at home (PS Vita version please??) but it’s a small gripe to an otherwise terrific game.
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