Genshin Impact

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3024 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,057 out of 3024
  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
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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  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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