Genshin Impact

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3024 Ratings

User score distribution:
  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. MrSenet
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    Люблю эту игру. Жалко что видимо разработчики не особо любят меня.(
  2. JErazo
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    A mi me encanta tal y como es el juego, despues de todo es free to play :D, a los programadores les cuesta pensar en los eventos y realizarlos, asi que por mi parte estoy agradecido con ellos.
  3. ciccia
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    love this game it have a great world and awesome character best anime style game ever!
  4. Tahsan
    Oct 3, 2021
    10
    It is a f2p game with great potential. Though some things need to be fixed, the game still compensates for it until Ar55 . After that it feels kimda empty but hey they give regular updates so yeah ..... Overall a great game !
  5. kitkatskittle
    Oct 9, 2021
    10
    I love genshin impact so much, the voice actors are amazing and same with the visuals
  6. Mathander
    Oct 21, 2021
    10
    I friggen love this game.

    First let me tell you that it is a game first and a gacha second. People who talk only about the gacha part wish it was an RPG-skinned slot machine like other gachas. It's simply not. The best way I can describe it is "this is the 3d "Tales" game I always dreamed of," and I even beat Tales of Arise while playing it. The character designs and animations are    I friggen love this game.

    First let me tell you that it is a game first and a gacha second. People who talk only about the gacha part wish it was an RPG-skinned slot machine like other gachas. It's simply not.

    The best way I can describe it is "this is the 3d "Tales" game I always dreamed of," and I even beat Tales of Arise while playing it. The character designs and animations are gorgeous, the combat is extremely fun and better than ANY Tales or Tales spinoff, and it has all the min-maxing anybody could ever desire.

    Not only that but it updates internationally every other week with new things to do, and every 3 months with new land to explore. I'm amazed at how much work and craftsmanship is put into the game.

    Some gacha/mobile elements like energy to play the grindy part of the game (domains, aka dungeons) called resin can be frustrating, but they have added plenty to do when you're out of resin since the game launched and now I barely ever run out before I'm ready to stop playing anyway. All of the JRPG staples are here: combat, ingredient collecting, crafting, cooking, house/village building, gardening, fishing... There's also about 30 hours of real game before you ever need resin anyway. Progress can't always be made by barreling through the game, but I don't mind it.

    While I don't have much interest in the Chinese-theological theme of heavenly bureaucracies (which they reference a LOT especially in the second chapter) the story has been compelling enough, but more importantly coherent. The characters, world, and story all feel like they are designed by the same group of people. Many modern JRPGs feel like their writers never saw the game and the level designers never saw the characters and the character designers never read the script.

    I spend ~$20 a month on the game and have gotten nearly every character - 34/39! Each with very distinct playstyles and personalities. I don't feel the investment is at all necessary to enjoy the game though. With enough time you can get every character and weapon release for free. Yes it will take literal years - but they are absolutely not necessary to enjoy the game. They are just digital action figures to use on a digital playset. As I said, people like to pretend Genshin Impact is only a gacha, but the gacha is 10% of the game's value. The other 90% of it is a lovingly crafted Zelda BotW and Tales-series clone.

    I have only seen the quality of the game improve since it launched, and I am excited to see where else the game takes me. If you are looking for an adventure, I highly recommend this game.    … Expand
  7. Dylan12
    Nov 8, 2021
    8
    The game is very beautiful which in my opinion is its best quality its music is blissful, and its world is ripe with colour and plenty of things to explore within it. It is also clear that even though its world is already a wonderful place they are also making huge improvements and so far, all the 3 regions that have been released have been unique and each one that has been released I’dThe game is very beautiful which in my opinion is its best quality its music is blissful, and its world is ripe with colour and plenty of things to explore within it. It is also clear that even though its world is already a wonderful place they are also making huge improvements and so far, all the 3 regions that have been released have been unique and each one that has been released I’d say is better then the last.
    On the Gacha system while it isn’t perfect, I think that Mihoyo gives you a good chance to get your Favourite character without needing to spend a dime. This makes the game very ‘free to play friendly’ (players who choose not to spend money on the game) especially when comparing to other Gacha games.
    Overall, the game is worth playing and the fact that it’s a Gacha game does not mean any money has to be spent to have fun while the devs are somewhat neglectful to update some characters e.g., Qiqi This does not change from the fact that any character within the game has the ability to do well (high damage/clear hardest part of the game    … Expand
  8. The_Lamb
    Nov 25, 2021
    8
    Well.... I can't say that this is the best game ever.....but it's impressive! A good open-world game with many cool characters. My favorite is Sucrose btw(i believe in Sucrose supremacy). I haven't played this game much, but my classmates play this EVERY.DUCKING.SECOND. I am serious! I played it like...5 months ago last time. But i hope i will not get dissapointed if i download this gameWell.... I can't say that this is the best game ever.....but it's impressive! A good open-world game with many cool characters. My favorite is Sucrose btw(i believe in Sucrose supremacy). I haven't played this game much, but my classmates play this EVERY.DUCKING.SECOND. I am serious! I played it like...5 months ago last time. But i hope i will not get dissapointed if i download this game right now. If i am bad at english then sorry, i am russian.… Expand
  9. TokyoQuaSaR
    Nov 26, 2021
    8
    I don't understand all the negative comments, just trust the official reviews instead. Anyway you should give it a try, the game is free and extremely popular and very well appreciated except in user reviews, although those users are also playing it a lot (one of the most played games recently)... You don't need to pay anything, and the amount of content you get for free is huge.

    I    I don't understand all the negative comments, just trust the official reviews instead. Anyway you should give it a try, the game is free and extremely popular and very well appreciated except in user reviews, although those users are also playing it a lot (one of the most played games recently)... You don't need to pay anything, and the amount of content you get for free is huge.

    I assume most people who rank the game negatively don't get the fact that it is a game that you are not supposed to play a lot 2 weeks and then leave, it's done to play maybe 10 hours a week for something like a year or two maybe. By doing that you will have too much content because there is new content almost every month, and a ton of daily and weekly events.

    I am not even into this type of game normally, I don't like farming games (things like Diablo for instance), but the open world is very beautiful, same for the music.

    In terms of quests, there is some nice (poetic ?) stuff, but I found a good amount of the quests quite boring so far, that's the most negative point for me, but I haven't finished the game so I can't blame that too much.

    Characters are cool, voices are nice, fighting system is really well done, the RPG side of the game as well, good balance also, a bit hard sometimes but never too much.

    The game is quite easy to run on a modest PC, and the multiplatform support is awesome. You can continue your game on your mobile exactly where you left on your PC, something I haven't seen much so far.    … Expand
  10. Antonio545
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    мне игра очень понравилась, интерсный украденый гемплей с зельды ,интерестный сюжет,неплохая графика и ужастная оптимизация для пк.
  11. Blakky22
    Nov 29, 2021
    9
    Is a good game samkjfdsahjjfgkhnjdsakjmgfndlasjfldamjdklsmakdsjfkdsjfkjasas XD
  12. evadead
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    The art style is a beautiful almost watercolor aesthetic, with an intent focus on making sure every ounce of color pops among the gray mountain sides. A splash of orange leaves work to show the natural changing of the seasons as you explore the world, giving the illusion of changing seasons moving from one area to the next. Vibrant colors accompany the element they represent as well,The art style is a beautiful almost watercolor aesthetic, with an intent focus on making sure every ounce of color pops among the gray mountain sides. A splash of orange leaves work to show the natural changing of the seasons as you explore the world, giving the illusion of changing seasons moving from one area to the next. Vibrant colors accompany the element they represent as well, whether it be the light green of Aenmo (air) or the gold that signifies Geo (earth) you always have a solid visual indicator of what type of element you’re up against. Accompanying the art is a terrific orchestral mix of cheerful and upbeat music in the town areas, while boss encounters such as the one with Andrius starts off with a tickling piano and builds into a triumphant chorus that adds a punch to an already hectic fight.… Expand
  13. S4ureGurke
    Dec 7, 2021
    10
    Most people just play for like 5 minutes and say that this game is sh*t, but if one really would look into a game one would think different from before. So whenever I review a game I at least played it one hour.
  14. kira909
    Dec 14, 2021
    10
    прикольная игра,модно играть без доната,сюжет интерестный,музыка хорошая,персонажи бывают интерестными,графика среднея,
    минусы
    оптимизация плохая,мало контента,ежедневные квесты очень скучные, очень легкая игра хотелось бы хардкорности.    прикольная игра,модно играть без доната,сюжет интерестный,музыка хорошая,персонажи бывают интерестными,графика среднея,
    минусы
    оптимизация плохая,мало контента,ежедневные квесты очень скучные, очень легкая игра хотелось бы хардкорности.
  15. redlightningvn
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    from the beginning i was dont like this game because of gacha system , but i give it a chance , i play it for 2 days and i dont regret that , you can get everything for free , just played it everyday and got many five star , who said this game have bad gacha system because they dont played it , and enkanomiya music is very good ehe
  16. yycc0905
    Jan 13, 2022
    10
    It's my life game, and the story is fun and the game itself is all fun. good game !
  17. Yae1997
    Jan 14, 2022
    10
    Bad reviews seem to have only played game on launch and not familiar with this genre. It's a slow grind game where you gain rewards doing daily and not a regular PC game that you can speedrun in minutes. Overall for a free to play game I give it a 10/10. Honestly no game comes close. My free to play account can 36 star floor 12 with no problems at all. Although you really have toBad reviews seem to have only played game on launch and not familiar with this genre. It's a slow grind game where you gain rewards doing daily and not a regular PC game that you can speedrun in minutes. Overall for a free to play game I give it a 10/10. Honestly no game comes close. My free to play account can 36 star floor 12 with no problems at all. Although you really have to understand the game mechanics and how energy recharge and elemental mastery works and a perfect team rotation.… Expand
  18. Funguymaste
    Jan 28, 2022
    9
    This game is great for people to play on their own and with friends the game is not locked behind a pay wall the story is great and it is better than it ever was before. The game looks so good and the controls for it being a mobile game is fantastic I highly recommend this game if you like rpgs.
  19. thetoandinh
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    This is not a P2W game like others said. Good game, beautiful graphics, beautiful characters, nice gameplay,... .You can be stronger by working hard, this is one of the greatest game I have ever played.
  20. BebekSuper
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    I often write a review for games. But this game has been got me in the heart. Healing my afterwork hour with that stunning scenery and georg chars. Often playing the games just for chilling and enjoy the view. For gameplay it's running real smooth in my phone. You can still get a 5* char by doing the events and commisions mean that is really f2p friendly. You can be a whale also, but youI often write a review for games. But this game has been got me in the heart. Healing my afterwork hour with that stunning scenery and georg chars. Often playing the games just for chilling and enjoy the view. For gameplay it's running real smooth in my phone. You can still get a 5* char by doing the events and commisions mean that is really f2p friendly. You can be a whale also, but you can still follow the game progress even you are a f2p. I just love this game too much.… Expand
  21. JittipatR
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    The nature of the game is to control the avatar doing various activities in the world of animation. In the game world, we will control 1 main avatar and travel around the world of animation to meet NPC characters and take in the beautiful scenery and locations. The way of playing the game we will have various missions to do and will receive Primogem as a reward. Primogem can be used toThe nature of the game is to control the avatar doing various activities in the world of animation. In the game world, we will control 1 main avatar and travel around the world of animation to meet NPC characters and take in the beautiful scenery and locations. The way of playing the game we will have various missions to do and will receive Primogem as a reward. Primogem can be used to randomly recruit characters to become your avatar. The game has a lot of additional systems to do such as playing with other players, building houses, fishing and many other content based on game activities each 2-3 weeks.
    Personally of mine I really like playing this game with my friends. Let us talk about our avatar. allowing us to share information on how to play this game with friends. It allows us to create content with friends in a fun way. And most importantly, there are many cute avatars.    … Expand
  22. Kleinzzz
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    很棒的音乐，高质量的持续更新。感谢米哈游创造了一个美丽的幻想世界。
    美中不足的就是价格太过昂贵。
  23. heheheha
    May 21, 2022
    10
    Good game and is even free, just don't fall addicted to gacha and you sure will enjoy the game
  24. JWbo6
    Jun 5, 2022
    10
    good vibe, I like this kind of game, the animation and arts are generally good.
  25. BrotherMan
    Jun 12, 2022
    8
    Beautiful game with a lot of potential and an alright story. Nice visuals and gameplay but requires a lot of time to grind and get good... almost too much.
  26. d_Michigan_b
    Jun 20, 2022
    8
    Not bad. Quite addictive, but after rank 55 it becomes very boring.I don't understand why there is so much hate around this game.
  27. gintoxxki
    Jul 15, 2022
    10
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  28. JMac13G
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
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  29. TokyoIsumin
    Aug 15, 2022
    8
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  30. Cinnae
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    it's literally the plot of magi, which is my favorite fantasy anime of all time
    10/10
  31. vladosseversky
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    Прекрасная игра с красивым открытым миром, интересный сюжет. Отличное времяпровождение после тяжелого дня.
  32. ILoveBF1
    Mar 27, 2021
    8
    I have only started but my experience has been awesome so far. It feels adventurous and the combat system (although the combos maybe lacking) is great. The domains are all endearing. The story is a little bit weak but not that bad. 8/10 so far
  33. oniscoid
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    wonderful animations, lovely soundtrack, huge world with each region based on a different civilisation, gorgeous scenery, wild fantasy plot, hundreds of quests, cute characters, great dialogue, humour, drama, good combat mechanics, single or multiplayer, in-game chat network, continual development, no major glitches, 100+ hours of free play, PEGI-12 but contains interesting socio-politicalwonderful animations, lovely soundtrack, huge world with each region based on a different civilisation, gorgeous scenery, wild fantasy plot, hundreds of quests, cute characters, great dialogue, humour, drama, good combat mechanics, single or multiplayer, in-game chat network, continual development, no major glitches, 100+ hours of free play, PEGI-12 but contains interesting socio-political stuff for those interested in such things, and if you want to rush through it at high speed then you can pay to do so - and some people here are giving it 0/10?… Expand
  34. okbuumer
    Jul 26, 2021
    10
    Great game! 100% recommend you give it a try. İt as gameplay, artstyle and graphics that are out of this world for a game that costs 0$! But be warned there is a lot of grinding!
  35. tyker1
    Jun 23, 2021
    8
    So no one is saying the game itself is bad. People talking about the Gacha and Gambling System.
    Yes, it is not that good, if you never played such game (like i say, most japanese MMOs, all korean MMOs, and almost every single mobile games). In fact compared to other mobil games ( just remember, its in fact a mobil game with cross play function), the small pitty for 90 draws, where you get    So no one is saying the game itself is bad. People talking about the Gacha and Gambling System.
    Yes, it is not that good, if you never played such game (like i say, most japanese MMOs, all korean MMOs, and almost every single mobile games). In fact compared to other mobil games ( just remember, its in fact a mobil game with cross play function), the small pitty for 90 draws, where you get a random 5 star garantieed, and according to the survy, most people will reach this pitty between 70-80th draw.

    Alright even 70-80 sounds terrible right? that means you need about 200 bucks for a random 5 star (50% to be the pick up one), or 400 bucks for the pick up one if you had bad luck. But lets think about the free crystals you can get. Approximatly you get about 6000 crystals each version, and genshin updates every 40 days (its basically 2 banners, each for 20 days). So without paying anything, you get 6k crystals every 40 days as long as you just spend about 10min each day for dailies, and doing all campains ( either 4-7 hours for the whole champain, or about 30min everyday during champain). In addition to it, you get about 10k crystals each major area, where you have 3 currently plus 1 time limited and only gives about 2k. So lets say, join the game play the first month and paying nothing will give you about 36k crystals, which is more than 220 draws. If you willing to pay a little bit for it, get the monthly subscription which costs 5 bucks every 30 days, grant you 100 crystal every day and 300 genesis crystal (the currency where you can only get buy paying real money, used to exchange 1:1 to crystal or buy some packages/skin from cash shop), even more you can get a battle pass for each version, which costs you extra 10 bucks and gives you 5 draws (800 crystal) for time limited banner and 5 for normal as well as 680 crystals and tons of resources. So paying about 15 bucks you can get almost a pitty every month considering the 5 monthly free draws from shop and most people get thier pitty between 70-80.

    So what do you get from gacha? Either Powerful and/or cute/sexy waifus. But the game is completely playable even you dont draw a single charactor (there are people doing this way as challenge), you just need some player skills and spend a bit more time when fighting boss.

    And those complaining about "Pay to play daily", they meaning the rensin system, oh yes, you get about 180 rensin regen for each day, those daily activities costs you either 20 or 40 each time when you want to claim the prize. And you can spend up to 900 crystals every day for 300 extra rensin, if you whale it, bringing you tons of more trash relics and about 300 extra exp, which means almost nothing if you plan to play long with it (since the game is softly capped after lv55, and even not spending a single coin on it, you get at least 50 moons from main quests result in 3k extra rensin, and you can hit lv55 within 3 month buy just doing the daily and use your daily 180 rensin). So in some way, it is pay to play long, but even if you whale, you cant play it the whole day.

    And just to make it sure, its neither an MMO or a Diablo-Like game, which keeps you on endlessly. Even those 3As, which also turn out to have nothing to do for the most people after the first 100 - 150 hour game play. As its an PvE game without super hard dungeons, its just fine to not have all the charactors. ( i mean, you want to play an awesome game, but dont want to pay for it, and you want to have everything? games are not charity i mean. f2p means you have to gave up some game experience)    … Expand
  36. yeuehdh
    Oct 7, 2021
    10
    This game is great in general, yes there are some complaints about the anniversary rewards but other than that id 100% recommend it. Its has free roam, quests u can do and bosses u can fight. This game has kept me busy for months and is truly addicting. :D
  37. boyboy0710
    Feb 2, 2022
    8
    게임 자체는 재미있다 할 수 있으나 무과금과 뉴비가 살아남기 힘들다는 단점이 있습니다
  38. Rafa_Boss_5000
    Aug 20, 2023
    8
    you will like the game, if you are a grinder or if u spend money into the game.

    i dont recomend for casual players, because is many hours to have sertain itens but its a good game
  39. Humorto
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    This game took me by surprise. I played it briefly during launch, but I'm having a pleasant surprise upon returning recently. It's extremely fun, with lots of quests and events to explore the different continents. The story is rich, engaging and immerses you in its content without needing to be deep or overly complex.

    As it is a mostly single-player game and does not have a competitive    This game took me by surprise. I played it briefly during launch, but I'm having a pleasant surprise upon returning recently. It's extremely fun, with lots of quests and events to explore the different continents. The story is rich, engaging and immerses you in its content without needing to be deep or overly complex.

    As it is a mostly single-player game and does not have a competitive mode, the gacha system ends up being very inviting to f2p players. Spending money is optional and not required to complete game content.

    Note: it has a TCG included which is also extremely fun! It deserved a separate app just for it.    … Expand
  40. laoganma
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    started playing it since day one because i wanted to play BOTW but couldnt and thought this was similar enough. it is not. the two are totaly different games, each to their merit. i ended up stop playing it one year ago because i was sick of it and lets say the reputation that comes with being a genhin player isnt the best.
    anyways, the game is good. although not finished yet, it has a    started playing it since day one because i wanted to play BOTW but couldnt and thought this was similar enough. it is not. the two are totaly different games, each to their merit. i ended up stop playing it one year ago because i was sick of it and lets say the reputation that comes with being a genhin player isnt the best.
    anyways, the game is good. although not finished yet, it has a compelling story and a stunning world. if played in a casual manner, it is possible to have some fun playing the main and side quests, participating in live events and earning some currency to unlock a few of your favorite characters. the way i recommend playing is just doing quests and participating in events and thats it. no watching yt videos about the best builds for each character nor trying to max out on the abyss, which is arguably the hardest, lowest profitable challenge in the game. try to log in from patch to patch to see the new features
    the worst part about this game, as well as other gacha games, is that it makes the coolest characters the hardest to obtain, requiring daily grind of currencies which can make you highly addicted as it did to me years ago.
    in resume, play YOUR game and try not to get envolved in minmaxing your characters as i did, which ultimately led to me being sick of the game.    … Expand
  41. HasanAlbakush
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Best game aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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#31 Best PC Game of 2020
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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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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