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. Yuyuko
    Oct 16, 2020
    0
    This game is triple-A quality and I recommend playing through it for a while. I do not recommend spending a cent on it however unless the state of the game improves from the time of this review.

    There are HUGE issues after a certain point in progress, and it's not "there's no content" entitlement type stuff. Please do not blow loads of money on this game, you will only be left feeling    This game is triple-A quality and I recommend playing through it for a while. I do not recommend spending a cent on it however unless the state of the game improves from the time of this review.

    There are HUGE issues after a certain point in progress, and it's not "there's no content" entitlement type stuff. Please do not blow loads of money on this game, you will only be left feeling hollow and frustrated that they aren't improving the game because you and everyone else is shoving money down Mihoyo's throat. They have no ethics, no standards, no desire to improve player experience unless it directly causes higher profits.

    Enjoy the first few dozen hours, this game is beautiful, action is satisfying, and the game is full of potential. But if Mihoyo does nothing with said potential, then let this game crash and burn like it should. Tired of great games being held back by **** practices and greed.

    Note: Problems with game will be much more apparent as you play farther into it. Please do not be ignorant and decide your stance before that point.    … Expand
  2. KURE
    Oct 16, 2020
    10
    It has healing scenery and great OST.
    There are good game play and attractive characters.
    It's not just playing games, it's also about exploring the world.
    Especially, the scenery of Liyue is very beautiful.
    Most of all, I can enjoy it on the mobile too.
  3. DrHasDan
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    Absolute blast and I've spent next to nothing on the game and have still had countless hours clocked in.
  4. Djeronimo
    Oct 15, 2020
    0
    Huge greed of developer will kill a great game and their own fanbase
    Its rly awful, this FREE TO PLAY its to expensive, i ready to pay full price for this game, but 60 dollars for this game it's a joke, that won't be enough for anything. Plz miHoYo, you make a great game, keep it alive, stop killing this project
    I don't wanna to keep it in silence
  5. nachilao
    Oct 15, 2020
    4
    Exploration is fun. I found it addictive and somewhat rewarding. The start of the game is easily 9 of 10 if not a full 10. Then the gacha mechanics start to kick in. The elemental combat system has been done and swapping characters to get elemental combos isn't really fun. The end game spiral abyss takes this mechanic to 11 requiring 2 teams to beat each floor.

    Again, it's probably    Exploration is fun. I found it addictive and somewhat rewarding. The start of the game is easily 9 of 10 if not a full 10. Then the gacha mechanics start to kick in. The elemental combat system has been done and swapping characters to get elemental combos isn't really fun. The end game spiral abyss takes this mechanic to 11 requiring 2 teams to beat each floor.

    Again, it's probably a 9/10 if you just play for a while and quit when you get to end game (til a major content patch). Otherwise, there are better, cheaper games with similar end game. 1/10 for end game.    … Expand
  6. Overprogi
    Oct 15, 2020
    9
    It's hard to say whether the game's model is good or not-it's a free game, but it also has addictive in-app purchases. From my personal point of view, I hope everyone can play rationally and consider their economic strength! Because I personally played to level 30 without paying, in the following paragraphs, I will evaluate it as a free game.
    The first is the advantages-beautiful    It's hard to say whether the game's model is good or not-it's a free game, but it also has addictive in-app purchases. From my personal point of view, I hope everyone can play rationally and consider their economic strength! Because I personally played to level 30 without paying, in the following paragraphs, I will evaluate it as a free game.
    The first is the advantages-beautiful characters, magnificent cities, beautiful music, relaxed and pleasant plot and style, as a game to kill time, play casually every day, the top level.
    However, when we seriously evaluate it as a masterpiece, we will find a lot of loopholes-lack of later gameplay, too short plot, serious homogeneity of monsters, etc. These are fatal shortcomings for a normal game. For genshin impact, they are also important shortcomings, but they are not fatal. why? Because this is a long-term update game with a life cycle of several years. For this reason, although the current experience in the later stage of the game is relatively poor, I will not completely deny this game, but again, I would not consider this to be a good game. Regardless, I look forward to its future performance.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. Deneviel
    Oct 15, 2020
    0
    The only reason ppl can give this game more than 2* it's cause they still haven't reached ad.rank 20.
    The game starts amazingly but purposely hide most of his features till rank 15-20.
    Here what they don't want you to find out in the first days of play: 1) The stamina system: called Resin in the game, it's the same stuff we see in any idle Asian product. The main problem it's that    The only reason ppl can give this game more than 2* it's cause they still haven't reached ad.rank 20.
    The game starts amazingly but purposely hide most of his features till rank 15-20.

    Here what they don't want you to find out in the first days of play:

    1) The stamina system: called Resin in the game, it's the same stuff we see in any idle Asian product. The main problem it's that it's reward oriented and shared among any event. Basically unlike any other idle game here you either hunt for gold, exp or scrap materials. Also the in-game request are huge; with a 120 cap a boss takes 40 stamina to collect the reward ( 3 bosses and "see you tomorrow!" ... But you can always drop money to refill stamina )

    2) An huge empty world: It's cool to roam around when you feel it has a purpose but soon you realize that any chest in the open world it's just scrap materials and it loses any sense ( premium boxes may be the only exception ). All the good stuff come from instanced events that use the resin system. Field decent rewards seems to not re-spawn; so, after a first run, you go around collecting stone and plants and killing the same 3-4 monsters tipe.

    3) The gatcha: Sniping a hero it's surely not cheap with a 0.6% rate. ( On YouTube videos of famous streamers that dropped up to 10k$ for a specific 5* hero ), then you also realize that the game has a "constellation" and "refine" system and that to actually max a hero or weap you have to drop 8 of them. That's just insane.

    4) The rewards: With the insane resin system and such low drop rates you would except that at least the game has a nice currency flow.... Well... NO!. Most of the free stuff come from events and 1-time quests or rewards, once cleared them the drop goes to 0. A 10* pull cost 1600 diamonds and you can earn 50-60 of them daily. Timed events provide something like 200-300 diamonds for a week of efforts.

    5) What this game really is?: Don't get fooled by the a-rpg battles style and the open world mechanic this game it's just a full idle RPG like any other in the store ( actually even worse considering drop rates and stamina system ). It has rune system ( artifacts ), stamina system ( resin ), idle-RPG type lvling system based totally on the gatcha feature, daily dung, bosses and gold/exp events.    … Expand
  9. Soratakun
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    This game has good story Line and good graphics plus it's a multiplayer story mode and that's why this game is fun to play
  10. quietgrave
    Oct 15, 2020
    7
    I am actually really surprised by the amount of effort that went into making what is essentially a mediocre, single-player-mmo. If you don't pay attention to the retarded story and annoying voice acting, there's a pretty well-defined gameplay loop with reasonably satisfying physics that would really REALLY benefit from being able to actually co-op the game instead of just killing stuffI am actually really surprised by the amount of effort that went into making what is essentially a mediocre, single-player-mmo. If you don't pay attention to the retarded story and annoying voice acting, there's a pretty well-defined gameplay loop with reasonably satisfying physics that would really REALLY benefit from being able to actually co-op the game instead of just killing stuff together. It's obvious the developers care about the game more than any other freemium pay-to-win mobile shovelware, with around ten trillion hours of reading if you actually care about the paper-thin plot and characters. Their premium (P2W) currency isn't terribly priced and doesn't really do much aside from give you good gear, however they have methods through which you can get those items without paying, so nothing remains exclusive. Even if the characters lore is shallow, each one feels like they could be viable and are very fun to use if given the proper gear and levels. The combat is really satisfying, usually requiring you to use a mixture of ranged and melee attacks kind of like the combat for Horizon: Zero Dawn. It's not a masterpiece but it's definitely a fun game with caring developers.… Expand
  11. GameplayShinobi
    Oct 15, 2020
    4
    After playing it for more than i should have ( around 40-50 hours ) I can safely say that It was a waste of my time. In fact EVERYTHING about this game is a waste of YOUR time.

    Sure in the beginning you feel rewarded, exploration is fun, getting used to the combat everything is fresh. However sink as little as 10 hours and you will realize that this game was meant to be PAY to PLAY.    After playing it for more than i should have ( around 40-50 hours ) I can safely say that It was a waste of my time. In fact EVERYTHING about this game is a waste of YOUR time.

    Sure in the beginning you feel rewarded, exploration is fun, getting used to the combat everything is fresh. However sink as little as 10 hours and you will realize that this game was meant to be PAY to PLAY.

    Gacha mechanics are a pure cancer. I have never enjoyed gambling and never will. There is NO WAY that anyone can say :" By adding gatcha mechanics this game can get better. " It is the opposite. Not only THE BEST CHARACTERS and THE BEST WEAPONS are LOCKED BEHIND LOTTERY / LOOT BOXES but also the CHARACTER PROGRESSION! ( some of the more powerful skills are locked behind Constellations ie. Skill Tree that you can only get by getting the DUPES of the same characters ).

    Co Op is laughable as you are VERY limited to what you can do ( because chests and RESIN - a currency that limits how many Dungeons/Bosses you can do in a day )...

    Combat is OVERHYPED and it revolves around DOING the MOST Elemental Combos ( that ofcourse REQUIRE 5 STAR Characters which I HAVE YET TO SEE or not since I have quit this game ). Not only there are no blocks or parries but you are pretty much forced to play around weaknesses of your enemies. If you don't have the damage well you are in for a LONG LONG and boring fight ( A lot of bosses such as FLYING ELEMENTALS can be only damaged when flying by archers or mages.... so yeah you will be WAITING A LOT... even more so when you haven't leveled your archer and the weapon you have hits like a wet noodle ).

    The World is beautiful, exploration is fun and the characters are likeable but underneath all this lies a greedy predator waiting for you to open your wallet. ON EVERY POSSIBLE STEP. Your progression will become VERY VERY STALE to the point of getting maybe 1 wish per 2 days.... that is 1 chance at a lottery. ( You will not get what you want and most of the weapons are garbage. ) I never got a character or a weapon that I wanted. Sure you can make multiple accounts because in the beginning they will shower you with free LOTTERY tickets but its a waste of time if you ask me.

    This could have been easily 7 or maybe even 8 out of ten but GATCHA and BORING COMBAT ( im sick of seeing SAME SLIMES and SAME GOBLINS ALL OVER THE PLACE! ) makes it for a really frustrating and slow experience. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.    … Expand
  12. chigusa
    Oct 14, 2020
    0
    Genshin is a beautiful and gorgeous anime-style game with a nice world view, graphics, and actions. But its insatiable charging model is a complete failure that makes the game destined not to be a good game.
  13. mrlongmien
    Oct 14, 2020
    7
    hey look, its breath of the waifus. the game which takes everything good about breath and toss it in the trash can and make everything bad into the games selling point. it is free so i got no complaints but its like a normal open world rpg with not-good story and microtransactions. best part about the game is its combat lmao
  14. gilga001
    Oct 14, 2020
    7
    The game is still unfinished yet, only 2 maps included. After a week or two, you will just log in the game , finish those daily missions, spend your resins and log out(1 hour is enough).
    It definitely does good in music, graphics and dubs, but gacha sucks.
    Exploring is the main purpose like BOTW. Combat is fine and you will need to do some research on it while reaching end game to    The game is still unfinished yet, only 2 maps included. After a week or two, you will just log in the game , finish those daily missions, spend your resins and log out(1 hour is enough).
    It definitely does good in music, graphics and dubs, but gacha sucks.
    Exploring is the main purpose like BOTW. Combat is fine and you will need to do some research on it while reaching end game to optimize your team build.
    It's F2P and someone succeeded F2P all the way to the end game(of course it takes a lot of time). However, F2P is indeed a hard mode of the game.
    In all, it's a fun game to play and I'm looking forward to seeing the complete game in the future.    … Expand
  15. SummonerBWM
    Oct 14, 2020
    9
    This is a great game. Players want to talk bad about it with negatives mainly because they want the resin system removed, which is hardly a problem and the fact that this game is not meant to be just a mobile game in the first place. The PS4 side do need a lot of work and I am concern about whether the game will be on the PS5 and if there will be any data transferring but this has been theThis is a great game. Players want to talk bad about it with negatives mainly because they want the resin system removed, which is hardly a problem and the fact that this game is not meant to be just a mobile game in the first place. The PS4 side do need a lot of work and I am concern about whether the game will be on the PS5 and if there will be any data transferring but this has been the best gacha game I've played in a while! Also, the orchestra who worked on the music, especially for Liyue, did a fantastic job! The 1st battle theme music in Liyue is what I would see as a suitable replacement for FFX if it ever came down to it.… Expand
  16. Tuxi
    Oct 14, 2020
    5
    Very cute game, nice graphics, smooth game-play. Nice to drop in and out of, for quick content (quests exploring etc).

    I would have paid for this kind of game (with some improvements)... though not with the free to play model they have, it's not worth that much. I would rather having a character I could create, picking a weapon and element; rather than the two that we get to    Very cute game, nice graphics, smooth game-play. Nice to drop in and out of, for quick content (quests exploring etc).

    I would have paid for this kind of game (with some improvements)... though not with the free to play model they have, it's not worth that much.

    I would rather having a character I could create, picking a weapon and element; rather than the two that we get to choose, Seems to be lacking in any real diversity between sprites as well.    … Expand
  17. ncnew
    Oct 14, 2020
    0
    Stereotypical Gacha tumor, but even worse than the usual Gacha fare.

    -Unethical host bans Android users who use what is essentially an operating system function standard to consumer-friendly OSes like Windows or proper linux (Root access) -SSR rate is the lowest of any gacha game I have played -Typical Gacha Time Gating intended to drain money from kids -China and all the bad things    Stereotypical Gacha tumor, but even worse than the usual Gacha fare.

    -Unethical host bans Android users who use what is essentially an operating system function standard to consumer-friendly OSes like Windows or proper linux (Root access)
    -SSR rate is the lowest of any gacha game I have played
    -Typical Gacha Time Gating intended to drain money from kids
    -China and all the bad things that come with it like censorship
    -MiHoYo has a history of banning for a long list of ridiculous reasons although as previously stated rooting is one of the worst excuses for a ban.

    Supporting the gacha industry only ensures that developers will no longer make real games like they used to.

    I could list some pros like "cute graphics" but that really means nothing when the game is just psychological abuse intended to drain your wallet via gambling for kids...    … Expand
  18. alfrgc5
    Oct 14, 2020
    3
    Overall the game is mediocre on mobile and bad on PC and PS4 platforms.
    Discarding the resin system, the game is super good. The graphics and combat system is wonderful, the story is enjoyable. But the resin system... It's horrible, capping the gameplay after reaching adventurer rank 30 to 15-20 minutes a day is stupid.
    If only they implemented adventurer rank capping for every expansion    Overall the game is mediocre on mobile and bad on PC and PS4 platforms.
    Discarding the resin system, the game is super good. The graphics and combat system is wonderful, the story is enjoyable. But the resin system... It's horrible, capping the gameplay after reaching adventurer rank 30 to 15-20 minutes a day is stupid.
    If only they implemented adventurer rank capping for every expansion and removed the resin system, people will not over-progress in the game like how the developer wants. But since they also wanted to milk the money of the players, they did the energy-like resin system anyway.    … Expand
  19. fakeDonaldTrump
    Oct 14, 2020
    0
    One of best games of 2020 so far, it's a complete master piece in every sense.
  20. Gudi
    Oct 13, 2020
    1
    This game is such a blatant rip-off of Breath of the Wild, it's near impossible not to compare the two. But even though it fails in comparison to every aspect, the game is the most shallow games I've ever played. The first chapter is one massive exposition dump, and the story is extremely uninteresting. The combat lacks depth and the exploration is lackluster as it tries to copy Breath ofThis game is such a blatant rip-off of Breath of the Wild, it's near impossible not to compare the two. But even though it fails in comparison to every aspect, the game is the most shallow games I've ever played. The first chapter is one massive exposition dump, and the story is extremely uninteresting. The combat lacks depth and the exploration is lackluster as it tries to copy Breath of the Wild but lacks any traversal mechanisms or physics engine that makes movement in Breath of the Wild fun. Combine that with predatory mechanics towards the late-game that prevent you from advancing without serious time commitment or paying for materials, it's impossible for me to give this game anything above a 1.

    This game may be free, but your electricity bill isn't. Do yourself a favor and do literally anything else.    … Expand
  21. Rikori
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    One of best games of 2020 so far, it''s a complete master piece in every sense. I'm loving all the good work put into the lore, characters and mostly the soundtrack.
  22. blince
    Oct 13, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is fun until you reach level 30 and becomes very difficult to play without a 5-star character over time, whereas this game only has a 0.6% chance of being 5-star and the possibility of drawing a 5-star weapon instead of a 5-star character!… Expand
  23. angjansen114
    Oct 13, 2020
    9
    Very Similar to BOTW , But have its own charm , World Exploration is very satisfying. + Lisa Voice and A lot of waifus 9/10. The only problem is it's very grindyyyyyyy.
  24. Mapartipin
    Oct 13, 2020
    5
    frankenstein impact. Only graphicfrankenstein impact. Only graphic good.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------… Expand
  25. Itzmana
    Oct 13, 2020
    0
    Lots of grind and an insane amount of micro-transactions. Typical for a free game. Also has a Kernel level anti-cheat when the game barely has multiplayer.
  26. aptxczh
    Oct 13, 2020
    0
    This is **** not to mention that it's very much similar to many other games. Itself is not open world at all.
  27. 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
  28. SilverFox_III
    Oct 13, 2020
    3
    Un jeu reprenant un nombre ahurissant de mechanique de de botw mais en rendant le tout p2f.
    Dans ce jeu se trouve un open word vide, peuplé uniquement de monstres "sacs a pv" qui ne font pas de dégâts et ne nécessitent aucune stratégie particulière, ainsi que de collectibles pour augmenter la barre d'endurance de votre personnage asthmatique.
    Afin de suivre l'histoire principale vous    Un jeu reprenant un nombre ahurissant de mechanique de de botw mais en rendant le tout p2f.
    Dans ce jeu se trouve un open word vide, peuplé uniquement de monstres "sacs a pv" qui ne font pas de dégâts et ne nécessitent aucune stratégie particulière, ainsi que de collectibles pour augmenter la barre d'endurance de votre personnage asthmatique.
    Afin de suivre l'histoire principale vous devrez, a certains stades de l'aventure errer sur la carte en tapant les mêmes monstres encore et encore jusqu'a épuisement afin de faire monter votre "niveau d'aventurier.
    cette mechanique étant uniquement la pour vous ralentir dans votre progression,.
    je dirai donc que ce jeu est une sorte de copie (même si il se détache en bien des points sur son model) de botw en rendant le jeu moins bon en tout, les graphismes sont certes bon pour téléphones mais pour ce qu'il en est sur pc, on aurait pu faire mieux. l'histoire ne semble pas être très exaltante et les méchaniques de jeu sont lassantes, on peut rajouter a cela un systeme de lootbox afin de débloquer des héros, et si vous n'avez pas le héros dont vous avez besoin, n'oubliez pas que votre carte bleue peut servir    … Expand
  29. LadyAkeno
    Oct 13, 2020
    9
    The exploration experience is awesome and is superfunny getting lost in this world. Gameplay is funny and enjoyable and it didn't bother me "grinding" to level 40.
    Rates in gachapong are stupidly low and that's something that they need to change. Same with the "energy". I haven't had any issue as a f2p player, with the correct gear the free characters can beat anything so I'm not that    The exploration experience is awesome and is superfunny getting lost in this world. Gameplay is funny and enjoyable and it didn't bother me "grinding" to level 40.
    Rates in gachapong are stupidly low and that's something that they need to change. Same with the "energy". I haven't had any issue as a f2p player, with the correct gear the free characters can beat anything so I'm not that anoyed with gachapon,    … Expand
  30. Puyye
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've never played such a game which both passion and creative. I can breath under the azurel sky and travel in the poetic world. Thank you GENSHIN IMPACT, i can find my childhood and which life i really want.… Expand
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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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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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