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. Remorse94
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    The game has combined the best of other games. A good way to kill time. I wish more bosses like a wolf, really interesting. And dungeons in the cooperative.
  2. rickynho
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    Esperava mais desse jogo, tem os gráficos bonitinhos, a jogabilidade é boa, porém fica um jogo meio incompleto, depois de um tempo enjoa, mas é um excelente jogo, quem sabe no futuro tenhamos montarias, pets... porque a única coisa que vc faz no jogo é upar arma e matar monstros... nada mais...
  3. Duex
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    Banho no zelda !!!Banho no zelda !!!Banho no zelda !!!Banho no zelda !!!Banho no zelda !!!Banho no zelda !!!Banho no zelda !!!Banho no zelda !!!
  4. Senhor_Tiger
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Genshin Impact.
    Um jogo que renova o conceito de RPGMMOs em 2020.
    Um exelente jogo que superou todas espectativas de jogabilidade, de gráficos e cenário.
    Ja consegui chegar no nível 30 de aventureiro, e sinceramente o jogo e viciante para quem gosta de RPG.
    E para os Hater de plantão so lamento. mas o jogo e exelente e inovador.
  5. yumaxz
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego mobile que puedas encontrar, un apartado técnico y jugabilidad de 10
  6. bthaxton1990
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    Genshin Impact is the first gacha game I have ever played, and I have to say, its way better than people let on. First of all, this game is completely free and you can beat the whole thing without spending a penny. Without spending any money, I have pulled 3 "5 Star" characters, 4 "5 Star" weapons, and a bunch of "4 Star" characters + weapons. The game design and art direction is amazingGenshin Impact is the first gacha game I have ever played, and I have to say, its way better than people let on. First of all, this game is completely free and you can beat the whole thing without spending a penny. Without spending any money, I have pulled 3 "5 Star" characters, 4 "5 Star" weapons, and a bunch of "4 Star" characters + weapons. The game design and art direction is amazing and I really like the Zelda feel I get from the grass, land, and enemies. This game runs smooth on pc, and the colors really pop out at ya, and I love it. Pairing with the great visuals, the music is relaxing and I don't mind listening to it frequently. The combat is really good with each character using a different weapon type and elemental power. Combining the elements causes different status effects, and you can literally pair anything. The goal is to use multiple elements and switch characters frequently. Lastly, the open world is large and full of things to do, making this an incredible achievement for a free to play game.

    I am going with 8/10 as the online multiplayer is limited and there is no shared loot. Only the main player can open chests. Also, you have an in game currency that is needed to complete dungeons or collect loot from certain world bosses. This is an extreme mobile game aspect that is not welcome at all. It is rumored that an update is coming to increase the cap of this currency, but as of right now its not good.

    Either way this is a fun game that I will continue to sink more hours (not money) into.    … Expand
  7. Findstr
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    Check it out since it's f2p! Music and artwork is fantastic, which makes exploring the world an enjoyable experience. Battles are not so challenging, which is good for me since I'm not a hardcore player.
  8. Rventus
    Oct 4, 2020
    6
    As a mihoyo Fans, this is the highest score I can give.

    +++Beautiful Scene
    +++Breathtaking OST
    ++Interesting Combat
    ++free to play
    +Dont you guys have phone?
    +A lot of Waifus.

    -Poor Optimization
    -Poor Rewards on exploration
    -Mediocre story(but still got some)
    -It’s a MiHoYo Games, on the long turn it’s always gonna be boring
  9. 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
  10. rkokel
    Oct 4, 2020
    1
    As pretty as this game is, its art style is a blatant rip of a tales games. From the UI to character design, made me meh and turn off.
  11. Marceloo25
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    Reminds me a lot of Zelda Breath of the Wild. The game is worth a try, specially considering it's free to play.

    Some people hate the Gacha system but I got nothin against it. It's a free game, I can't hate the developers for trying to make some money considering the game is very much on par with the likes of BoTW. To be fair, I didn't exactly pay 60 bucks for it. Some people hate the    Reminds me a lot of Zelda Breath of the Wild. The game is worth a try, specially considering it's free to play.

    Some people hate the Gacha system but I got nothin against it. It's a free game, I can't hate the developers for trying to make some money considering the game is very much on par with the likes of BoTW. To be fair, I didn't exactly pay 60 bucks for it.

    Some people hate the fact that it seems like a BoTW clone and I can't deny the similarities. I see some upgrades. Some shortcomings but hey, I liked BoTW, yay for similar games. And let's hope for some more clones, because I can't get tired of this.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. nitorita
    Oct 4, 2020
    6
    A beautiful anime-influenced adaptation of Nintendo's Breath of the Wild that is technically free to play. If you are a patient gamer, you may find a good amount of enjoyment out of this game.

    Ever since Nintendo pioneered BotW's free-roam action RPG, people have craved for more. Sadly, with BotW being a Nintendo exclusive, a void has been left unfilled for the longest time. However,    A beautiful anime-influenced adaptation of Nintendo's Breath of the Wild that is technically free to play. If you are a patient gamer, you may find a good amount of enjoyment out of this game.

    Ever since Nintendo pioneered BotW's free-roam action RPG, people have craved for more. Sadly, with BotW being a Nintendo exclusive, a void has been left unfilled for the longest time. However, today, miHoYo has delivered. If you've never played BotW before, this game is a decent way to experience it.

    The game has fluid 60 FPS gameplay, a clean interface, a rich story, multiple characters, and a world more lush and with less empty land than BotW's.

    Now you may be wondering: If Genshin is that good, why is it not a 10? The reason for that is simple. It is a blatant copy of BotW with added content and level barriers that limit the free roam aspect.

    Nothing disincentivizes adventuring more than opening up the map and seeing that you're not high enough level to go anywhere. miHoYo should've granted the player complete freedom, as it was one of the defining features that made BotW great. But now you're forced to follow the story and grind levels.

    Genshin Impact doesn't cost a penny, in theory. This alone warrants a good rating for the game. It comes with cross-platform co-op if you want to play with others as well. However, the typical mobile game inconveniences will eventually get to you.

    No "free to play" mobile game can be truly free after all since the company needs to make money in the end. This game is designed to have microtransactions since it is a mobile game at heart. If you can look beyond that, it's not a bad game to try.    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. raisantiagodel2
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    The game is beautiful and fun, but it doesn't have anything original, it's a Botw with magic and waifus, but it doesn't take away the fact that it's an excellent game
  16. AngryGeri
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    I am addicted. It is such a beautiful and fun experience. Every time I log on there is ALWAYS something to do. The side-quests, quests and also the huge open world are there for your entertainment. Personally, I love the character designs too. Every time you get a character they are very unique! The game is F2P, though you can always spend money on it if you wanted!I But there is no need,I am addicted. It is such a beautiful and fun experience. Every time I log on there is ALWAYS something to do. The side-quests, quests and also the huge open world are there for your entertainment. Personally, I love the character designs too. Every time you get a character they are very unique! The game is F2P, though you can always spend money on it if you wanted!I But there is no need, you can play through the whole game freely. love every single aspect of the game, nothing that I dislike.… Expand
  17. 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
  18. BigDipper0208
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    (10 points only from the standard of Gacha Game. and 10 points to adjust the points from those unreasonable haters.) There is a complete single-player gameplay experience for a F2P player. There is enough open-world content, extraordinary music, light, not fancy but interesting enough elementary battle system. The story is just OK. The quality of the game is actually increasing as you move(10 points only from the standard of Gacha Game. and 10 points to adjust the points from those unreasonable haters.) There is a complete single-player gameplay experience for a F2P player. There is enough open-world content, extraordinary music, light, not fancy but interesting enough elementary battle system. The story is just OK. The quality of the game is actually increasing as you move from the first main city to the second one. So if you feel a bit tired after the first one or two days, I would recommend you to keep playing for a while.

    About the gacha system:
    In the single-player gameplay, you won't encounter any pay-wall where you have to pay to overcome the difficulty. And if you are not interested in online content you can simply leave the game until the next main story update. But of course, having more characters will create more variety in your combo and bring more fun. However, the drop rate is relatively low so I would recommend either you stay F2P (monthly card), or invest at least 150$ and use them in the correct banner.

    This game in general is ground-breaking in the area of gacha games. It annoies both the cellphone game producer as well as cellphone platforms in China (because Mihoyo refuses to accept their crazy 50% profit sharing rule). This is the reason why there were and will be a crazy amount of hater leaving 0 points. I really feel bad about it.    … Expand
  19. Vessalius
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    This game is awesome than zelda you can try because this game is very different feel than zelda
  20. zbsokan
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    this game is bad.game is not fun, I don’t recommend you to play it. I suggest everyone to play The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
  21. 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.
  22. 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"
  23. Shaunliu82714
    Oct 3, 2020
    9
    The art style is amazing. I can spend mu whole day just wandering in the game. Combat wise it's not too bad with the elemental reactions. Overall great game.
  24. Narykava
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    Хорошая игра, очень сильно ждал
    И игра не подкачала
  25. Opan97
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    the fairest and balance gacha game I've ever played. I followed this game since CBT 1 and the developer always gives the future content. To be honest we can't judge the game now because it's only 2 regions. I've played their previous game Honkai Impact 3rd for more than 2 years and I can see this game has a lot of potential in the future. We still haven't seen the event yet, but I believethe fairest and balance gacha game I've ever played. I followed this game since CBT 1 and the developer always gives the future content. To be honest we can't judge the game now because it's only 2 regions. I've played their previous game Honkai Impact 3rd for more than 2 years and I can see this game has a lot of potential in the future. We still haven't seen the event yet, but I believe it would be awesome… Expand
  26. 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
  27. FatherofMIHOYO
    Oct 2, 2020
    2
    This is not only pay to win game, but also a pay to exploration and puzzles solving game. If you spent thousands of money and got Keqing, you would find that the exploration and puzzle become boring and easy. However if you don't, you even can't solve some puzzles.
  28. Lemus
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    I'm just going to say, that I'm enjoying this more than BOTW and is free! I'm 20+ and haven't spent a dollar, you need to try this game!
  29. 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
  30. lovedoll84
    Oct 2, 2020
    9
    Really good game all around, some minor fixes needed but i guess they will be done in the future. The only reason it don't get 10 is because the gacha system is to expensive and to low ratings.
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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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