Genshin Impact

 PlayStation 4
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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1236 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 114 out of 1236
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  1. Jacaretinga
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Many criticisms here make no sense. This game is 100% PvE, the characters you win for free are strong enough to overcome the obstacles that the game offers, so how is it pay to win?

    Yes, it is a gacha game, like many other mobile games. It is a mobile game that won a ps4 version. If you don't like gacha games, stay away from Genshin Impact. Genshin Impact is the best mobile game I    Many criticisms here make no sense. This game is 100% PvE, the characters you win for free are strong enough to overcome the obstacles that the game offers, so how is it pay to win?

    Yes, it is a gacha game, like many other mobile games. It is a mobile game that won a ps4 version. If you don't like gacha games, stay away from Genshin Impact.

    Genshin Impact is the best mobile game I have ever played.    … Expand
  2. YA4IBUREK
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    ахуенная игра блять! кто нахуй плохой отзыв оставит тому пизда нахуй я люблю играть в эту аниме игру нахуй блять
  3. Sorios
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Unbelievably fun and beautiful for a free to play game that you can play on your phone. The music and design of the world is amazing, I love most of the characters, and the story and gameplay is great. I've had a ton of fun playing so far and I'd absolutely recommend checking it out.
  4. danncs1
    Nov 9, 2020
    10
    It's the best free game I've ever played. An RPG that I enjoy playing, and I'm not even a fan of RPG. Gorgeous graphics and pleasant gameplay.
  5. Dreizehn
    Oct 10, 2020
    10
    Excellent PVE exploration game. The story really keeps you going and the magistral exploration will keep you busy for days. Microtransactions don't impact the experience and it is totally doable to play the game for free for at least the first 20 or 30 hours.
  6. JJJAGUAR
    Oct 9, 2020
    10
    One of the most fun open world game created. And for the price of $0. No, you don't need spend anything unless you want to have the absolute best team in a single player game...
  7. AnzMore
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    great game awesome open world mechanics can't wait to play more now i am ar 57 played for almost a year stll love it on ps4 the frame rate is not best but still great!
  8. LittleDemon
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    This game is free so I can't force Mihoyo to give us many primogems but only 100? I have paid much money into this game and they give me only pain(
  9. MXD
    May 25, 2021
    10
    When it comes to a free-to-play, Genshin Impact surpasses all of my expectations. The gameplay is sweet, the characters are nice and the microtransations (suprisingly) aren't abusive. I truly recommend the game for anyone who wants to have a good time.
  10. Icraftfirestars
    Nov 8, 2020
    10
    Not only is this game free it runs beautifully and you dont have to spend a dime to beat and enjoy the game. Dont listen to negative reviews play it yourself.
  11. Hmody10087
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    I'm new to the game and i like it so far it's to be able to play it in your phone then continue in your playstation
  12. Marelow
    Oct 11, 2020
    9
    Melhor jogo Gratuito rpg na atualidade para qualquer plataforma, mundo vivo e imersão autêntica na história, lado ruim são as quedas de fps
  13. WubWolf
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Basically a open world and gacha game free with more and nothing bad to say about it, just perfect
  14. shmayfish
    Oct 1, 2020
    9
    Pros:
    -Free to play
    -In-game currencies are easily farmed to roll Gachas, no need to spend real money ever unless youre impatient / greedy - Large open world with tons of secrets -Strong music score -Simple combat but engaging elemental system -Diverse characters that hit many anime tropes (could be a con) -Lots of loot to manage and collect -Surprisingly decent voice acting, even    Pros:
    -Free to play
    -In-game currencies are easily farmed to roll Gachas, no need to spend real money ever unless youre impatient / greedy
    - Large open world with tons of secrets
    -Strong music score
    -Simple combat but engaging elemental system
    -Diverse characters that hit many anime tropes (could be a con)
    -Lots of loot to manage and collect
    -Surprisingly decent voice acting, even for the mascot character
    -Freeform navigation like in BOTW but without the problems of rain making it impossible to move and panting when running out of stamina.
    -Charming art style
    -Lots of quests and daily activities
    -You will have your waifus and husbandos
    -Surprisingly interesting story, if not a bit cliche (chosen-one isekai)
    -Co-op
    -Bosses found in the world are all unique and interesting in terms of attack patterns etc.
    -Combat, though simple, still feels good and each character has unique and engaging abilities to experiment with.
    -Lots of equips to micromanage (could be a con)

    Cons:
    -Drop rates on rare item/characters are extremely low outside of the guaranteed "every 10 rolls" pity reward.
    -Economy is very convoluted with more than 7 different currencies to track.
    -There is a mascot character (may be a pro of you're a masochist)
    -World is not empty, but only largely filled with common encounters and chests that offer little reward in the short term (supposed to be farmed in large numbers for character growth drops)
    -Having only unlocked the first 3 areas, the environments are still all relatively samey. About 80% of the map looks like "Hyrule Field" (grass and cliffs) with a small potion being mountains or wetlands. the Chinese-inspired settings in some parts are nice.
    -Unintuitive menus that makes quickly micromanaging the gear of several characters a huge chore
    -Co-op unlocked only after about 10-15 hours of play (can be faster or longer depending on how you tackle it )
    -Co-op has restrictions in place limiting the kinds of quests playable with friends and limiting the visitor's drops (they can't steal the host's world chests)
    -Not a huge diversity in common enemies - you will mostly be fighting slimes and goblins.
    -Very slow to level characters even after just early game.
    -Low frame rates in cinematics and some frame drops during gameplay
    -Map is slow to navigate with limited stamina and lack of mounts, along with fast travel spots not always placed in the most useful locations (though many are at least NEAR important areas)
    -As late game approaches, will likely need to wait real time to allow resources to replensih or invest real money into resources to allow for farming rarest materials (I have not gotten to that point yet though)
    -There is no way to set a custom waypoint on the map for which to travel towards via minimap (though you can place markers to indicate points of interest on the world map)
    -Armor / accessories you equip do not change your appearance (only entire outfits are options)

    Overall impression: If you like BOTW you will like this. It lacks the polish and the compact, rich world, but scratches that same itch. Basically trades the physics sandbox for RPG elements and a grind/chase. For a game that's free and with a very unintrusive gacha system, it's a no brainer.    … Expand
  15. Luisx311
    Oct 2, 2020
    9
    I think that it is a good (free) video game; i don't see a problem if it is similar to zelda like the fanboys said because it's free; you don't pay for it to play. In the other side; problems with perfomance can be solve with the time ; so it's stup#d be angry for this now. Only play the game if you like it. If not use good reasons to put a bad rating
  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. yanslo123
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    People calling this pay to win are way off base. This is a SINGLE PLAYER GAME... hence it really can't be pay to win. Yes you can pay money for a gacha system that rewards you with the occasional character you can't get from story mode, but it's not like they are much better if at all better than the characters they give you. It just adds a bit of Varity. My buddy plays completely freePeople calling this pay to win are way off base. This is a SINGLE PLAYER GAME... hence it really can't be pay to win. Yes you can pay money for a gacha system that rewards you with the occasional character you can't get from story mode, but it's not like they are much better if at all better than the characters they give you. It just adds a bit of Varity. My buddy plays completely free to play & is farther in the story & level wise than i am. We both have over 100 hours already & love it. He has just as many 5 star units as i do, tbh, i use 4 star weapons over the 5 star weapns because you can refine them & make them 30xs better than a base 5start item that you will never be able to refine. These people played for 5 minutes & didn't get anything good off their free wishes & stopped playing bc they didn't get the character they wanted & are not on here screaming "It's pay to win".

    Take it from someone who's only purpose in life is videogames.. this games IS NOT pay to win. This game HAS a great story. This game IS fun if you're an anime fan looking for a good ARPG. Anyone who PLAYS longer than 30 minutes finds out this game is way more than a zelda clone. You can either bask in ignorance, or you can have a good time. It's up to you. I wholy recomend trying it before you condemn it as a p2w game with no PVP... gah, how dumb do you have to be to thing a Story/adventure driven rpg can be p2w bc of mostly cosmetic movesets & characters LOL    … Expand
  18. Taryl
    Oct 3, 2020
    9
    A wonderful game!!!! I spent the first 3 hours of the game wondering how it was possible for a game of this level to be free!!! The premise: you can play perfectly on your own! You are absolutely not obliged to spend money to continue the story. However, 5 dollars are willingly given to such talented producers. Second premise: it resembles Zelda BOTW only in the color palette and for theA wonderful game!!!! I spent the first 3 hours of the game wondering how it was possible for a game of this level to be free!!! The premise: you can play perfectly on your own! You are absolutely not obliged to spend money to continue the story. However, 5 dollars are willingly given to such talented producers. Second premise: it resembles Zelda BOTW only in the color palette and for the stamina bar. Nothing else. The fight is totally different, you will use 4 characters with different elemental abilities, at any time you can switch the character with the one most suitable to face the enemy on duty. The whole thing is terribly fun and well crafted. Each character is very different from the other, with his weapons and peculiar characteristics. But let's come to the technical sector: spectacular! For my taste, the character design is amazing, much closer to Hayao Miyazaki's anime style than Zelda's. Beautiful animations, a huge and colorful world to explore, millions of objects to collect, in short, is paradise for those who love JRPG!!! Not to mention the amazing footage that tells us the story! The only flaw, the game menu is not easy to understand at first, but it is part of its charm. The game will then be supported for years with various expansions of the world and characters. I mean, WOw!… Expand
  19. UnderCoverMoose
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    The game is a very fun where the story line is where you have to defeat storm-terror and where yours sister has turned into the dark side within those years you where locked away. in my opinion Genshin impact is a hell of a great clone and its better than "botw" and i have my reasons
  20. Machote134
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    Excelente juego, lo de que se parece a zelda es totalmente irrelevante, vengo por ver monas chinas kawaiis tirando poderes pero me encuentro con que tiene una buena historia y personajes muy carismáticos. y se me olvida la mejor parte, es totalmente gratis, así que no lloren y disfrútenlo
  21. galaxiplayer
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    Great graphics, animations and gameplay, exploration is really fun and every character has a unique way to be play, waifus are 10/10.
    Bad performance on ps4 and you have to be connected all the time.
    The gacha part depends on your luck. They give you some free pulls. Like 50 in the time i had play. But its not a must thing to do. Except if you want to play with more character besides the    Great graphics, animations and gameplay, exploration is really fun and every character has a unique way to be play, waifus are 10/10.
    Bad performance on ps4 and you have to be connected all the time.
    The gacha part depends on your luck. They give you some free pulls. Like 50 in the time i had play. But its not a must thing to do. Except if you want to play with more character besides the free ones.
    The games is really meant for the weeb community.
    If you like anime and your where looking for a game that makes you feel like an isekai(on the good way) this is the game    … Expand
  22. Saqurz--
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game overall beautiful, relaxing, lovable, and has great mechanics. The story gets better with twists, which, when I came to one, I was put in a curve ball lmao. The monsters such as the Cryo Creature(Lol, I fell off a cliff and one of them killed me:/ ). The creatures are hard to beat as you progress farther into the story. WARNING! You have to reach a certain Adventure Rank before progressing further into the story, so be ready:) The land in this game is very relaxing and real. Overall, just give this game f**king try, you don't want to miss out on one the best games of this year :)… Expand
  23. Xandeer
    Oct 1, 2020
    8
    Excelente jugabilidad, gráficos hermosos, personajes carismáticos y varías horas de diversión. El juego podría mejorar en algunos aspectos cómo agregar la opción de configurar los controles, solucionar algunos bugs visuales y quizás renderizarlo para poder alcanzar frames más altos. Es un juego gratis, entretenido y qué no hace sudar ni un poco a la ps4 (ps4 slim en mi caso)
  24. Becks77
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Amazing game and it’s F2P you don’t need to spend any money to progress would go as far and say better that BOTW.
  25. Dacendaran
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    The game is good and well made specially considering it is also on mobile with the same graphics. The game can be a little bit of a grind at times but I completely disagree with the negative reviews that say it loses it's fun. I have been playing non stop all week and it's been a blast every moment. Alot of the negative reviews cite pay to win, some of them just use racism to bash theThe game is good and well made specially considering it is also on mobile with the same graphics. The game can be a little bit of a grind at times but I completely disagree with the negative reviews that say it loses it's fun. I have been playing non stop all week and it's been a blast every moment. Alot of the negative reviews cite pay to win, some of them just use racism to bash the game. But Honestly the game gives you a lot of the "premium" currency through game-play and while the drop rates could definitely be better they also could be much much worse. So it's not really "pay to win" it's more like "pay for expedited progress." The game does take a lot of inspiration from Breath of the Wild that is obvious with it's world exploration but it also adds on to that with multiplayer and no terrible durability system that renders weapons useless after a single battle so there is that.… Expand
  26. Ghoul_08
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Лучший открытый мир 2020 года. Бесплатная игра, лучшая во всем по сравнению с дрочильнями Юбисофт. После Геншина платить за них - нонсенс.
    Донат здесь только условный - легко дошел до 48 уровня приключений и иду дальше.
    Если кто-то не может завалить Тарталью и жалуется на пей-ту-вин - просто не понял боевую систему    Лучший открытый мир 2020 года. Бесплатная игра, лучшая во всем по сравнению с дрочильнями Юбисофт. После Геншина платить за них - нонсенс.
    Донат здесь только условный - легко дошел до 48 уровня приключений и иду дальше.
    Если кто-то не может завалить Тарталью и жалуется на пей-ту-вин - просто не понял боевую систему
  27. Brncmtnr
    Oct 2, 2020
    8
    The game is awesome graphics and animations is really cıtr but there is a problem in ps4 that is fps dropps and it is a bit o a boomer. Besides that the game is cool
  28. hououink
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра. Потрясающая графика в лучших традициях аниме. Когда бежишь под ярким солнцем и синим небом по высокой зелёной траве пол красивый саундтрек, то складывается ощущение, что ты где-то на просторах картин Макото Синкая. Неплохой сюжет и лор для игры подобного жанра. Ненавязчивый донат: игра в легкую проходится без вливания денег, да и саму донат-валюту разработчики щедро отстаютОтличная игра. Потрясающая графика в лучших традициях аниме. Когда бежишь под ярким солнцем и синим небом по высокой зелёной траве пол красивый саундтрек, то складывается ощущение, что ты где-то на просторах картин Макото Синкая. Неплохой сюжет и лор для игры подобного жанра. Ненавязчивый донат: игра в легкую проходится без вливания денег, да и саму донат-валюту разработчики щедро отстают за каждое действие, а так же регулярно присылают на почту по 100-200 кристаллов. Боёвка интересная, хотяща несколько десятков часов игры становится однообразной. А по итогу: отличная бесплатная игра с потрясающим визуальным стилем, саундтреком и красивой фэнтезийной историей. Ждём продолжение сюжета в виде обновления с новым регионом… Expand
  29. Reprisoft
    Oct 8, 2020
    9
    Awesome game, incredible free game. Spanish subtitles are more than great.
    Action fight is more than good.
  30. SuperFSonico
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    Un juego verdaderamente épico que recuerda a The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. MGG Spain
    Nov 22, 2021
    86
    Genshin Impact is a well above average RPG to which we will dedicate many hours, but that gets lost in a monetization system typical of the gacha genre that sometimes demands too much from us. However, the free to play experience is wonderful offering us a beautiful and colorful world that can boast an absurdly good character design and a story capable of keeping us hooked.
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  2. Gaming Age
    Dec 2, 2020
    91
    Genshin Impact is part of a wave of titles from China that is slowly eroding the bad stereotype that Chinese devs are devoid of creativity and skill. While the initial comparisons are there, Genshin Impact does go beyond to distinguish itself…now if only the gacha rates and the free primogem are better I would have no hesitation recommending the title.
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  3. RPG Fan
    Nov 18, 2020
    81
    Genshin Impact might not be the most original game in a lot of respects, but it certainly has a wealth of things to offer players should they still be willing to give it a chance. Overall, I greatly enjoyed my time with it, and I plan to continue playing once future updates are implemented. The fact that it can be played for free is also quite impressive given just how much time you can invest in the game, especially with people perhaps staying at home more and being on a budget. All in all, Genshin Impact is a surprisingly solid action RPG adventure!
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