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
  3. Negative: 630 out of 1236

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  1. cwz
    Oct 6, 2020
    9
    No começo achei muito fácil, o mundo aberto me prendeu pela beleza dos gráficos e o capricho na ambientação. Apesar da história não ser muito envolvente no inicio, algo me dizia que iria melhorar e pra minha surpresa melhorou e muito. Aos poucos os personagens aparecem e entregam muita personalidade e profundidade a história e o gameplay cresce junto e se mostra complexo e desafiador. QuemNo começo achei muito fácil, o mundo aberto me prendeu pela beleza dos gráficos e o capricho na ambientação. Apesar da história não ser muito envolvente no inicio, algo me dizia que iria melhorar e pra minha surpresa melhorou e muito. Aos poucos os personagens aparecem e entregam muita personalidade e profundidade a história e o gameplay cresce junto e se mostra complexo e desafiador. Quem tiver um pouco de paciência e passar da fase inicial vai encontrar um jogo grandioso em todos os sentidos. Recomendo muito, e mesmo eu nunca ter jogado esse tipo de jogo e não ser um grande fã de anime me peguei gastando horas desbravando esse universo.… Expand
  2. RoyCarmine
    Nov 5, 2020
    1
    Game is pretty, greedy and it don't want you to play it. Your overall expirience and expenses depend on your first 100 gacha rolls. And they decide for you if and how long you are going to enjoy this game. Untill you'll face another artificial barrier called 'resin'.
  3. Papilla
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    This is the best free to play game ever created. If you like games such as Red dead redemption or Zelda: Breath of the wild where you can explore a huge map full of action and life, this is the game for you. Play it!, It's free and you don't lose anything.
  4. ArshiaGam1ng
    Oct 16, 2020
    2
    Runs horrendously on a regular ps4 , getting around 20 frames with tons of stutters , like playing an slide show. Other than that the gacha system is just plain evil and dont forget who all your hard earned money is going to. Terrible game , at least on ps4. There's a good game burried under a wasteland of **** but i cant see it coming out of it with how much money it makes from gamers whoRuns horrendously on a regular ps4 , getting around 20 frames with tons of stutters , like playing an slide show. Other than that the gacha system is just plain evil and dont forget who all your hard earned money is going to. Terrible game , at least on ps4. There's a good game burried under a wasteland of **** but i cant see it coming out of it with how much money it makes from gamers who refuse to think or have morals… Expand
  5. NachoProblem
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    Awful game. Nothing but a grind once you get to cap. Getting good artifacts is brutal. Characters have launched with half-baked kits that don't even work. There have been NUMEROUS bugs since launch that haven't been addressed, including character skills that never worked as intended. The storyline has become a watered down bore with loose ends everywhere.

    But the biggest problem is    Awful game. Nothing but a grind once you get to cap. Getting good artifacts is brutal. Characters have launched with half-baked kits that don't even work. There have been NUMEROUS bugs since launch that haven't been addressed, including character skills that never worked as intended. The storyline has become a watered down bore with loose ends everywhere.

    But the biggest problem is Mihoyo. They are a greedy company who don't care at all about their players. They ignore feedback from users, refuse to implement QoL improvements that have been requested since day 1, and barely even acknowledged their own anniversary in game. They don't care about their players.    … Expand
  6. Tukks
    Jun 20, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego en si esta muy bien atrapante e interesante si juegas las primeras horas ya que al principio no llama mucho la atención, el sistema de combate esta bien logrado y gráficamente bueno es una copia dicho por los mismos creadores que se basaron en zelda, dicho esto es un juego con sistema innovador tipo gacha el cual para nuestra cultura occidental es raro tener micro transacciones enteramente ligadas a la suerte es un juego que no se puede evaluar al 100% ya que no esta terminado segun se sabe cuenta con 7 ciudades principales de las cuales solo hay 2 en el mapa y esto retrasa a muchos jugadores dejandolos estancados, hablando del tema del "gachapon" es atrapante y en mi experiencia lo mas adictivo aunque hay que recalcar que el juego es muy caro y juego y veo el juego desde el punto de vista F2P no he hecho ninguna compra hasta la fecha, quizas si en algun futuro pero lo dudo ya que es un juego exageradamente caro y a pesar de estar a casi 1 año de su lanzamiento es un juego que esta muy muy joven le falta mucho por pulir y ni hablar de terminar ya que no esta ni el 40% del mapa total aunque intentan compensarlo con eventos y gemas para dichos gachapones es un juego que puede mejorar muchísimo aun.… Expand
  7. NazgulzLegacy
    Sep 20, 2021
    4
    Was a good game but cant start new game is unacceptable, after being away for awhile i cant just continue from where i was.
  8. ChumaGG
    Nov 18, 2020
    5
    El juego es gratis.+1
    Gráficamente está bien, no es nada del otro mundo pero no se ve mal. 7/10
    El combate es aburrido. 5/10 La historia también, es como un anime mal escrito. 4/10 Las misiones repetitivas.5/10 Objetivos secundarios.7/10 Primer CANCER... dijo juego AAA tipo Gacha en llegar a consolas 0/10 le doy un TRE y me estoy arriesgando. fuera de joda... esta cosa es una    El juego es gratis.+1
    Gráficamente está bien, no es nada del otro mundo pero no se ve mal. 7/10
    El combate es aburrido. 5/10
    La historia también, es como un anime mal escrito. 4/10
    Las misiones repetitivas.5/10
    Objetivos secundarios.7/10

    Primer CANCER... dijo juego AAA tipo Gacha en llegar a consolas 0/10

    le doy un TRE y me estoy arriesgando.

    fuera de joda... esta cosa es una pérdida de tiempo a menos que no tengas dinero para comprar juegos decentes.    … Expand
  9. Matrakalon16
    Oct 7, 2020
    9
    Un mundo abierto precioso, Gameplay sencillo pero adictivo, historia interesante, siempre hay algo que hacer para hacerlo algo frenético por así decirlo, a veces se caen los fps y el sistema de monetización es algo abusivo, de ahí no hay mucho que criticar, un juego gratis excelente.
  10. Feh
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    Brasil/PS4 Player

    This game needs optimization in the ps4 version,
    To many lag issues.
    Fix the Resin Regen time, to many time to refill and play for 10 minutes a day.
    Kokomi as a character is kinda of bad for a limited 5 star banner.
    And finally the anniversary Reward. The Worts Anniversary Ever!
    Don't play this game, it's not worth it
  11. MaccMosley
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    Wow,what a surprise this game turned out to be. It reminds me alot of Breath of the Wild,so much that its almost criminal how many things they took from Zelda. Im having a blast with this game,its an open world action rpg thats full of fun things to do. Whats crazy is how many things they took from Zelda,from Cooking,you have a glider,you can climb trees,walls,everything actually but thatsWow,what a surprise this game turned out to be. It reminds me alot of Breath of the Wild,so much that its almost criminal how many things they took from Zelda. Im having a blast with this game,its an open world action rpg thats full of fun things to do. Whats crazy is how many things they took from Zelda,from Cooking,you have a glider,you can climb trees,walls,everything actually but thats a gold thing,this game is at least worth a try and I know if you liked Zelda youll like this.… Expand
  12. itsArtie
    Oct 16, 2020
    8
    Pretty good for a free game. Interesting open world, combat mechanics and abilities, and a decent story. You can easily put 50+ hours in it and not get bored. It is in no way pay to win so ignore those comments. However, I will have to agree that some systems need to be fixed so the game becomes less grindy.
  13. Sesaru24
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
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  14. 86it
    Oct 7, 2020
    9
    Ставлю 9 только из-за того, что в игре нет кроссейва на пс4
  15. raptus21
    Oct 11, 2020
    9
    It is free game (possible to finish current plot without paying anything), but looking like AAA title. For me it resembles MMO games, due to grind/crafting, daily quests and many "dungeons". Plot is interesting, visuals very good, voice acting as well. I haven't found any bugs, one minor glitch with brother/sister naming. For sure it is pleasant to play and relaxing, not very demanding.It is free game (possible to finish current plot without paying anything), but looking like AAA title. For me it resembles MMO games, due to grind/crafting, daily quests and many "dungeons". Plot is interesting, visuals very good, voice acting as well. I haven't found any bugs, one minor glitch with brother/sister naming. For sure it is pleasant to play and relaxing, not very demanding. Fight is more clever-based than agility of fingers. Playing for two weeks so far and still on it.… Expand
  16. Sleky
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    For the aniversary, greedy mihou. Haha funny joke, get what you deserve, not a single dollar for you
  17. SaintP178
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    Спасибо за годовщину ребят! Успехов и радости в этот день! Зачем 75 символов приходится писать уету
  18. Szntax
    May 22, 2021
    6
    Nice graphics, nice characters, super cute items, and a character battle system, I really like. So what could go wrong? Well first of all , the story is uninspiring. The stamina of my characters is downright pathetic, making them unable to run for a couple of seconds. Knowing that the world map is soo huge, it is discouraging not being able to run. The item/coin/payment system is too muchNice graphics, nice characters, super cute items, and a character battle system, I really like. So what could go wrong? Well first of all , the story is uninspiring. The stamina of my characters is downright pathetic, making them unable to run for a couple of seconds. Knowing that the world map is soo huge, it is discouraging not being able to run. The item/coin/payment system is too much to handle for me, I must admit. I really love the draft animation and whenever you draw a character, you are really happy, but the shortness of breath really takes the fun of it. Next time, probably make it more playable and add a cool story and I will be a paying customer, I promise. Says a lot when a cool game doesn’t make me wanna payin.… Expand
  19. LadyAux
    Nov 23, 2020
    5
    Its the most publicized and divisive game out there. Remarkably better than I imagined for a game ripping off nearly everything in Breath of the Wild. But in all honesty, besides the predatory microtransactions, progression locking and gacha elements, Genshin Impact is pretty enjoyable when it comes to good old MMO style RPG mechanics and its character switching combat. Its a little roughIts the most publicized and divisive game out there. Remarkably better than I imagined for a game ripping off nearly everything in Breath of the Wild. But in all honesty, besides the predatory microtransactions, progression locking and gacha elements, Genshin Impact is pretty enjoyable when it comes to good old MMO style RPG mechanics and its character switching combat. Its a little rough sometimes, framerate is trash on PS4, I don't think the localization was great and the menus are god awful but its basically as average as any other time wasting mobile MMO out there on the market. You don't even need to buy into all the monetization stuff to be able to enjoy the game for a while and its free so why not give it a shot. Surprisingly relaxing time I had with it and casually accessible gameplay that didn't feel boring at all. Watch my review here for my thoughts on the game : https://youtu.be/QqGsiQ460Z8… Expand
  20. Robin51736
    Aug 28, 2021
    1
    Micro transactions like Crazy, Why is Resin a thing? Even if i dont spend money, its an insanely tedious game and its designed to be that way. Combat is brain dead, I just press circle over and over occasionally doing a magic attack. These devs are scamming people who play this. And for that reason. Im out.
  21. Zerpad
    Oct 22, 2020
    4
    Initially this game is decent, but after a couple of hours all the fault start to show through and the gameplay becomes pretty shallow. I've played a dozen or so gachas, and Genshin Impact is just average for the category. It doesn't have any major faults, but also doesn't stand out in any way whatsoever.

    Combat is fairly boring. A majority of the enemies have invulnerability shields    Initially this game is decent, but after a couple of hours all the fault start to show through and the gameplay becomes pretty shallow. I've played a dozen or so gachas, and Genshin Impact is just average for the category. It doesn't have any major faults, but also doesn't stand out in any way whatsoever.

    Combat is fairly boring. A majority of the enemies have invulnerability shields that need to be destroyed by using abilities from certain elements. So bullet sponges abound. Strong enemies also add in oversized explosions to their attacks, so you spend a lot of time running away. You're not really dodging at this point. It run away, and then run in briefly to attack, and then run away again. Managing stamina during a fight is pretty important, so it's very annoying that you can't toggle running on/off. You're forced to stop and pause for a moment to stop running. Did I mention that you spend a lot of time running away from enemy attacks in this game?

    The gacha rate is very bad, and currency is fairly stingy. You may not need the fancy characters to complete content, but it really takes away the fun of pulling for characters when the rates are so low. Also, there are no 3* characters to get from the gacha. You just get a 3* weapon instead, which is typically converted to experience for an existing weapon. This really hurts new players and prevents them from trying out different weapon types and elements.

    You're further restricted from experimenting with new characters by the world level. As you increase adventure rank, the creatures of the world level up. This keeps areas from becoming useless due to low levels, but also renders any new character you acquire as useless till you can level them up to the current standard of your team. At adventure rank 31, I need to level a character up to 50 (feeding them a bunch of materials to unlock those levels) before I can put them in a team and see how they play. This isn't a trivial matter, since all my resources right now get spent leveling my team of 4. There's not much to spare for raising a 5th.

    Finally, after you've finished all of the quests, the game doesn't give you a lot of motivation to keep playing and improving your team. Normally, Gacha games have regular events to keep players engaged and logging in. The regular content updates is one of the things that makes Gacha games fun to play.

    I could probably keep going on for another couple of paragraph ranting about all the various issues that this game has. The core concept of the game is nice and interesting, but they missed on a lot of the details that are needed to make the experience fun and enjoyable for the players.    … Expand
  22. Drago234786
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    I played this stupid game for a year and they gave me a **** The aniversary rewards suck
  23. LasseRon
    Apr 17, 2022
    7
    The game is really repetitive and kinda boring. The combat is really simple and easy. The one thing I like about the game is exploring the world, but it's way to many chests and collectibles to pick up. The gancha system is awful and really greedy.
  24. GranRay
    Mar 7, 2021
    5
    Сложно говорить что-то об этой игре. Красивый мир, множество разных персонажей, интересная механика взаимодействия стихий, более менее сносный сюжет, неплохой эмбиент. К сожалению минусы перевешивают все выше сказанное. Бесконечный гринд всего что можно, жесткое ограничение по уровню, агрессивно настроенные мобы понатыканные везде (я и 10 метров не мог пройти чтоб на меня кто нибудь неСложно говорить что-то об этой игре. Красивый мир, множество разных персонажей, интересная механика взаимодействия стихий, более менее сносный сюжет, неплохой эмбиент. К сожалению минусы перевешивают все выше сказанное. Бесконечный гринд всего что можно, жесткое ограничение по уровню, агрессивно настроенные мобы понатыканные везде (я и 10 метров не мог пройти чтоб на меня кто нибудь не напал), невыносимо сучнейший доп контент, бесполезная и бессмысленная механика смолы, ужасная оптимизация на ps4 (20-30fps). Сначала игра показалась интересной, потом она заставила меня скучать, а потом я осознал что больше не могу в это играть.… Expand
  25. Olejandar
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    Pésimo juego, lo desinstalé de todas las plataformas que poseo, no pienso volver a instalar
  26. firetheft
    Sep 28, 2021
    1
    Greedy company, they only purpose is to milk money from players. Dont waste time on this, buy switch and Zelda.
  27. Salador2606
    Oct 10, 2021
    1
    Красивая донатная помойка. Игра сделана очень красиво и очень интересно. Но без доната играть в неё не возможно.В игре реализованы крайне агрессивные протоколы монетизации. Развод на деньги. Хуже игры в рулетку.
    A beautiful donat dump. The game is very nice and very interesting. But it is not possible to play it without donation. The game implements extremely aggressive monetization    Красивая донатная помойка. Игра сделана очень красиво и очень интересно. Но без доната играть в неё не возможно.В игре реализованы крайне агрессивные протоколы монетизации. Развод на деньги. Хуже игры в рулетку.
    A beautiful donat dump. The game is very nice and very interesting. But it is not possible to play it without donation. The game implements extremely aggressive monetization protocols. Divorce for money. Worse than playing roulette.    … Expand
  28. IxIArrow
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    The game has incredible potential but the company in charge is usurious, and does not listen to the community that it is not worth investing a penny and time
  29. EunjiMoon
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    It is a very well optimized game that is on cell phone, console, and computer. the game mode is similar to Zelda breath of the wind. even so, it is very good it has its own functions and combos and it is more entertaining it has many characters and more to come out, an open world with a very good story, different audio and text languages. very impressive for a free game. Of course, it is aIt is a very well optimized game that is on cell phone, console, and computer. the game mode is similar to Zelda breath of the wind. even so, it is very good it has its own functions and combos and it is more entertaining it has many characters and more to come out, an open world with a very good story, different audio and text languages. very impressive for a free game. Of course, it is a gacha game, but as you progress it gives you coins that allow you to buy without spending real money. Without a doubt it will be mention of game of the year, I even have hopes that I win game of the year… Expand
  30. GChenierr
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    Either you're lucky and enjoy
    Either you tryhard asf or pay money
    This game's a f**king trap for single weak teenagers full on hormones or that just cut with their girl/boyfriend some months ago and they try to forget, simping on virtual characters I was one of those teen 16y old me "fell in love" of a girl character named Eula, and put 83$ on this game because I was damn unlucky and    Either you're lucky and enjoy
    Either you tryhard asf or pay money

    This game's a f**king trap for single weak teenagers full on hormones or that just cut with their girl/boyfriend some months ago and they try to forget, simping on virtual characters

    I was one of those teen

    16y old me "fell in love" of a girl character named Eula, and put 83$ on this game because I was damn unlucky and deseperatd, well down bad I guess, and I couldn't afford to let her pass. I was like, almost on depression because of a goddamn video game girl, I litterally went secretly buy a 100$ google play card

    This game was my drug
    And it is
    If you look at it two seconds, most of its character are girls
    It's a damn manipulative game, it's crualty it shouldn't exist

    Yes, the content is good, well I always hated that game anyways, I hate the gameplay even if it's an unpopular opinion, and I hate that it looks like every part of the stories are big characters promotion

    This game could have do way better, but well it's a Gacha, and after having realized how down bad I was, I finally realize all of that

    Don't worry for me, I have a girlfriend now and I found back my independence, and I'm not spending on gacha anymore

    Just, don't play this game if you're young, or don't let your teens play it

    Never. Let. Them. Play it.
    Do it for me please, I don't want to see anyone else doing the same mistakes than I did, ever again

    If Fortnite is a money and addictive trap for kids, Genshin Impact is the Fortnite for teenagers

    (I put 4 because otherwise the music and everything else is a good, so ig as an rpg this game's not that bad, even if it can be dangerous for weak minded people like me)    … Expand
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#38 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#16 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
81

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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