Genshin Impact

 PlayStation 4
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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1236 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 492 out of 1236
  2. Mixed: 114 out of 1236
  3. Negative: 630 out of 1236

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  1. bdave04
    Oct 16, 2020
    0
    I'm giving this game a zero because this is in my view what it deserves. I keep hearing "If you don't like gacha games then you won't like this game" like this is a concept we should all accept? This "game" promotes child gambling. How the f*** is this legal and why have we normalized it? We used to unlock items and characters in games by putting in hard work and earning them. Now weI'm giving this game a zero because this is in my view what it deserves. I keep hearing "If you don't like gacha games then you won't like this game" like this is a concept we should all accept? This "game" promotes child gambling. How the f*** is this legal and why have we normalized it? We used to unlock items and characters in games by putting in hard work and earning them. Now we are apparently buying these items and characters that should be in the game to earn and ignoring all the horrific consequences that comes with it.

    You pouring money into this game or any game like it means you are supporting child/adult gambling and the gambling addiction that comes with it. I guarantee if you stop giving this game company and all the other gacha game companies money, you'll force them to make way better games and if you have the empathy and compassion you'll save people from throwing their lives down the toilet. To make a long story short this is WRONG. When people are paying 2000 dollars for one character it's time to pull the plug on this. If you want good video games now and in the future you have to learn to say NO. and adults to gam    … Expand
  2. Nickonpc
    Oct 19, 2020
    0
    Take resin out its killing the game making it unbearable to even play at times
  3. zeroX52
    Oct 8, 2020
    0
    the performance in ps4 pro is bad enough, only play it if you have a decent pc
  4. SWERY_51
    Oct 5, 2020
    2
    I will not criticize the game itself here, but only its technical aspect.
    To make it short, the game is running way better on my smart phone than on my PS4 PRO, which is just a shame. It barely reach 30 fps and there are a lot of technical issues (stuttering, micro-freezes, frame drops, pop up...) on PS4. Just avoid it on this platform until they fix all that mess with a patch (if they    I will not criticize the game itself here, but only its technical aspect.
    To make it short, the game is running way better on my smart phone than on my PS4 PRO, which is just a shame. It barely reach 30 fps and there are a lot of technical issues (stuttering, micro-freezes, frame drops, pop up...) on PS4. Just avoid it on this platform until they fix all that mess with a patch (if they did it someday), unless you don't care getting a headache after 30 minutes of playing...    … Expand
  5. aosan
    Oct 2, 2020
    3
    I've played at this game for 5 days and I want to say tha I don't like this game. This game maybe would be good without gacha-mechanics, terrible camera, and with target lock. Also on ps4 it runs terrible ~25-20 fps and lower with freezes.
  6. Koutetsujo
    Oct 1, 2020
    2
    The ps4 version performance is an absolute joke, can't even hold 30 fps on the pro with clipping asset popping and mobile like graphics (very low option on pc).
  7. Rventus
    Oct 4, 2020
    4
    As a mihoyo Fans, this is the highest score I can give.

    ++Beautiful Scene(But not so clear on ps4 pro) +++Breathtaking OST ++Interesting Combat ++free to play +Dont you guys have phone? +A lot of Waifus. - -Poor Optimization,30 frames on ps4 -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. - - -Gatcha +    As a mihoyo Fans, this is the highest score I can give.

    ++Beautiful Scene(But not so clear on ps4 pro)
    +++Breathtaking OST
    ++Interesting Combat
    ++free to play
    +Dont you guys have phone?
    +A lot of Waifus.

    - -Poor Optimization,30 frames on ps4
    -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.
    - - -Gatcha + Open World = Disaster    … Expand
  8. Landsharkfl
    Sep 30, 2020
    0
    Pay to win pallwalls ruin this game, devs need to charge for cosmetics only like all good f2p games do. This is like battlefront 2 all over
  9. railgunpoi
    Sep 29, 2020
    0
    Mobile games should stay on Mobile, let's not say the pay to win money grab 0.6% chance for a 5 star bullsh1t at first, why am I getting 22 fps on a PS4Pro while the graphics is even worse than BOTW on a Switch?
  10. megabear
    Sep 29, 2020
    0
    It's terrible that a pay to win game like this comes along and tries to ride the legendary wave that is BotW. Shameless appropriation and not well done at that. Game is unable to sustain the level of fun for very long, even at early stages, because it is rather bland. You're better off playing BotW again.
  11. Kz_Sakura
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Game copy paste of the year
    Copy Zelda Breath of the Wild 80%
    Party system Monster Hunter World
    Combat Nier Automata
    Gacha game pay to win
  12. mrpavlikov
    Oct 29, 2020
    3
    Poorly optimized. Runs 30ish fps with drops, menu lags. iPhone XR handles this better.

    No cross-save with between PS4 and other platforms.

    Wish it was premium game, not pay to win. But it's Chinese, so what could have we expected. Hope they will be done with free games one day.
  13. 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
  14. Kevin1900
    Nov 12, 2020
    2
    The game has a lot of problems in terms of self image that isn't exactly easy for someone doing traditional game reviews to pick up on. First, in the character demos they have for encouraging people to play the gacha game, the characters are ascended to constellation 3. What this means in terms of the game is that a 5 star character being demoed is at a power level no one will everThe game has a lot of problems in terms of self image that isn't exactly easy for someone doing traditional game reviews to pick up on. First, in the character demos they have for encouraging people to play the gacha game, the characters are ascended to constellation 3. What this means in terms of the game is that a 5 star character being demoed is at a power level no one will ever achieve without spending close to 400 dollars or more, as you need to be able to get the same character multiple times. It takes 90 rolls to get a 50/50 chance for a banner 5 star character, and it's 50.5 rolls of the system per 100 dollars. You get 160 primogems per day if you buy their crazy welkin moon and do the dailies, and banners are around for 3 weeks. So at the end of the day you get only 71 rolls baseline if you pay them 100 dollars and do play the game every day.

    Congratulations, you are playing a game that has DLC characters that should be 10 dollars costing you anywhere from 150 to 200 dollars, and you don't even get to have them at the level they are demoing in the practice room.

    Even if the game is free to play and you can beat every challenge in it without spending anything, that doesn't change the fact that the game is not giving you a fair transaction if you do pay. How would you feel if Smash Brothers Brawl broke up all the characters and made you spend 100s of dollars just to get a shot at one on a roulette wheel, and you didn't get their full move set until after you won them at least 3 times? That is this game in a nut shell.

    FYI Constellations are what you get when you get a duplicate of a character.    … Expand
  15. Basevanilla1488
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
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  16. Kettuja
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    Great game, but terrible performance - overall slowdown (PS4 slim). And no crosssave with pc (i cannot continue play on pc, just ps4)
    Spitting in the face from devs. Just unplayable
  17. Methias
    Feb 9, 2022
    3
    There isn't a great deal to say about Genshin Impact that's on a positive note. Which is unfortunate, to say the least since a part of me really does want to like this game. And I've played a really good chunk of the game, as well as I've found myself going back to it every so often just to play a little more and make a little more progress.

    But the last time I played it was when it    There isn't a great deal to say about Genshin Impact that's on a positive note. Which is unfortunate, to say the least since a part of me really does want to like this game. And I've played a really good chunk of the game, as well as I've found myself going back to it every so often just to play a little more and make a little more progress.

    But the last time I played it was when it dawned upon me that I wasn't making any progress. And that was when the realisastion sunk in that I was sucked into the lie the game has floating on the surface, hiding what was the truth beneath. And the truth is, is that this game is a gambling nightmare. After I thought back on my time playing it from the start to where I am in the game now, it all made sense and I just noticed everything that was wrong.

    Thankfully, I have not spent a penny on this game. I was tempted a few times, and I mean really tempted. But I didn't because I couldn't justify wanting to spend my hard earned money on the game. But again, I wanted to so badly.

    First, let us talk about the good points of the game Genshin Impact.

    It's visually a very beautiful game. There's a reason why people have been calling it the cousin to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and it's clear to see from the moment the game first loads up why. The art style is on the exact same level os BotW. Many mechanics match up as well, from being able to climb almost any surface, to the stamina bar to the ability to glide using wings that attach to your characters back. The combat is very much like BotW as well, but it has plenty of other differences that make it it's own. One of the more interesting parts of the game is that you can play as an array of different characters, which is only being added to over time as the developers are constantly making more and more to put into the game. Each one is unique and offering different combat abilities. The main character you play as, known as The Traveller, has the ability to switch elemental damage types, but the others are locked to whatever element they have from when you meet them.

    You can only have four of them at a time in your active party, but being able to change them in and out to best suit what you're currently doing in the game is a handy and fun part of it. But these really are the only good parts of Genshin Impact. How the game plays in some areas, the large and growing number of different characters and the pleasing visual style.

    The truth is there is more bad than good here. The game functions on the classic gambling mechanics we've seen in other games in the past that thrive on sucking the player in and getting them stuck. Be it the Fifa Ultimate Team or the NBA games with the atrocious inclusion of practically casino games in a video game that was rated okay for kids. It was what spawned the joke on YouTube that went "Really glad to see they've added a basket ball mini game in my casino simulator!" and as funny as that is, it's also sadly true.

    Genshin Impact, upon playing it for the first time, you'll be swarmed with these things called wishes. One of the games premium currencies. I believe there is three in total, two of them are slightly easier to get than the third, but the wishes are the main one. You've given so many wishes just from simply doing things like completing a really easy quest. You even get given a free character in the form of Noelle, the combat maid who uses a greatsword.

    But Noelle will be your first unlocked character. Others will join you over time as well, and you have so many wishes that at the very start of the game, you can choose to make multiple wishes at once which gives you a higher rater of unlocking the more rare weapons, items and characters. But these wishes soon go down. And I noticed that gradually, they started to be earned slower and slower, until it got to the point I was only able to earn so many wishes in a day. Yes, I know a game needs to make money somehow, and with Genshin Impact being a Free to Play game, I would understand them doing something to get some money.

    But sadly, this game pushes it way too hard onto the players. The only way you can play Genshin Impact and actually enjoy it, is either having all the free time in the world to play it, or having a lot of money spare to buy the wishes. And even if you do play it in your free time, most of what you will be doing will be the same thing. Every day as they're limited to once per day, it's the same challenges for the same wishes, and it quickly becomes a soul sucking grind. But many people will have to do it to unlock those characters they want. Until they give up and decide to pain the money for the wishes instead. The fact that you're also level locked from story progression, and having more characters help you get more experience is another strong arm the game does.

    This is Genshin Impact.

    It looks pretty and runs beautifully on the PS5.

    But it's not a good game. It's a gamblers nightmare.    … Expand
  18. Mateuz
    Sep 28, 2021
    1
    the worst birthday event i’ve ever seen in my live, mihoyo doesn’t care about the players
  19. Kelltas
    Sep 27, 2021
    0
    Happy Anniversary! Hope your company gets covered with a copper basin!!!!!!!
  20. JuiceofMango
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    That game is not playable on PlayStation 4!! Not fixed on 30 fps and always lagging.
  21. Retllll
    Jun 8, 2021
    0
    İ only registered to this site just to tell people how bad this game is so lets start with optimisation i rarely get 30 fps on my ps4 which is just pathetic compered to other games and can we just take a moment to appreciate how this is just boring like all we do is go around and kill **** looking bad mobs which is always high level then us which makes it a torture for me to keep playingİ only registered to this site just to tell people how bad this game is so lets start with optimisation i rarely get 30 fps on my ps4 which is just pathetic compered to other games and can we just take a moment to appreciate how this is just boring like all we do is go around and kill **** looking bad mobs which is always high level then us which makes it a torture for me to keep playing also i know this game is some kind of a gacha game where u pay money to get better waifus/husbandos also i think the only reason this game is that popular among teens is just the anime style theres weebs out there that makes me wanna vomit and they simp for **** 2d things its dumb and they play this **** just cause it has their waifus husbandos on it i only played this game cause my gf does and i literally broke up w her when i found out she likes this husbando **** its just pathetic men get a life you **** weebs combat is boring i expected something like god of war with deep rpg mechanics but what i got was a stupid game which was just made for literaly 15 year olds Story... i guess there was a story but i didnt give a **** cuz it was so **** boring that i fall asleep i only played till i got to adventure level 20 and then i had enough cause the game forced me to pay money to get more husbandos which is relatively strong then starter husbandos or waifus this game is just a p2w peice of **** not recommended if u have a **** brain… Expand
  22. Misaka_Complex
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    Garbage game, 0 content for anniversary with garbage character Kokoming banner, forcing the players to suck on Kokopium much, also sinks to a new low deleting ALL negative reviews on the official Hoyolab website and affiliated communities, pathetic.
  23. Jojoimme
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
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  24. Phantom_zxc
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    I've had an experience playing this game on my ps4, but the reason why am I negative in this review is the same with almost everybody who write the negative reviews. And it's the anniversary. I mean, it's the worst anniversary i've ever seen. For all the time AND money we've spent on this game, we get almost nothing.Huge "THANKS" to mihoyo for this. You get what you deserve, mihoyo.
  25. byerice
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    Repetitive content, greedy company, bad game, it has strengths but overall they just want the money from their fans, same as PC version
  26. Yokin
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    This game is is from a company named mihoyo the game is good but the devs don't care about the player they only want to squiz every last bit of money out of you
  27. BlankDreamESN
    Sep 30, 2021
    3
    Boring; yes nice graphic about animated characters but still need many improvements; the link account is a mess and never respond to users; required too many things in order to just sign in and do stuffs.
  28. VANCHIKUS
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
  29. Fireblazer5290
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Absolutely horrible. Easily the worst platformer i have ever played. There's no Mario, no Sonic, not even Seth Rogen. This game is just regret just like my life. You see, when my wife left I had nowhere to turn to. I was depending on this game to bring me at least a little joy but this failed to deliver. I am going to die tomorrow. Good riddance Genshin Impact.
  30. BlackZero13
    Mar 19, 2022
    1
    Developers are too lazy to balance game aspects and too incompetent to fix the errors in their game. Control system for the PS4 version has delayed response during high-intensity and high-speed battles.
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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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