

Leverage the power of seven elemental forces of nature. Other characters you can acquire through the gacha game system using Primogems (the in-game currency). You earn some of them as part of the game’s progression. There are currently over 20 playable characters in the game. The unique system gives you control of four characters that can be switched between seamlessly for devastating combat moves. There’s a vast and diverse range of characters and elemental types to select in Genshin Impact. You can explore the mountain tops, fly down over glistening lakes, and head into the city of Mondstadt to trade with merchants and meet with your friends. A world that lives and breathes as you do, where the time and weather changes as it does in this world. Roam freely in a visually artistic world of adventure. The visuals and animations in Genshin Impact are fine-tuned to give you a truly immersive experience. When you attempt to leave, a mysterious god fights you both and takes away the other twin. It’s confusing but not unusual in free-to-play games.Starting as one of two twins traveling across the stars, you arrive in Tevyat find it enveloped in the flames of war. There are also four other in-game currencies, some of which can be bought with real-world money and some that you need other in-game currency to purchase. Each Fate can be used to get either a new (random) character or weapon that’s rated in value from common (three stars) to super-rare (five stars). These aren’t new to online games, as even World of Warcraft uses them, but Genshin Impact deploys them as magical stones called ‘ Fates’.

Genshin Impact uses this mechanic in the form of loot boxes. This references capsule-toy machines, in that you never know quite what you’re going to get.

Genshin Impact also incorporates a gacha mechanic. Open-world exploration isn’t the only thing on offer. It’s in this exploration that Genshin Impact reveals itself to share similarities with Breath of the Wild, one of the best Legend of Zelda games. Teyvat is split into two regions, both of which are jam-packed with puzzles and environments to discover. Generous contentĬonsidering Genshin Impact is free, there’s a ludicrous amount of content at your disposal. Along the way, you’ll encounter eccentric characters who’ll help (or hinder) your progress. As a visitor from another world, you’re tasked with exploring the medieval-style kingdom of Teyvat to find your long-lost sibling. Genshin Impact is developed by MiHoyo, a Chinese development company, but feels like modern Japanese games such as I Am Setsuna and Octopath Traveller.
