Genshin Impact

An adventure game that invites you to immerse yourself in the captivating events of the fairytale world of Teyvat. Together with a group of brave companions, you will explore the ruins of ancient empires, wield forbidden spells, test your strength in battles with fantasy creatures, and overcome incredible bosses. This is a journey that will last for hundreds of hours.

The graphics don't pretend to be realistic, but they are a feast for the eyes. Simple, easily readable object shapes, high-quality art, colorful effects, and real-time rendering create a unique art style. Characters are beautifully animated, moving naturally and responding to attacks during combat. Lighting and weather change dynamically, bringing both the visuals and gameplay to life.

Genshin Impact is a single-player, third-person, story-driven action RPG set in a vast open world. A gacha game with an emphasis on collecting characters, recruiting them into teams based on their abilities, and endless leveling.

At the same time, it is a free-to-play grinder, a game-as-a-service with a long development cycle. Single-player can be diversified in co-op by inviting one to three friends to your world. Regardless of the chosen mode, the game requires an internet connection to run.

During the first few days, players are inundated with resources, rewards, and characters, but after a couple of days, the flow of freebies dries up, and leveling slows significantly.

For the game, miHoYo studio created the medieval world of Teyvat, carefully defining the world's basic rules and laws, the chronology of events, and the current state of affairs in local states. You can learn more about this by visiting the in-game library and listening to dialogue.

Teyvat is ruled by seven gods, or Archons—Anemo, Geo, Hydro, Pyro, Electro, Dendro, and Cryo—who embody the known elements. The game map is also divided into seven regions, each of which worships only one deity. Each region has a large city (the capital) and several settlements, farms, and industries.

The regions' style is unique due to the medieval cultures they embody: Japan, China, India, Russia, Ancient Rome, Germany, and France (including their national and climatic characteristics). There's a semblance of ideology: some value order, others freedom, and still others financial well-being.

The game world of Genshin Impact is truly spacious and expansive, allowing you to explore it not just up and down, but also up and down. Teyvat is filled with a variety of activities: daily and weekly quests , killing enemies and bosses , opening chests, and exploring unusual mysteries.

In the spirit of an MMO, each region's map is divided into zones with levels, which determine the selection of quests and enemies. The greater the difference between a zone's level and a character's level, the more difficult it is to kill even a simple mob.

Genshin Impact inherits its gameplay and controls from mobile games. One button is responsible for the main attack—pressing it repeatedly creates a combo. Another is for attacking with elemental magic. There's also an "ult" that charges over time.

The core combat consists of one-handed and two-handed swords, and bows with magic arrows. Characters gain abilities from the elements: fire, water, wind, electricity, ice, earth, and living plants. In addition to offensive spells, there are supportive and defensive ones, such as a healing aura or summoning a pet. The environment also reacts to magic - you can freeze water or set grass on fire.

During combat, you only directly control one character, but you can switch between heroes in your squad instantly and at any time, thereby using all types of weapons, skills, and ultimate abilities.

The abilities of different characters can be linked. Dousing a target with water and then striking them with fire will cause a "steam strike." Freezing a target and striking them with lightning will cause "sundering." Alternatively, you can douse a target with water and strike them with lightning, spreading the damage. Earth powers aid in defense and crowd control, while air powers enhance attacks.

Using links can inflict significantly more damage to a target than with a primary or magical attack, especially since some enemies and bosses are immune to physical or magical damage. Movement is enhanced with climbing any walls and ledges, dashing and dodging, and flying in the air. There's a stamina system. .

Creating a killer build in Genshin Impact is challenging because classes are tied to specific characters. And these characters are tied to the gacha system. This is a monetization method in which players receive a random set of items for a set fee. In Genshin Impact, the chance of getting a five-star (ultra-rare) character is 0.6%, and if you're looking for a specific character, like an earth mage, the chance drops to hundredths of a percent.

Technically, you can complete the game with the free characters , which you'll receive in the first few hours. However, dungeon crawling or co-op missions with them will be difficult; you'll need better heroes. This will require opening numerous loot boxes, which means hours of grinding or spending real money.

At the same time, the game has many manipulative mechanics that encourage collecting characters or even wanting to get them all. Limited-edition heroes will definitely be a welcome surprise. This creates an addiction and makes you invest considerable money in cute anime waifus .

Genshin Impact's story is simple and cliché-ridden. In the prologue, the protagonist's sibling is taken away, after which they do everything in their power to bring their loved one back and defeat the main villain (who is evil because it has to be). But the script is packed with unusual twists and well-developed characters.

Secondary quests are simple, but will delight you with their unique approach. You'll need to use your wits, unlock a specific skill, or save up in-game money for a bribe. The game also includes personal quests from characters, which can be quite lengthy.

As you complete quests and explore the game world, the player earns several types of experience, increasing character levels, friendship or adventure. The latter is the main measure of success , unlocking further story progression, rifts to complex dungeons, and various opportunities.

All collected content is used to upgrade existing content, as if the player is feeding unnecessary weapons or equipment to their useful items. The same applies to characters: after acquiring a duplicate, it must be "applied" to an existing hero, thereby upgrading them. This will significantly boost stats and unlock an additional talent.

Upgrading any element is further broken down into stages. You can't upgrade only weapons or heroes; everything must be developed simultaneously, otherwise, development will simply stall.

Unlocks at adventure level sixteen. The mode is cross-platform; friends from any gaming device can be part of the team. Characters are distributed according to the number of participants. Co-op offers its own set of quests:

Successful co-op play requires knowledge of your abilities and synergies with other characters, as well as good gear. At launch, Genshin Impact did not plan to feature a PvP mode.

In co-op, the Spiral Abyss, story quests, and side quests are unavailable to the entire team. Only the host receives rewards for challenges, but they can also open chests and collectibles.