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What Is Genshin Impact?

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Genshin Impact has been a well-recieved free-to-play game, since its initial release and continues to release on more platforms like the Xbox Series X/S. Here's an explanation on what the game is, how it plays for anyone who may be confused, and what entices players to play daily.

What is Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact is a free-to-play open-world RPG set in a fantasy world. It has a stunning anime art style that in and of itself is a stunning triumph, especially with it being a free-to-play game. It's absolutely massive at the cost of... well free.

Genshin Impact features fun combat you would expect from a highly polished Japanese RPG, a wide variety of characters alongside quests, and stories to complete. 

The game also has a unique elemental system that is enticing to figure out. Outside of combat, you explore the world around you, find unique vistas, and discover all sorts of treasures and puzzles along the way. Once you hit Adventure Rank 16, you can also play this game with friends in co-op.

Genshin Impact Character Main Protagonist Characters RPG

There is a storyline that runs deep within Genshin Impact, and it's almost fully voiced in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. All with full-on cutscenes, big story moments, and a lot of quests to finish.

It also has a Koji Kondo-esque soundtrack that has a few beautiful melodies here and there, which adds to the AAA quality. There's a lot here, and it's worthy of a download.

Genshin Impact Platforms

You can currently play Genshin Impact on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS devices, and the Xbox Series X/S.

The team has said to RPGSite that they are currently working on a Nintendo Switch version, but it doesn't have a release date as of yet.On PC, the title is only available through its own client and the Epic Games Store. 

Microtransactions

The game is free to play, but it's fairly difficult to get new characters. Genshin Impact adopts the gacha system, and it gets very expensive if you want to pull 10 characters at a time. If you do summon 10 at a time, you are guaranteed at least a four-star character, however. 

The developer has gifted rewards to players over the years with new updates and events, so players who want to never spend any real money can still dive into the game. Later on, if you feel as though this is a prime or core game for you, you may want to spend real money, but this can easily rack up expenses due to new characters added each year. Like other gacha games, many of these newer characters take over older ones in terms of meta and viability.

There is an excitement and joy in unlocking a powerful new 5-Star character you've yearned for, which drives many players back to Genshin Impact each day even, if it is just to complete a few daily quests.

Be sure to check out our guides on Genshin Impact below.


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Developer
miHoYo
Publisher
miHoYo
Release Date
September 28, 2020 (Calendar)
Genre
Action
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