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Genshin Impact
Developer(s)miHoYo
Publisher(s)HoYoverse
  • TWN/HKG/MAC: Nijigen Games
Producer(s)Cai Haoyu
Composer(s)
  • Yu-Peng Chen
  • Dimeng Yuan
  • Qian Ding
  • Yijun Jiang
  • Xin Zhao
  • Arcangelo Chen
  • Peijia You
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Windows
  • September 28, 2020
  • PlayStation 5
  • April 28, 2021
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Genshin Impact (Chinese: 原神) is an action role-playing game developed by Chinese developer miHoYo. The game is an anime style open-world game and has an action-based battle system. The game is free-to-play with a gacha system. While developed after Honkai Impact 3rd (2016) with a similar title naming, Genshin Impact is not a sequel of Honkai Impact 3rd.

Gameplay

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Genshin Impact allows the player to control one of four characters in a party.[1] Switching between characters can be done quickly in combat. That allows the player to use several different combinations of skills and attacks.[2]

Each character has two unique combat skills: an elemental skill and an elemental burst. The elemental skill can be used at any time except for the cooldown period immediately after use. The elemental burst has an energy cost, requiring the user to save enough elemental energy by defeating enemies or make elemental status effects. Characters' attacks are one of seven elements: Cryo, Dendro, Pyro, Hydro, Anemo, Electro and Geo, which correspond to ice, grass, fire, water, wind, electricity, and rock, respectively.[3]

Story

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Genshin Impact takes place in the world of Teyvat. Teyvat has seven distinct nations, each of which is tied to a different element and ruled by a different god.[4] The story follows the Traveler, who has traveled across countless worlds with their twin siblings before becoming separated in Teyvat. At the beginning of the game, players need to choose one of the twin siblings as a player character and give them a name. The official names for them are Aether (male) and Lumine (female). Unfortunately, at this time, there is no option to change the twin sibling later on during the game. These travelers can change their element whenever they want. They have to visit a Statue Of Seven in the nation of the desired element, and they will see this option.

Development

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Genshin Impact began development as early as late January 2017. The initial team had 120 people and grew to 400 by the end of that year, and reached 700 by February 2021.[5][6] miHoYo revealed the game in June 2019 at E3 2019.[7] The game was developed using the Unity (game engine). The game has voice-overs in four languages (English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean), and 13 different languages for text.[8] The game was designed as a cross-platform title. Developing the game for PC and PlayStation platforms allowed the developers to raise graphical quality for the game, like rendering realistic shadows.

Music

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Yu-Peng Chen of HOYO-MiX composed the game's original score, which was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.[9]

Release

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Genshin Impact was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Android, and iOS in September 2020, PlayStation 5 in April 2021, and is planned for future release on the Nintendo Switch.[10][11]

Reception

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Genshin Impact received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.[12]

Awards

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Apple awarded Genshin Impact with "iPhone Game of the Year" in the "App Store Best of 2020 and the 2021 Apple Design Awards for Visuals and Graphics".[13] The game won Google Play's "Best Game of 2020" and was nominated for "Users' Choice Game" at the Best of 2020 awards.[14] At the TapTap Game Awards 2020, the game won "Game of the Year".[15] The game was also nominated for Best RPG and Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2020, and for Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards. The game was nominated for Best Ongoing game and won the Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2021.[16]

References

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  1. ↑ Khullar, Kunal (4 January 2021). "10+ Tips & Tricks for beginners to help you master Genshin Impact!". XDA Developers. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Carter, Chris (4 October 2020). "Review: Genshin Impact". Destructoid. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Spear, Rebecca (8 October 2020). "Genshin Impact Element guide: All Elements, Elemental Reactions, and Status Effects". Android Central. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview: Travail. Genshin Impact. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "原神制作组致玩家的一封信" [A letter from the Genshin Impact production team to the players]. ys.mihoyo.com (in Chinese). 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022. 原神项目最早尝试于2017年1月底立项 [The Genshin Impact project was first attempted to be established at the end of January 2017]
  6. ↑ Calvin, Alex (24 February 2021). "Genshin Impact set to cost double its initial budget for each year of ongoing development". VG247. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Hernandez, Patricia (21 June 2019). "That Breath of the Wild anime 'clone' actually looks impressive". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "How to Change Languages in Genshin Impact". genshin.mihoyo.com. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Messner, Steven (1 October 2020). "Genshin Impact is astounding". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "On September 28, let's go on an adventure!". genshin.mihoyo.com. 17 August 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Lunning, Just (30 October 2020). "'Genshin Impact' devs share details on PS5, Timmie's dad, and Resin tweaks". Inverse. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Genshin Impact for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Meet the 2021 Apple Design Award Winners". Apple Developer. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Robarts, Stu (9 November 2020). "Google Play Users' Choice Awards Return To Crown Most Loved Content". Screen Rant. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "TapTap Game Awards 2020 - Winners". TapTap. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  16. ↑ Purslow, Matt (18 November 2020). "The Game Awards 2020 Nominees Announced". IGN. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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