The world of videogames is plagued by successes, failures and rebirths, with some titles that manage to stand out among the crowd. However, it depends on the game and several factors can be the reason. This time, we will look back to the game released at September 2020 by Mihoyo and contemplate the full story of Genshin Impact.
Genshin Impact, from your advertisement to your success
In the shadow of a great game?
We are at the dawn of E3 2019, on June 3, 2019 to be accurate. A new game is announced through an advance that is located on YouTube called Genshin Impact, a signed Mihoyo title, which has already developed Honkai Impact. It is about a project in which the study has been working since 2017 .
With a first video-presentation with many similarities to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with its famous plain at the beginning of the game, as well as certain elements such as the possibility of floating, climbing and swimming using the resistance. However, it was also announced that it would be open world, thus following the steps of a great game.
Unfortunately, for a long time, it had the cheap copy label. However, its sleeve and anime design, caught the attention of many players and thus began to be interested in him, although also his economic model and his choice of platforms . Of course, it is possible that other elements have made you want to discover the game, but that will see it later.
Two months after your official announcement through your trailer, MiHoyo announces that you will be at TGS 2019 and it will be possible to discover a demo of Genshin Impact on the PlayStation Stand. It was then when, for the first time, the players could be done with this interesting and intriguing title. What emerges is that it is indeed a game inspired by The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild in certain aspects (initial scene, certain monsters, etc.) but that it also has an own system (weapons without durability, change of Characters, dungeons).
Then it will be necessary to wait until January 16, 2019 so that the first Closed Phase of Beta Test will be officially known through its site or rather its registration to be part of the lucky celebrities who have played the play. Place during the first quarter of the year, but meanwhile, we have seen communication around Genshin Impact. Here again, we will return to this a little later. Also note that the first closed beta took place at June 2019.
So far, only the IOS platforms, Android and PlayStation were concerned about the arrival of the game, but some time before the announcement of the beta closed, a trailer of the Nintendo Switch version was launched. So we have a scheduled title to launch in Switch, PS4, iOS and Android.
Subsequently, we had the announcement of a beta for July 2, 2020 . As the name says itself, it was the last phase before the launch of the game that would be announced shortly after. Thus, starting of September 28, 2020 , the world of Teyvat welcomed the world. Genshin Impact had a first successful first months, but was it really like that?
A successful output?
With a Cast of 21 characters To begin, the game offered a wide variety of options, and it was there where one of the biggest problems resided. GENSHIN IMPACT is a gachapón and having all the heroes available is not at all easy, especially when some of them are available for a limited time. Obviously this part of Gachapón allows you to have additional characters, but the strong point of Genshin Impact is the fact that is completely possible to complete the various dungeons and other activities without going through the desires box. When leaving Side the PVP, the players do not have to worry about having the strongest, but the one who likes the most.
It was also an opportunity for players to shape their own opinion and discover the inspirations that Genshin Impact gave birth to light, because yes, it is inspired by Nintendo s degree at some points, but also games of his own harvest, Honkai Impact. The first inspiration comes from the mechanics that allows to move everywhere with the notion of resistance or the design of certain monsters that can have an air to the bokoblins. The dungeons can also be evident copies of the sanctuaries at first glance, but it is totally different once you enter them. For Honkai Impact, the inspiration is rather at the level of the design of the characters among other things centered on the gachapon.
Speaking of the gameplay is where we found the main attraction of Genshin Impact as it does not offer weapons durability, but it is a styleAction-RPG where the character has an indestructible weapon in combat and known combinations as artifacts. In turn, these same heroes make up a table of elements that can trigger various reactions when combined. It should also be remembered the story that we are told and the sound atmosphere of the title that adds an additional layer of quality.
A resounding success
The objective of a retrospective is, obviously, return to the most outstanding aspects and the significant impact that the game created by Mihoyo had. Only on the day of its launch, the game reached 10 million downloads on all platforms . It is obvious that downloads do not reflect the success of a long-term game, but it is still an indicator that people are curious and interest in the title.
Three days later, we learned that Genshin Impact had reached a launch record as Chinese game around the world. With such a record, we could only expect it to last long term. Thus, E L 5 October Mihoyo announced that the Action-RPG had reached 17 million downloads in iOS and Android , this time excluding versions for PC and PS4. Again, we are talking about downloads, not active players. Already, on December 1 of the same year, it is announced that Genshin Impact was awarded three times in the Google Play Awards. Thus, Genshin won the award for the best game of 2020, to the best innovation and the choice of the player. In addition to this, he was nominated in two categories in the Game Awards 2020, but unfortunately he did not win any prize because he was supervised noticeably in the category of mobile games by Among Us.
It should be remembered that Genshin Impact broke the pokémon GO record by becoming the game faster to reach the one billion mark, covering the costs of development in just two weeks.
Regular content but really enough?
Since its launch, Genshin Impact regularly offered updates with different events, missions, characters or new areas. Everything you add an update allows you to expand the available content in this free game. Base, the game already had a substantial content that combined missions, history, combat and exploration in a fantasy world, but the problem came when you completed all the available missions and you have not done anything once you finished the last mission.
Genshin Impact still benefits from its updates every 5 weeks divided into two parts to keep players glued to the screen with new game elements. We must avoid talking about facts in general or monsters, because the purpose of a retrospective is above all to review the story and not make a full description point per point.
Update 1.1, The Archon Arrival of Liyue
On November 11, 2020, Genshin Impact received its first great update , adding new content and new characters such as Zhongli and Tartaglia, although they were not the only things to take into account in this update, since it is also this It brings personalization of the keys and blocking of equipment . We could also see the incorporation of the reputation system that allowed, among other things, having condensed resin or other elements such as gadgets or skins for the glider. The search for minerals also appeared on this update and a first great event called Faded Stars .
Update 1.2, the Spinadragon Mountains where the cold reigns
On December 23, 2020 came the second great update of the title of Mihoyo with the incorporation of a new area in the Mondstadt region. This new area has a particularity that adds new elements to the gameplay that players know how cold. With this new mechanics, players must be careful and warm up to avoid losing health continuously.
In addition, from the Espinadragon Mountains, we had access to two new characters of 5 stars, Albedo and Ganyu. The game improved the dungeons, since allowed the players to automatically recover their rewards instead of remaining on the ground and, above all, redo the dungeon without having to leave it. We also notice several new rewards for certain levels of elevation of your characters.
Update 1.3, Xiao lands for the Festival of Lanterns
Already during February 10, 2021, Xiao arrives, one of the most anticipated characters of the game as it appeared in certain stages of beta. In addition, he arrived during the famous Festival of Larols that was already known by the community, at least, for those who followed the game before its launch.
Also, during this update we had the compatibility of controllers under IOS, the prior discharge on the mobile and the conversion of certain materials through the parametric transformer or the addition of a bostiary in the file. The battle pass had a small change that allowed the players to acquire fragile resin. With this change, Mihoyo revealed that the events would no longer require resin. For the first time, Mihoyo did not show all the characters available during his live because to everyone s surprise, Hu Tao appeared during the second part of the update.
Update 1.4, Mondstadt also has the right to your party
March 17, 2021, the fourth large update arrives and we are entitled to a festival with some interesting activities, including one to unlock the lira. In addition, Venti and Tartaglia would return and Rosalía arrived. The content of the game is enriched more and more with the adventures, that they simply be worthy mission of a dating simulator, but that allow strengthening the tradition of the game between certain heroes and your avatar. World Level It could also be adjusted from this update to allow players to have too many problems. As a result of the requests of the players, the maximum resin storage that could accumulate over time from 120 to 160.
Update 1.5, Welcome to your own home
The update 1.5 arrived on April 28, 2021, which brought us to Eula, a new physical DPS and Yanfei, a DPS of attack loaded with Pyro, but also other things like reduction of the cost of certain weekly heads or Even improve the security accounts. In turn, players could unlock their own kingdom with the new feature that comes through serenite pot. Adventures were enriched with new missions, and for GEO lovers, Archon and Zhongli was back.
Update 1.6, Rumbo to the Archipelago of the King Dodo
The update 1.6 closed the first part of Genshin Impact with a limited area for your main event. In this archipelago you could surf the boat, the same boat you will find later. Although that s not all, we have the arrival of Kazuha, the return of Klee as well as the first Skins for some characters (Jean and Barbara). With this version that landed on June 9, 2021, we have been able to see what the summer had reserved for Teyvat, full of surprises. The serenite, in turn, allowed you to gain affinity with the characters by placing them in your kingdom.
Update 2.0, Inazuma is finally here
This reached July 21, 2021, time that players began an adventure in a very anticipated region, inazuma, the famous region in which Ayaka, Sayu or Yoimiya is. Inazuma booked players a new environment that comprises several islands, even if only one part of the area was available during this update. We also find the navigation boat introduced in 1.6, but this time definitively. Our Avatar also unlocked his third element, which is Electro, and that this element would become an important element in the region, which is dominated by the Shogun Raiden, which can even make you lose health if you are overloaded. Another important change came to the game, the CrossPlay between the PlayStation consoles and other platforms, a feature that will be useful from the update 2.1.
Update 2.1, Inazuma continues
On September 1, we were able to discover the sequel to Inazuma with two new islands (Seira and Watastumi) that represented the water and lightning. With these two islands we also have the arrival of new characters who are the Shogun Raiden, Sara and Kokomi. Another heroin is also in the game if you log in at PlayStation is Aloy de Horizon Zero Dawn, being the first collaboration in Genshin Impact outside of China. And if the content is not enough, a new function arrived, fishing.
And now that?
At this time, we are still in the middle of this launch and we can not wait to know what will happen next. Meanwhile, we hope to see what happens on September 28 on the reasons of the game we will continue to have a resounding success and that, above all, be a great option for players who want to simply clear about the plains of Teyvat.
Contented MGG France
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