Genshin Impact First Impressions "Is It Worth Playing?"
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- First Impressions Of The Free To Play Anime Gatcha RPG "Genshin Impact"
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Genshin Impact is a brand new, free to play cross platform, Anime Gatcha RPG that released on September 28th 2020, already seeing massive worldwide success, In this game you explore a massive open world, collect different characters, defeat bosses, solve puzzles, playthrough a fully voice acted story and fight enemies using different elemental abilities each of which interact with each other in different ways.
What do you think about Genshin Impact? Have you managed to enjoy the game so far? how much money have you spent on it? do you agree with my pros and cons for the game? let me know in the comments below!
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-- Genshin Impact Website Description--
An Epic Fantasy Adventure
Experience an immersive single-player campaign. As a traveler from another world, you will embark on a journey to reunite with your long-lost sibling and unravel the mysteries of Teyvat, and yourself.
Your World to Discover
Fly across the open world, swim through crystal-clear waters, and climb towering mountains. Stray off the beaten path to discover all the hidden secrets of a world full of wonder and mystery.
Travel Alone or Battle Together
Charge head-on into battles solo, or invite friends to join the fight against dangerous monsters with 4-player cross-play for PS4, iOS, Android, and PC.
Master the Seven Elements
Not just another mindless hack and slash. Manipulating the various elements is the key to defeating powerful enemies and solving challenging puzzles.
Build Your Dream Team
Choose who fights by your side. Build your party from over 20+ characters (with more to come) - each with unique abilities, personalities, and combat styles.
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Genshin Impact First Impressions "Is It Worth Playing?"
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The impressive thing is how well this runs on phones/tablets.
For the first 10 minutes yes
@@dandane5227 if it runs bad then that's just your phone lol
@@agathamayra5045 Maybe ill get an android then... my phone runs this horribly
Sooner or later your phone will be hot as fk
I’m AR 50, I play on iPhone 8 with no issues ever... maybe you have to lower your settings
For people watching this video in the future;
While the Resin System still gates a lot of progression in the lategame, the developers have heard our voices and have started making events with rewarding loot that doesn't require resin, and are looking to further fix the system.
Thanks, I was thinking if I should start playing this game. You have convinced me.
@@DIABLos241 well... The resin system is still realy bad tho. But there are indeed improvemnts like the treause compass that helps us find chests when we are close to being done with a region si at least there is more we can do after the queats are done.
Here's a more convincing argument:the comunuty is far more active than what we mmo players are used to. There are dozens of popular content creators for the game and whatnot.
If you take it slow and aren't trying to super grind the game, it's not so bad. I've been playing for a month now (AR 34) and it's not that bad personally. I think it's just a matter of how fast you want to buff your characters.
So far I haven't had a resin issue when needing to buff my characters as I saved stuff early on. I tend to play it more for the gathering and exploring than anything.
In the end it's better just to just take it slow and not worry about levels and artifacts until you need to ^^ It's much more fun to just let yourself wander rather than push through the stories and quests all at once.
@@stannosaurus same i already reached AR 51 with just slow grinding and just do shit and be done with it. alot of people are angry cause they try to sweat alot in a game that has its own pace.
@@laughingstock6078 I agree~ but hey, I guess that’s what happens when you’re free to do what you want when you want in it
Peon: "Collecting all the waifus"
Me: "Collecting all the daddys"
Im trying to open a pre-K here
im collecting ALL
You can simply just pay to win and unlock every character and weapon in 1min.
Husbando is the preferred term
You mean husbandos
[4:33] "it definitely adds an additional feeling of freedom"
roofs in Liyue: no i don't think so
that's beacuse liyue is not the city of freedom
well that is the art style of the actual country though, and the developer knows cos they are from that country lmao
Inazuma - Pathetic
@@friendlygamers1743 venti’s burst: ehe! They can’t stop me.
100% would recommend as long as you don’t whale. Everything is fine and dandy until you reach high AR rank
Yup everything is somewhat fresh till about like AR 45 then it becomes a grind
@@Rain-hd8ev thats comfortably 50 hours of fun for free, thats amazing
@@cheekyfantasy1314 that was me from 2 months ago now that im an AR 55 close to 56 so i can basically chill and still be able to do get most if not all of the event stuff so in a way playing is more fun for me now since im not too pressed to farm and grind i suppose
Adventure rank rank
Peon's videos are so good when he's genuinely having fun
I agree, I was smiling the entire time!
Like in AFK Arena you mean?
I think you meant to say "When he's not selling out"
Rage videos are gold too tho 😂
@@SnowJester he's chasing the bag I respect it it doesn't hurt me to watch a shitty afk arena ad every once in a while. You can always just skip the video too
I wonder how many people died in the starfall lake lol
My first death was while trying to swim into Mondstadt instead of taking the bridge that was literally a few metres away lol
Same lol I shot the swans there, tried to get the meat and then drowned because our characters swim like 5 year old weighed down with cinderblocks :/
*Raises hand* Add one to your running counter :P
"sacrificial lake"
"Quit once you reach AR 30."
Meanwhile I'm f2p at AR 45 and still having a good time with a lot of things left to do in the world.
Edit: AR 55 now.
I'm AR 45 and still had some exploring to do, artifacts to farm, and waifus to get. Unless if you're a whaler, than contents isn't much of an issue
same tho
I am at 41 and I’m still having fun
Same
Same
after watching Genuinely The Most Awful MMORPG, this game is looks like developed by god himself
honestly tho
You came from that too daymmm
They just released a behind the scenes for how they made the Dragonspine area. And let me tell you- despite all the drama and toxicity (from the community), the devs are def very passionate about the game. It's no wonder that it looks great.
Well, It still has flaws ofc like the grind fest and crappy resin system, but they are currently stepping in the right direction with all the buffs and improvements. It's just a step for now, but there's hope in the future. Remember, Honkai Impact 3 didn't start well either, yet look where it is now.
This game looks like an MMORPG but it’s not though! I believe the differences are important for long-term gameplay.
@@morsmagne And best part is that it's best to let it stay as a PVE. Making it a MMORPG would be an absolute nightmare.
Klees bombs everywhere, beyblades spinning all the time, a wall of Jeans and Ventis waiting to push you away, etc. The toxicity and stuff the community has shouldn't be transffered to a MMO lol
3:50 "Asian Breath of the Wild"? Where do you think Nintendo is?
He's probably talking about the artstyle and theme of the game
LOOOL
Lmao true
@@user-bf7sl3uo9p theme of the game is very western themed lol.
About to comment this
Do you think this game will cure your AFK Arena addiction?
Lmaoo
oh man, he isn't going to get rid of that one soon
hahahaha
hahahaha
lol it certainly ain't gonna cure my addiction of the game
Great video as always! As free-to-play player I can tell you I absolutely love this game. But please for the love of everything that is holy, don't try to rush to the end-game. Take your time and explore. The lack of end-game content is a real damper on what is an amazing game. It will get better, just take your time and enjoy it.
Makes you wonder why they even added an "end-game" at all if most of the game's enjoyment comes from the singleplayer aspect, probably just to make you waste money on the resin system considering its useless at any other time in the game.
Gotta get on that sweet money printing mobile waifu train somehow
I agree, but it's also to keep players playing as much as possible to stretch the time until the new cities come out. We have 2 of the 7 citys and the second is even completed Overall I'm fine with it, the more money that they get the more story we get.
@@timthetoolmantaylor9048 well part of it is slowing people down while they work on more of the main story trying to string people along and to try to keep them on their game so they are still playing when the next updates come out. at least i think so. (Not trying to say that its a good thing)
I think they are waiting to release new content and don't want people to get too far ahead of the curve for when it's released. It's awful if you try to grind after all questing and exploring has been done. But I don't think that's the intention. However that begs the question as to why they even have daily semi grindable dungeons in the first place. It's odd.
Everything is great untill end game. So yea, feel no rush to get there people.
Yeah i heard alot about my friends complaining about how there is not enough content. While im just exploring more about the world unlocking chests and doing puzzle in ruins which are rewarding and more fun to do. Ive been collecting treasure chest that are quest items and it seems like i havent even activated those quest.
I just got an ad of genshin impact while trying to watch this vid.
We all did
Which one did you get i got a zhongli one
14:26 wait until you hear the Liyue battle theme.. (AR43 and haven't bought any gem packs - still having fun and new content patch in a week)
i havent bought any because im broke my guy
Peon: I'm so high I'm almost in space...
Yeah...me too brother me too...
Hahahahaha
Same
On weed?
@DeiLux77 what does mj mean does it mean marry jay??
I've played this game for a couple of months now and I am AR 50. The beginning of the game was absolutely stunning. I loved the freedom of this game. The world was packed with puzzles just like you see in the video. The AR 30 block that everyone's talking about is when the game slows down. The quests are all done, the chest and puzzles are found and solved. All that's left is grinding, upgrading characters and doing spiral abyss. But don't get me wrong, the game did not become worse. You may not be able to play it hour upon hours like in the beginning, but it still keeps you engaged cos now you need to plan out ahead of time the most optimal way to upgrade your characters since drops change every day and you don't want to be on low resin when it meters. Plus, there are a lot of events going on and patches come out relatively often (I am currently on 1.1, but 1.2 will be out in just 5 days from now)
When it comes to gacha and monetization, I must say that it is not at all a 'pay to win' game. You can play the game without spending a penny on it and still have as much fun with it as whales do. I've even seen people taking it as a challenge and playing the game with only the 4 starter characters (traveler, Amber, Kaya, Lisa) and, trust me, they do well. But, I admit, for people that are vulnerable to gambling this game can be dangerous. Like VERY dangerous.
Another good thing about GI, though, is its lore. It is actually very deep and interesting to explore. The main plotline is intriguing, all playable characters have their own individualities and stories behind the scene that are waved perfectly into the world lore. Even random NPCs have stuff going on.
And, this is a personal opinion of a girl, but I love the mob designs cos they are not gross. I enjoy this game much more cos I am not forced to see stupid ass undead of nasty goblins all the time. Instead, there are cute round slimes ( • • ) that you can toss around. There are literally no ugly mob in the game and I love it. It makes the world so much more pleasing to the eye
I gotta agree with you. I'm AR51 and it does slow down a lot.
The events are really what keep me logging in as well as the story quests(NGL, I simp for the Cocogoat). And knowing that we literally only have 2/7ths(Minimum!) of the map keeps me excited for what comes next.
I'm in AR35 and still haven't finished the story quests but only the first one, just exploring and farming for primogems and artifacts.
Traveler is a 5 star tho
I'm still at AR35 and I haven't even finished exploring. I'm taking it slow and so far it's really really fun. I read the books that we collect and some are really really funny and some sad.
@@aetherslanding9660 I just got introduced with the coco goat not a few seconds ago. The fact that I hear the "coco goat" actually exist is intriguing o.o
I can't believe how entertaining and beautiful this free game is.
its free cuz u cant progress without pay
@@beautifulbg8613 that's not true, you can progress without paying at all and u know because I have been playing for about 40 hrs. It might be different in the future but as of now there is no pay wall
@@user-zg1in9id7u you can progress without pay, but by paying gives more convenience and saves time
@@pao5615 yea but that's pretty much true when it comes to any free game
@@pao5615 games where you can pay for convenience doesn't make the game feel great if I need to bust my ass for progression unless I pay that feels like wasted time
Probably the only guy who got only amber in his first multi and not even complaining about it
"The Asian Breath of the Wild"
Pretty that BotW is Asian too.
Im currently ar31 f2p with 1 5 star and i love the game. The resin system however need a massive rework, time gating most of the content and progression is annoying.
well thats what they want you know. otherwise they wont get your sweet sweet moneyz
Same i am AR33 and i barely play for like 20min just to waste my resin and kill bosses then i quit...
Why? Is "con" No. 1 not just want you to uninstall? It just sounds so bad!
@@Fallonmoon Sweet money? There is no point in getting new weapons/characters since u cant lvl them up anyways lol This company is really stupid and they are only getting so much money cause there is too many braindead stupid people out there ;/ Its really a shame, the gaming industry is so fucking trash nowadays cause of those motherfuckers that love to throw their money in the trash...
im ar38 ---
i am playing 1hour per day for now---
for daily grind ---
--- it can be a game if ya have free time ---
edit: for my own opinion resin is good as is it for now ---
"I love these chests out in the world" oh how fun it is to be new
Content after AR30 (level 30) -- there is more content coming ... the story has 8 chapters, each with 3 Acts. (prologue + 7 chapters). Each chapter is focused on a a region based on one of the 7 elements (that the characters powers are based on). At launch the game included the first 5 Acts (3 prologue acts + 2 acts for chapter 1). At launch the game includes the (air and earth) regions. The developer has officially told us that they will be releasing new content every 6 weeks. The next 3 release dates were also given (Nov 11th is the next content drop). I believe they said the next release will be the ice region. It sounds promising that the developer has an aggressive road map to release content at a good pace. Kind of jealous of the people who start playing in 2021 and have an insane amount of content. The resin issue that people are complaining about is sort of true and sort of not. It is intentional to some extent to slow progress as they release more content (people will out level the future content, which is 6 weeks away [from launch - nov 11th]). I'm currently AR40 there is plenty of stuff you need to do (resources to get to level up your characters, weapons, and character talents) so even if we had more resin, we would have a new constraint on progress being resources (like 20% of the resources needed require resin... ~80% don't). Does it suck they are slowing us down? yes. Does it hurt to not progress? yes. BUT imho it would be worse to out level the new content before it is released, then be finished with it in a day or 2 then back to whining about there being no content. idk. like I said I am at level 40... it is my fault for no life-ing the game ... it is just so darn fun! :-) [note: you can buy more resin with real money... it is a F2P game and the dev is clear it is a gotcha game... that is part of their monetization system... yes, that sucks too... but amazing game for free. Curious if this will make "immortals phoenix rising" a more popular alternative)
The gacha system will never not be controversial... but I think something amazing that a lot of people don’t keep in mind is how a gacha system can work. Yes it’s designed to squeeze a constant stream of money out of their players, but it also means there’s going to be a (semi-)constant stream of updates, events, and new content.
People who discover this game 1-2 years from now are going to have an absolute blast
Your comment aged like a fine wine my dear friend. I have started this game a couple of days ago, and i am having an absolute BLAST playing it. I hit AR30 in no time... amazing game
YOU ARE RIGHT BUDDY!!!
I Blasted a lot on Yae Miko
Absolutely spot on. Any new player that started today will have more than 150 hours of free content just from exploring and story quest, and its gonna get even more as more region is release. For a free game, 150 hours of pure content sound absolutely amazing.
relog check out everything new and shiny lol. its great
I feel Genshin Impact is the LEAST predatory gacha game. Nevertheless, it's still a gacha game so you're s slave to their RnG ratio which is quite harsh. Nevertheless, I'm having fun playing it.
"least predatory Gacha game",You haven't seen good gacha games have you?
... it's the most predatory gacha i've seen in a long while. f2p rolling is nonexistent, even p2w rolling is hell
@@luminatron Rolling is not necessary, the game doesn't force you, it's a luxury. Of course it's quite attractive to get new characters but they're not necessary and they have to make money some way
It's as predatory as a gatcha game, but it's in no way the worst
@@ruruisu I honestly agree hahaha. You don't have to roll if you can't. I enjoy the game even at AR55 just strolling around and piling up primos for the next character I would want (4 stars ftw!)
"Quit on level 30"
*sweats in AR 50
crying in AR 56
Raise your hand if ur AR 55+
@@Rain-hd8ev I can only like
@@inuhigh4339 thx bruv
"Asian Breath of the Wild" forgetting Nintendo and Zelda are Japanese IPs
Just because its made in japan doesn't make it japanese you doofus. Zelda isn't based on japanese/Asian culture. Genshin Impact has a massive location dedicated to chinese culture. Each location is based on a specific culture to capture the feel of that location.
@@TehHuskeydood Genshin is not really related to Chinese culture either. Typical chinese game have settings similar to justice online
BlueEchoos only liyue is China themed, while monstadt is German themed.
@@Suesserto_000 duh? Lol. Mondstadt is more European tho.
@@TehHuskeydood To be precise it's German themed, most of the names are German.
Later will be added France themed region.
I would seriously love an update on how you're finding genshin if you've kept playing, peon
this was very good watching peon having fun wish we had full version xd
@ur scaring me 😱😱😱😱🥺🥺🥺
I really love the fact that he haven't played Breath of the Wild, kinda gives a review without prejudice.
He playing broke version of BOTW
@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse bruh the whales spend x10 the cost of BOTW lmfao bye
@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse except this game is way better than botw. Idc if you're salty lol 😂
@@joshuadavey650 no
Did you forget that he also plays black desert online lol?
I find it super fun, i only put in a couple hours a day and progress pretty slowly but i love just running around exploring. They should put in more variations of enemy types and add more zones for the different Gods.
They will
Yeah they have real life countries they're basing each zone on.
Mondstadt is germany and Lyuie is china Forgive my spelling I dont remember the actual spelling for the ingame names.
The next act is basically high mythology egypt, one is france, the fatui are from russia which will also be a playable zone.
@@purplefanta7142 I think the next one will be Japan
@@Renercrows_Money_Reserved Either way I'll be happy.
I wish if there is a fishing hook
First 4-star being an Amber dup is cursed
Yeah man same thing happened to me 1st Amber but later it was good. Guess what I got 5 damn Fishcls as a f2p. But also Xinqei, Ningguangg and Diluc. And four 4* weapons. (In total of like 130-140 pulls)
Eventhough I like Amber... I have to agree lol
I'm looking for Amber dupe, in contrary.
@@edhikurniawan not that good tho, it just adds one extra shot and that deal 20% of the original damage. But tbh in aimed shot it kinda annoyed me a bit cuz the shot went a bit lower
@@masterdementer I'm looking for that. Most people don't be know when the aim mode open, wether Fischl or Amber they have the same attack speed.
And the aim shot has better damage than the first two of the normal shot combo.
It took practice with ballistics but it worthed.
I love seeing people’s reaction to this amazing game I’ve been playing for 3 months and I’m at AR 53 now and haven’t had to spend a dime if your smart with the Primo gems the game gives you and you do your daily Commissions you’ll easily be able to save up for certain characters you want. Unfortunately most first impressions never get to that part so it first the game looks like it’s reaching for your wallet but as long as you don’t have a gambling addiction you’ll be fine.
Yep.
Is there a point to going beyond AR50? Seems like everything you really need will be unlocked by then, and the rates haven't improved significantly enough to warrant further ascension ...
I have been playing this game for 3 months now, and it's F2P friendly.I started top up in this game last week because of the quality that they gave us and they deserve to take my money
Lol it's not F2P friendly, not if you want to get the characters you want or good artifacts to unlock their full potential, and let me not get started on weapons
Resin won'T stop you playing free after AR30, only will slow you down. A lot of new quests unlock around AR35 so its just some down times you have to go trough. The resin system is far less of an issue during events, you get so much stuff to do. There are a lot of events so far. You can play all content as F2P, but it is quite grindy at some point.
Sounds like once/if they tweak or rework resin it will be a huge fucking success in the mainstream
While it is gatcha, non of the content in the game is blocked by this, you can easily build a good team with free characters you get and progress through the content, the gatcha system might effect you if you have no self control.
b-b-but Breath of the Wild is already asian D:
Zelda is based on European culture, folk lore and Mythology.
While Genshin is based on German, Chinese, Japanese, French, Russian :/
Made by an Asian developer, but the series is clearly European in tone, with a much more solidly Germanic/Anglo-Saxon aesthetic. Genshin, as far as I can see has far more hallmarks of East Asian game design and aesthetic, that being, a combination of all the Eastern and Western cultures, pretty much.
Peon, you use copy character to upgrade Constellation => more power to the character & you get resources to buy item or characters in shop
I've been waiting for your opinion on Genshin ever since the official release and i'm so glad to finally hear it!
genshin? the name is Breath of the waifu... :v
*Peon uploads a Genshin video*
Dooku: “i’ve been looking forward to this”
Player: "My wishes have doubled since the last time we met Count."
@@UltimateDespair98
Dooku: “Good. Twice the expectations, double the disappointment.”
I find both your lack of faith disturbing...and know you what happens when cause I a disturbance in the Farce, mmmm....?
"Duplicates and useless shit" I know this video is two months old so you probably figured this out already but duplicates are useful too! They level up character constellations and the weapons can be used to refine and level up each other :)
But yeah the gacha system is the only thing that frustrates me about the game everything else is amazing
Interesting looking back on this after a change of perspective. I took a step away for a year and when I came back I thought about the money to value ratio. In terms of playtime, I've done over 2000 real hours in this game. This is a mix of exploration, resin, quests and progression. Now I believe all up in the past 3 years I've spent around $1000 (AUS). That's a price ratio of $1:2hours. If we turn to a triple A title which costs $90 for say 40 hours that's a ratio of $1:30mins give or take.
Keep in mind that at no point do you need to spend money. There's so much content now that continuing to progress will earn you more than enough to make two competent teams. Many of the 4-stars have been buffed to be more viable. F2P players aren't gate-keeped from any content. When I returned to the game, I wasn't taken to the cash shop once. Not at all. I forgot it even existed until a week into playing when I remembered the wish system.
I find Hoyolabs approach generally free player friendly, and the game itself is also incredible welcoming to new players. There's only two things that I still evaluate negatively; the monetisation at its core has predatory features. Which is a problem with all gacha. I wish they moved away from making wishes expensive, and moved more toward cosmetic options. The other thing is that the end-game content still suffers from its original problems. Repetition of the same content. I'm going to burn out again with the game at some point because of it.
Overall I commend Hoyolabs as a company, even if I condemn some indvidual things. We need more regulations and protections in place when it comes to the gambling gacha provides, just like the push against lootboxes.
To all people who might read this, this Game has been improved by such a crazy amount, a week ago we got a whole new area, new bosses, events are coming every week, its an insane Game - try it out ✌🏼
With no endgame content.
I've reached adventure rank 40. Currently I just log in for daily commissions, use up my resin and do what I can on my battle pass. After that I pop off and wait a couple hours for a few more charges then call it a day and do something else. Will be exciting when new content comes to the game. Fortunately, Mihoyo have already acknowledged that the Resin system is an issue so hopefully they will be less aggressive with their monetization when they have more content available to offer players. I feel that currently the system is in place to deliberately stunt progression to give them time to create more content, as well as earn more money to create new content. Fingers crossed they make some positive changes to the resin system. This game has so much potential and could be the best of its genre with some specific changes.
the "oh another new character" sounded so real it sounded scripted XD
Traveler: Give my sister back!
Tanjiro: First time?
Man I love coming back to early genshin videos for the sheer excitement of exploring. Now I'm AR 60, most events are repetitive, dialogue writing personally gets worse along side story writing. But the early things that they got right still holds up. Combat is still solid, sound tracks are still solid too, new region exploration is so much fun taking in new environments and puzzles, and so much more hidden quests that you can't really track with the journal (requiring more brain power to complete). I kinda wish they add more incentive to do coop other than more friendship exp so you can get the namecard faster, because the multiplayer community is probably one of the more fun aspects of this game and the thing that's keeping this game alive, either helping new players or just cooping a weekly boss or domain, meeting funny randos, etc.
What do you think of Sumeru so far? I'm almost AR 60 and am enjoying it. Story for the archon is good, no spoilers but ill say it's been interesting. Dendro element is fun, just need more characters, but it is fun using the Traveler after not touching him for many moons.
I dare anyone reading this to play this game to approximately level 30 and not be enchanted and possessed and blissfully addicted. Its a drug. Get passed the Anime if you are not a huge fan or have been burned by *All those crappy Asian game prior* and just play to level 30 but take your time. Read quests, pay attention, discover the zones and learn the combat, which is SO fun!
I have a rotten degree in game design that I barely used before becoming fairly ill with a autoimmune illness BUT I have played EQ2/WoW and other MMORPGs at very end game and was even the Guild leader of a ranked US Raid team for a good while. I also was paid to beta new games for major PC game magazine. At the time many of those game I reviewed were Asian developed. All promised much. All were utter Shit!
GI is an utter mind blowing Experience; a breath of fresh air that stole my heart. This is what a finished Game looks like from a team of passionate developers. The Flaws are few and in between; the greatest being the FOV and of course the Asian Grind! _Though you grind through various stories and dungeons for gearing not just random mobs for much needed XP as most older Asian MMORPGs go._
The world is stunning. The story brilliant and moving with great voice acting and characters you begin to identify and love. The zones or maps are beautiful in layout and real estate/architecture as if some designer team took the time to meticulously & artfully place every stone, frog, bamboo tree and waterfall with utter passion and precision. The Chinese zone Liyue is beyond breathtaking and enjoyable to explore.
The written scripts for quest dialogue, _(when not voiced)_ are exceptionally well done. Some side stories are captivating and enchanting, unique and easy to follow. Sooo many fun puzzles scattered randomly throughout the zones, it gives the game a nostalgic _Sand Box_ feel. _I Love running around killing boars with my bow on Ganyu oh and lets not forget pigeons and storks._
The combat thus far for it's dynamic style is fluid and flawless - SO much fun to play out while layering various elements. The tool-kits of Most of the Heroes are exceptional both from a play style perspective and programming/math and are balance out well.
What I began to discover and enjoy about GI was that it got it all right. It was both unique and *Different* _(especially in regards to it's Shinto based fantasy lore/story)_ but *the Same* as many of our favorite MMORPGs; a perfect mixture. The meta thus far is solid.
There are flaws with this _(almost finished)_ game, however they are few and with Monthly surveys that give the players a nice sum of in game currency; surveys with very personalized questions regarding a recent event or Hero, miHoYo has already proven that they listen to their player base and that they care by early in game through changing various minor aspects of the game UI or combat balance etc. per player request. They are quick on updates and fast on squashing bugs as well.
Best of all they have a future vision in place as to the evolution of this game and it's progression chapter by chapter or expansion by expansion.
Happy gaming all ♥
PS: ...gotta love a game that does "flight" or Gliding well. Koodos miHoYo!
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I'm sort of hooked on this game and it is normally not my style of game. It has an addictive quality in order to make you want to do more! The developers did state they were bringing new content out for end game situations every 6 weeks. I don't think they were expecting it to make over 100 million week. Now they are taking end game content seriously. Thank you for covering it, Peon. I think you do an amazing job of covering games, and you give a lot of insight into them.
I agree with your overall assessment of the game at the end, but I'd also add to that that you could come back later when they add more regions and story content since that will be just as fun as the initial game probably.
that's what I'm waiting on. If I pulled Diluc I'd probably be still playing daily, but I wasn't lucky, so I'll wait. I won't uninstall, but I'll wait to go back.
@@mickh4256 Yeah im almost at the wall and ill probably log back in till my blessing runs out and maaaybe do dailies/resin stuff but for the most part i'm fine waiting and instead working on my game backlog or being productive till new content comes out.
@@tigerfestivals5137 I am just going to play till I have literally everything unlocked, then I will wait for the next region expansion. As you can probably tell, this is more than enough to keep me busy for a whiiiile.
@@legithopecrew yeah you can get 20-30 hours of content out of it easily without hitting any real grindwall or paywall which is pretty generous imo since that's about the average length of a full game. Of course just avoid buying any of the gacha currency since thats a pretty unfair trap and you really don't need it for any of the main story content.
@@tigerfestivals5137 Depending on how you play you can easily get 50 hours like I did! And now I am mostly just doing dailies while waiting for 1.1 in november to finish up the Liyue storyline :) and after that I'll wait for the Snowy mountains region in December.
Getting duplicates is important because you can upgrade the character by using them(same goes for weapons as well). There's a basically passive skill system called Constellation for characters and Refinement for weapons.
Got a commercial for this game when i clicked on this video, how fitting.
You should definitely continue! The next area, Liyue, is gorgeous!
Love how he called it “Asian breath of the wild” as if breath of the wild isn’t made by an Asian company and Asian developers.
FINALLY MAN ... TOOK U LONG !
Well his username is the Lazy peon sooo
@@SiakuluShaka u right u right
no sponsor no video
-Lazy peon
I like the security ad right before you review of a game that is made and based in China lol
With kernel level anti cheat, I refuse to play this game do to that and gacha mobile mechanics
@@insertparanoia6090 cool but nobody asked.
@@insertparanoia6090 I agree, uninstalled it as soon as i found out.
@@insertparanoia6090 🌸😹You’re the only one missing out over the most absurd and nonsensical of reasons. Genshin Impact is an incredible that is shaping up to be a powerful statement as to what is possible on mobile.
You continue to sit tightly in your corner and seek whatever excuse that best accommodates your dated bias against the mobile platform, the rest of us shall be on Genshin having a great time (mobile is the future, don’t be a fossil).
Do have a wonderful day😹🌸
@@elknolasshrineofraja3966 more than likely there's nothing going on there but it is very common knowledge that China is very shady in a lot of thing they do a portion of their manufacturing is done by slave labor now thinking that a kernel-level anti-cheat in a solo game is a bit odd, the ccp laws allow them to gather any information from any Corporation at any time the Corporation probably is perfectly fine and just making a gacha game for the money grab but it's not odd for people to be cautious of it.
I've been playing nonstop since christmas, and I just hit Rank 50. I havent noticed the content slowing much yet. I have a lot of characters, 5 of which are 5 stars, and I havent spent a penny. Genshin is still a great game at endgame if you havent spent anything.
The biggest flaw is the resin system, which is apparently getting worked on.
I really don't get the complaints of lack of content. There is SO much quest content that's just out there in the world for you to find, and stories that are told through repeating Daily Commission quests. I've got hundreds of hours in the game with zero money spent and I'm still finding new quests and stories. It just doesn't spoon-feed it to you, you have to find it. EXPLORE more, people! The game tries to entice you to explore for a reason! My only complaint is lack of cross-save/crossplay on the PS4 version.
The duplicates are actually beneficial with the upgrade system.
"I'm so high I'm almost in space.. Ok game." I love the attitude in that expression lol
I've been playing it without spending anything till date and having a lot of fun. The game is good, although due to the nature of its combat loop it can become tedious if played for a long period at a single sitting. Regardless, if I do hit a paywall, I'm going to quit without a second thought. I don't think that's going to happen...but then again, since I don't obsess over every new character, I'm probably not the target audience for this game's micro transactions.
Also, the Divinity series (the newer entries at least) has all kinds of spell interaction.
Half a year ago I used to think: "Ho! Peon made a video on one of my loved games... what atrocity is he gonna say?"
Now it feels much more informative, genuine, not sure if just because the videos have more personality or just raw professionality/experience, but I actually look forward to pretty much every Video!
Congrats on the progress, is good to see you grow!
I honestly can’t stand my old content, I can only watch my stuff from January 2019 and onwards, I can completely understand why people dislike me based off my old content, I think I’ve grew up a lot since my earlier stuff
@@TheLazyPeon what about the amazing stuff like the dark souls content? Some of my all time favorite UA-cam videos in there. And that’s saying alot
@@TheLazyPeon I've quite enjoyed how you've grown. Don't undersell your old content, it made you into who you are today. Just keep at it, we'll keep watching.
I got to here via the related videos. I initially googled for "genshin impact review", then click videos, and skip IGN GameSpot, until I got to 1 random review. It was alright; but boy I'm glad your video was recommended (although I am a subscriber). This a realization for me that your reviews gives much more valuable insight to a game versus the traditional office-made game reviews.
IGN lol. This game was probably too hard for them.
5:20 Correction "Collect all the Husbandos" Currently for my main team I'm rocking Xiao, Albedo, Zhongli, Xingqiu and for my Team Two I got Diluc, Childe, Chongyun, and Bennett
now tell me, where are the Waifus? Well certainly there are, the latest being the adorably spooky Hu Tao, then before her, Ganyu, then in the future Ayaka, but just pointing out that you can play cool male characters as well. AR 55 btw
"Im so high im almost in space"
Same.
I hope they make more multiplayer features
This is pay to win, it will be extremely unbalanced for pvp.
@@vendarykismet6858 he never said pvp...
@@vendarykismet6858 this game is not "p2w" stfu dude😒. I'm ar41 and only dumped 50$, THAT'S IT. I've gained plenty of primos and free shit through ar1-41.
@@vendarykismet6858 you clearly don't know what p2w is lol.
@@infinitexp420 why tf would u pay for a free game lol
So far it feels like a huge beautiful empty world to me, I really wish this was a MMO from the beginnning
there's lots of hidden things around you have to actually look without a compass unlike Bethesda speil.
I'm one of the people that play since the early patch of Genshin Impact and never ever single time I've had felt burdened and bored playing it. As F2P, I can play anytime I want and save wishes for character that I need. I did not have most 5* but 4* is just equal as 5* and I did not regret using 4*.
Genshin Impact are casual-friendly and it did not force you to play unless it is limited event.
I've been thinking to restart Genshin Impact with new acc after the game covered almost 70% of the canon story because I know I will not regret it and the story is really good! 🤭🤭
i love it when games do not include invert aim/look. really shows the devs care about all types of players.
A genshin style mmo already exists
It's called Guild Wars 2. Notice the similarity? Exploring is rewarding, random puzzles, random events.
I agree with the fact that it seems like the game was released with not enough content, although next month theres a huge 1.1 update patch that should fix up a lot of problems and give players way more things to do.
well if players are already AR30+ then they should have already finished the intended current contents. Everything beyond AR30 right now is to prepare for accessing future contents that will require high level AR to access such as the upcoming final Quest for Act 1 storyline in Update 1.1 which should cover the AR 30 to 40 contents. Attempting to hit AR 40+ is basically stretching it into the 1.2 and above content update ranges.
@@orrthehunter it doesnt even that long to hit ar30+, kind of insulting to release a game that just ends after youve played it for a week
@@varesso7568 That is up to perspective since it has been known the current content on release will be up to Liyue content which covers from AR 1 to AR 30. AR 31+, being Inazuma and the other kingdoms revealed in the Season 1 story trailer, is going to be for update 1.1 and above.
Mihoyo probably already planned their release schedule already long before release of Genshin Impact being my best guess a 1.5 to 2 year plan for season 1 and another 1.5 to 2 year plan for Season 2 storyline if they follow through with their new major update every 6 weeks plan.
Heck, a recent interview by Mihoyo revealed they already have planned a 3 year plan for their other game Honkai Impact 3rd to cover the Earth story Arc and by 2024 there is a new story Arc for continuing Post-Honkai Odyssey storyline involving exploration of other worlds.
@@varesso7568 It's a live service game. It's a typical style in gacha games.
@@orrthehunter so, after youre done with the quests that come live with the 1.1 update in november, youre stuck in the same content draught again where your time in genshin consists of hunting t1 chests and dumping your resin in 10-15 min. thats an impressive 2 year plan honestly
I really like this game, its still small in scope(considering 5 major regions are still coming in the future) but even then, still alot of fun!
Only downsides so far are as u said the Resin system and the fact that once u explored eneugh and got most of the loot, it gets very boring.
There's also the fact that once u are around Adventure Rank 25 the grind really begins, even to get to new story quests, altrough they are all very good and polished so its worth it.
Its been fix now
When you climb walls press jump to go faster. Elements are a big thing in this game. Everything is separated into elements. Instead of running out of stamina and drowning just freeze the water with Kaeya and walk over it. I found secret chests like that
4 months later update:
F2P players are doing great. Grinding allows you to clear endgame content! Low spenders benefit the most, if you spend more than 5 dollars per month then the value starts getting worse, if you spend less then that its the most bang for the buck!
Overally I think the gacha is forgiving compared to other games, and its not P2W
This video was randomly picked by my UA-cam since I'm out of resin... And I'm reluctant to post a comment here cuz this video and comments are from 4months ago and then this comment surprised me which posted 4hrs ago ahaha..
Anyways everything you stated are true, this is PVE game and no Ranking system not even VIP pack system, being competitive is not even an option which gives you freedom to play the whole game without spending money... well the gacha is still a gacha but Genshin RNG system are much more forgiving and F2p friendly if you ask me compared to other gacha hell games out there (*cough* FGO *cough* Azurelane *cough* Epic7)... And since the game didn't had PVP system I enjoy it a lot more cuz it's preety frustrating these days that every game out there specially on mobile could turn you into a madlad anxious about weekly rankings or bless you Anxiety and frustration for not winning the daily PVP quest, so I could say that this game is the only gacha game that I never regret to play with and the wait for the game that will satisfy me is over... The only downside is the game became too easy for the endgame player such as whales and leviathans like oneshoting everything and nothing on the current state of the game could challenge em anymore... Also the lack of content and main story progession that most players cared about (this is one of the game that had interesting lore even the NPCs are interesting too) which is kinda a letdown if you're not a fan of cliffhanger... Tehehe
Your thought at the end is spot on
Great game to play around for a bit but I cannot recommend going tryhard especially if you are weak to *"surprise mechanic"* lol, it's a go big or go broke kind of game
More like go big and go broke.
I love Genshin, I'm taking my time and having fun, proud to say I haven't spent a penny. Great video Peon! I was hoping you would make a video about Genshin Impact.
“Extremely frustrating to get the things you want” that’s a Gacha game for u man
Hey Peon.
You're still one of my favorite UA-camrs, hands down. Your voice is awesome and your accent and humor is just right up there for me. The editing is of someone who already mastered the craft and I'm guessing you know how good you became along the years so I won't shower you in compliments.
I'd just love to see you stick to a game or two and talk more about it. I love your first impressions and ill always see those videos, but I think you could use a new segment or two. I know the world of mmorpg's has been stale but if there is some game out there that could refresh and widen your viewerbase and get you that money €€€, you should try it out.
I mean, I get the ads, you have bills to pay, I'd do the same probably. But with steadier content and a focus on a game or two you'd make the same money and give us some more Peon, which is what we all want in all honesty.
These are just my two cents and be free to dismiss it if you are going through shit or just don't feel like changing it up.
Cheers mate, keep being an awesome dude
It's not exactly "good" but it's worth mentioning that the slot machine mechanics work on a pity system.
The way it's "balanced" at the moment is you are 100% going to get a 5 star character or weapon every 90 wishes.
If you get a 5 star earlier than that, it resets the % back down, but it's a nice ray of hope for F2P players knowing that at least some progression is happening.
Not sure if anybody else has commented this or if you figured it out, but if you're falling and out of stamina so you can't glide, use a basic attack while falling and you're do a plunging attack, taking now damage when you hit the ground. Saves you if you run out of stamina while climbing :) Also getting duplicates of characters isn't useless, each duplicate gives you an item that you can use to upgrade their "Constellation" which gives them upgrades to abilities and stuff. Not sure if you figured that out yet too.
15:36 time stamp was worth watching video alone for the good laugh at the candid reaction
13:40 legit thought it was an MMORPG up until he said it was a single-player game lol
it has online co op, just gotta party up with people
its not an mmo but i mean the only thing thats gated to single player is the questing
Yeah, I dowloaded it on launch cuz I legit confused this for Blue Protocol. The multiplayer in Genshin (at least at launch) was kind of meaningless. I hear they're adding raids and stuff, but I doubt I'm going back.
@@devildogwhite its the same its been since launch u can do world bosses dungeons and again, literally everything but quests together bud
@@devildogwhite Oh no please come back. We care so much!
@@devildogwhite who cares noob
The game is indeed amazing early on, but yes, once you get to like AR30 or so, I found it to be pretty tedious and limiting and having to eventually just grind chests to get to AR35+ for more story made me quit.
Everything, was the including all the new releases, events and regions are entirely F2P friendly and the game is utterly amazing for it. However the game tries to get you to spend money with the release of new characters and weapons. To get these new char and things you “want” you’re heavily weighted to spend money - the thing is, you really don’t need any of it. All of the game world is 100% free, you’ll get enough variety of char and tools to complete any content, it’s all PvE so there’s no need to have all these crazy powerful things. It’s a weird human psychology thing that they’re only making money on this game for things that don’t really effect how you enjoy it.
Well. Like gw2 there will be new maps and story coming out. 7 maps in total. Only 2 are available. The story will also progress with each update. There is also success hunting in this game like in gw2. No content is locked behind resin, only dungeon and boss rewards. But not every boss needs resin to unlock reward.
There is also an abyss tower. Each floor gets harder. A good challenge for those who wants to test their team against an increasing difficulty dungeon.
Hmm let me search how this "genshin" game is like
types in search bar: Genshin impact LazyPeon
I trust this man's judgment.
Literally lmao
I love this game, its really fun, world is beautiful, characters are cool.
But the Gacha system breaks my heart and my wallet. I just want to direct purchase the characters I want, and Ive already spent too much money on this game...
When I saw it was from the creators of Honkai Impact I knew the graphics would match the trailer.
Although, Genshin Impact has its own flaws, the crews of MiHoYo are listening to our criticism and are continously looking forward to fixing the game. They sometimes hold surveys to take your opinion into account, and they'll give you rewards for it too. Some people hate the gacha, but I think it's actually very fair. The crews of MiHoYo have worked so hard to make the game enjoyable for us and even making it available for f2p players (such as me). They deserve the money the players paid and plus, the players most of the time get what they want too. So it's a win-win. They also have a pity system, the more you roll after getting a 5* item, the more chance you get to receive them again. The money they well deserved didn't make them greedy. They progressed more and more to make us feel satisfied. Bringing in more details to the lore, characters, and events where we get a lot of rewards for. Even though MiHoYo hasn't given me a limited 5* character, I still respect them a lot for their hard work and open mindedness to criticism.
This was a Great First Impressions, my only gripe is that you absolutely dont have to spend any money to have fun at end game, yes the Resin system doesnt allow u to fight bosses endlessly which means it will take you longer to collect the items needed to level up your weapons and characters, but the main fun in the game comes from the exploration which as youve seen you can spend days running around finding all the hidden chests and quests throught the world, unless you cheat and websearch the interactive map. The primogems you need to get new characters can easily be collected without spending any money also just by exploring and playing the game, 2 primogems per chest, and there are thousands of chests to find in the world, and you only need 160 primogems to unlock a new 4 star character with a chance of getting a 5 star character.
Since the game is actually this good up to level 30, the company should just try to do a full on SP game that you pay full price upfront. That whole gacha system that awaits you at the end is why I haven’t really gotten into it. The first few hours were fun. The game has potential without setting up a cash grab trap.
Exactly how I feel. I thought the game was fun but looking ahead at the gambling has killed any enthusiasm I had.
@@Mikem0 Same here.
I bet many of you feel the same way. But getting to watch somebody you “know”, finally play a game you love, and they react like this, it is a fantastic feeling 😊
11:45 I love how you actually had the same exact reactions as me on this challenge
Might wanna note, the games only got 2 of the 7 planned regions unlocked which will leave you around 30ish with additional side stories unlocking at 32/34/36 etc. 3rd region will be here in less than a month. as with most games, the only reason the game became a serious grind after x point (ar30 as noted) is because there is no content designed for it, that should fix itself later on.
I'm about to hit AR30 without even going to Liyue yet. I treated it like a completionist - unlocking most things in the first area, doing bosses, domains, and collecting absolutely everything. It's still a blast for me. Playing it casually, doing my commissions, using my daily resin, etc. I've gotten a lot of materials this way, so I'm able to upgrade weapons and characters without worrying too much. All of the characters I use (and a few I use occasionally) are all level 40. There's two or three I have ascended past 40. (I did go a bit into the new area just to get some cor lapis for character ascension.)
I don't recommend doing the story all the way through first. It makes you hit that paywall soo much faster. (I've been watching a few videos by Mtashed - not that I recommend him in particular, but his anger amused me. Example: 15 Things I Wish I Knew Before AR40, where he talks about how he regrets rushing through the game.) Also, once you get to AR30, the world level has increased a couple times, so all of the chests and puzzles I haven't done in the new area yet will have better/higher-tier rewards.
Not saying you have to move at a snail's pace, but it seems to favor a slower approach - if you're not willing to fork over the cash. Haven't spent any money yet, but I have been thinking about getting the $6 blessing, or even the battle pass at some point.
I literally googled Genshin Impact The Lazy Peon yesterday cause I saw that this game was getting traction and here we are...
You forget cons for this game are lack of changing keybinding. You stuck at default one. Also kernel level anticheat from China.
That’s gonna be possible soon
Already playing this for the past 2 weeks i find it enjoyable
The only problem is its a gacha game means to need tp spend a ton to get a 5 star character
i think the best way to play this is forget the 5 stars, get 1 is difficult imagine get this same 5 star char several times to upgrade him... i will stay whith my 4 stars
There is a pity system where if you did 90 pulls without getting 5 stars, it will give you random 5 stars. Different on each banner, and will carry on to the next banner (event). Not good, but definitely not the worst of gacha. You can get minimum one 5 stars in this first version of the game as f2p.
@@pyrelordz Yes, but still not worth it
@@pyrelordz f*ck, i just get Klee and Sucrose in my first try
@@Beetlejuice80s haha see. You'll get one eventually. Gratz mate
so i'm a f2p player, since the game's release. haven't spent a single penny. but through all the quests and unlocks, i've been able to gather 9000+ primogems, which is equivalent to about $150 if you spend money. and with that i've been able to get my first 5 star character Klee after 37 rolls, and a few 4 stars. there's definitely alot you can get without spending money so don't feel pressured to.
tips: 1. do single rolls on the gacha, the 4star guarantee will still trigger every 10 rolls. if you get a 4 star earlier than 10 roll, then you just saved some rolls. the 4star guarantee will then reset for the next 10 rolls.
2. duplicates are the only way to upgrade a character's constellation, so it's not bad to get dupes. you also get a special currency to buy stuff at shops if you pull a duplicate character.
3. it's not a true mmo, but there is coop for world bosses and domain/dungeons have auto coop matching. coop is much more fun than single player and i would recommend using the coop option whenever you can.
4. resin regens at 1 per 8 minutes, so use them up. you can also participate in all the activities without using resin. it's just that to get the rewards, you will need to spend resin. so if you just want to fight and play for achievements, it costs nothing.
I'm almost at Adventure Rank 37 now, but I'm at the point where you log in for half an hour a day to do the daily missions and fight 3 bosses to farm the materials to Ascend.
If I can give a tip to anyone, do NOT do the quest at AR 35 to upgrade your World Level, wait until you manage to upgrade all your characters to level 70 before that (which should take a week of farming materials and another farming Mora/Gold). I did the upgrade and suddenly I had no materials nor money to upgrade my characters and fights that were easy became longer and unnecessarily harder (mobs at lv60).
I really recent a quest on the second map of the game, when exploring you find a couple pillars to unlock a ruin that gives you a legendary item. To get the items to unlock you must upgrade the deity statue to the maximum possible. This forces you to really scour the map looking for the upgrade items and that play style really transformed my fun exploring in paranoid treasure hunting, which kind of killed the fun for me.
Yea seconded on dont upgrade immediately your main dps might still be good but theyll probably get one shot by the bosses