In contrast, the elemental burst has an energy cost, requiring the user to amass sufficient elemental energy by defeating enemies or inflicting elemental status effects. The elemental skill can be used at any time except for the cooldown period immediately after use. Īn elemental reaction between two elements, Pyro and Electro, results in "Overloaded", creating an explosion.Įach character has two unique combat skills: an elemental skill and an elemental burst. Players can also procure ore that can be refined and then used to enhance weapon strength or create weapons. Ingredients that can be cooked into meals that regenerate characters' health or boost various statistics. Players can obtain food from hunting animals, gathering fruit and vegetables, or purchasing them from a store. Items such as food and ore may be procured from the open world, while enemies and treasure chests drop other types of resources that may be used in enhancing a character's strength. Many teleportation nodes exist throughout the world that players can warp to, and statues known as the Statues of The Seven can heal and revive characters and provide benefits such as increasing player stamina. Some characters possess abilities that can alter the environment, such as freezing water to create a path that can aid the player in traversing terrain. The player can control their character and perform actions such as running, climbing, swimming, and gliding which are limited by stamina. The World Level is a measure of how strong the enemies within the world are and the rarity of rewards that defeating them gives. Completing these challenges grants the player progress towards increasing their Adventure Rank, which in turn unlocks new quests, challenges, and raises the World Level. Scattered across Teyvat are bosses and challenges that reward highly valuable resources, such as Stormterror and the Electro Hypostasis, but claiming them uses up a currency called resin, which slowly regenerates over time. In addition to exploration, the player can attempt various challenges for rewards. Characters may have their strengths enhanced in various ways, such as increasing a character's level and improving artifacts and the weapons that the character equips. Switching between characters can be done quickly during combat, allowing the player to use several different combinations of skills and attacks. Genshin Impact is an open-world action role-playing game that allows the player to control one of four interchangeable characters in a party. Here Aether, the male Traveler, is seen gliding, but the player may switch to other party members indicated on the right during exploration and combat. The player may freely explore an open-world map with tools. A commercial success, the game grossed over $2 billion in its first year of release. The game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the combat and open-world, while others criticized its shallow endgame and monetization model. To supplement the game, miHoYo released a companion manga, with further plans for tie-in media. The Traveler travels in search of their lost sibling with their companion Paimon, all the while becoming involved in the affairs of Teyvat's nations.ĭevelopment took the better part of 4 years from early 2017 to 2020. The story follows the Traveler, who has traveled across countless worlds with their twin sibling before becoming separated in Teyvat. Genshin Impact takes place in the fantasy world of Teyvat, which is home to seven distinct nations, each of which is tied to a different element and ruled by a different god. While developed after Honkai Impact 3rd (2016) with a similar naming scheme, Genshin Impact is not a sequel. The game is free-to-play and is monetized through gacha game mechanics. The game features an anime style open-world environment and an action-based battle system. It 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 Nintendo Switch. Genshin Impact is an action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo.