Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact is an open-world adventure game by a Chinese company totally not trying to spy on you known as HoYoverse, formerly known as miHoYo, and also published by a company called COGNOSPHERE LTD, which used to be named HoYoverse too, and they still haven't explained why they have so many names. It was released in September 2020 with world acclaim, and has captured the hearts — and wallets — of over 50 million players worldwide.
In Genshin Impact, players are transported to the fantastical world of Teyvat, where they must battle against an array of enemies, such as giant slimes, mischievous fairies, sentient vegetables, a cat-like archer with a penchant for fish, a cryogenic princess with a love for all things frozen, and a food-obsessed chef who can conjure up delicious dishes from thin air.
History[edit]
Genshin Impact was conceived by Chinese developer miHoYo COGNOSPHERE HoYoverse in 2019 after they realized the success of Legends of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. For a long time, it was only available under closed beta tests, under which there was only one region in the continent of Teyvat ready: Mondstadt. Quickly realizing that Teyvat only having one region is a terrible idea, they decided to add their next region Liyue to the map. Genshin Impact was launched on 28 September 2020 after they realized that people stuck in the coronavirus pandemic needed to vacation somewhere. It was finally released on PauseStation 5 on 28 April 2021. Inazuma was added on 21 July 2021 and Sumeru was added to the game on 24 August 2022 with more regions to come.
Regions[edit]
Genshin Impact has seven regions, of which only four are accessible so that you have to pay to unlock the rest. The game is free to play and free to win, but it requires sacrificing your wallet in order to get there.
The objective of the game is to light up the entire map so you can get enough primogems, then spend all your money trying to get all the characters in the game. You will have successfully won once you have no money and you are living on the streets begging for money. On the other hand, you will continue to live a prosperous life in the game.
Mondstadt[edit]
This is the region where you start the game. Based on the country of Germany, a majority of the characters there are German. Its ideal is freedom, which is what the traveler wants to have. The element associated with the region is Anemo.
Mondstadt is famous for it's pigeons, alcoholics, and annoying bards. Things that players can do here include killing pigeons and terrorizing children, and getting knocked off cliffs.
Liyue[edit]
The second region in the game. Obviously based on the country of China (which is the developer's home country), its ideal is microtransactions contracts. Every time someone uses their money to buy something in Genshin, the region becomes more powerful.
Inazuma[edit]
Based off of the country of Japan, this is where the Raiden lived most of her life. It is considered to be the most tense and dangerous region of all of them, because it has very harsh punishments. One such punishment is when Balls Baal exposes you for using any of your parent's credit cards, she will strike you with lightning and you will no longer be able to play it anymore unless you reinstall it or create a new account. Good luck on completing Act 2.
Inazuma is home to a bunch of anime characters, who will suck money out of weebs' wallet faster than a vampire at a blood bank. This region is also where miHoYo made the best financial decision in their entire game, generating an extra $10 million of gacha revenue by making Raiden pull a sword out of her breasts.
Sumeru[edit]
The "you're close to being finished but not really" region of the game. It introduces a new element, Dendro, which you really need to touch more of.
Sumeru is divided into two regions. The eastern half is a lush forest based off the country of India, where a bunch of nerds invented computers and Internet. The western half is a barren desert inhabited by Jews who haven't invented banking yet.
If you thought the underground sections in Inazuma are bad, wait until you get here.