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i'm not really a fan of turn based games so i was a little hesitant from the get-go, but it's actually been pretty fun!
updated review: as a player of the "mhy big 3" (hi3, genshin, and h:sr) this one is probably my least favourite of them, mostly due to the combat system. the one good thing i have to say about it is that it has an auto option for some fights which is great for dailies. obviously, this is my own personal opinion, since there's probably an audience who enjoys turn based games or there wouldn't be a market for it.
really hate how they reused the artifact system from genshin. i'd rather it was more similar to the whole stigmata thing from honkai, or really just something new and simpler. since you naturally end up having to build more characters because of the turn based element with how there's type counters and such, having to grind exp materials, boss materials, talent materials and then artifacts on top of it is... something.
speaking of having to build more characters, i wish they'd have some kind of easier way to get more of them, i guess? i don't really play that many gacha games, if only for my own sanity, so i don't know if this is standard, but it just feels odd to have no easier way to obtain characters in a game where type counters and meta seem to matter much more. something similar to how sp valks are farmable in honkai would've been a good choice, for example having some farmable 4*s.
the story is good so far, i love to see both new and returning characters, really wondering what the fate of himeko will be this time
there's a decent amount of dialogue that you get for interacting with objects around the map which is always a plus for me. it's really neat how you get icons for some quests, my favourite is gepards portrait of mc (would love if we got all the drawings as icons, including the ones pela drew)
the music is, as always, great, that's become a given for mhys games.
over all, i'm probably going to continue playing it casually for now, if only for kafka. ![[可憐]](/cdn/img/transparent.png){kind=spacer}
The lore of the game is really compelling and deep, there are so many ties to themes of gnosticism and many more themes, there is so much to dive into and explore.
I'm generally a PC player, so the graphics and scenery for me are absolutely gorgeous, there are little environmental details within the game that show just how much effort is put into this game. The soundtrack is also very beautiful !! It does a very good job to set the atmosphere of each area, battle, etc., and I have many pieces from the OST in my playlists. The voice actors of each character are also well cast in each dub in my opinion. :)
Now, the gacha system. I'd say that compared to other games with gacha mechanics, Genshin is quite good with theirs !! You have an eventual guarantee which is nice at least. I really like this new system of dual reruns as it means that we'll probably get to see our favourite characters sooner rather than later, which gives both F2P and low spender players more chances to get the characters they want.
My biggest issue by far is the artifact system. The RNG is horrid, and you can farm for months on end, or more, and get nothing good. This system makes it hard to clear in game content, such as Spiral Abyss. It took me over 100 runs in the Crimson Witch domain to get a single circlet with a crit main stat... Took me quite a few more to get one that's usable. As your AR increases, it gets harder and harder to even get things like fragile resin, which makes getting usable gear even more difficult. Not to mention, with weapon and talent ascension materials, mora + book leylines when needed, it's very innefficient to even farm artifacts non stop. I don't know, it's just really dumb I think. I'm lucky enough to have gotten some pretty decent artifacts for characters within my main team, but the issue is how reliant on luck the artifact RNG system is.
Prince of Horse | Japanese
5.0the greatest game ever made in any generation.. truly the game of all time..