Our first State of the Game this week is a look at Genshin Impact - a vast open world that continues to grow
Free-to-play with microtransactions, including gacha model for unlocking new characters and weapons, £8.99 battle pass, and £4.49 bundle guaranteeing daily allowance of premium currency for 30 days.
Experimenting with these combinations is what makes combat a constant spectacle. It's especially delightful switching characters to chain into another elemental combo in lightning succession, something you don't have the same control over when you're depending on other players online. That of course depends on whether you do have a party covering all the bases and elements you want, which you can only acquire by making Wishes via the game's gacha system.
This will of course depend on the mentality of the individual player, and not all microtransactions are necessarily predatory or cynical cash-grabs. Almost two years in, I've still not been tempted to spend any real money on making Wishes, while still amassing a pretty fine roster of five-star heroes.
While there's much charm in each of the 40+ and growing roster, and a strong desire to add them all to your collection, they're not always served well by the story, which is often told with a bit too much expositional dialogue while you also quickly notice the lack of attention in lip-syncing.
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