I was thinking about picking up Genshin Impact recently, so I'm watching this. But I just have to say, who makes a game/story with limited time canon events you have to show up for and then delete them out of the system, but keep them canon -.- That's like launching a giant movie in theaters then it leaves and never releases on dvd.
For the temporary events that are no longer available, I would generally advise to play the Archon Quest, then look up the Event cutscenes for that patch on TH-cam. Maybe some longplays for the summer events, just to see the massive and gorgeous maps they had put out for them.
This was a good overview. If you're not someone who digs deep into game lore and story, there really are no effective blockers to start now. If your love of games is driven by lore and story, I would recommend finding a few content creators who have captured entire limited events on TH-cam and some lore analyzers (like Aster), then proactively mapping out your content. You don't want to watch spoilers early, but you don't want get too far without certain knowledge. Good luck.
I got interested in Genshin in the summer of last year after watching a video titled something along the lines of "now is the best time to start playing Genshin". I started with 3.0 And it took me until 3.2 to catch up with the main story but i still had Enkanomiya to explore and do all the side quests i missed by rushing the main story. Now that i'm up to date with everything i have my downtimes at the end of each update, eagerly waiting for next map expansions. This lack of content between updates prevents me from burning out because i simply don't play that often. Every time a new area of the map is released however, i play a lot.
It’s kinda hard in a way because starting in 2024 you’ll have a lot of catching up to do but when I came back after a long time in 2023 when 3.4 was out I enjoyed it and I had fun
This isn't a MMORPG which require you to hit new level cap and get decent gear before getting invited to raids. Just enjoy the story at your own pace instead of rushing to "catch up", because once you do catch up - there's nothing there. No endgame. No activities. No anything. Every journey has its final day - don't rush.
Cathing up ? Theres no time limit or quota if you dont like the game from the start leave it , if you get invested with the story then stay and start climbing up slowly?
I've got a tiny bit of criticism I feel like I need to add: If I were a new player, 7:10 might give the impression that the base game doesn't have any story or lore outside of limited events - at the very least, it would make me think the majority of the story takes place in the limited events. Yes, some of the biggest lore drops and best story telling happen in them, but it's kind of just a drop in the bucket when compared to the vast amount of story content and lore in the game. Especially the deeper lore that provides the world-building and history; the vast majority of that is in item descriptions etc. There's so much that most people who care about it rely on the wiki and lore videos, which is probably why there are so many headcannons in contention with one another. If anything, there's too much lore in the base game - which, iirc, is a sentiment you've shared in the past.
Just remembering Sumeru's quests and the progressive wall behind certain quest make me wanna say No but considering my love for this game, I'd say go for it
Sumeru is basically a giant homage to the entire Zelda franchise, which is why areas are locked behind Metroidvania elements, though even Inazuma did that, especially with Enkanomiya. Heck, it's not like Fontaine has gone that far away from that, considering the Narcissenkreuz Ordo questline.
Of corse you should.its a fictional masterpiece with amazing lore ,and the more later you start the more stuff you are going to have to enjoy the game ,also,if you think gacha is a problem remember no one forces you to be P2W.if you are f2p it makes you feel like you've earned what you got.
@@daerovius7535 doesn't make it any less mid, besides the archon quests which are required to be good. but any other story in this game is just beyond underwhelming and i'd rather consume that piece of lore elsewhere than the actual game itself.
Inazuma is the big problem for character materials. The Chasm and Enanomiya may also be an issue. Fontaine is actually easier than most of Sumeru. When Fontaine came out, they had that book of stuff to do there which gave extra resources if you gathered materials and killed bosses. I managed to clear most of it on an account I opened up to help me learn Japanese (don't ask), and I don't think I'd finished the Monstadt arc at that point. Inazuma, on the other hand... You should be able to get to the weekly bosses there thanks to one of the recent QoL changes, but materials and open-world bosses are locked until you can open up the islands. That is something the seriously need to fix. I mean, Raiden and Yoimya are on banner right now. Wish for and get either of them without having Inazuma open and you are stuck at level 40. Meanwhile, it's not really the cool 5-stars you're locked out of until their banners come around again. Trying to 'wish for' a 4-star you like is a total mug's game. I got Chevreusse at C6 just recently, but only because I was determined to get Raiden's C2 and I had a lot of primos save. I got the C6 on the pull I got the C2 on. I calculated it's almost £500 (call it $600) I put down for that and I WOULD NOT HAVE if I'd actually had to spend that much cash! You can wish for 5-stars, but practically, 4-stars are more random and you're less likely to get the ones you want. End rant.
That the thing Inazuma is the ONLY Nastion with Enanomiya that is heavy Locked if you have character from that Nastion with other words you caint do anything with them till you complete liyue Main Quast aswell Kazuha before going there. So hoping getting character outside of that Nastion only helps all beginners but worse if they got it or you need to have a friend who can help you
@@starblossom05Yeah. I got Yae Miko without thinking too hard about it on an account which hasn't got to Inazuma. Not only do I have to do the Inazuma Archon quests, but I then have to open up Enkanomiya. The Enkanomiya unlock isn't easy! Gives me something to aim for, but I have a useless character until I can do all that. (Though weirdly, I found I had components to get her to level 50. Somewhere, I beat some vishaps that dropped the right parts, and I have no idea where. Maybe Shenhe's quest.)
@@Violet_Erin Honkai Impact 3rd was so good there literally is a Honkai Impact 3rd (Part) 2. In all seriousness, Hoyo is the type of company who will support their games long term. Even one of their oldest games Houkai Gakuen 2nd (GGZ) is still getting updates nearly, if not already, a decade later.
Fun Fact: An easy way to remember when you started playing Genshin to the day is to check the Character Archive and see when you recruited Amber. I don't know the exact day Genshin released off the top of my head, but I started 9/29/20, so i was definitely an early adopter.
I do have to disagree with "the later you start the better" Maybe depending on who we speak of that might be true. But for me its absolutely not. If I had started the game today I prob would have dropped it quite quickly. Having experienced all the stuff in the pace we did was just prefect for me. And I might end up getting spoiled by some random video or smth and just not be so interested in experiencing the story myself and just watch videos instead. Such things.
Exactly. I would say later is the worst time for me. I like being up to date when each update drops. I like not having entire storylines spoiled. I like not feeling overwhelmed by the amount of land needing to be explored. If I started now, I would probably not find it as enjoyable, still would play for the story, but definitely be frustrated with many things.
Hm, I see, fair and valid points and opinions with both the Pros and Cons, I really hope they do something about the whole missing Lore Cutscenes thing, ‘cause that is a big problem in my opinion. Anyway, this was a pretty good Video, very well done.
been playing for like 3.5 years, have over 1500+ hours spread over about 820 days, and sort of quit like 6 months ago. At this point I don't really see the point the playing anymore. I don't give a fuck about the god awful storytelling (Lore is good, but NOT how they tell it), the shitty events, or the terrible new characters. I loved this game for the combat and exploration, and now that it's all so tiresome there's nothing left.
I played for a year or so when it was already out for about a year. And yeah, I quit for that reason too. And it's okay. We also have our real lives to live.
It’s a wonderful game that you can just play on your free time, it’s clearly aimed to help people relax and get lost in the world- I would recommend Genshin to anyone who just wants to chill and escape for a bit. Oh and the story? It’s getting better and better - story is one of the main things people should install for imo because hoyoverse are a cookin’
For anyone interested in starting Genshin this year: I'm a free-to-play player, started playing at launch then stopped after one month and a half and go back in 3.0 when sumeru released and played through the main quests and explored the new areas The game is really good, the combat mechanics are really satisfactory and seeing as you improve in how to best utilize the characters is really nice I wouldn't recommend spending any money on it (not even battle pass) because it is very expensive, and you wont't be missing anything otherwise You can beat the hardest content in the game with the characters you get for free (and from time to time you're also getting enough primogems to pull for 5* characters, you'll just have to plan ahead) Easily one of the best free games there are, you're not getting this amount of content even in some AAA +$60 games.
I would say it's only expensive if you go for a lot of characters. I just do welkin and BP and it's only like $15 per month. That with all the primos from events and exploration is enough to get a lot of characters.
Maybe is because I play slow af but 2-3 months to get 100 % from the beginning to the actual patch seems very optimistic it will take me probably 6+ months
A couple things while listening (for newcomers). Aster said "stories" instead of events when she was speaking of lore and limited time events. Story quests, including the huge archon and world quests, are all available. Also, while there is a resin (stamina) system which you use to farm domains and/or bosses for artifacts (think equipment) and level up materials, you can continue to explore the overworld, solve puzzles, open chests, fight monsters, etc. Not sure if that's clear to anyone not familiar with the game. Aster has done a great job introducing Genshin. I don't think it's unusual to play a game for a long, long time and need a break. (Just came off of a Genshin break myself) so don't let that scare you away either. You can play F2P if you wish and never spend a dime. It will take longer to save up for that limited 5 star, but you will be able to get them. I was F2P for 2.5 years before I decided to purchase the battlepass. My buddy who got me into the game is still F2P.
I started in 4.1 & I'm about to start Fountaine Archon Quest. I'm probably a little too fast 💀 ( i also did all the World Quest and my desert area is all in 90% exploration )
I would only recommend this game to anyone if they know they'll be able to resist buying primogems (the premium currency), and able to resist the "endgame grind" (there is no endgame¹). If you're just here for the stories and the exploration, then sure, the stories are great, personally I can never have enough of the main archon quests, and exploration feels fun and rewarding, with how much interesting and pretty stuff there is to discover. But for anything else, a *big no* from me. I've been playing for almost 3 years, and while i find the combat system incredibly fun, the elemental reaction system is one of the best i've ever seen in any videogame, there is no place to truly express your knowledge about it. The enemies in general suck too. After you're done catching up, all you do is wait for new content, do daily commissions and resin (stamina) spending, and some events every 2 weeks or so. My best advice is to really take your time, if you do decide to play, no reason to rush at all. ¹There is a tiny bit of endgame (Spiral Abyss), but it refreshes only twice a month, and it's more annoying than fun to do. Overworld enemies die to 2 skills, unless you unequip all your equipment, so no way to do like, full rotations with your characters you grinded so hard for, at which point why did you grind for it anyway.
I wanted to lay the game ever since it first came out. Although my parents wouldn’t let me, I still had an interest in the game. I feel like I’ve missed so much so I’m glad that I came across this video.
alright, I guess I'm going to try start the game. My sister asked me if i'm going to try the game or not, since she plays it. Might as well try since its free. While i like lore, I prefer the style of game play that is interesting. SUcks to here about energy base play, since I'm pretty good at grinding. I hope all goes well.
I remember as a new player i got Raiden and Sara, so i put them on my main team and gave them all my xp books, gear etc. I then found out they have the same rank up mats and its in Inazuma, so i rushes through the story trying to get there. When I finally arrived I was hit with the sad reality that the boss was immune to electro damage. My main team was Anemo Traveler, Barbra, Sara and Raiden. Now that i have hyperbloom i never have to level up characters again😂
I began my journey with Genshin on 4th of March 2021. I had been playing non stop until around April 2022 so more than a year of extremely fun and memorable moments. I stopped playing because a few things changed in my life + I got burned out. Today almost 2 years have passed since I stopped playing and thanks to your video I will reinstall the game today and see what changed and if I can get absorbed by it once again like in good old times.
Nevermind, it seems that Genshin increased its required disk space, from 100GB when I played last time, to 170GB as for today. I don't have that much disk space so I'll have to upgrade my laptop. I'm so hyped to go back to this game and nothing will stop me to do so.
I’m considering it, I played until ar53 way back when inazuma was near the end of it being the focus I think. I gave up because my ps4 account was linked to a nonexistent email (cuz school email) and couldn’t be fucked and didn’t want to look back at the game…..so maybe now I just try and push this now that I know so much more about gachas
Personally, I find this game better to play because I'm caught up to everything. If I had to go through the backlog of EVERY bit of missed content I'd quit. With gacha games as extensive as this, I'd feel like I missed the boat. Too many pieces of dialog, unexplored open world elements, missed character banners, missed events, etc to do. Plus, artifact farming, am I right gamers? No one likes it, it's an almost neverending grind.
@@daerovius7535 Not really, but see, most of us might actually want good builds. I don't care about Floor 12, it's just 15/16th of a single pull. When your Kazuha needs EM pieces for Viridescent, you're grinding for potentially over a week for those pieces because you keep getting Maiden's Beloved or drops with weak substats and your character can't even properly crit yet without them.
I don't think I would be able to get into Genshin if I started today. What makes the game amazing is being along for the whole journey, and that journey includes story dense temporary events like GAA and Dragonspine, new region/character hype, the lore unfolding over the years, etc.
That's because you experienced it, that's why you feel like it won't be enjoyable. But to a newcomer, I don't think the events are like a major part of the main story. Especially now where there would be a lot of content for a new comer.
@@amjadm7730 Some of the events have had huge consequence for the overarching narrative. YOU might not feel like they matter, but in general I don't think it's up for debate. Playing the game with the Wiki open in one tab to reference when you need to stop and watch cutscenes on youtube isn't a good way to experience the game.
I started a bit over a year ago. I know I missed out on a load of stuff which I'd have very much liked to have played, but I CAN find out about that lore and stuff if I want to (and have, in some cases). Pretty sure that if I'd started way back at 1.0, I wouldn't be playing now. Or I'd be coming back having missed stuff. I'll come back and eat my words if I'm I get to Celestia or wherever without a break.
A new player doesn't know what they don't know. Picking up missed knowledge is something one should do once they are caught up. If that knowledge is important to permanent content, it is reintroduced in permanent content first, so everything is still legible as is.
is it just me or does it seem like aster's sentences kept getting chopped up and then restated... like her sentences weren't flowing. idk if it was an editing mistake or voice recording error but it was a little weird
I wouldn't say waiting more is beneficial (to everyone anyway). It's not like Genshin has a monthly subscription. For me I joined the game when Nahida came out... and I was overwhelmed and am still overwhelmed by how much there is to do. To the point where sometimes I feel like just logging off instead of hitting up the long laundry list of quests and exploration I still have to do. Like I want to complete them... heck some even give primogems. It's just too much sometimes.
One of the best game so far to be honest. But if you want to 100 percent all map you need patience and waste lot of your time playing it. Talking after talking not adding skip button will waste players time even when you want just to explore. The game itself is perfect like the animation plus the scenery is so good. But you need bunch of youtube video tutorials cause some puzzle doesnt have clue. For example fontain. You keep progressing having stonger character but when you reach fontain they will give you bunch of puzzle likee your lvl 90 character gonna do about it? Tricky puzzles for a regular chest.
Nowadays I would encourage someone to play Genshin if they are already willing to play, and I would just give some guidance on the game's systems, but I wouldn't invite someone to play. I try this with one of my friends, but he hates gachas and he keeps thinking that I'm going to spend all my savings on the game at any moment.
@@hdgdhnxbdx1619 true I didn’t but I’m so underpowered and can’t even farm cause I’m getting my ass whooped left and right still powering through tho 🤕
But it’s really not that hard to catch up , don’t rush it. Except get like ar 28 and complete the archon quest to inazuma fast so you can do the events . But you go to Fontaine very early in the game . Wich is pretty dope honestly
Lowkey you kinda repeated the same few points over and over without actually giving any insight into the important things lol....yeah theres content(i'd hope so for a game thats is 4 yrs old)...yeah they finally made quality of life changes (changes that a new player doesn't know because they weren't around back than anyway..) What about the pay to win aspects?? Is char progression grindy af? fun? Combat good? why can't I skip dialogue lol? Is it overwhelming with currencies? These are some of the questions people want answered when they click on a video titled :should I play "insert game". ...instead it sounds more like a Genshin ad, where you are trying to convivence us but for no real good reasons other than "hey its genshin"..
I saw this while contemplating if should I play genshin impact again, I stopped playing since inazuma released. I remember finishing every update and wait for the next update, new character or new map. This game burned me out so much.
It's not even leaks with "some Islands of Fontaine", you can simply see it with the amount of geography which haven't been unlocked surrounding Fontaine, it probably won't be as bloated as Sumeru's geographical expansions (although the Oasis are some of the most beautiful 3D open world geography in any video game ever so far), although Honkai Star Rail QoL are still waaaaaaay superior compared to Genshin's insufferable catchup to those that wants faster exploration for new players that got struck by getting newer gacha characters (or God forbid, trying to upgrading Inazuma characters) Oh yeah, also the good part of the lore/character plot are from time-gated limited time events, not to mention stuffs like Festering Desire that not even all still-playing veterans managed to get, let alone whoever plays more recent
A lot of these complaints are essentially "it's a live service gacha game," and that's honestly extremely fair. It's a very problematic business model, but as long as you're not prone to problem gambling you can find tons to enjoy for little or no money.
Deactivated my fb for personal reasons and don't know when I will activate again, so I'm thinking of starting again, but this time as an f2p. I'll try to control my gambling addiction and only pull for who I want so in the event that I lose the 50/50 I can still get that character and if I am lucky maybe the weapon too.
I always considered myself to have started playing Genshin "late" since I started playing 3 weeks into 2.0 but looking back now, I missed 7 and a half patches and I've played 21 and a half patches. I think I no longer classify as a "late" starter. Any who, on the topic of missed events and non-obtainable things, new players can not get Aloy through any means because much like event weapons and furnishings she's never coming back. As for missed events, none haunt me as much as the Unreconciled Stars event because whether you experienced it or didn't changes Inazuma's Archon Quest. Sure it's only a tiny change but that feeling of knowing there is a separate dialogue which I can never get, that feeling really sucks. I don't want to end my comment on a low note, so: new players who feel like they missed out on Aloy, the "up side?" is that she's not really a strong character so you didn't miss much. :)
I will recommend it to anyone who wants to try it, and they can decide later whether they like it or not. Sure it's not a game without any flaws as all games are. But they are improving slowly. It's not a bad game as you heard from random people on the internet and it's not the best gacha game but it's a good game that I can say proudly.
If Genshin wants to last for the next few years (which judging by the pace at which regions are released, it's going to take a few years to wrap up the story) then it DESPERATELY needs more endgame content. I came back at the end of last month for the first time since the chasm released (got burnt out then) and am already starting to run out of things to do after finishing the Sumeru and Fontaine stories. Obviously there is still exploration and world quests, but I have almost no incentive to build and pull for new characters when the endgame is the same as it was almost 2 years ago when I last played. I hoped there would finally be more to do, but there isn't. I don't see myself staying long term again. I'll probably start coming back for a month at a time with each new region once the archon quests are completed but thats about it because spiral abyss is so boring
My teapot got reset during 3.0 Now I only create furnishings in the teapot and collect coins just for the battle pass achievement, and character friendship
I'd argue against the importance of the lore in the limited events. Not that the lore is irrelevant, but most of it is just crumbs and feel like foreshadowing than anything substantial. If you missed out, the story is still coherent and any of the ideas that the limited events touched on are actually fleshed out in the main story. More often than not, limited events are just filler content teasing main content or is just additional world building that doesn't make sense to add into the main story. Albedo is an interesting byproduct here because while he's a 5 star character, he's technically a tease to a more important character, Rhinedottir, who still hasn't really made an appearance (as with the rest of the Hexenzirkel). When they do appear in the main story, we all just have to trust that everything about them will actually be explained properly.
I like to reverse psychology people who ask me if they should play Genshin, usually after I've just excitedly dumped a years worth of lore on them. Just "Dear god, please don't, it will take over your life, do not become me." AKA I joined this game to join an RP Server out of boredom in late lockdown and the lore has me in a death grip to this day. Especially with the literature references... It's beautiful and I love it and I love when I hear another niche classical literature reference and have the joy of a toddler with a three tier birthday cake with sparklers because of a passing 2 line NPC reference to the Ring of Nibelung or The Count Of Monte Cristo. But that's me being a nerd who got hit with the really weird eclectic niche this game had that just worked and I am going to be here to the bitter end, meta or no meta XDD
I've been playing two asia accounts since 2021 and the f2p account got to AR 60 in 2023. I gave away my f2p account and started a new account on the america server during 4.2. I am crazy yes but the experience was refreshing since I've been used to just having the materials I need from months of collecting stuff. I revisited mondstad and liyue after months of just not going there because I already 100% the map. I now understand the story quest struggle where some character is stuck in another quest and how with enough story quests this can set off a chain of going back and forth multiple different quests and ruining the over all experience. This happened when I didn't finish Kaeya and Ambers story quests before finishing the mondstat archon quest because I raised my AR by opening waypoints and statues in sumeru and fontaine. Funny thing I did at AR 25 was doing the Aranara quest instead of the Liyue archon quest. It originally took me around four days to complete both the main quest and the side quests in the world quest. So when I speed ran the main quest and ignoring the side quests it took me six hours to complete. So yeah starting to play genshin the older it gets is the better choice imo as there will be more permanent content things to do on top of the artificial time gate keep system. If you can find it in yourself to be content with only the starter characters, you'll have a really beautiful world to explore both physically and historically and many different storys about many different characters And the limited event content that contain lore is just like any other moment in life, it cant be repeated. You cant repeat your birth or that one event that shaped your life. Its something that happened once. I can play genshin over and over, but nothing will compare to the first play through. I don't really feel like i've missed out on unreconciled stars or the first lantern rite. And im a self proclaimed lore enjoyer. Yes, missing out on a limited event has meant you've missed out on some lore but the archive that is the internet is there. People who were there and are happy to share the memory as a witness to times gone by. Its a reason for old and new fans to bond.
Heh it's not worth picking up cause most of the story isn't in the game it's on TH-cam due to limited story quests that will never come back unless NG+ is a thing but if it will be it's the last thing that would be added and even then to do so they would have to abandon the mobile platform which only holds the game back
no. it is not worth it. if you want a real good game go and buy a good game. this is a messy project with a 3/10 to a 5/10 story at best. some delusional mfs in the comments calling this game a masterpiece.. 😂 bro go play your second game.
1 to 2 months to 100% everything for a _new_ player?! Not a chance. Maybe an experienced player who already knows everything about the game, with a guide for things like hidden chests and quest-locked oculi, skipping all dialogue, playing multiple hours per day. And that would be a challenge run. I'm a shameless video game nerd, the kind that does Insanity runs and has played MMOs for actual decades, and after six months of playing Genshin a couple hours per day, I had it about ~85% complete.
As a newer player (started in 3.4) I have kicked myself mentally for not playing earlier. Because I have missed out on so many events (the unreconciled stars, Albedo's events etc.)
I wish Genshin devs would implement the system in HSR where in if you miss a event it won't be removed, you just need to finish the certain required quest then boom you can do the quests at your own pacing, but knowing how the devs work, I have no expectations
As a really new player the big problem of the game is that it is a single player game that the development company treated it as an online mmo. I'm not going to dive deep in the lore because it's not worth the time doing it. Honestly I got it free for my young underage daughter to play because of its anime looks and aesthetics. I thought it would be a nice way for her to start playing RPGs. But after a few hours of playing I can see it has a difficult play style that can be confusing to many players. The fact that you need to constantly change your character mid-fight is absurd. And don't get me started with all those bits and upgrade staff you need to do all the time to keep your heros up for the fight. So,.....it's a free game to spend some time but NOT worthy the time of deep dive in lore or anything more. If they had made it a co-op mmo with one character with character customisation like normal RPGs it would be a way better game. A big missed opportunity for a great game.
Just treat the gacha aspect as a rouge-lite and resist forking out your credit card. Personally, I’d want them to set payment limits per month to at least show the verneer of helping out those predisposition to gambling. Or give characters after finishing their Story Quests, perhaps charge a AAA price for that.
I wouldn’t recommend joining the game at this point because of a lot of “I missed out on all these C5 characters that come back once a year”, the very integral lore-bombs of limited time events (Unreconciled Stars and Albedo’s stories are on the top of that), the soul-sucking burnout-inducing artifact system preventing the feeling of progress toward improving characters, the number of C6-locked characters (Sara, Gorou, Faruzan, etc). Invokation TCG is the first event that literally put me to sleep. Why add a strategy card game to an Action/Adventure RPG? Besides achievement primos, none of TCG helps build your characters or gameplay. It just feels pointless. I’m not particularly fond of the Fontainian HP and poorly-explained Pneumousia mechanics- it’s adding layers of things to stress about during combat. The only Fontaine character I like is Neuvillette. I despise playing Furina- so much so that after getting her to Friendship 10, I threw her off Starsnatch Cliff, she’s the only permanently dead character in my roster. I have a feeling that I’ll be sitting and thinking, “This is it… just grinding and bad characters until new region?!”
I wouldn't consider Genshin if you want to get every five star unless you want to whale this game. It is not realistic to be able to pull for every character in Genshin as a ftp or low spender. It can get quite frustrating too when you lose your 50/50. Also you need to farm materials and artifacts every time you get a new five star. This will eat a lot of your resources and time. Choose your favorite characters wisely and highly recommend playing them in the trials for while to get a feel of them. Other than that, it's an amazing game that you can enjoy very casually. The characters, lores, and explorations are the best part of this game. This game really gives off breath of the wild vibe which is why I enjoy this game a lot still.
I just started playing both genshin and hsr in lantern rite it is amazing. I am doing liyuye archon quest right now and luckily got Cloud retainer. Should I continue playing now cause I got to know that I missed a lot of events and characters 😢
I know that it's difficult to level up characters in the beginning of the game especially if the said character is from a nation further ahead in tge story but is it really that important to have your characters at max or atleast much higher level in the beginning of the game. Like lvl40-50 characters perform well enough at say world lvl 3-4 til AR30 or so which is doable thanks to tge testrun system that provides a characters drops for their firat level up, upto lvl40
Yes! I really started playing during mid-late Sumeru and I believe Genshin is one of the best live-service games for a casual hour here or two there. Especially since it's free. I've played for a bit over a year and still have TONS of exploration and world quests to do.
Had to downvote. Hoyoverse literally never listens to suggestions, they add in something like Artifact quickswap and its nothing like how players want it. Genshin devs almost never listen, play Honkai Star Rail instead, they listen there.
You don't seem like you really enjoy playing genshin, almost every video i click on of yours, ur always saying that you're not playing it or haven't, or won't play in the future, etc.
hallo, well kinda of a stupid question but still since u have more expirience then me on genshin ur point of view is better then mine xD, whats better when getting back into genshin, fresh account or go back to an old account ( like pre region updates, i only recall having my party on level 40 )
I was thinking about picking up Genshin Impact recently, so I'm watching this. But I just have to say, who makes a game/story with limited time canon events you have to show up for and then delete them out of the system, but keep them canon -.-
That's like launching a giant movie in theaters then it leaves and never releases on dvd.
because fomo is profitable
For the temporary events that are no longer available, I would generally advise to play the Archon Quest, then look up the Event cutscenes for that patch on TH-cam. Maybe some longplays for the summer events, just to see the massive and gorgeous maps they had put out for them.
Great I can look at something I'll never experience 😅 real fun
This was a good overview. If you're not someone who digs deep into game lore and story, there really are no effective blockers to start now. If your love of games is driven by lore and story, I would recommend finding a few content creators who have captured entire limited events on TH-cam and some lore analyzers (like Aster), then proactively mapping out your content. You don't want to watch spoilers early, but you don't want get too far without certain knowledge. Good luck.
the story of Teyvat is very impressive and so deep
why cant they do it like hsr does it? I mean a tab with all the past events so you can get the entire story and some rewards
I got interested in Genshin in the summer of last year after watching a video titled something along the lines of "now is the best time to start playing Genshin". I started with 3.0 And it took me until 3.2 to catch up with the main story but i still had Enkanomiya to explore and do all the side quests i missed by rushing the main story. Now that i'm up to date with everything i have my downtimes at the end of each update, eagerly waiting for next map expansions. This lack of content between updates prevents me from burning out because i simply don't play that often. Every time a new area of the map is released however, i play a lot.
It’s kinda hard in a way because starting in 2024 you’ll have a lot of catching up to do but when I came back after a long time in 2023 when 3.4 was out I enjoyed it and I had fun
This isn't a MMORPG which require you to hit new level cap and get decent gear before getting invited to raids. Just enjoy the story at your own pace instead of rushing to "catch up", because once you do catch up - there's nothing there. No endgame. No activities. No anything. Every journey has its final day - don't rush.
Its your own pacing tbh, but then again there is always that mindset in you will want to hurry up and finish everything so you can catch up.
Cathing up ? Theres no time limit or quota if you dont like the game from the start leave it , if you get invested with the story then stay and start climbing up slowly?
Why catch up? Better to take it slow.
@@Gnidel if theres no end game....how are ppl still playing 4yrs later.....like wtf are yall doing? genuinely curious
I've got a tiny bit of criticism I feel like I need to add: If I were a new player, 7:10 might give the impression that the base game doesn't have any story or lore outside of limited events - at the very least, it would make me think the majority of the story takes place in the limited events. Yes, some of the biggest lore drops and best story telling happen in them, but it's kind of just a drop in the bucket when compared to the vast amount of story content and lore in the game. Especially the deeper lore that provides the world-building and history; the vast majority of that is in item descriptions etc. There's so much that most people who care about it rely on the wiki and lore videos, which is probably why there are so many headcannons in contention with one another. If anything, there's too much lore in the base game - which, iirc, is a sentiment you've shared in the past.
Just remembering Sumeru's quests and the progressive wall behind certain quest make me wanna say No but considering my love for this game, I'd say go for it
I also didn't like Sumeru's quests, I had to quit Genshin for a while until Fontaine and I'm loving the game now
Sumeru is basically a giant homage to the entire Zelda franchise, which is why areas are locked behind Metroidvania elements, though even Inazuma did that, especially with Enkanomiya.
Heck, it's not like Fontaine has gone that far away from that, considering the Narcissenkreuz Ordo questline.
I actually like it, quest affecting the map makes them actually meaningfull. To each their own
@@RaE7Vx yep, and I like that we can explore while doing the quest
Of corse you should.its a fictional masterpiece with amazing lore ,and the more later you start the more stuff you are going to have to enjoy the game ,also,if you think gacha is a problem remember no one forces you to be P2W.if you are f2p it makes you feel like you've earned what you got.
"Fictional masterpiece" righttt sure buddy
@@dream_endless It's certainly better written than 99% of so-called Triple A western games
@@daerovius7535Well the traveler is just us being an errand boy, but everything else is fine.
@@daerovius7535 doesn't make it any less mid, besides the archon quests which are required to be good. but any other story in this game is just beyond underwhelming and i'd rather consume that piece of lore elsewhere than the actual game itself.
@@jimmythepug6959the world quests have been surprisingly good ever since the desert expansion
Inazuma is the big problem for character materials. The Chasm and Enanomiya may also be an issue. Fontaine is actually easier than most of Sumeru. When Fontaine came out, they had that book of stuff to do there which gave extra resources if you gathered materials and killed bosses. I managed to clear most of it on an account I opened up to help me learn Japanese (don't ask), and I don't think I'd finished the Monstadt arc at that point. Inazuma, on the other hand... You should be able to get to the weekly bosses there thanks to one of the recent QoL changes, but materials and open-world bosses are locked until you can open up the islands. That is something the seriously need to fix. I mean, Raiden and Yoimya are on banner right now. Wish for and get either of them without having Inazuma open and you are stuck at level 40.
Meanwhile, it's not really the cool 5-stars you're locked out of until their banners come around again. Trying to 'wish for' a 4-star you like is a total mug's game. I got Chevreusse at C6 just recently, but only because I was determined to get Raiden's C2 and I had a lot of primos save. I got the C6 on the pull I got the C2 on. I calculated it's almost £500 (call it $600) I put down for that and I WOULD NOT HAVE if I'd actually had to spend that much cash! You can wish for 5-stars, but practically, 4-stars are more random and you're less likely to get the ones you want.
End rant.
That the thing Inazuma is the ONLY Nastion with Enanomiya that is heavy Locked if you have character from that Nastion with other words you caint do anything with them till you complete liyue Main Quast aswell Kazuha before going there.
So hoping getting character outside of that Nastion only helps all beginners but worse if they got it or you need to have a friend who can help you
@@starblossom05Yeah. I got Yae Miko without thinking too hard about it on an account which hasn't got to Inazuma. Not only do I have to do the Inazuma Archon quests, but I then have to open up Enkanomiya. The Enkanomiya unlock isn't easy! Gives me something to aim for, but I have a useless character until I can do all that. (Though weirdly, I found I had components to get her to level 50. Somewhere, I beat some vishaps that dropped the right parts, and I have no idea where. Maybe Shenhe's quest.)
I honestly dont care about the lore I just want a fun videogame and gamble for some pretty ladies
1:45 More than half of it's content released for the *Teyvat Chapter Storyline.*
Think on the implications of that.
Exactly! What comes _after_ the "Teyvat Chapter?"
Will there be more Chapters/Storylines after Teyvat?
@@Violet_Erin
Honkai Impact 3rd was so good there literally is a Honkai Impact 3rd (Part) 2.
In all seriousness, Hoyo is the type of company who will support their games long term. Even one of their oldest games Houkai Gakuen 2nd (GGZ) is still getting updates nearly, if not already, a decade later.
Fun Fact: An easy way to remember when you started playing Genshin to the day is to check the Character Archive and see when you recruited Amber.
I don't know the exact day Genshin released off the top of my head, but I started 9/29/20, so i was definitely an early adopter.
You started the day after the game released! I joined 12/22/20
i always just set my birthday to the day i start playing to get whatever gifts they give for that occasion in most games
@@Cajun_Seasoning this is????? SO big brain????? Im going to yoink that for future games
Not for everyone. I started playing and got to the statue of the seven, then i got off for like a week, so i got amber a week after I started. :)
@@Cajun_Seasoningdo the day after! sometimes it happens when it becomes your birthday!
I do have to disagree with "the later you start the better" Maybe depending on who we speak of that might be true. But for me its absolutely not. If I had started the game today I prob would have dropped it quite quickly. Having experienced all the stuff in the pace we did was just prefect for me. And I might end up getting spoiled by some random video or smth and just not be so interested in experiencing the story myself and just watch videos instead. Such things.
Exactly. I would say later is the worst time for me. I like being up to date when each update drops. I like not having entire storylines spoiled. I like not feeling overwhelmed by the amount of land needing to be explored. If I started now, I would probably not find it as enjoyable, still would play for the story, but definitely be frustrated with many things.
I would finish all of it in a week somehow lmao
Hm, I see, fair and valid points and opinions with both the Pros and Cons, I really hope they do something about the whole missing Lore Cutscenes thing, ‘cause that is a big problem in my opinion.
Anyway, this was a pretty good Video, very well done.
been playing for like 3.5 years, have over 1500+ hours spread over about 820 days, and sort of quit like 6 months ago. At this point I don't really see the point the playing anymore. I don't give a fuck about the god awful storytelling (Lore is good, but NOT how they tell it), the shitty events, or the terrible new characters. I loved this game for the combat and exploration, and now that it's all so tiresome there's nothing left.
I feel your pain :(
That's what I love about it too!!
The combat and exploration!!
I played for a year or so when it was already out for about a year. And yeah, I quit for that reason too. And it's okay. We also have our real lives to live.
After spending 1203 days on Genshin, well Yes. Infact I will be playing till the Last Day before the Server Dies.
i started yersterday so happy to see the community invold wanted to play to game far away thanks for your video aster
It’s a wonderful game that you can just play on your free time, it’s clearly aimed to help people relax and get lost in the world- I would recommend Genshin to anyone who just wants to chill and escape for a bit. Oh and the story? It’s getting better and better - story is one of the main things people should install for imo because hoyoverse are a cookin’
For anyone interested in starting Genshin this year:
I'm a free-to-play player, started playing at launch then stopped after one month and a half and go back in 3.0 when sumeru released and played through the main quests and explored the new areas
The game is really good, the combat mechanics are really satisfactory and seeing as you improve in how to best utilize the characters is really nice
I wouldn't recommend spending any money on it (not even battle pass) because it is very expensive, and you wont't be missing anything otherwise
You can beat the hardest content in the game with the characters you get for free (and from time to time you're also getting enough primogems to pull for 5* characters, you'll just have to plan ahead)
Easily one of the best free games there are, you're not getting this amount of content even in some AAA +$60 games.
I would say it's only expensive if you go for a lot of characters. I just do welkin and BP and it's only like $15 per month. That with all the primos from events and exploration is enough to get a lot of characters.
How's multi-player?
I know I'm spoiled, but what I'd really like in Genshin is for the blue quests to be voiced too. 🤗
Maybe is because I play slow af but 2-3 months to get 100 % from the beginning to the actual patch seems very optimistic it will take me probably 6+ months
A couple things while listening (for newcomers). Aster said "stories" instead of events when she was speaking of lore and limited time events. Story quests, including the huge archon and world quests, are all available. Also, while there is a resin (stamina) system which you use to farm domains and/or bosses for artifacts (think equipment) and level up materials, you can continue to explore the overworld, solve puzzles, open chests, fight monsters, etc. Not sure if that's clear to anyone not familiar with the game. Aster has done a great job introducing Genshin. I don't think it's unusual to play a game for a long, long time and need a break. (Just came off of a Genshin break myself) so don't let that scare you away either. You can play F2P if you wish and never spend a dime. It will take longer to save up for that limited 5 star, but you will be able to get them. I was F2P for 2.5 years before I decided to purchase the battlepass. My buddy who got me into the game is still F2P.
Watching it as a ar 60 makes me feel proud as I have started it before than many. Good luck whoever's starting this year.
I started in 4.1 & I'm about to start Fountaine Archon Quest. I'm probably a little too fast 💀 ( i also did all the World Quest and my desert area is all in 90% exploration )
I would only recommend this game to anyone if they know they'll be able to resist buying primogems (the premium currency), and able to resist the "endgame grind" (there is no endgame¹). If you're just here for the stories and the exploration, then sure, the stories are great, personally I can never have enough of the main archon quests, and exploration feels fun and rewarding, with how much interesting and pretty stuff there is to discover.
But for anything else, a *big no* from me.
I've been playing for almost 3 years, and while i find the combat system incredibly fun, the elemental reaction system is one of the best i've ever seen in any videogame, there is no place to truly express your knowledge about it. The enemies in general suck too. After you're done catching up, all you do is wait for new content, do daily commissions and resin (stamina) spending, and some events every 2 weeks or so. My best advice is to really take your time, if you do decide to play, no reason to rush at all.
¹There is a tiny bit of endgame (Spiral Abyss), but it refreshes only twice a month, and it's more annoying than fun to do. Overworld enemies die to 2 skills, unless you unequip all your equipment, so no way to do like, full rotations with your characters you grinded so hard for, at which point why did you grind for it anyway.
I wanted to lay the game ever since it first came out. Although my parents wouldn’t let me, I still had an interest in the game. I feel like I’ve missed so much so I’m glad that I came across this video.
Not too big of a deal but 2:37 confused me 😂 Must it be an editing mistake?
alright, I guess I'm going to try start the game. My sister asked me if i'm going to try the game or not, since she plays it. Might as well try since its free. While i like lore, I prefer the style of game play that is interesting. SUcks to here about energy base play, since I'm pretty good at grinding. I hope all goes well.
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I remember as a new player i got Raiden and Sara, so i put them on my main team and gave them all my xp books, gear etc. I then found out they have the same rank up mats and its in Inazuma, so i rushes through the story trying to get there. When I finally arrived I was hit with the sad reality that the boss was immune to electro damage. My main team was Anemo Traveler, Barbra, Sara and Raiden.
Now that i have hyperbloom i never have to level up characters again😂
I began my journey with Genshin on 4th of March 2021. I had been playing non stop until around April 2022 so more than a year of extremely fun and memorable moments. I stopped playing because a few things changed in my life + I got burned out. Today almost 2 years have passed since I stopped playing and thanks to your video I will reinstall the game today and see what changed and if I can get absorbed by it once again like in good old times.
Nevermind, it seems that Genshin increased its required disk space, from 100GB when I played last time, to 170GB as for today. I don't have that much disk space so I'll have to upgrade my laptop. I'm so hyped to go back to this game and nothing will stop me to do so.
I’m considering it, I played until ar53 way back when inazuma was near the end of it being the focus I think. I gave up because my ps4 account was linked to a nonexistent email (cuz school email) and couldn’t be fucked and didn’t want to look back at the game…..so maybe now I just try and push this now that I know so much more about gachas
Personally, I find this game better to play because I'm caught up to everything. If I had to go through the backlog of EVERY bit of missed content I'd quit. With gacha games as extensive as this, I'd feel like I missed the boat. Too many pieces of dialog, unexplored open world elements, missed character banners, missed events, etc to do.
Plus, artifact farming, am I right gamers? No one likes it, it's an almost neverending grind.
Artifact farming is only useful if you want to 36* the Spiral Abyss.... Everything else can be done with mediocre artifacts
@@daerovius7535 Not really, but see, most of us might actually want good builds. I don't care about Floor 12, it's just 15/16th of a single pull. When your Kazuha needs EM pieces for Viridescent, you're grinding for potentially over a week for those pieces because you keep getting Maiden's Beloved or drops with weak substats and your character can't even properly crit yet without them.
I'll play in 2024 because I didn't play in 2023 (if I get a new phone) so I have a lot of grinding to do and enjoy 3 new 5 stars on my account
I don't think I would be able to get into Genshin if I started today. What makes the game amazing is being along for the whole journey, and that journey includes story dense temporary events like GAA and Dragonspine, new region/character hype, the lore unfolding over the years, etc.
That's because you experienced it, that's why you feel like it won't be enjoyable. But to a newcomer, I don't think the events are like a major part of the main story. Especially now where there would be a lot of content for a new comer.
@@amjadm7730but it can be discouraging
@@amjadm7730 Some of the events have had huge consequence for the overarching narrative. YOU might not feel like they matter, but in general I don't think it's up for debate. Playing the game with the Wiki open in one tab to reference when you need to stop and watch cutscenes on youtube isn't a good way to experience the game.
I started a bit over a year ago. I know I missed out on a load of stuff which I'd have very much liked to have played, but I CAN find out about that lore and stuff if I want to (and have, in some cases). Pretty sure that if I'd started way back at 1.0, I wouldn't be playing now. Or I'd be coming back having missed stuff. I'll come back and eat my words if I'm I get to Celestia or wherever without a break.
A new player doesn't know what they don't know. Picking up missed knowledge is something one should do once they are caught up. If that knowledge is important to permanent content, it is reintroduced in permanent content first, so everything is still legible as is.
is it just me or does it seem like aster's sentences kept getting chopped up and then restated... like her sentences weren't flowing. idk if it was an editing mistake or voice recording error but it was a little weird
I’ve played this game since it was about 6 months old and haven’t read a single line of dialogue, the combat and gameplay loop are that fun.
You cant skip dialogue
I wouldn't say waiting more is beneficial (to everyone anyway). It's not like Genshin has a monthly subscription. For me I joined the game when Nahida came out... and I was overwhelmed and am still overwhelmed by how much there is to do. To the point where sometimes I feel like just logging off instead of hitting up the long laundry list of quests and exploration I still have to do. Like I want to complete them... heck some even give primogems. It's just too much sometimes.
One of the best game so far to be honest. But if you want to 100 percent all map you need patience and waste lot of your time playing it. Talking after talking not adding skip button will waste players time even when you want just to explore. The game itself is perfect like the animation plus the scenery is so good. But you need bunch of youtube video tutorials cause some puzzle doesnt have clue. For example fontain. You keep progressing having stonger character but when you reach fontain they will give you bunch of puzzle likee your lvl 90 character gonna do about it? Tricky puzzles for a regular chest.
Nowadays I would encourage someone to play Genshin if they are already willing to play, and I would just give some guidance on the game's systems, but I wouldn't invite someone to play. I try this with one of my friends, but he hates gachas and he keeps thinking that I'm going to spend all my savings on the game at any moment.
I played a ton in 2020-2022 but kinda got sick of it in the beginning of 2022 should I go back with my account or should I make a new one
why the hell would u wanna start over loosing all ur characters that u may have paid for or grinded gems to buy,. thats dumb af
@@hdgdhnxbdx1619 true I didn’t but I’m so underpowered and can’t even farm cause I’m getting my ass whooped left and right still powering through tho 🤕
@sleepoh6201 That sucks man! But you got this 💪
But it’s really not that hard to catch up , don’t rush it. Except get like ar 28 and complete the archon quest to inazuma fast so you can do the events . But you go to Fontaine very early in the game . Wich is pretty dope honestly
Lowkey you kinda repeated the same few points over and over without actually giving any insight into the important things lol....yeah theres content(i'd hope so for a game thats is 4 yrs old)...yeah they finally made quality of life changes (changes that a new player doesn't know because they weren't around back than anyway..)
What about the pay to win aspects??
Is char progression grindy af? fun?
Combat good?
why can't I skip dialogue lol?
Is it overwhelming with currencies?
These are some of the questions people want answered when they click on a video titled :should I play "insert game". ...instead it sounds more like a Genshin ad, where you are trying to convivence us but for no real good reasons other than "hey its genshin"..
"Next is new permanent--" DAMN IT I KNOW WHAT YOU DID!
I saw this while contemplating if should I play genshin impact again, I stopped playing since inazuma released. I remember finishing every update and wait for the next update, new character or new map. This game burned me out so much.
I havent played Genshin in a long time. What artifact changes did they make?
Nothing actually good
It's not even leaks with "some Islands of Fontaine", you can simply see it with the amount of geography which haven't been unlocked surrounding Fontaine, it probably won't be as bloated as Sumeru's geographical expansions (although the Oasis are some of the most beautiful 3D open world geography in any video game ever so far), although Honkai Star Rail QoL are still waaaaaaay superior compared to Genshin's insufferable catchup to those that wants faster exploration for new players that got struck by getting newer gacha characters (or God forbid, trying to upgrading Inazuma characters)
Oh yeah, also the good part of the lore/character plot are from time-gated limited time events, not to mention stuffs like Festering Desire that not even all still-playing veterans managed to get, let alone whoever plays more recent
A lot of these complaints are essentially "it's a live service gacha game," and that's honestly extremely fair. It's a very problematic business model, but as long as you're not prone to problem gambling you can find tons to enjoy for little or no money.
Deactivated my fb for personal reasons and don't know when I will activate again, so I'm thinking of starting again, but this time as an f2p. I'll try to control my gambling addiction and only pull for who I want so in the event that I lose the 50/50 I can still get that character and if I am lucky maybe the weapon too.
I always considered myself to have started playing Genshin "late" since I started playing 3 weeks into 2.0 but looking back now, I missed 7 and a half patches and I've played 21 and a half patches. I think I no longer classify as a "late" starter.
Any who, on the topic of missed events and non-obtainable things, new players can not get Aloy through any means because much like event weapons and furnishings she's never coming back.
As for missed events, none haunt me as much as the Unreconciled Stars event because whether you experienced it or didn't changes Inazuma's Archon Quest. Sure it's only a tiny change but that feeling of knowing there is a separate dialogue which I can never get, that feeling really sucks.
I don't want to end my comment on a low note, so: new players who feel like they missed out on Aloy, the "up side?" is that she's not really a strong character so you didn't miss much. :)
I will recommend it to anyone who wants to try it, and they can decide later whether they like it or not.
Sure it's not a game without any flaws as all games are. But they are improving slowly. It's not a bad game as you heard from random people on the internet and it's not the best gacha game but it's a good game that I can say proudly.
If Genshin wants to last for the next few years (which judging by the pace at which regions are released, it's going to take a few years to wrap up the story) then it DESPERATELY needs more endgame content. I came back at the end of last month for the first time since the chasm released (got burnt out then) and am already starting to run out of things to do after finishing the Sumeru and Fontaine stories. Obviously there is still exploration and world quests, but I have almost no incentive to build and pull for new characters when the endgame is the same as it was almost 2 years ago when I last played. I hoped there would finally be more to do, but there isn't. I don't see myself staying long term again. I'll probably start coming back for a month at a time with each new region once the archon quests are completed but thats about it because spiral abyss is so boring
I just started playing Genshin impact on the 2nd of January so I'd say yeah.
The biggest issues is that a lot of the really important lore stuff have been locked behind limited time events
😂 iam a simp of your gorgeus voice i always listen to the story lores you makes when iam trying to sleep.
your voice is like a lullaby to me 😂
Ofc u gonna be here till the end of Genshin! No way ur curiosity is gonna resist not knowing how it all ends 😂
My teapot got reset during 3.0 Now I only create furnishings in the teapot and collect coins just for the battle pass achievement, and character friendship
until they implement a skip function on the entire story, i just cant.
I'd argue against the importance of the lore in the limited events. Not that the lore is irrelevant, but most of it is just crumbs and feel like foreshadowing than anything substantial. If you missed out, the story is still coherent and any of the ideas that the limited events touched on are actually fleshed out in the main story. More often than not, limited events are just filler content teasing main content or is just additional world building that doesn't make sense to add into the main story. Albedo is an interesting byproduct here because while he's a 5 star character, he's technically a tease to a more important character, Rhinedottir, who still hasn't really made an appearance (as with the rest of the Hexenzirkel). When they do appear in the main story, we all just have to trust that everything about them will actually be explained properly.
I dropped the game but the lore is interesting enough that I keep up with it in that regard
You have such an alluring and hypnotizing voice. I just discovered your channel and have already seen multiple videos
I like to reverse psychology people who ask me if they should play Genshin, usually after I've just excitedly dumped a years worth of lore on them. Just "Dear god, please don't, it will take over your life, do not become me." AKA I joined this game to join an RP Server out of boredom in late lockdown and the lore has me in a death grip to this day. Especially with the literature references... It's beautiful and I love it and I love when I hear another niche classical literature reference and have the joy of a toddler with a three tier birthday cake with sparklers because of a passing 2 line NPC reference to the Ring of Nibelung or The Count Of Monte Cristo. But that's me being a nerd who got hit with the really weird eclectic niche this game had that just worked and I am going to be here to the bitter end, meta or no meta XDD
I've been playing two asia accounts since 2021 and the f2p account got to AR 60 in 2023. I gave away my f2p account and started a new account on the america server during 4.2.
I am crazy yes but the experience was refreshing since I've been used to just having the materials I need from months of collecting stuff. I revisited mondstad and liyue after months of just not going there because I already 100% the map.
I now understand the story quest struggle where some character is stuck in another quest and how with enough story quests this can set off a chain of going back and forth multiple different quests and ruining the over all experience. This happened when I didn't finish Kaeya and Ambers story quests before finishing the mondstat archon quest because I raised my AR by opening waypoints and statues in sumeru and fontaine.
Funny thing I did at AR 25 was doing the Aranara quest instead of the Liyue archon quest. It originally took me around four days to complete both the main quest and the side quests in the world quest. So when I speed ran the main quest and ignoring the side quests it took me six hours to complete.
So yeah starting to play genshin the older it gets is the better choice imo as there will be more permanent content things to do on top of the artificial time gate keep system. If you can find it in yourself to be content with only the starter characters, you'll have a really beautiful world to explore both physically and historically and many different storys about many different characters
And the limited event content that contain lore is just like any other moment in life, it cant be repeated. You cant repeat your birth or that one event that shaped your life. Its something that happened once. I can play genshin over and over, but nothing will compare to the first play through.
I don't really feel like i've missed out on unreconciled stars or the first lantern rite. And im a self proclaimed lore enjoyer. Yes, missing out on a limited event has meant you've missed out on some lore but the archive that is the internet is there. People who were there and are happy to share the memory as a witness to times gone by. Its a reason for old and new fans to bond.
Honestly i have played this game pretty much for 13-14 hours straight , on several occasions
Heh it's not worth picking up cause most of the story isn't in the game it's on TH-cam due to limited story quests that will never come back unless NG+ is a thing but if it will be it's the last thing that would be added and even then to do so they would have to abandon the mobile platform which only holds the game back
Does Genshin Impact has dungeons or what do you do with your maxed level characters?
no. it is not worth it. if you want a real good game go and buy a good game. this is a messy project with a 3/10 to a 5/10 story at best. some delusional mfs in the comments calling this game a masterpiece.. 😂 bro go play your second game.
What is a good game compare to this? I want a paid game like this with a 3-5 yrs quest
I felt like a slave playing thus game
I quit a year ago
Never been happier
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1 to 2 months to 100% everything for a _new_ player?! Not a chance. Maybe an experienced player who already knows everything about the game, with a guide for things like hidden chests and quest-locked oculi, skipping all dialogue, playing multiple hours per day. And that would be a challenge run. I'm a shameless video game nerd, the kind that does Insanity runs and has played MMOs for actual decades, and after six months of playing Genshin a couple hours per day, I had it about ~85% complete.
As a newer player (started in 3.4) I have kicked myself mentally for not playing earlier. Because I have missed out on so many events (the unreconciled stars, Albedo's events etc.)
Same! I started at 3.5 and I'm forever salty for missing all that lore and those primos!
I wish Genshin devs would implement the system in HSR where in if you miss a event it won't be removed, you just need to finish the certain required quest then boom you can do the quests at your own pacing, but knowing how the devs work, I have no expectations
Yeah I had to watch those events on TH-cam, which was a pain, but worth it imo
I just Started and it is supper fun
As a really new player the big problem of the game is that it is a single player game that the development company treated it as an online mmo.
I'm not going to dive deep in the lore because it's not worth the time doing it.
Honestly I got it free for my young underage daughter to play because of its anime looks and aesthetics.
I thought it would be a nice way for her to start playing RPGs.
But after a few hours of playing I can see it has a difficult play style that can be confusing to many players.
The fact that you need to constantly change your character mid-fight is absurd.
And don't get me started with all those bits and upgrade staff you need to do all the time to keep your heros up for the fight.
So,.....it's a free game to spend some time but NOT worthy the time of deep dive in lore or anything more.
If they had made it a co-op mmo with one character with character customisation like normal RPGs it would be a way better game.
A big missed opportunity for a great game.
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Just treat the gacha aspect as a rouge-lite and resist forking out your credit card. Personally, I’d want them to set payment limits per month to at least show the verneer of helping out those predisposition to gambling. Or give characters after finishing their Story Quests, perhaps charge a AAA price for that.
I would start playing, but uh… *stares at iPad storage*
I wouldn’t recommend joining the game at this point because of a lot of “I missed out on all these C5 characters that come back once a year”, the very integral lore-bombs of limited time events (Unreconciled Stars and Albedo’s stories are on the top of that), the soul-sucking burnout-inducing artifact system preventing the feeling of progress toward improving characters, the number of C6-locked characters (Sara, Gorou, Faruzan, etc).
Invokation TCG is the first event that literally put me to sleep. Why add a strategy card game to an Action/Adventure RPG? Besides achievement primos, none of TCG helps build your characters or gameplay. It just feels pointless.
I’m not particularly fond of the Fontainian HP and poorly-explained Pneumousia mechanics- it’s adding layers of things to stress about during combat. The only Fontaine character I like is Neuvillette. I despise playing Furina- so much so that after getting her to Friendship 10, I threw her off Starsnatch Cliff, she’s the only permanently dead character in my roster.
I have a feeling that I’ll be sitting and thinking, “This is it… just grinding and bad characters until new region?!”
11:24 - 11:41 That’s pretty cool
I wouldn't consider Genshin if you want to get every five star unless you want to whale this game. It is not realistic to be able to pull for every character in Genshin as a ftp or low spender. It can get quite frustrating too when you lose your 50/50. Also you need to farm materials and artifacts every time you get a new five star. This will eat a lot of your resources and time.
Choose your favorite characters wisely and highly recommend playing them in the trials for while to get a feel of them. Other than that, it's an amazing game that you can enjoy very casually. The characters, lores, and explorations are the best part of this game. This game really gives off breath of the wild vibe which is why I enjoy this game a lot still.
I just started playing both genshin and hsr in lantern rite it is amazing. I am doing liyuye archon quest right now and luckily got Cloud retainer. Should I continue playing now cause I got to know that I missed a lot of events and characters 😢
So many updates. The abyss is still the same. SMH
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
to be honest looking at Honkai impact and Honkai star rail, Genshin does listen only 1% to the player base
depends
I've played genshin for 1 year + ,,,,, I'd gain lots of stuffs , characters with 90 lvl ,,, but my acc is hacked so I came here
Genshin needs new players cause soon their players will go to Wuthering Waves, ZZZ and Arknights Endfield hahahaha
I know that it's difficult to level up characters in the beginning of the game especially if the said character is from a nation further ahead in tge story but is it really that important to have your characters at max or atleast much higher level in the beginning of the game.
Like lvl40-50 characters perform well enough at say world lvl 3-4 til AR30 or so which is doable thanks to tge testrun system that provides a characters drops for their firat level up, upto lvl40
does anyone know any youtube channels i can watch to catch up on lore??
Ashikai does by-patch summaries!
@@ChillwithAster thank you!
Yes! I really started playing during mid-late Sumeru and I believe Genshin is one of the best live-service games for a casual hour here or two there. Especially since it's free. I've played for a bit over a year and still have TONS of exploration and world quests to do.
Had to downvote. Hoyoverse literally never listens to suggestions, they add in something like Artifact quickswap and its nothing like how players want it. Genshin devs almost never listen, play Honkai Star Rail instead, they listen there.
You don't seem like you really enjoy playing genshin, almost every video i click on of yours, ur always saying that you're not playing it or haven't, or won't play in the future, etc.
hallo, well kinda of a stupid question but still since u have more expirience then me on genshin ur point of view is better then mine xD, whats better when getting back into genshin, fresh account or go back to an old account ( like pre region updates, i only recall having my party on level 40 )
Is it just me or is Aster either forgetting to cut out or on purpose leaving double takes in ?
09:10 Poor Eula 🥲
The worst thing about Genshin Impact is Paimon hogging all the dialouge with her high-pitched annoying voice and obnoxious personality
For anyone that quit because of Sumeru’s terrible world exploration:
Come back. Fontaine is so fun to explore and has the best archon quest to date.
Is that yes or no to play genshin impact?
Genshin feels like a chore sometimes.
Editing. It helps