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- TOKYO — Genshin Impact, one of the world’s hottest mobile video games, has all the characteristics of a Japanese invention: giant robots; human-size swords; characters with huge eyes and spiky, rainbow-colored hair; and a puzzling fixation on women in maid outfits. There’s just one catch: It’s Chinese.
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As the developer of the game, miHoYo, is based in China, which they are subject to China's censorship policy, which includes complying with a relatively large list of banned words that cannot be used in game or via chat.
Apr 29, 2021 · Before any game can be sold in China, for example, the government requires it to undergo a rigorous censorship process that can take months to complete—and if your game is overly violent, sexy ...
Feb 25, 2023 · Credit: Depositphotos. The success of Genshin Impact, an action role-playing game, was unexpected. The game, produced by Chinese company miHoYo and released in 2020, has quickly gained...
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Jul 24, 2023 · Even its name, Genshin Impact, is a Romanized translation of Japanese, instead of Chinese pinyin. As a Chinese-made, Japanese anime-style, open-world role-play game catering to a global market, GI is a representative case of cultural hybridity, a cultural product that is simultaneously “global and Chinese” ( She, 2022 ).
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Being given the moniker of WoW-killer or Civ-killer has never been a good sign for a game, since they usually fall short of expectations – and it looks like Genshin Impact will cement itself ...
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Players explore the game's large fantasy world, called Teyvat, with over 60 characters and various points of interest spread across the map. The game features an action combat playstyle that allows the player to swap between 4 individual characters in a party to quickly combo attacks. Single-player gameplay is the focus of the game, with Co-Op Mode...
Setting
The story of Genshin Impact takes place in the world of Teyvat which is home to seven major nations: Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru, Fontaine, Natlan, and Snezhnaya. These nations are ruled over by deities known as Archons, part of a group of gods called "The Seven." Each Archon is associated with one of the seven elements of Teyvat, which are also reflected in their nation's landscape and culture. For example, the nation of Mondstadt is ruled over by Barbatos the Anemo Archon, and so the...
Plot
A pair of "star traveler" twins who visit different worlds arrive in the world of Teyvat and witness the destruction of the nation of Khaenri'ah. While attempting to flee the chaos, an unnamed god blocks their path and separates them: she captures one and seals away the power of the other. The sealed twin (known as the "Traveler") awakens five hundred years later and meets Paimon, who becomes their companion. For months, they travel together and then make their way to Mondstadt. There, they b...
Characters
As Paimon and the Traveler are on their way to Mondstadt, they meet Amber of the Knights of Favonius — she had been scouting monster camps nearby. After brief questioning, she offers to escort the duo to the city after completing her tasks. Later, a dragon dubbed "Stormterror" attacks Mondstadt, and the Traveler gets caught by one of his whirlwinds. The Traveler manages to fend off the dragon and catches the attention of the Knights of Favonius. They become acquainted with other members: Acti...
Genshin Impact began its development in January 2017 with the working title "崩坏4." At that time, producer Haoyu Cai (蔡浩宇) considered creating a new project to enhance miHoYo's core research and development capabilities and present products with significant quality improvement to players in the future. The idea of creating an open-world game came ou...
The term "Genshin" has not been used in the English localization apart from the game's name. In East Asian languages, the word was used for the term "allogenes," which refers to Visionwielders.
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Mar 16, 2022 · Released in late 2020, the game is the first bona fide international smash hit for China’s video game industry. In its first year on the market, it raked in $2 billion, a record for mobile...
Jan 20, 2022 · Genshin Impact, an open-world role-playing game out of China, has become the most successful title of Chinese origin on global markets to date. Two months after its release in September 2020, the title won the “game of the year” award on both Apple and Google Play.
