On September 28, 2020, a video game of Chinese origin was released globally, which from its testing phase on local servers was already giving rise to talk. It is about by Genshin Impact, the latest product from developer Mihoyo, which has several games in its portfolio, including Honkai Impact 3rd, an action title which is quite popular in Asia and other parts of the world.
Genshin Impact’s launch week was one of the most prolific for a free game whose source of income relies on microtransactions. The game was downloaded 17 million times and amassed earnings of up to $ 60 million in his first week. In the second, Genshin Impact had exceeded $ 100 million in dividends, offsetting widely your development and advertising budget. It was the most profitable game in the world in October.
The Genshin Impact setting is a fantasy world divided into 7 nations heavily inspired by various authentic world cultures. The player chooses one of the twins travelers, who receives the support of the mysterious entity called Paimon, and begins his adventure in the city of Mondstadt, where he meets the heroes of that nation and joins them to fight the forces of chaos. The player can assemble teams of four characters, whose powers are linked to the elements of nature. The game the well-known mechanics gachapon, with which the player can get new characters and weapons, each graduated with different levels and properties. The game has a characteristic progression system role-playing game that requires the player to collect various resources to upgrade their heroes and heroines, as well as their equipment and arsenal.
Mihoyo’s efforts have paid off, not only with excellent business performance, but also with the great reputation that his new game has earned in such a short time. Genshin Impact has been chosen as Best Mobile Game of the Year, and that accolade has been given to it by both Apple and Google’s Play.
With upcoming new content about to add to Genshin Impact’s already vast experience, fans of his are eager to continue exploring the fantasy world that Mihoyo has created, and that he will continue to expand for years to come.
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