I put “ Genshin Impact ”, but glad I took it back for update 1.1

With the onslaught of new releases over the past two weeks alongside two next-gen consoles, I knew something was going to be left behind. Among a few other games, one of them was Genshin Impact, a game I was obsessed with for about a month, but even with the new 1.1 update coming in, I had to put it aside for play about six other games.

Well I came back this week, and I’m glad I did.

I hadn’t quite realized the scope of Update 1.1, which I knew didn’t add a new area or anything, but I didn’t expect the hefty questline that it provided, which I just finished yesterday. In short, Genshin Impact continues to surprise and impress me with an aptly named “changing world” unlike most other games in this genre.

The only thing I did was spend the money trying to get a 5 star Childe out of the new banner when it launched, and I was lucky enough to get one. Childe is a major player in this new update as well, and it turns out one of the toughest bosses the game has seen so far with three different phases that almost wiped out my very powerful and oversized team. .

Update 1.1’s storyline was really good and interesting, especially the ending twist where (spoilers follow), we learn that Zhongli, always short of money, is in fact… the Geo Archon, the god of the region.

Honestly, I didn’t see that coming, and it was a nice twist in a game that, yes, isn’t just about playing gacha if you’re actually trying to follow the story. The amount of cutscenes and voices in this new update was truly impressive, and it was way more than I thought I was missing when I put the game down after doing some intro quests. In addition to the Childe boss fight, there is an epic final battle where you go along with a ton of in-game heroes in order to take down a newly released monster in a frantic arena battle where followers help you take on enemies that are constantly reproducing.

As far as the “grind” goes, I focused on getting Childe up from level 1 to someone who can actually be a part of my team, given his strength once he’s under tension. I took him to level 60, but my main team is at 80, so it’s still a long way to go. I maintain that the biggest problem with this game is that there are just too many characters and not enough resources to level them with the limited energy system. Forget about spending hundreds of dollars on collection all of them, it would cost thousands to make them viable for your main roster, and if they aren’t able to take your current world level, it’s like they don’t exist at all. It’s a “gacha thing”, but I think it’s a problem Genshin can still fix.

There’s a bigger update coming in December which should be the one that unlocks a whole new world area on the map, and the end of Liyue’s quest looks like it’s set to set up the start of the next based region. on electro and we faced Raiden, the archon of thunder who lives there. I’m not sure exactly when it will arrive, but I recommend that if you liked Genshin Impact initially, there is now a lot more to do after this latest update, and no, it doesn’t require you to spend money to get through his new story quest. Don’t miss out just because so many other games have been released I’m glad I came back.

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