ABOVE: Genshin’s
combat is fast and
vicious, so you’ll need
a good party.Gamenamexxxx
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“We believe that the virtual world
is the future of humanity and
technological development,” he says.
“There are so many possibilities and
fun things to be found in the virtual
world which simply can’t be achieved
in the real world – the virtual world
makes the impossible possible. We
hope that as technology continues to
develop, we can create a virtual world
for our players and users where
infinite unknowns and possibilities
await, a world that can bring them
more joy. I suppose this is what can
be considered as our mission.”massive festival alongside a new
dating sim-style mode where players
can spend one-on-one time with
different characters to unlock unique
rewards. But Genshin Impact’s world
is also a lot bigger than the two
regions of Mondstadt and Liyue that
debuted with the game.
“Rather than focusing on our
short-term performance in the game
market since release, I pay more
attention to whether or not players
will be able to continue enjoying our
game in the future,” Cai says when
we spoke to him earlier this year.
“Actually, this is related to our
long-term operation strategy: When
we started work on Genshin
Impact, we had already decided that
there would be seven regions, of
which we have only released two so
far. It will take years to tell the full
story of Genshin Impact.”
And that is just a sliver of Cai’s
vision for the future. Now that China
is primed to deliver more global hits,
Genshin Impact and MiHoYo are
going to have to rapidly evolve to
keep pace, and Cai has an ambitious
idea of what that might entail.JUST GENSHIN STARTED
Genshin Impact is big, but MiHoYo plans to add around five new regions. Here are the first three
LIYUE
Genshin’s visual potential comes to life in this country
inspired by ancient China, complete with terraced
villages, mountains, and a resplendent coastal city.DRAGONSPINE
Added to the game in the 1.2 update, Dragonspine is a
frigid mountain wasteland where players have to fight
to keep warm or else freeze to death.MONDSTADT
Pastoral fields surrounding a medieval kingdom
terrorised by an evil dragon, Mondstadt is maybe a
little too similar to Hyrule, but it sure is pretty.