YouTube’s ‘Keru’ has shared a video, showing 34 minutes of gameplay footage from the closed beta phase of the upcoming Zelda: BOTW-inspired JRPG, Genshin Impact. While this is beta footage (meaning that it does not reflect the quality of the final product), it will give you an idea of how this new JRPG looks and plays.
In Genshin Impact, players transform themselves into a mysterious character, take possession of magical powers and embark on grand open world adventures to unveil wonders and their own destiny. The game is set in the fantasy, lush, beautiful open world called Teyvat, and puts players into the shoes of an enigmatic figure called “The Traveler”, who awakes on the shore, with the sole purpose of finding their long-lost kin.
Genshin Impact promises to feature a unique combat system thanks to the impressive legacy of miHoYo’s earlier titles. The new gameplay mechanics are based on elemental properties and interactions, allowing The Traveler to utilize different element attacks and magic in varied combinations to deal devastating blows to enemies.
From the looks of it, the game appears to be running smoothly, and has proper keyboard and mouse on-screen prompts. The mouse movement also appears to be quick and precise (so I guess there aren’t any mouse acceleration issues).
Enjoy!
![[Closed Beta 1] Genshin Impact Gameplay FIRST 30 MINS](https://www.dsogaming.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-youtube-lyte/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvIHuyiZKStE%2F0.jpg)
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Based on the gameplay, it doesn’t look like a MMORPG. Hope it can be play offline. Out of all the BOTW clones, this seems to be the best and the combat is fun to play.
it’s confirmed open world RPG. if there are any plans for additional modes to the game that will also be confirmed. the closed beta is specifically for gameplay reception.
I played Zelda BOTW and having something like that on PC is cool, it looks and plays almost the same actually.
I don’t mind “copy/paste” games if those are done right, of course it won’t have that same feeling that a very known saga like Zelda has but still, if gameplay is on point and the story/plot is good, bring it on.
Visually its copy/paste. I find out hard to believe they’ll be able to pull off all the small details from BotW. Hopefully it’s worth playing.
Unpopular opinion: Bloodstained is boring. I finished SotN back in the day and BS is a cheaper copy/paste with Dead Cells inspiration. Seems similar to what’s going on here with Genshin.
Like a fake pair of Jordans they may seem real but on closer inspection its nothing like the original. Watch the video, pay attention how you pick things up, how the character moves etc etc
I’ve been trying to like BS, but the story and action are sorely lacking. Reminds me of what happened to Mighty No 9.
the same? zelda is about nonlinear exploration being able to go to the final dungeon right away and using gadgets in interesting ways with the ai. This isnt it.
I said “it looks and plays ALMOST the same”, little difference here. If you want I can say “it is a similar looking game” or whatever. But “almost the same” is something close to it…not “the same”.
Just wanted to clarify that. No need to enter in your lovely Comment Warfare typical debates here at DSOG. 😉
breath of the wild was f*king boring compared to other games in the series.
download cemu,and download breath of wild…TADA!!!! it’s on pc now:)
There’s a difference between being inspired by something and just straight up copying it.
Of course it all made sense the instant I saw that they were Chinese developers, which really pisses me off. Why the f**k do the Chinese keep constantly wasting their talents by making sh*tty replicas of successful things? Just put all that effort into making something original, Jesus Christ.
You think they are the same? zelda is about nonlinear exploration being able to go to the final dungeon right away and using gadgets in interesting ways with the ai. This isnt it.
So because BotW isn’t linear and you can use gadgets, that somehow makes it absolutely nothing like this game? Man, you are absolutely delusional. Anyone with a brain can see the tremendous amount of copying being done here. It’s to the point where it just looks like an impressive BotW mod rather than its own game.
pssst dipshit, there are other games with this visual style like ni no kuni, heck even windwaker had simular visuals, its not a breath of the wild thing.
Pssst dipshit, cel shading =/= entire art style.
The game looks great. Too bad this demo is played with mouse and keyboard. Controller is the only proper way to play a 3rd person action game. F***ing blasphemy !
I agree that the best way to play a 3rd person game is with a controller, but blasphemy? Don’t be such a nerd.
He’s a Sony Pony so such stupidity is par for the course.
BS… I’ve played almost all 3rd person Action games with K+M just fine.
That’s disgusting…
Dude … Chill .. I play allll kinds of games with mouse and keyboard just fine, stop judging and insulting others!
For the most part 3rd person games work exactly like a 1st person game except the camera is in a diferent position. Its a rare ocasion you get a game that is designed from the ground up for controllers like the first Dead Space game or RE4; these games can feel a bit wonky with mouse and keyboard as the mouse has to emulate controller input which is daft tbh.
Nothing can make cringe as bad as seeing someone play with a controller a first person game, with autoaim, and still can’t hit the enemies. lol. If you press “W” with “F2” then you are retarded or a noob. Which you are.
“Controller is the only proper way to play a 3rd person action game”
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Laughs in max payne.
A cheap knock off but with kawaii little girls. I was kinda excited when i saw the trailer, sadly its nothing like what i expected.
Looks very good, also I really like that you can collect you party members and swap them in and out in real time plus each has their own class type, magic and progression.
Awesome stuff, I will be getting this for sure so glad it is offline, SP, plus open world! Man this is way better than I thought it be when I saw the first teaser trailer. Fingers crossed it owns.
i for one welcome our Chinese overlords and the cute lolis they bring.
I hear stupid funny language, what is it?