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Genshin Impact's... Impact
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This week, we ramble about Star Wars and Lucasfilm Games for a while, then turn to our main topic: The impact of Genshin Impact.
Is it a Breath of the Wild clone? Are its microtransactions and gacha mechanics problematic? How did it become so wildly successful? Is it even a good game? Does it represent a turning point for the industry?
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Source Links:
- Did Genshin Impact swipe an opportunity from under Nintendo's nose? | Opinion (Rob Fahey): https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-04-did-genshin-impact-swipe-an-opportunity-from-under-nintendos-nose-opinion
- Genshin Impact Wins Apple and Google Play’s Best Game of 2020 (Mike Fahey): https://kotaku.com/genshin-impact-wins-apple-and-google-plays-best-game-of-1845790072
- Genshin Impact’s Mobile Haul is Nearly $400 Million (and Counting) (Ian Walker): https://kotaku.com/genshin-impact-s-mobile-haul-is-nearly-400-million-an-1845796139
- Genshin Impact is Astounding (Steven Messner): https://www.pcgamer.com/genshin-impact-is-astounding/
- How Bad are Genshin Impact’s Microtransactions Anyway? (Steven Messner): https://www.pcgamer.com/genshin-impact-microtransactions/
- Immortals: Fenyx Rising Has a Similar Problem to Genshin Impact (Rob Dolen): https://gamerant.com/immortals-fenyx-rising-genshin-impact-unfair-comparisons-ac-odyssey-botw/
- How ‘Genshin Impact’ Made A Despised Game Genre Irresistible (Danny Paez): https://www.inverse.com/gaming/genshin-impact-gacha-game-meaning-definition#:~:text=Genshin%20Impact%20is%20the%20cutting,into%20a%20well%2Dmade%20RPG
- Genshin Impact: The Video Game That’s Slowly Taking Over the World (Patrick Lum): https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/oct/22/genshin-impact-video-game-slowly-taking-over-the-world
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