how the fuck did this peace of shit change you're mindset is baffling the fuck out of me

After I finished Breath of the Wild with its overpowering "What's over that hill?" endless pull to explore, I was glad to discover it again in Genshin. I've been playing since day 2 of release so I'm pretty bored with it now and fed up with the developer, but I can't deny the premise of this video. Congrats on your first breakthrough video btw. :)

I agree! The world is what really gripped me about this game when I first played it. Every area really feels special.

Excellent video! We really lack these types of Essay-like videos in the fandom (most are either focused on gameplay, and occasionally lore) so I hope you do more in the future to share your thoughts with us and fill that small niche of content that's neglected by most Genshin CCs. I'm so happy to finally see someone do justice to the open world (the lore and map are deeply intertwined and are my fav part of the game) Thank you!

i would love to see your reaction to Sumeru and Fontaine!

Hi bro quick question, do you know the name of the game at the 0:14 mark cuz i ve been searching it for some time after i played it some years back and forgot the name.

"Dragonspire"

The world is amazing. And the music with the world gets you and makes you feel nostalgic the next time you hear it, but its also very much grinding, and so much repeated things could have better mechanisms. And it dosent really consider older players into account anymore. And so much unskippable long dialogues without voice. I dont feel like playing it these days. But i surely enjoyed it a bunch unlike anything else when i started it .

The world of Genshin is definitely one of the main reasons I play it so much. I tried getting into HSR, which on paper should have captured me even more, with it's space train theme, but I keep getting constantly annoyed by not being able to climb a simple ledge, as if I was a Pokemon trainer, and loading screen between each area. It would have been so much more fun if Belabog was one big map instead of a collection of half a dozen smaller maps. Even Penacony, which I was excited about couldn't keep me excited enough to keep me playing.

Honestly, I feel like Teyvat is genshin's best character, and the only one that continues to change. I am a huge Tolkien nerd, and seeing a worldbuilding this in-depth reminds me of his world. If teyvat wasn't as interesting as it is, I probably would've stopped playing years ago.

Getting lost... it often happened to me in Sumeru's underground tunnels. With modern quality of life features it should be easier, but back in the day, we didn't have any kind of map for underground tunnels. Still, it was a fine adventure. Like back in the old days.

"CEX. Once I came inside I felt right at Home" hahahahahaha. Hilarious Short, dude. 🤣

What I love the most about Genshin's open world is that nothing is off-limits to the player. If it's within the map borders you can get there. Everything is climable and all surfaces are reachable (some with more difficulty than others, but that's the beauty of it). In others open-world games I never felt like I was free to move around as I please, there's always an optimised path that you're "meant" to take. Genshin... has those recommended routes, where climbing would be a bit easier, but yo can absolutely take alternate routes. If it's within the borders, it's reachable. You can crawl all around the map. Literally.

must change your pants a lot when you play this game

Another point about music - it often follows the elemental theme of the region. For example, Mondstadt is the land of Anemo, so its OST uses lots of wind instruments. Fontaine is the Hydro nation, so its music uses instruments that incorporate water in some way (such as the glass armonica or a set of wine glasses filled with water to different levels, so they produce different notes). Sumeru is the most interesting, since it is the land of Dendro, as well as wisdom. One of the combat tracks cleverly incorporates the Fibonacci sequence, which can be often observed in nature.

Putting aside the grinding, microtransactions and power creep, what this game truly rewards is *curiosity*, curiosity about the world and its lore. I have been playing Genshin Impact almost since 1.0, maybe missing a few months here and there because work, but I keep getting back because of how rewarding it is to explore the regions and find lores. Very often you will see new plot developments and realize, damn, they've foreshadowed this some dozens of versions ago! And this is because the writing team writes the lore with the entire world and arc in mind. They already have the general outlines of at least 8 nations foreshadowed in their "Travail" overview video, since its very launch! It only gets better and better. My favorite regions lorewise are Dragonspine (although exploration was a pain), Enkanomiya, and the recent Remuria region under that tiny island off Fontaine (it's the very recent update, the lore was not too long and super neat, and the exploration was very comfy, loved it). Can't wait for the new nations.

5:00 lmao what is your traveller doing

Thanks again for having me on pat!

I really love how the world is so fleshed out that you can see "subcultures" in different regions. In Inazuma alone you'll have already seen the contrast that is Saganomiya Island and the mainland where the Castle of the Shogun is. It's even more pronounced in the Indian/Arabian themed Sumeru where the 2 subcultures in the same region are extremely distinct (and will definitely placate anyone looking for representation of their own IRL culture in the game!).

0:01 What game is this?

genshin is one of 2 games (elden ring being the other) where i have on multiple occations just taken a break to look at the landscape. the exploration is so good in genshin, even if some might reduce it to just hunting for chests to open. the first time i got to the big inn in liyue region, i saw a stone statue that i could interract with at the top floor. i walked around the inn and saw a mountain in the distance that was just like it. i knew at that point that genshin was made with a lot of love and care.

brother changes the thumbnail you will get more views, and someone who is planning to play this game i researched and got this conclusion ....don't grind don't sweat damage - you would be happy forever....as i seen people beating this game with lv 1 characters so no need to grind and get stronger, just let world take you in.

0:14 What game is that 👀

What is this accent? It bothers me, learn some American, u cant

What is that game shown in the beginning of the video with the high mountains and desert vibes?

I have returned to Genshin after two years break and now have all of Sumeru and Fontaine to explore. I so cherish the fact that you can explore at your own pace though for some areas, world quests will unlock certain features that you need for exploring further. But you can decide when to just explore or when to do quests. So for now, I have done the Sumeru archon and major world quests and just take my time exploring the beautiful areas. Some world quests may feel really lengthy but imo, they add to the specific area and give you a better understanding. So yes, I totally agree with you - Genshin is an open world game worth exploring because of its diversity and with each area so beautifully created with its distinctive style and the matching game sound track and the quests adding a depth to each region

In the versions 1.6, 2.8 and 3.8 there were events with limited time areas, story, puzzles and even side missions. Fischl's domain music in 2.8 still stands out to me. It's crazy how much effort was put into those events and how a lot of players aren't even aware those areas existed Also, you can unlock Enkanomiya, the inside of the Chasm and the Sea of Bygone Areas by progressing in the story! And soon Natlan will be released, so there's all that on top of Sumeru and Fontaine, and possibly even another limited time area in 4.8 Genshin really does feel magical sometimes, specially Fontaine, I just wish there was a way for enemies to not aggro on you so you could just chill and explore sometimes

At the start Genshin was incredible because combat was fun and challenging, the world was great to explore, the soundtrack is the most superb piece of art I ever know, and the characters hook you up with their personality. It REALY feels like you're part of that world, the characters being like close friends even if you hardly see the protagonist outside the cuscenes (cuz she sucks as a combat unit). But now at the high levels...combat feels too easy in the overworld and exploration is already done. There are new areas always coming, ofc, and old mysteries that require a lot of time I don't have now to solve them through searching for easy-to-miss details or lore in books or artifacts, but still, there are amazing areas that I visited only once in the quest that required it. I wish there were repetables that got me back there. But mind you guys...I've been playing religiously since 2.8 almost 2 years ago, and I still have a lot of unfinished quests and unsolved mysteries, it's just that I'm feeling a bit burnout, not by Genshin really, but because I want to do other stuff. So far, this game is the one that gave me the most content. Maybe if they create a "Radiance System" like in Skyrim we can extend it even more, but its already a lot of content, and for free.

An update to the video after catching up to every area would go hard.

Genshin Impact’s exploration is the main reason Ive stuck with the game. Even though Ive had periods where Ive taken a break from it, I always know I’ll come back to it eventually because I love exploring the world and finding everything I can.

That’s another reason why I love genshin: beautiful graphics and awesome soundtrack

I’m so glad I have found this video. Everyone talks about what genshin does wrong, not enough people talk about what it does right. And you couldn’t have said it better! Thanks for the good vibes!

I opened the doors of Teyvat back in October of 2020.. I played for 13 hours straight. I was a WoW player until that day, and I haven't played WoW since. There are sections of the Map I still haven't been to yet.💫

Finally someone with a brain. Genshin is one the games with the most beautiful open worlds I've ever seen that's completely free for you to play, with deserts, rivers, waterfalls, mountains and thunderstorms that if you don't watch out you can get hit and fall of a cliff if you attempt to climb one during stormy weather

It’s so nice to see someone take about how good the open world is. I feel like that’s a part of the game that is very overlooked and underrated by the community of this game. For some reason everyone focuses on the characters and combat, completely ignoring everything else. I feel alienated sometimes. It feels like I’m playing a totally different game sometimes. I’m so happy that the world is getting the recognition that it deserves. It’s my favorite part for sure.

If I'm ever bored or depressed I hop on genshin and just run around the world enjoying the sights. BTW wait till you get to the desert itself exploring and puzzles are fun.

And it keeps getting bigger. Sumeru and Fontaine are more complex in comparison with they're underground shenanigans.

Other normal open world games usually have gray-brown "realistic" enviroment colour scheme. Im glad Genshin is more colourful .

Everytime I think about the world of Genshin, I always remember Sonic Unleashed a.k.a Sonic World Adventure in Japan. The name it self described what the game is all about. Although it is not open world, but it's worth noting bc they also accomplished this "Stylized Real Life" very well. they put real world inspired but blend them with cartoonish pixar art style and using real instrument of that region for the music. made in 2008 yet still look good even after a decades. Genshin is like a spiritual successor to that idea. It's an achievement to blend those aspect, and Something like this turn out to be Timeless

Teyvat (Genshin's world) its a character itself. You feel it like a living thing. With its past and story. Like the cut that splits the ground that Raiden Shogun made when she killed Orobashi, or the inverted buildings found in the Golden Apple Archipelago placed there by Venti when he terraformed Mondstad... And lots of hidden gems around the world for you to discover.

What i find absolutely baffling is how much planning they do ahead of making something. Like for example u can read the description of thundering fury which was in mondstat(released with the base game) and it hints towards a place that u go at fucking inazuma at 2.2 almost a year and half later and that isnt even the most impressive example. There are so many ways the game ties the world together that it is so rewarding to go through all of them. I hope you find catching up enjoyable and very excited to see your thoughts on the next area u go to which is my favourite.

I agree with everything you said. Love this video and your accent

Wait till he visits the underworlds 💀

you need more subs :/

the world goes pretty deep when you stop to appreciate it. there's even ruins from a unified civilization all over the world you can identify based on their unique patterns

When you get to one point of the map, you just can't help but feel like "Wow, this map is big" because you'll then be surrounded by multiple regions in one spot.