Genshin Impact's first 30 minutes from 3 years ago [Closed Beta Gameplay]

The official second anniversary of Genshin Impact is quickly approaching. However, the closed beta was really made available in 2019 and today let's Watch some 2019 closed beta gameplay that is solely for testing. Enjoy the 30 minutes of gaming while letting your mind wander to the one feature of the gacha game that has altered significantly from the beta.
#genshinimpact #beta #genshinimpactgameplay #genshinbuild #evolution #anniversary

[@pccat3831]

Marjorie: Every treasure is unique Also the treasure: Barbara 💀

[@urmum_iscute]

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[@kiritosao9yearsago4]

💀

[@trei6532]

💀

[@selfishbun]

💀

[@ponpiniyu]

💀

[@shachihoko4877]

considering this was only 3 years ago the game has improved impressively fast

[@PrograError]

they probably has been working on this after the 1st honkai animation with Kiana HoV (I bet they were working on Inazuma around the time of official release)

[@Emilian193]

@@PrograError they probably work on fontaine as we speak

[@racingflash6292]

2 years 8 days* 2nd-anniversary rewards haven't started yet.

[@joshuepico75]

@@Emilian193 I think Fontaine's models are completed at the moment, they just need to assemble everything, I think they are working on Natlan now

[@Sisselynn]

@@racingflash6292 they are speaking about the time when the first CBT was. it was back in summer 2019

[@D4rkSpaze]

they look like 2015 and 2019 quality combined into one

[@toasteeyyy]

ikr

[@NotVals]

@@MarshMellow12 no lol, ur maths is correct as it’s in the middle but some things are like 2015 and some things are stuff that were only made/ became super common in games in 2019.

[@nilotpalroy2006]

Yea lmao

[@edwardsutherland8240]

Reminds me of dragon nest

[@Naevisaep]

Yea right??

[@BILIVIOx]

I love how when this game first came, everyone was calling it a "breath of the wild" rip-off. But now no one cares since Genshin has became such a beautiful game.

[@remigiusznowak7277]

I was the one. I was calling genshin BOTW bootleg, and never gave it a chance. Once my friend convinced me to play it, it became one of my fav and most played games. I am now jealous cos she has Raiden, Cyno and Diluc and i want them so bad (my only 5 stars are Kazuha Yoimiya and Ganyu)

[@dragunityx12]

@@remigiusznowak7277 You deserve to be prematurely judged, bigot.

[@xROJANBOx]

@@remigiusznowak7277 There are SOOOO many people who want Cocogoat tbf so at least you have her

[@EvelynEleven_]

I also called it a BotW ripoff, but really as a joke. Literally 2 cutscenes I observed looked like it was taken directly. If the game at least had unique characters, story, style, etc. that didn’t obviously copy from another game, then it’s not a ripoff. According to when I got Amber, that was October 29, 2020. This game is amazing.

[@JustAnotherGeekX]

@@remigiusznowak7277 Dude you have won 3 50/50 in a row, that's really lucky

[@かたわれ時-e7x]

Very interesting actually. It seems like almost all the overworld assets are close to complete; cutscene and ui does seem quite low-quality however, especially the map, which is also smaller than the final. The Times New Roman-esque font gives a very unpolished feel. The aiming tutorial seems to have been removed, which is a pretty minor change, and you get Barbara from the shop! Getting her from AR20 seems better imo. Also the wind glider just looks like a glorified cape haha No Wish screen yet but that probably makes sense considering most of the characters haven't been implemented yet

[@NumberFast]

The map in CBTY1 only contains Mondstadt. There is no Liyue as well as a path to it by the Dawn Winery (there is just the lake on it's place). Actually, there are more footage of CBT1 here on KZbin where you can look how the lake looked back then.

[@Dante1282]

I seem to remember that there was also a teleport Animation. Or am I miss remembering

[@jacobsmith4428]

Well that does seem to make the most sense. Of all the things you should get right when creating a game, the first and foremost should be the 3D models and animation therein due to being the most expensive, time intensive and laborious process to get it to its final state. The UI and such would be relatively microscopic to change.

[@tiny_leaf]

when i started playing the aiming tutorial was still there :o

[@patty4449]

The Map was actually also restricted to the test area... Content was done but closed off... Like you could walk up to it to see it...

[@Frenchaboo]

It's interesting to see that Paimon was actually rendered with her correct colors in the beta. To this day I still don't understand why all official media depict her in white and gold, but in the game it's more of a rose gold/pink.

[@angela.luntian]

Its probably for aesthetic reasons. Its easier to assign gold to her sort of thing in most palettes.

[@Skyrem25]

That's your concern? Really?

[@MINERVA-X077]

@@Skyrem25 They're only pointing it out, what's the problem?

[@田桃-c7g]

omg your pfp

[@bronx_xu2653]

She's not white and gold, she's black and blue

[@kurohnuinui]

I love how the characters hums or make those short noises, I wish they could add those when talking to npc's or any dialogue that has no voicelines. It was cute especially Paimon. The cutscene was also nice, Paimon waking up Lumine and straight to the point instead of asking questions in a form of storytelling flashback.

[@DameOfDiamonds]

Facts

[@mobulafish]

I REMEMBER THE ABYSS MAGES FLOATING WHEN U HAD TO ATTACK DVALIN'S WEAK SPOT time truly flies

[@luiscarlospallaresascanio2374]

Acabo de recordarlo xd

[@maplechei]

DONT REMIND ME😭😭 THEY WERE SO FUNNY

[@Anasyub]

WAIT I REMEMBER THAT TOO WHATT

[@Kalankit444]

can u explain that to me?

[@Moonmoon-ws6jo]

The opening could give quite a few ideas of some traveller lore. They seem to have a really clear roadmap of how the story is going to be told which is interesting

[@Doxsein]

I believe they planned the whole plot before the game was released and they actively work on regions and game content on the upcoming 4-5 updates relative to the current one. They once mentioned an example where the current patch is 2.0 but they're optimizing and polishing versions up to on 2.5

[@gho5trun3r68]

I kind of liked this beta's way of opening more than what we got. A hot start is cool and all, but it left more questions than I really wanted rather than this calm, straightforward, and mysterious opening.

[@sourfar]

0:53 biggest difference is that the loading screen actually moves smoothly

[@lylyart]

@Emma SAME

[@Tuftythefennec]

I like how some of these cutscenes havent changed at all

[@sourfar]

I’m pretty sure most of the cutscenes didn’t change?

[@liaselleaeri]

@@sourfar a lot did change, there are comparisons here on yt

[@XiaoKerain]

Genshin 3 years ago map is like current tower of fantasy.

[@usagiheadboxxxx]

LOL TRUE

[@sergioortiz8784]

wasnt this the beta

[@rickyrahma3611]

i literally quitted ToF after the Artificial Island release. It's lazy as hell. Most of the new map environments are just flats, with little to no objects besides the tree. Also the water texture is horrible in that map.

[@PrograError]

@@rickyrahma3611 i quit it after i'd say about 30hrs of gametime?

[@taxara4913]

i quit after two days into open beta

[@xaviere420]

Lumine with her old (now Jean's) normal attack animation feels more smooth than her "new" normal attack

[@Tururu134]

it was a lot faster too

[@sweetsurrender815]

Ah yes sword bash

[@jeremytheexplorer4689]

Aahh.. No wonder I feel it smooth, it because it's different

[@quadttro8569]

burst is also much stronger since it moves slower

[@idkatthispoint-s9s]

Back when the traveller felt like a 5-star.

[@Tururu134]

Imagine if we could still buy characters using Sigils

[@xXBrutus67Xx]

Edit: this is a stolen video from the youtube channel "Keru", video called "[Closed Beta 1] Genshin Impact Gameplay FIRST 30 MINS" So i'm gonna put the timestamps there. @Flashback Gaming: you could have given credit to the original uploader at least

[@sergioortiz8784]

IS this the beta tho?

[@pumpkinliciousV]

@@sergioortiz8784 yes.... This is the beta version

[@arahok7675]

also the flower seller is different

[@xXBrutus67Xx]

@@arahok7675 True, imma add this to the list

[@ceatrielfarras5714]

And Kaeya is a Cavalry Captain not a quartermaster

[@cloudofreverie786]

That wind glider quest was easy af. The new one was so hard for me as a beginner lmao.

[@neohybridkai]

Yeah I remember almost ragequit after failed almost 9 times lol

[@konfuzzzled]

trueee i tried so many times and almost quit

[@Alex_Fishman]

You failed the glider quest?

[@Moonmoon-ws6jo]

I only failed at the last test but ya it was quite difficuly

[@Sleep1331]

@@neohybridkai Amber, that you?

[@pacibibi]

i really liked the very first cutscene, i find it a bit sad that they completely scrapped it also the old water looked prettier than what we have now...

[@DariDariDari]

Interesting, I was just saying I prefer our current water textures over beta. Current looks more stylistically accurate, while in CB it looks too realistic and awkward (the light reflections at the lakebed, river beds, etc). Plus, those type of textures are usually more demanding on hardware anyway, memory wise.

[@pacibibi]

@@DariDariDari i think the current water texture we have now looks like slime and i dont like it at all. it doesnt really look like water, it looks sticky and not pleasant. they probably changed it because the old water would have take too much space because of how more detailed it was, but yeah im a bit disappointed to be honest.

[@D4rkSpaze]

@@pacibibi I agree with this. To think of it, mobile players would get their device fried if the old water texture is still used these days 💀

[@Lifeless_Asian]

@@pacibibi i'm glad they changed it or else my phone would be melted mozerella

[@hah-no.]

@@Lifeless_Asian slap it on some pizza then

[@Guuspuus]

I have to say I liked the water from cbt a lot more than what we have now, maybe a toggle option for water visuals would be nice

[@Lifeless_Asian]

My phone would've been melted mozerella if they never changed the water textures 😀 and my PC would be a motorcycle engine

[@cerrafiedimencreas]

@@Lifeless_Asian I agree with you 🤣🤣🤣

[@lana_354]

Wait what no It looks bad

[@_jules_perez_]

Applying anemo would’ve been a cool thing to have if there were any rxns other than swirl It’s cool seeing how things like the apples, sweet flowers, wheat, and mints changed from beta to final

[@yuuzelthyc9683]

There are actually a lot that I find nice in the closed beta. But overall everything really improved, comparing this and the current version. Like how the subtle movements are more natural now (eg.sprint stop)

[@coolcat9181]

0 comments let me fix that

[@anasazmi8554]

Now I can kinda understand why Amber's hold E works like that. If I remember correctly, that was not long after Honkai released the Schicksal HQ Open World, where one of Ai-chan's abilities include throwing a grenade the same way Amber throws Baron Bunny, in December 2018. Also interested in how the BGM differs from the final version. The Mondstadt combat theme, for example, didn't have reverb, so the beta version felt a little empty. The same goes for the title theme, because it didn't have the multiple layers provided by background singers.

[@helper_bot]

conclusion baron bunny is cabbage-chan

[@alitheakorogane]

I also noticed some differences besides the ones mentioned in the comments (also I have watched other beta Genshin videos): 1. The Traveler's symbol when you opened the character menu in the beta version is the Anemo Vision of Mondstadt, possibly as a placeholder. That means that if Liyue was part of the beta roadmap, it will change into Liyuean Geo Vision. It was changed into their current symbol, a diamond-shaped star that symbolizes their status as an outside/traveler from another world. 2. Venti's voice was not heard when you had to hit Stormterror while in the air in the CBT, while we heard him speaking to assure Traveler and guide them in the air, in the final version. 3. The number one victim of our pigeon-hunting spree every time we go to Mondstadt, Timmie, was not in his usual spot. 4. The map looks different, the final version is more attractive and more detailed than the CBT version. 5. Since this is CBT, there are lines from both NPCs and playable characters were not spoken or doesn't have voice lines, we only hear them humming or making short noises. Especially in parts where can click the dialogue to proceed. 6. Since this is CBT, it's obvious that the gacha part was not yet polished and finalized in the game. Constellations are merged in the Talent section of the character menu, and it was used for marking the characters' Talents instead of the current system where 6 copies of the character form a constellation. 7. The gliding exam/tutorial was part of the main Archon quest in CBT, since the Traveler was taught to glide after receiving the wind glider in the beta. In the final, it was placed under Amber's story quest. 8. Have you seen the Offering of the Statue's menu in the beta? Not shown here, but apparently the UI of the beta has a glowing art of the Archon, drawn like what you see in the characters' constellation art! 9. In the Talent part of the character menu, instead of those talent books we are now familiarized in the final version, Starglitters and Stardusts were used to upgrade their talents, upgrading them are like in some MMORPGs. Now those stuff were used or buying materials and Fates in Paimon's Bargains, and talent books were used to upgrade Talents instead. 10. You can't change your party members unless you went to an adventurer from the Adventurer's Guild's Intelligence Department in the beta. That means you had go to a city (such as Mondstadt) to change party, so you had to go to an adventurer named Elfie to change party members in Mondstadt. You can now change party anywhere you are in the final version.

[@alitheakorogane]

Another difference is Venti's speeches on the cutscene where Dvalin had caught them in mid-air. Apparently, in the CBT 1 version, Venti was actually conscious when he fell down with the others, he even had a voice line (well, his relieved thoughts) of seeing Dvalin free again and closed his eyes with a smile, knowing that Dvalin will catch him and his friends. "You have finally returned, Dvalin," is the line. The final version had Venti being unconscious for a moment before waking up in Dvalin's back with the gang clinging for their life. The CBT1 version apparently spells death flags on Venti, as he had said that he is willing to sacrifice his mortal presence to give his power to Dvalin. Don't worry, he was seen alive in the end of the quest. "Although I have returned...I will soon..." (Preparing to lend some of his powers to Dvalin) "What are you doing? You will die too if you don't stop..." "I can let go of my mortal presence." (Venti faints) "Dvalin..." This dialogue was changed to a conversation where Venti had spewed the iconic line, "What does freedom really mean, when demanded of you by a god?" It was unknown (well, according to the videos I had seen) if the concept of the Gnosis was now introduced in the beta. And the animation? Since it's the first beta, of course the animation, especially in physics, is stiff and more like MMD quality as of yet.

[@momiji1989]

feels fresh, this is how I fell in love with Genshin

[@Viscord]

its a shame that the first scene storytelling scene is not there now it was actually good, its way better if they show this storytelling scene now then after that is the current action scene also i like this old traveler waking up and standing up while paimon is talking it feels real to me than the current we have that traveler instantly talking about his past with paimon like they speedrun it same as anime speedrun in last episode

[@squkyshoes]

That last normal attack knockback is INSANE.

[@luv_kofee]

awww.. it reminded me of that first time i played genshin way back october 30 2020. (yes i still remember lol) i still remember the feeling of going to the statue of the seven, then picking up the sunsettias and mints along the way... unfortunately, i cant go past defeating dvalin (27:00) because i only had a potato phone. then just this march, i can finally play genshin in my new laptop. My first 5* was keqing and first main was Yae Miko ^^

[@93fiery]

Lol same I installed the first day of launch and couldn't get past the mission after fighting hillichurl with Amber as the visual were choppy and lagged.. only started playing again Feb this year as I bought new phone

[@oohdiana]

omg I started playing in november 2020 and defeating dvalin WAS SO HARD (even more cos I played on ps4)! I thought we could eat the berries lol I will never forget the feeling I got when I saw liyue for the first time 💗keqing was also my first 5 star!

[@Hlebuw3k]

There is 1 reason why i would take the old map instead of the new one. The exploration progress is shown to 0.01% which is very useful, but the current map rounds exploration progress UP towards 100% even if im missing a lot of chests

[@loyyyylo]

the soundtrack and the color palet gives me this warm feeling

[@yohan2968]

3:13 damn, Jean's NA combo was actually Lumine's

[@bloominqbvnny5155]

well ik one thing's for sure... WE STILL HAVE THAT BLINDING LIGHT WHEN WE START THE GAME-

[@hoshimachi6658]

Omg, this is my first experience with Genshin impact, you brought them back 😭😭

[@takomako_]

This is really interesting to see. Genshin has changed a lot and improved based on this footage!

[@breebiebreeb]

holy shit, pfp twins

[@BlackOrionis]

Items in the inventory went to be just an image of the 3d model to illustrations, which means more work. It's in the details where you see how much effort Mihoyo put in this game.

[@MarcinSzyniszewski]

This is really great to compare to the final product! I'm so glad they decided to voice everything for main missions! Otherwise I was getting Hogwarts Mystery vibes! (And no, that's not good XD)

[@RandomGirl119]

I imagine they always planned to have it all voice acted, but since this was the closed beta and things were subject to change, they didn't want to fully commit to having it all voice acted. I noticed some of the dialogue actually changed, which means they would've had to have those voice actors re-record those lines.

[@ХалиматЯмадаева28]

We were sleeping and Paimon already knew we lost our brother even before we told her ?

[@nefareal4546]

I love the sparkles when you open the chests. Feels so rewarding. They shouldn't have removed it

[@jamphi_]

Can't wait for Liyue map to be released!

[@adityagawande6190]

Me too!!

[@Lucasthecat_]

Wait a sec

[@_.what._.]

Same bro i am reallly exited for liyue!

[@ikmashane9042]

Man im pumped for the Japan based region! Imazumi i think?

[@aura1647]

Have you guys seen the new archon leaks? I've heard that there's one called Childe!

[@shinsuyasenpai738]

Other than i the sound of chest opening and animation, i prefer the current genshin way more than this, they did an awesome job with the final product

[@richcast66]

Damn that opening crawl looks beautiful, shame people worked on it just for nothing

[@BetterCallFurina]

Making that opening take no effort lol,new opening take alot more because it is an actual animation,the old opening is literally like 3.7 story flashback,but worst

[@fafka1445]

man i actually love the beta design language. Feels more antique in regards of fonts and UI. The glider cool as heck. The hillichurl nest and cthe chest. I kinda want it now

[@Deme_Diora666]

The fonts specifically make it look like it was about to become an mmorpg lol

[@sourwinee]

imo I feel like the font in the beta design doesn’t fit the game

[@errte7]

That just generic western RPG like

[@mintsugas]

It looks so ugly and generic imo....

[@wendymarvell1653]

I didn't play beta, but all of this just takes me back. Esp the bgm, haven't visited this place in ages

[@vitexus6907]

wow, i really like way more this menu's design, dark blue, black transparent i feel it more clean

[@KyoFanDuB]

And more cheap...it gives some old games feeling.

[@madiha_tanveer273]

Damn the map had a glow up

[@moafighting1597]

THE LITTLE OPENING THING IS LOREEEEEEEEEEE

[@nathanielburkett9400]

I think I find it funnier than I should that out of everything, the order of elemental symbols on the load screen have stayed the same.

[@capt_noen]

I remember testing this one out, and me who came from Honkai's glorious graphics back then just really, REALLY hated the grass graphics. I must admit I liked the cavemen/stonemen humanoid men which have long turned into hilichurls 😂

[@MAZdarling]

The geo symbol loading speed has definitely… changed.

[@hito-sama]

They polish it very well. Very impressive. No wonder this game can survive for so long and still keep popular untill now Edited : Lol poor barbara being categorized as souvenir

[@eatsomeice179]

This is the first time I have the feeling of something new. It remind me of when I first play this game, like I'm there again. It's totally different than when I create a new account and play the game from the start. Strange 28-9-2020.

[@pomo5103]

i like how dark the UI is at 13:16 and this quest journal at 23:55 is really nice, would have liked to see it polished imagine if they never changed the font though 😂

[@PrograError]

I wish they could bring back the quest journal... at least being able to tell which quest trail im on would be good...

[@crocodile4399]

This gives another look and feel, which is kinda interesting to me ^_^

[@gilgaladinfp8452]

The wind glider 😂 the map looks soooo unimaginative and the intro is now more improved

[@Gemini.4ev]

Dude why did you feel like a fever dream when I watch this..!?

[@icaughtalopunny]

Woah, was not expecting the intro cutscene to be so different

[@Qu4r7zz]

I like how there was a blury boundry between unlocked and locked map area

[@maplechei]

the first cutscene was so good 😭😭 why did they scrap it

[@PrograError]

different feel i guess they were going for...

[@yuan_lynx]

That's not the way of story telling they were aiming for.

[@_gavimations]

I actually quite like the look of those floating combat numbers compared to the ones we have.

[@helper_bot]

hmmm i'd say they were a placeholder since even honkai dmg numbers stays on location

[@nikk-named]

Same. They are the way the are now, but the fact that these ones move are kinda cool.

[@bretc535]

started playing October 1 2020, few days after the debut, still playing after 2 years, met a lot of friends along the way. Still the best game for me

[@dreammares_iris2277]

7:16 The original "~ehe", calm and cute.

[@purevessel1071]

Hearing Paimon speak in 1st person is so weird

[@fableagain]

I'm happy to see that even during the beta, you could already call Paimon what she is: emergency food.

[@gameteamsk6892]

I like how the vibe of the game is completely different, i wish i played this

[@freshsun]

Damn, this CBT version gives such a nice or, better to say, cozy feeling. It might be nostalgia from the beginning of my play through or how everything looks a little different (in a good way) that I wonder now, is there any way to download this version? Was it leaked? Or we see what they allow us to see? Anyway, thanks for sharing this video with us!

[@xxri]

i dont think you can play it anymore but some versions are still available for download and you can look through the files and stuff, but i think you can still play the devkit that was leaked a long time ago

[@CEOmagi]

Still remember when it first came out back in 2020 and I hopped onto the bandwagon of genshin impact 💀 and now I can't get off

[@hashakahwantstorepent.4176]

Man that begging story is not what I expected. It's more serious and "darker" as genshin impact standards go .

[@stormie5809]

the random chicken bawks/goat bleats in the background made me laugh. that's 100% not there anymore

[@figloalds]

I'm glad that they made the intro like a really nice fully fledged cutscene with very good writing, because the first impression to me really did stick Also the interface looks SO MUCH better and with so much stupid things removed like the Heart Icon to indicate that this green bar is your HP, for example, or the statue level on the overall map that is 99.999% of the time useless info

[@roahnosh]

I want Paimon as pet gadget. She'll be guiding us in our quest and like in Akumajou Dracula X where the fairy will inform you of suspicious walls they could introduce similar mechanics like she can detect chests and puzzles, etc.

[@HerzogZAK]

I started during the 1st Venti banner - now AR 60 - I still have no clue what hooked me. It is just a really good game. - - - thought to myself, "I'll give it a shot" - - - 2022, still playing.

[@まりぃ-s3p]

Oh my god i can't imagine genshin without full voiced in main storyline (archon quest) 😭 I'm glad with how it became the genshin we play now

[@RandomGirl119]

I think maybe they held off on including all of the voice acting in case they decided to change the dialogue. I noticed at least a few lines of dialogue were different, so they would've wasted money by having to get the voice actors to re-record the lines they changed.

[@Linkuri97]

I played it from day 1, and I can't believe it's been 3 years since, now I don't play it anymore, but the first few days I did have fun.

[@nemubenzene9138]

Day 1 was in October 2020, not 2019😭 Edit: I mean the official release, beta is another thing that only few ppl got to play it.

[@AhmadAli-tq9yo]

Watching this in 2022 just gives off a different felling

[@iancastillo4390]

Her normal attacks are like Jean’s

[@vailecia]

because, it is Jean's...

[@meikisaragi1445]

Hmm. Why do I feel like I prefer this intro than the one we got. Simple and easy to digest. But the one we got is fine too. It gave us a cool fight scene and introduce us to unknown God.

[@blazn0]

Because the mystery helps to keep the story alive.

[@sweetsurrender815]

@yaaaan I actually was just like why should I care about this? Because I didn't know the characters so it's better to make it a mystery tbh

[@dogwater6793]

@@sweetsurrender815 for you but for honkai players seeing kiana model in this game is already mysterious enough.

[@sweetsurrender815]

@@dogwater6793 A game that's completely different than another game shouldn't bank on the other game's players.

[@catmixo]

@@sweetsurrender815 shut up

[@amateurishanimation]

No but the attack numbers flying everywhere is so funny to me 💀

[@MINERVA-X077]

Honestly I really like the old font and the opening animation.. so eerie and fantasy like Also the fact that they used my favourite BGM in the entire game ‘silent distress’ fits so well. Ahhh so nostalgic 😭 love Mondstadt so much

[@Tourister-yc4ip]

the font was unreadable on the closed beta hopefully they changed it, also the closed beta really looks like it’s a zelda like but now genshin impact have his own style

[@smoregan8573]

I’m a little burnt out currently and now that I’m in college I don’t play as much. However, the game is still amazing and continuing to grow in every aspect. I love what Hoyoverse has done not only for Genshin, but their company as a whole. They’ve made and are still making great games on the side, but are still working on their older projects as well. I just wish I had the endless hours to myself to explore the game again.

[@x_6_faqihabqarisutopo829]

Teyvat map looks like old rpg map in 1990 era

[@feeshyfeezz]

It's been 3 years?! holy shit

[@fishoutofwater-flop-flopfl7171]

nah 2 years since game official release, 3 since beta

[@xsekhmetx]

So much has changed. The heel on rock sound while running on grass 😭😭😭 Paimon is especially different. She really felt like a guide at the start and now she’s as lost as we are. Telling us who the Archons where and now she doesn’t know any of them.

[@rururenn]

im ngl paimon is so annoying now, her voice gets screechier every update lmao and shes lowkey kinda disrespectful now, especially in sumeru

[@xsekhmetx]

@@rururenn I heard about that but I haven’t seen anything exactly. Do you know what she’s been saying in Sumeru?

[@rururenn]

@@xsekhmetx being rude about the aranara names, also saying that some sumeru food looked gross, burnt etc (think it was coconut cake or smth? in the archon quest) and overall just being pretty rude and annoying 😭

[@xsekhmetx]

@@rururenn God, it’s giving very much white which adds up since Paimon looks like flour.

[@heetherwood9609]

Interesting how paimon already knows about lumine’s brother before even asking about lumine’s situation.

[@seashell3403]

I kinda miss this, it was really quiet and familiar compared to the chaotic community and stuff there is now. don’t get me wrong, a lot of the aspects have improved but i still miss the sweet nostalgia that this game used to give me before it turned into an intense gacha game.

[@jupiter9974]

Damn the intro was much darker. The unknown God putting the traveler in an endless nightmare before ending up at Starfell Lake? sign me tf up

[@jaga191296]

At 23:20 you can see adult Flora on the flower stall.

[@alex_m_p_s3072]

Hahahh nice catch

[@AureusAte]

i think the way the traveller selection is would be more fitting for like your typical 60$ game where its the same character but you can customize them and stuff

[@RandomGirl119]

I think the only issue is that some cutscenes in the game are pre-rendered instead of in-engine, so any customization you gave your Traveler would disappear in the pre-rendered cutscenes. You can usually tell right away from the visual quality if a scene is pre-rendered, but another way to tell is to have your Traveler aligned with an element from another nation because they generally default to Traveler's element aligning with whatever nation the cutscene takes place in. I noticed that with streamers who left Traveler aligned with Geo in Inazuma, yet Traveler was suddenly purple for Electro in certain scenes.

[@user-my5ju5qd5c]

i absolutely love the cloth glider,, i wish the ones we got in game looked a little more realistic, like the man-made adventurer gadgets they would be in universe as opposed to the fancy wing-like ones we have. although definitely with a little more wooden/metal backbone bc the beta one looks more like a blanket than a glider here haha

[@_MidnightSnow_]

The chests- and hil-litrulel buildings look so different!

[@anemic-peachless]

i was upset that i didnt have a good enough wifi to download the game when it released. now im so glad that i got to experience the current quality instead of this

[@Mel_yui]

But this is the beta not the released version

[@wiredup4382]

that selection screen made me feel something.

[@ikkirumi9787]

I like how we can get Barbara for 90 anemo sigil

[@Pendaemonium]

I love the fact that the Menu's were black in the Beta. A Night / dark Mode would've been pretty cool. I mean how hard can it be to make that a toggle in the Settings

[@XiaoKerain]

Bro 3 years ago look at that how smooth the game

[@KittenKatja]

I still remember the free roaming paths I took in the first 6 days, and then I went to Liyue and never kept track of my paths ever again.

[@notrelu]

This is way more interesting than I expected.

[@cy4n_knight_q8]

I did play the closed beta as well. I honestly barely remember anything as I was like "yeah another mihoyo game" and went back to playing GGZ

[@reezwave]

This proves that UI element is very important. The graphics looks fine but because of the UI, especially because of the times new roman font, it looks like a cheap knock off mobile game, even tho mobile games are mostly free.

[@aoffydosy1530]

2 years later in Tower Of Fantasy character preset cutomization : Literal Genshin Impact when in closed beta.

[@iv7825]

Am I the only one who really liked the water like that? It looks... so refreshing for some reason... I know it's not realistic enough I guess, but it was really pretty Also, the traveler's steps were SO LOUD

[@dohuuhailong8352]

it is better but they changed to the current one probably because of the mobile players. Too much for phones to handle at the time

[@iv7825]

@@dohuuhailong8352 Oh fair enough, as a mobile player myself my phone does struggle most of times with the graphics

[@mrwannabe00]

@@dohuuhailong8352 screw the mobile players, why even play on a small screen with touch that runs and looks like crap

[@dohuuhailong8352]

@@mrwannabe00 say whatever you want about them, but you can't deny that a large or I could say majority of the game revenue comes from them

[@crinrin]

@@mrwannabe00 oh of course you have a watamote pfp

[@lahiru1157]

i remember i kept dying at that one part where ytou have to swim across the lake cos id always run out of stamina, fucking hell