While I like to consider myself having better-than-average luck in gacha games, my luck in pulling rare characters in Genshin Impact has been, to put it frankly, awful. Having primarily pulled weapons in recent months, I was stoked to receive a new 5-star characters for my party, even if it was one of the lower tier 5 Stars. Jean has joined my party!
Released on the PlayStation 4, PC, iOS and Mac gaming platforms in September, Genshin Impact from the Chinese development team at miHoYo boasts a picturesque world and well-designed characters. Compared to most other “Gacha Games”, it is shaping up to be in a league of its own. With its focus on anime-style cel-shaded visuals, I was ecstatic logging in on launch day to find that the developers included a simple but easy-to-gasp screenshot mode in the game. With each patch, functionality of the mode has increased, so hopefully the development team shall continue building upon it in the coming months.
You can read my full review of Genshin Impact HERE
I would like to mention that the game is a “Gacha Game”. Therefore, if you are known to have issues with gambling or spending well over your limit on a whim, then I would strongly advise you to bypass this game and look for a console or PC game which has a flat-fee single-player and/or online mode. In particular, ones which require no “surprise mechanics”, “chance-based downloadable content”, or other industry terms for gacha in them.
Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo is an off-shoot of the Take That (In-Game) Snap article series, in which the first article focusing on Final Fantasy XIV was recently published. This looks at, celebrates and critiques how video game developers have implemented professional photography-like systems into their games. It will cover how the systems handle, just how accessible they are and, where applicable, how a modding community might be making these tools even better. With this Daily Photo spin-off series, I will be sharing individual photos from the games either covered or soon-to-be-covered in the series.
