Despite being one of the first new characters you meet during the Inazuma questline of Genshin Impact, Thoma has only just now become a playable character in MiHoYo’s open-world adventure RPG. Now available (for a limited time) through Hu Tao’s ‘Moments of Bloom’ banner before eventually being made available via the game’s permanent banner, Thoma is a 4-star Pyro-Polearm user who fares better as a sub-DPS or support-character through his defence and support-oriented moveset.
Released on the PlayStation 4, PC, iOS and Mac gaming platforms in September 2020 followed by a PlayStation 5 release this year, 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 as the game’s development lifecycle continues.
You can read my full review of Genshin Impact (Version 1.0) 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.
