Genshin Impactcould end up including a housing system, a farming system, and bonus costumes at some point. We learned all that via a video interview published on August 18, with miHoYo co-founder and General President Forrest Liu. The interview was MC’ed by miHoYo’s Overseas Operations team member J.Hyun.
Throughout the interview, Forrest Liu explained his upcoming game for those unfamiliar with it.Genshin Impactis an open world action RPG developed and published by miHoYo, an independent studio initially based in Shanghai. It’s the same studio behindHonkai Impact 3rd.Genshin Impactfeatures a seamless open-world with a full fledged solo story. An elements-based battle system with each character using one of seven different elements. And the possibility to play online coop.Genshin Impactis also free to play, with a gacha to get new characters, though it’s nearly not as aggressive as many other games. We’ll be publishing a detailed report on the game’s Beta Test soon for more intricate details on the game’s flow.
In the video interview, Forrest Liu also explained how the development ofGenshin Impactbegan. It derived from how miHoYo constantly strives to do something different and exciting. Racking their brains to figure out what kind of game they’d like to play themselves, they started going toward open-world. This is how theGenshin Impactproject began in 2017.
miHoYo’s wish to focus on Anime Comics Games (ACG) is also what drove the company to start publishing theGenshin Impactmangain 2018, one year before the game project was announced. DevelopingGenshin Impactis no easy task however, and Forrest Liu admitted miHoYo initially underestimated the work required to create an open-world.
Later on in the interview, Forrest Liu explained that similarly toHonkai Impact 3rdwhich regularly receives new content,Genshin Impactwill be regularly updated as well. This could include content such as:
The interview is included below. Be sure to activate English subs through the YouTube configuration menu. Just click the small wheel as usual.
Genshin Impact: Housing, Farming And More Teased (Interview)
Genshin Impactcurrently has over 1 million per-registrations as I’m writing this:
Multiple incredibly cute artwork are being shared on Twitter as well:
Genshin Impactlauncheson PC and Mobile on September 28. The PS4 version is coming a bit later in Fall 2020.
On a related note, miHoYo is also developing theN0va Desktop project and its VTuber YoYo Lumi.
