genshin
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Genshin Impact’s Best Update Yet Is Full Of Killer Moments
2Genshin Impact’s events can often feel puzzle-driven and sparse. Last year’s Lantern Rite Festival was a bit like a festive museum display. The Windblume Festival and Moonlight Merriment events, meanwhile, were little more than vehicles for seasonal minigames. In contrast, this year’s Chinese New Year-themed Lantern Rite contains tender character moments that help make the…
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Genshin Impact’s Latest Controversy Shows Games Can Be Powerful Ambassadors For Art
On December 26, the voice performances for Genshin Impact’s latest playable characters were shown for the first time. This included Yun Jin, the young leader of a Chinese opera company. The reaction from the Genshin community was mixed, but the moment also became an opportunity for people to experience an underappreciated aspect of Chinese culture…
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Genshin Impact’s First Full Year: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
It’s been a little over a year since miHoYo launched Genshin Impact, and in that time the game proved that it wasn’t a one-off fluke (or a Breath of the Wild clone). The developers continued to add new characters, features, seasonal events, and regional updates. Many of the new updates centered around the Japan-inspired Inazuma…
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I Bought A Genshin Impact Titty Mouse Pad, And I Love It
Anime conventions are twilight zones of highly questionable purchasing decisions. The colourful displays are ruthlessly effective at pressuring con-goers into spending their money on the basis of emotions, rather than logic or fiscal responsibility. When I was a high schooler, I would often buy large prints that I regretted only hours later, or a keychain…