Genshin Impact Overview and Storyline

Action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo, known as HoYoverse outside mainland China.
Released for multiple platforms: Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Windows (2020), PlayStation 5 (2021), and an Xbox Series X/S version scheduled for November 2024.
Features an anime-style open world with action-based combat focusing on elemental magic and character-switching.
Free-to-play model supported by gacha mechanics, incorporating regular updates as a service.

Set in the fantasy world of Teyvat, consisting of seven nations, each associated with a different element and governed by a distinct deity (archon).
The main character, the Traveler, seeks to reunite with their twin sibling after arriving in Teyvat.
Accompanied by Paimon, the Traveler engages with various characters and local affairs while uncovering Teyvat's mysteries.

Development started in 2017, drawing inspiration from several sources including "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," anime, Gnosticism, and global mythologies.
The game achieved nearly $3.8 billion in revenue by the end of 2022, recognized for having the highest first-year launch revenue of any video game.

Players explore an expansive open-world environment, with control over one of four interchangeable characters.
Character-switching is integral during combat for skill combination and attack variety.
Characters can be enhanced through leveling up and upgrading equipment, including weapons and artifacts.
Challenge completion rewards players with valuable resources but uses Original Resin, a regenerating currency.
Adventure Rank progression unlocks quests and increases World Level, affecting enemy strength and loot rarity.

Players can run, climb, swim, and glide, constrained by stamina, with some characters altering the environment (e.g., creating ice paths).
Numerous teleportation points exist for fast travel, with healing Statues of The Seven also providing stamina boosts.
Resources, such as food and ore, can be gathered from the environment, while enemies and treasure chests yield diverse loot for character enhancement.
Cooking meals from collected ingredients yields beneficial effects (health regeneration, stat boosts).

Co-op multiplayer mode permits up to four players to work together in the open world and in Domains, special battle instances.
Player connection through requests or automated searches, enhanced by cross-platform play across all devices.
Completing quests or participating in events unlocks additional playable characters, expanding the roster for gameplay.