<s>
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
miHoYo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
anime-style	O
open-world	O
environment	O
and	O
an	O
action-based	O
battle	O
system	O
using	O
elemental	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
character-switching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Teyvat	O
,	O
home	O
to	O
seven	O
nations	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
tied	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
element	O
and	O
ruled	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2017	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
writing	O
positively	O
of	O
its	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
and	O
its	O
immersive	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open-world	O
,	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
interchangeable	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
so	O
players	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
can	O
play	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
will	O
get	O
a	O
prop	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
against	O
,	O
or	O
invite	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
Mondstadt	O
's	O
Cat	O
's	O
Tail	O
tavern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Teyvat	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
major	O
nations	O
of	O
Mondstadt	O
,	O
Liyue	O
,	O
Inazuma	O
,	O
Sumeru	O
,	O
Fontaine	O
,	O
Natlan	O
,	O
and	O
Snezhnaya	O
;	O
each	O
nation	O
is	O
ruled	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
nation	O
is	O
associated	O
with	O
and	O
worships	O
one	O
of	O
The	O
Seven	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
gods	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Archons	B-Application
"	O
,	O
who	O
each	O
preside	O
over	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbatos	O
,	O
Rex	O
Lapis	O
,	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
Shogun	I-Application
,	O
Kusanali	O
,	O
Focalors	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Tsaritsa	O
are	O
the	O
Archons	B-Application
of	O
Mondstadt	O
,	O
Liyue	O
,	O
Inazuma	O
,	O
Sumeru	O
,	O
Fontaine	O
,	O
and	O
Snezhnaya	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
god	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
Archon	B-Application
may	O
change	O
over	O
time	O
as	O
Archons	B-Application
pass	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mondstadt	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
freedom	O
,	O
worships	O
the	O
Anemo	O
Archon	B-Application
Barbatos	O
and	O
sits	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
the	O
southwest	O
,	O
Liyue	O
worships	O
the	O
Geo	O
Archon	B-Application
Rex	O
Lapis	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Morax	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
largest	O
market	O
harbor	O
in	O
Teyvat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nominally	O
ruled	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
Dendro	O
Archon	B-Application
,	O
Lesser	O
Lord	O
Kusanali	O
,	O
Sumeru	O
is	O
largely	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
powerful	O
Akademiya	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Teyvat	O
's	O
most	O
prestigious	O
research	O
institutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
celebrating	O
their	O
current	O
god	O
,	O
the	O
sages	O
who	O
lead	O
the	O
Akademiya	O
focus	O
much	O
of	O
their	O
attention	O
on	O
venerating	O
the	O
former	O
Dendro	O
Archon	B-Application
,	O
Greater	O
Lord	O
Rukkhadevata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
the	O
sea	O
to	O
the	O
southeast	O
lies	O
the	O
isolationist	O
island	O
nation	O
of	O
Inazuma	O
,	O
overseen	O
by	O
the	O
authoritarian	O
regime	O
of	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
Shogun	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Baal	O
)	O
and	O
three	O
governmental	O
bodies	O
that	O
together	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
Tri-Commission	O
:	O
the	O
Tenryou	O
Commission	O
,	O
Kanjou	O
Commission	O
,	O
and	O
Yashiro	O
Commission	O
;	O
overseeing	O
military	O
and	O
executive	O
affairs	O
,	O
finances	O
and	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
,	O
and	O
ceremonial	O
affairs	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snezhnaya	O
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Cryo	O
Archon	B-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Tsaritsa	O
,	O
sends	O
out	O
diplomats	O
called	O
the	O
Fatui	O
,	O
who	O
maintain	O
a	O
friendly	O
appearance	O
while	O
using	O
more	O
underhanded	O
methods	O
secretly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paimon	O
suggests	O
that	O
they	O
consult	O
with	O
each	O
nation	O
's	O
ruling	O
archons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
first	O
arrive	O
to	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Mondstadt	O
,	O
whose	O
archon	B-Application
Barbatos	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Anemo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
solving	O
the	O
crisis	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
La	O
Signora	O
,	O
a	O
Fatui	O
Harbinger	O
diplomat	O
from	O
nation	O
of	O
Snezhnaya	O
,	O
who	O
steals	O
Venti	O
's	O
Gnosis	O
(	O
a	O
symbol	O
of	O
an	O
Archon	B-Application
's	O
power	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
her	O
archon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Tsaritsa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
recovering	O
,	O
Venti	O
has	O
no	O
answers	O
to	O
give	O
about	O
the	O
Traveler	O
's	O
twin	O
but	O
advises	O
them	O
to	O
visit	O
the	O
neighboring	O
nation	O
of	O
Liyue	O
to	O
meet	O
Rex	O
Lapis	O
,	O
a	O
manifestation	O
of	O
Morax	O
,	O
the	O
Geo	O
Archon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
assisted	O
by	O
the	O
mortician	O
Zhongli	O
and	O
the	O
Fatui	O
Harbinger	O
Childe	O
,	O
in	O
performing	O
a	O
rite	O
of	O
farewell	O
for	O
the	O
archon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhongli	O
retires	O
as	O
the	O
ruling	O
archon	B-Application
of	O
Liyue	O
,	O
assuring	O
the	O
Traveler	O
that	O
the	O
nation	O
will	O
be	O
safe	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
Qixing	O
and	O
Adepti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Traveler	O
and	O
Paimon	O
are	O
informed	O
that	O
the	O
island	O
nation	O
of	O
Inazuma	O
is	O
under	O
an	O
isolationist	O
border	O
policy	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
visions	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
being	O
confiscated	O
by	O
order	O
of	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
Shogun	I-Application
,	O
the	O
vessel	O
of	O
the	O
Electro	O
Archon	B-Application
Baal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6	O
,	O
going	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Scaramouche	O
,	O
the	O
Traveler	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
Shogun	I-Application
's	O
shrine	O
maiden	O
Yae	B-Application
Miko	I-Application
,	O
who	O
trades	O
in	O
the	O
Electro	O
Archon	B-Application
's	O
Gnosis	O
for	O
ransom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miko	O
devises	O
a	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
Traveler	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
Shogun	I-Application
and	O
her	O
real	O
master	O
—	O
Ei	O
,	O
the	O
vessel	O
of	O
Baal	O
's	O
twin	O
sister	O
Beelzebul	O
(	O
Makoto	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
their	O
victories	O
,	O
Miko	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
provide	O
useful	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
Traveler	O
about	O
their	O
sibling	O
,	O
but	O
suggests	O
to	O
visit	O
the	O
Dendro	O
Archon	B-Application
,	O
Lesser	O
Lord	O
Kusanali	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
late	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
team	O
of	O
120	O
people	O
,	O
which	O
grew	O
to	O
400	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
700	O
by	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
miHoYo	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
is	O
held	O
in	O
high	O
regard	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
inspirations	O
for	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
different	O
and	O
fun	O
from	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
quest	O
and	O
combat	O
systems	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
random	O
events	O
and	O
mode	O
of	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yu-Peng	O
Chen	O
of	O
HOYO-MiX	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
score	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
London	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
virtual	O
concert	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Reflections	O
of	O
Spring	O
"	O
featuring	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
performing	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
the	O
Liyue	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worldwide	O
release	O
,	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
through	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
on	O
November	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
,	O
improved	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
DualSense	O
controller	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
release	O
window	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
other	O
short	O
comics	O
are	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
's	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animated	O
videos	O
teasing	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
are	O
released	O
on	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
's	O
official	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channels	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
ChinaJoy	O
convention	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
immediately	O
and	O
initially	O
met	O
with	O
criticisms	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
similarities	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
fans	O
at	O
the	O
convention	O
showed	O
explicit	O
gestures	O
towards	O
the	O
Sony	O
booth	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
individual	O
destroying	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
protest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
players	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
kernel-based	O
anti-cheat	O
system	O
would	O
remain	O
active	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
closed	O
or	O
uninstalled	O
,	O
which	O
raised	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
installed	O
spyware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Japanese	O
players	O
using	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
also	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
read	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
players	O
 '	O
clipboards	O
while	O
starting	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
journalist	O
and	O
Twitch	O
streamer	O
Kazuma	O
Hashimoto	O
published	O
a	O
video	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
site	O
Twitter	B-Application
demonstrating	O
how	O
political	O
terms	O
controversial	O
in	O
China	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Taiwan	O
"	O
are	O
censored	O
within	O
the	O
in-game	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
KFC	O
outlets	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Nanjing	O
,	O
and	O
Hangzhou	O
were	O
overrun	O
with	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
official	O
comment	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
rewards	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
review-bombing	O
by	O
fans	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
score	O
dropped	O
from	O
4.5	O
to	O
1.9	O
.	O
miHoYo	O
's	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
and	O
Tears	B-Application
of	I-Application
Themis	I-Application
were	O
also	O
review-bombed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sumeru	O
's	O
characters	O
are	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
clearly	O
inspired	O
by	O
cultures	O
of	O
Southwest	O
Asia	O
,	O
North	O
Africa	O
and	O
South	O
Asia	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
white-skinned	O
,	O
prompting	O
accusations	O
of	O
whitewashing	O
and	O
colorism	O
;	O
the	O
English	O
voice	O
actor	O
of	O
an	O
introduced	O
character	O
,	O
Anjali	O
Kunapaneni	O
,	O
received	O
harassment	O
and	O
criticism	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
widely	O
condemned	O
by	O
the	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
community	O
and	O
fellow	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
voice	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Chris	O
Faiella	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
take	O
action	O
against	O
Gindi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoyoverse	O
later	O
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
Gindi	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
voicing	O
Tighnari	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
breach	O
of	O
contract	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
confirmed	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
eventual	O
recasting	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
voice	O
actor	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
online	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
anti-cheat	O
system	O
implemented	O
by	O
a	O
kernel	B-Application
driver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
criticisms	O
about	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
come	O
from	O
the	O
endgame	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
noting	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
provides	O
a	O
solid	O
experience	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
typical	O
bullshit	O
that	O
comes	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
zero-dollar	O
price	O
tag	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CBR	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
and	O
Gwent	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamersky	O
editor	O
Youming	O
Xingkong	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Genius	O
Invokation	O
TCG	O
is	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
keep	O
players	O
fresh	O
in	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
and	O
solve	O
the	O
burnout	O
that	O
will	O
occur	O
in	O
long-term	O
operation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
launch	O
,	O
fans	O
had	O
already	O
made	O
a	O
Genius	O
Invokation	O
TCG	O
mod	O
on	O
Tabletop	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
awarded	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
with	O
"	O
iPhone	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
Best	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
won	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
2020	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
saw	O
23	O
million	O
downloads	O
and	O
grossed	O
approximately	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
had	O
grossed	O
over	O
$393	O
million	O
within	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
release	O
and	O
over	O
$1	O
billion	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
highest	O
revenue	O
from	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
frame	O
after	O
Honor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
and	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest	B-Application
grossing	I-Application
mobile	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
to	O
reach	O
that	O
milestone	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
third	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
grossed	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
grossed	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
