was genshin always this...weird and bad?

Before we begin, please be aware that this video contains very heavy spoilers [music] for Genshin Impact up to version 6.4, also known as Lunar V, the current game version as of recording. So, if you clicked on this video and haven't [music] played up through these quests yet, and you are still interested in

doing so, please watch this at your own risk. Also, I would like to say that while I play Genshin frequently, I'm certainly not a lore expert. It's also worth pointing out that Genshin lore only gets more confusing and convoluted as time goes on, so that might factor in as well. I might get stuff wrong. You can feel

free to correct me about anything in the comments, but I will do my best. Let me just start by saying that Genshin Impact is one of my [music] favorite games. I know that there's a lot to be said about Genshin and that Genshin fans are kind of a meme. There's a lot of

valid critiques to be thrown Genshin's way. For example, like many gotcha games, they use a very predatory business model and Hoyoverse makes [music] millions of dollars off of FOMO and by fostering people's gambling addictions. And I would argue Genshin is actually worse than a lot of other Hoyo games, too, because it's not as generous. From

my understanding, other games from this company have made up for a lot of Genshin's greed by giving away more free characters and by making easier to obtain materials to level them up. Meanwhile, Genshin refuses to adapt even after over 5 years of updates. The resin cap is still only at 200 with no resin

overflow system, and the weapon and talent ascension materials are still only available for a few days each week, which is an outdated [music] system that serves absolutely no purpose. But, despite all of those flaws, Genshin kind of stole my heart in the beginning. I had never played a game like this before, meaning a gotcha game. I didn't