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Everything a Genshin Impact player felt after 14 hours of play about 'Yihuan'A 5-year Genshin Impact player shares their honest thoughts after playing 'Yi Huan' for 14 hours. The review provides a detailed analysis of various game content such as story, world exploration, city tycoon, character development, gacha elements, and optimization.
1. 🎮 'Yi Huan' Story: What's Different from Expectations?
· 'Yi Huan' can be divided into Story, World Exploration, City Tycoon, Character Development, and End-game Content. This review focuses on the main story and the 'Bane' story after 14 hours of gameplay.
· The early story is quite slice-of-life, which might feel slow or boring to players expecting something new. Especially the stories in Chapters 1 and 2, which can be summarized as a 'dating strategy,' are considered somewhat lacking as main story content.
· However, from Chapter 3 onwards, the game becomes more engaging by showing people utilizing strange phenomena in their world and presenting fascinating sights. Excluding the everyday story of the early parts, the main story offers plenty of enjoyable elements.
· If you wish to skip the story, you can skip parts of Chapters 1 and 2 without significantly impacting the later story.
· The early story is quite slice-of-life, which might feel slow or boring to players expecting something new. Especially the stories in Chapters 1 and 2, which can be summarized as a 'dating strategy,' are considered somewhat lacking as main story content.
· However, from Chapter 3 onwards, the game becomes more engaging by showing people utilizing strange phenomena in their world and presenting fascinating sights. Excluding the everyday story of the early parts, the main story offers plenty of enjoyable elements.
· If you wish to skip the story, you can skip parts of Chapters 1 and 2 without significantly impacting the later story.
00:00 - 03:05
1. 🎮 'Yi Huan' Story: What's Different from Expectations?
· 'Yi Huan' can be divided into Story, World Exploration, City Tycoon, Character Development, and End-game Content. This review focuses on the main story and the 'Bane' story after 14 hours of gameplay.
· The early story is quite slice-of-life, which might feel slow or boring to players expecting something new. Especially the stories in Chapters 1 and 2, which can be summarized as a 'dating strategy,' are considered somewhat lacking as main story content.
· However, from Chapter 3 onwards, the game becomes more engaging by showing people utilizing strange phenomena in their world and presenting fascinating sights. Excluding the everyday story of the early parts, the main story offers plenty of enjoyable elements.
· If you wish to skip the story, you can skip parts of Chapters 1 and 2 without significantly impacting the later story.
· The early story is quite slice-of-life, which might feel slow or boring to players expecting something new. Especially the stories in Chapters 1 and 2, which can be summarized as a 'dating strategy,' are considered somewhat lacking as main story content.
· However, from Chapter 3 onwards, the game becomes more engaging by showing people utilizing strange phenomena in their world and presenting fascinating sights. Excluding the everyday story of the early parts, the main story offers plenty of enjoyable elements.
· If you wish to skip the story, you can skip parts of Chapters 1 and 2 without significantly impacting the later story.
03:34 - 04:32
2. 🗺️ World Exploration and Anomaly Investigation: The Core Fun of the Game
· The driving force that keeps players engaged in 'Yi Huan' is world exploration and anomaly investigation. Various types of exploration activities are available.
· Beyond simple monster battles, there are diverse methods such as fighting after climbing a tower, performing mechanics in dungeons, and battling monsters transformed into cars or bikes.
· Notably, clearing certain anomalies drops weapons, and even S-rank monsters drop free calling cards, leading to high satisfaction with in-game rewards.
· Beyond simple monster battles, there are diverse methods such as fighting after climbing a tower, performing mechanics in dungeons, and battling monsters transformed into cars or bikes.
· Notably, clearing certain anomalies drops weapons, and even S-rank monsters drop free calling cards, leading to high satisfaction with in-game rewards.
04:33 - 06:26
3. 🏙️ City Tycoon: A Main Content Different from 'Serenitea Pot'
· 'Yi Huan' features a new content called 'City Tycoon,' which is similar to Genshin Impact's 'Serenitea Pot' but centers around a coin system.
· There's a separate currency for city content, and you can level up by completing missions to gain higher-tier authority.
· As you level up, you can earn money through various mini-games like cafe management, racing battles, and taxi driving. With this money, you can obtain the S-rank character 'Cheese' for free, or purchase vehicles, motorcycles, and your own house.
· City Tycoon isn't just a side activity; it's a main content that significantly expands the gameplay. The motorcycle, a mode of transport, can reach speeds of up to 140 km/h, offering a much smoother travel experience compared to Genshin Impact.
· There's a separate currency for city content, and you can level up by completing missions to gain higher-tier authority.
· As you level up, you can earn money through various mini-games like cafe management, racing battles, and taxi driving. With this money, you can obtain the S-rank character 'Cheese' for free, or purchase vehicles, motorcycles, and your own house.
· City Tycoon isn't just a side activity; it's a main content that significantly expands the gameplay. The motorcycle, a mode of transport, can reach speeds of up to 140 km/h, offering a much smoother travel experience compared to Genshin Impact.
06:27 - 08:29
4. 🛠️ Character Development: Similar to Genshin Impact, but Different?
· The character development system is very similar to Genshin Impact. You level up characters by spending experience points, and upon reaching the level cap, you obtain materials from dungeons for ascension.
· Weapon enhancement and talent upgrades follow the same process.
· In the 'Weapon Slot,' equivalent to Genshin's Artifacts, you equip main stat enhancement cartridges called 'Consoles' and enhance stats using Tetris-block-shaped items called 'Drive Modules.' These Drive Modules must be obtained through farming.
· Character ascension is conceptualized as opening slots, and at 3-star ascension, you can choose and equip 3 desired awakening effects out of 6 options.
· Weapon enhancement and talent upgrades follow the same process.
· In the 'Weapon Slot,' equivalent to Genshin's Artifacts, you equip main stat enhancement cartridges called 'Consoles' and enhance stats using Tetris-block-shaped items called 'Drive Modules.' These Drive Modules must be obtained through farming.
· Character ascension is conceptualized as opening slots, and at 3-star ascension, you can choose and equip 3 desired awakening effects out of 6 options.
08:30 - 09:14
5. 🎬 Presentation: Enhancing Game Immersion
· The presentation in 'Yi Huan' is a crucial element that enhances game immersion. Satisfying animations are shown during story progression, location changes, anomaly battles, and boss appearances.
· Especially, the movement animations that reflect the characters' personalities add to the immersion. For example, the boss character walks slowly, while subordinates run quickly, effectively highlighting the characters' traits.
· Especially, the movement animations that reflect the characters' personalities add to the immersion. For example, the boss character walks slowly, while subordinates run quickly, effectively highlighting the characters' traits.
09:15 - 10:54
6. 💰 Gacha Elements: Reasonable Options
· 'Yi Huan's' gacha elements are similar to Genshin Impact, including monthly subscriptions, battle passes, and limited/standard banners.
· Weapon gacha currency is included in a system similar to a mileage shop, and you can also purchase standard characters with tokens obtained from character pulls.
· Package deals are also reasonably composed and worth purchasing.
· The gacha system involves rolling dice on a board, with an increased chance of getting an S-rank character after 70 pulls, and the stack resets upon obtaining an S-rank.
· Since weapon calling cards can be obtained for free through specific anomaly investigations, the financial burden for character development is relatively low.
· Weapon gacha currency is included in a system similar to a mileage shop, and you can also purchase standard characters with tokens obtained from character pulls.
· Package deals are also reasonably composed and worth purchasing.
· The gacha system involves rolling dice on a board, with an increased chance of getting an S-rank character after 70 pulls, and the stack resets upon obtaining an S-rank.
· Since weapon calling cards can be obtained for free through specific anomaly investigations, the financial burden for character development is relatively low.
10:55 - 11:30
7. 💻 Optimization and Controls: A Comfortable Play Experience
· 'Yi Huan' shares very similar key bindings with Genshin Impact, allowing players to adapt easily.
· The optimization is better than expected, and you can adjust settings according to your hardware through graphic presets and detailed options.
· The optimization is better than expected, and you can adjust settings according to your hardware through graphic presets and detailed options.
11:31 - 12:54
8. 👍 Who Should Play 'Yi Huan' and Overall Verdict
· 'Yi Huan' is highly recommended for Genshin Impact players. While you need to get used to new combat mechanics like parrying and counter-attacking after a just-guard, the required skill level isn't high, making it enjoyable casually.
· Beyond combat, there are various activities like City Tycoon and anomaly exploration, allowing players to choose and play according to their preferences.
· The game map is beautiful, making it a suitable healing game for users who enjoy sightseeing.
· The combat content was also satisfying, and with plenty to do, it's worth playing at least once.
· However, the early story can be tedious, so using the skip function for that part is recommended.
· A more in-depth review covering end-game content and further experiences is planned for the future.
· Beyond combat, there are various activities like City Tycoon and anomaly exploration, allowing players to choose and play according to their preferences.
· The game map is beautiful, making it a suitable healing game for users who enjoy sightseeing.
· The combat content was also satisfying, and with plenty to do, it's worth playing at least once.
· However, the early story can be tedious, so using the skip function for that part is recommended.
· A more in-depth review covering end-game content and further experiences is planned for the future.