"Now, let me take a look at little angel Eden~"
She switched the playable character to Eden, and Eden's voice immediately came from the game—
May the triumphant anthem resound~
"Just like little angel Eden, as expected~"
Elysia swiped across the screen, admiring her from every angle without a single blind spot.
Just then, Eden in the game hummed another beautiful melody.
Hmm? What is it? Would you like me to... play a song for you?
Whether it was her idle animations, character lines, or combat elements, Eden in the game seemed completely bound to the word "music." That design made Eden increasingly satisfied with what she saw.
After all, that was how she lived—her life had never been separated from music.
"Eden, Eden, you're a character who uses dual pistols! You look so gorgeous~" Elysia loved it so much that she could not help putting down the computer and wrapping her arms around Eden's arm.
After looking fondly at Elysia beside her, Eden turned to ask, "Mr. Mo Li, when will the World Serpent version be released?"
"If nothing unexpected happens... it should be after Chapter 25 of the story..."
"That long...?"
"Hehe~ Then can I reveal the character models for Eden and me?"
Mo Li pondered for a while before smiling. "Not yet. I might be promoting a new game soon. If you reveal that news now, I'm afraid it'll steal attention from my new game~"
"Huh? Mr. Mo Li is planning to release a new game?"
Mo Li nodded. "That's right. Rita and the others are trying out the new game right now, and I..."
At that point, Mo Li remembered that it was time to release Genshin Impact's promotional video.
"I'll post the promotional video now. You can watch it too—you should be interested in this game~"
Genshin Impact Promotional Video: Music That Left Everyone Astonished
Mo Li brought over the computer and logged into MiHoYo's official account.
Elysia and Eden both leaned closer at the same time.
The video was uploaded successfully in no time. At the same time, Mo Li also ran an ad for it in Honkai Impact 3rd's in-game announcements.
For now, it only counted as preliminary promotion, so Mo Li did not buy ad slots on Douyin or Bilibili.
He merely reposted the promotional video once through Honkai Impact 3rd's official account.
At the same time, countless players following MiHoYo and Honkai Impact 3rd's official accounts received notifications about the new video immediately.
They all flooded in.
They had assumed the video would reveal information about Honkai Impact 3rd's upcoming version.
Yet... the title displayed several words they had never seen before—Genshin Impact Promotional PV: Come Explore the Teyvat Continent with Amber~
Genshin Impact? Amber? Teyvat Continent?
Could this be a new Honkai Impact 3rd event?
But before the players had much time to think, the video began.
The opening still featured the large MiHoYo logo, but the logo that appeared afterward was no longer Honkai Impact 3rd—it was Genshin Impact!
Only then did many players finally realize it. The title, along with that logo... this was MiHoYo's new game??
The situation shocked countless players.
Honkai Impact 3rd was still at the height of its popularity, and it had only been officially launched for a little over two months.
And now they were releasing another new game?
Still, surprise was surprise. The players were also filled with anticipation.
After all, MiHoYo's reputation was excellent all over the world, and naturally, players did not think MiHoYo would rush out a shoddy game just to make money.
In the video, after the Genshin Impact logo faded away, a lively girl wearing a rabbit-ear headband bounced into view.
"Hello, everyone~ My name is Amber. I'm from the Knights of Favonius, and I'm an Outrider~"
The moment they saw that art style, many players' eyes lit up.
It was still that incredibly comfortable and natural 3D anime art style!
It possessed the dimensional depth of 3D while retaining the beauty of 2D art—a style that perfectly hit young people's preferences.
In the current gaming industry, MiHoYo's distinctive 3D-to-2D rendering style was absolutely one of a kind.
It was not that other companies could not research it, but games rendered in that style could not be made in just a little over two months either.
Take Tencent's Maiden Voyage as an example.
When it first launched, it had been utterly painful to look at...
By then, the energetic girl Amber in the video had finally finished introducing herself.
"Then today, I'll be your guide and introduce you to everything in Teyvat~"
After the girl spoke, the scene shifted into actual gameplay.
Six words also appeared in the bottom-right corner: In-Game Footage Recorded.
The scenery of Mondstadt and Windrise slowly swept past as Amber ran all the way to a small Hilichurl camp.
The players could now clearly see the game's UI and visual quality.
Whether it was the individually rendered blades of grass or the smooth, pleasant art style, everything delighted the players.
It was obvious to the naked eye that Genshin Impact had far higher production quality than Honkai Impact 3rd!
This was absolutely a massive production!
What caught the players' attention most was the four character portraits on the right side of the screen.
Anyone who had played Honkai Impact 3rd knew that was where party members were switched.
This was a four-character party?!
In the game, amid urgent, passionate music, Amber charged up and fired an arrow, alerting the Hilichurls in the camp.
The players watching the video initially thought it was just an ordinary fire arrow.
But to their surprise, after the arrow struck the grass, the grass actually caught fire!!
And that was not the only thing that stunned them.
After the grass caught fire, the character named Venti was switched in. The camera immediately changed to a close-up of Venti's face.
The young man raised his bow and chuckled. "Don't think you can escape~"
With one shot, a teal Eye of the Storm instantly formed ahead.
As the fierce winds swirled, all the Hilichurl monsters were pulled together, while dense damage numbers continuously popped up.
At that point, the players did not feel anything particularly special. They only thought the game's visuals were somewhat better than Honkai Impact 3rd's.
Venti's ultimate animation was merely decent, not even as good as Honkai Impact 3rd's.
However, what happened next completely bewildered the players.
Amber was switched back in and used her ultimate.
"Arrows rain down~"
Countless flaming arrows fell like raindrops, igniting a wide stretch of grass.
At the same time, the Eye of the Storm Venti had fired also swept up countless Pyro elements.
Among the damage numbers, a notification reading Swirl appeared.
Immediately afterward, the teal Eye of the Storm was dyed fiery red.
The grass covered by the Eye of the Storm also burst into flames.
Only then did the players finally understand.
This game's gameplay was probably far more complex than they had imagined...
Wind could combine with fire to deal greater damage...
Then could water and fire, or ice and fire, be combined as well?
The players did not wonder for long.
Very soon, the rest of the video displayed the effects of other elemental reactions.
Hydro and Cryo froze enemies, Pyro and Cryo melted them, Hydro and Electro caused Electro-Charged, Pyro and Electro caused Overloaded, Pyro and Dendro burned...
The Anemo element seemed rather special.
As Amber explained, the game's general gameplay was all introduced.
Climbing, swimming, Wind Gliders, combat puzzles, Domain exploration... and surprise treasure chests everywhere!
At that point, the players completely erupted.
Holy shit!! I thought this was Honkai 4, but it actually has so many fresh new gameplay mechanics!!
Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!! I'm so damn excited!!
How is MiHoYo's boss's brain even wired? He could come up with this many innovative gameplay mechanics?
MiHoYo is insane!!
A seamless open world? Does that mean... I can run straight from Celestial Mandate headquarters to Inverse Business headquarters without teleporting or waiting for loading screens??
Holy shit, that really seems to be what it means! The immersion is way too strong!!
Me: I want to play so badly.
My phone: No, you don't. sweats
My Nokia requests to join the battle! doge
Sure enough, MiHoYo has never disappointed me!! Hurry up and release it for Master already!
Although the promotional video showed off many things, it still felt vastly different from experiencing them firsthand.
Even so, the novel gameplay shown in the video deeply shocked the players of this world.
In the games they had played before, aside from killing monsters, leveling up, and upgrading equipment, the most distinctive feature had been the skills of different characters.
But Genshin Impact simply had too many unique features.
Just watching the video alone made them feel as if they were experiencing another world.
As the video continued, Amber also led the Traveler, Lumine, to a place called Mondstadt.
"After fighting, why not come to Mondstadt and rest for a while~"
"Generally speaking, this is a very safe place~"
As the visuals and music shifted, Mondstadt's architectural style gave the players a solemn feeling.
"Though... every now and then, some powerful monsters do come here to attack..."
As Amber explained, a Western dragon swept in with violent winds and overwhelming pressure.
At that point, the Danmaku exploded once again.
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