In those respects, I was correct.
I’d just missed the really big part - the fact it’s a pacifisticGenshin Impactwearing a pretty dress.
And as that realisation sunk in for the first time, my heart also sank with it.
Sadly, I won’t be logging back in ever again.
To me it was all a bunch of nonsense, merely facilitating the stuff you do in the game.
Those bugs and fish?
All to be funnelled into those frilly skirts and opal earrings.
This is just a snapshot of the complexity of Nikki’s innocent hunter gathering.
Eaten your five a day?
Great work, here’s some Tinkly Winklies!
Orbs Of The Orifice, coming your way!
I jest, but I am also dead serious - this is what it’s like.
Out in the open world there are these fast travel points that also let you hop into different realms.
What I will say is that unlocking new outfits and customising Nikki is an excellent experience.
Perhaps what’s most striking, though, is that fashion in Nikki isn’t sexualised in the slightest.
I’ve not even mentioned the in-game microtransactions, which to be fair, aren’t all that aggressive.
You know what - if I could bite down and chew off the gacha part, I would.
This review was based on a review build provided by the publisher.
