How much playtime do you guys actually get in each story line?

I don't play Genshin but I'd love some perspective on the state of the game...

My partner has been sitting here on this fine Sunday playing Bloons TD 6 and shopping for what I'd guess is about 4 hours as she sits in cutscene after cutscene on Genshin.

I think I saw her walk in game for about 2 minutes total.

So my question is how many of you actually play for the cutscenes and do you even remember the story after that long? It seems like an amazing amount of time to afk as it auto-plays not to mention all the dev animation time AND dialogue that goes into it.

Do you guys like it this way or not? Not trying to diss people for what they enjoy, I'm curious as maybe the player-base is different to games I'm used to!

Thanks!

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notthatjaded2026-01-18 04:39

Well. I don't go afk when I'm playing the game. So I actually listen to what's going on and enjoy the story being told.

Fudgedygut2026-01-18 04:48

Oh don't get me wrong a couple other friends also play and they all discuss the story with her too and enjoy it, I just feel there could be some more interactivity in cut scenes haha

New_Nature2202026-01-18 05:16

A cutscene is called a cutscene because they are noninteractive.

Fudgedygut2026-01-18 11:08

Maybe I should rephrase as in minimal gameplay breaks lol
I struggle to think of any game that I've played where a cut scene was longer than maybe 10 minutes and that's usually the final one of the game

New_Nature2202026-01-18 12:24

Personally I am disliking the long cutscenes too but I do find the WQs have been a lot more interactive lately than just the typical fetch quests. But that's outside of AQ. AQ these days seem more like a long movie with some interactive breaks in between. I do appreciate that the cutscenes are at least improving on their animation though.

ahmadalhuraibi2026-01-18 04:41

Keep your eyes on the game, spam left click, be as fast as you can.

Fudgedygut2026-01-18 04:52

I did notice they chuck in one interactive dialogue response occasionally to make sure you're paying attention 😆

TheSherman5002026-01-18 04:47

I don't think people who are here to play for the story are doing it in the background whe they play another game.

SanicHegehag2026-01-18 04:50

The current quest that dropped a few days ago is probably the most cutscene heavy one we've ever had. I played through it today, and it took almost 5 hours.

Genshin_DeepDive2026-01-18 04:54

>So my question is how many of you actually play for the cutscenes and do you even remember the story after that long?

Absolutely do and have done. I wouldn't say I've memorized every detail, but I do have the story down well enough to converse with other lore theory-crafters and the like.

> It seems like an amazing amount of time to afk as it auto-plays not to mention all the dev animation time AND dialogue that goes into it.

Depending on your reading speed, you can easily outpace the auto-dialog feature. I'm an extremely fast reader, so I don't wait for auto-dialog to finish. I also do not go afk during story elements because that just makes the story elements a waste. I find that my personal "interaction" with the cutscenes and dialog is me lore-crafting, guessing, and "Sherlocking" as I go.

>Do you guys like it this way or not?

I refused to play Genshin for its first three years because I thought it was a cringe gacha game. Now I have over 2000 hours across five accounts in various states of play and am even working on a community fan project for it. I absolutely love it.

And, at risk of sounding like quite the bootlicker (I admit to it), this game genuinely made my life better through some really hard times, so I'm quite biased towards almost every aspect of it, even when it gets a bit... well, dodgy.

:)

No-Assignment24072026-01-18 05:06

Personally, I actually like experiencing the story of the game. That isn't me trying to be high and mighty, I totally get that the longform dialogue storytelling is NOT for everyone, but I do enjoy it! I'm a huge fan of the story and lore, and most of it is given to us via said longform dialogue, so I pay as much attention to it as possible. I have friends who mash their way through the quests and just come to me for the abridged version afterward, and I love that, but it is sad knowing that they don't get to experience the heavier-hitting parts of the story the way it was intended because it's such a slog for them to get through.
The latest archon quests took me about 6 hours, but that includes stretching/bathroom/food and water breaks.

Sharlizarda2026-01-18 05:07

I love the story and exploration the most

I love watching other people play through the Archon quests as well and I've watched play throughs of events that happened before I started playing instead of watching a film or TV programme. I think of the main quests more like an ongoing series but I also like games that are not like this

NikaLav_art2026-01-18 05:36

These newer AQ became longer and longer it seems. I usually draw at the same time cuz there are many just standing in a group and talk type of situations.
I do prefer the newer ones since before there where alot of walk here and walk there press to talk and it was just annoying at some point.
I cant call it afk per say I still listen to the story and watch the cutscenes. Most of the playtime for me is exploration, and some more active shorter quests, like the neuvilette skin which was adorable.

PandaBlueDance2026-01-18 05:42

It’s hard to tell a story thru combat alone…

leakmydata2026-01-18 05:42

It’s great when the story is engaging and at its peak like during the height of an archon quest.

When it’s an event that is just an NPC and their weird family drama or whatever it can be pretty damn boring.

Skykeeper222026-01-18 05:44

There are story parts that have unique gameplay in them, but as the story became more complex and longer, there just needs to be more dialogue scenes. Think of it like watching a long-running TV show at this point.

Darkfire13782026-01-18 06:45

Nod Krai is different.

Devs particularly went full Lore storybook this time.

Strict-Bet58592026-01-18 07:27

Early Genshin had more gameplay in major story quest (usually found in old of archer on quests)

Current hoyo games trend is more of a cutscenes with some player input every now and then (like current quest)

Tbf, niether is a good approach

And Tbh having to actually battle your way during major quest is also not the answer (for example having to fight every 2 seconds to get from point a to b was the major complain in hsr amphorius quest or the chess part of Genshin Rerir past quest)

There something called balance and hoyo dod not achieve it yet

fourrier012026-01-18 11:03

> as it auto-plays

What?

Anyway, Genshin is the only mhy gacha whose story I always anticipate without fail since the first day.

hoyodocs2026-01-18 11:46

This cutscene after cutscene thing with no chance for a break is a very recent addition and nobody I know likes it. I love playing through the story and listening to everything but for the first time I have to postpone playing the new quest because I don't have 6 hours in a row to dedicate to it 🫠 And imo after 3 hours it becomes tiring and I feel like skipping through everything (which I would've enjoyed doing if it was split into smaller parts and I could just continue the next day)