This game is way more than just a gacha to many of us

I quit the game in 2023 after playing since launch, and picked it up about a week ago. Today I was just walking around in Liyue, picking up flowers and accidentally started a dialogue with Madam Ping. Remembering her from 2020 brought back many memories, and I realised Genshin meant much more than a game to me back then.

Just wanted to appreciate the game as no other game brought back such nostalgia before, and I am looking forward to see where the story takes us.

What are your best memories playing genshin? I'd love to hear them

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Organic-Army-90462026-01-31 19:14

my favorite memory (this one’s fairly recent) is me playing with three others in miliastra trying to name all characters, and we got everyone…

…except *Candace.*

edit: i even thought i knew all of the sumerian characters, yet somehow forgot that Candace released in 3.1!

rW0HgFyxoJhYka2026-02-01 02:24

This thread might not be upvoted a lot but Genshin came in at a time when AAA was showing a slump, and COVID just hit hard. It became a game that said Chinese game devs can make AAA games, make billions of dollars, and set a bar so high even AAA devs today cannot really match for development lifecycle.

It is VERY RARE for any live service game to last this long while still delivering high quality updates and still making billions. Genshin is basically an anomaly and we are now seeing open world gacha games hit its stride with Anata, Endfield, Neverness to Everness, and 2 more games all coming out in 2026 and 2027 (hopefully with some breathing room lol). It took 5 years to get it right, which is about how much time it took to craft Genshin at a serious pace (genshin started even longer as a concept prior) without any previous game as an example.

So this game is quite special and why I stuck with it for so long. To see where they go from here.

Its actually the closest thing to a long form MMO without being an MMO with the update cycle and world its built. One day there will be a big ass MMO that people can make $$$$ in for reals, and literally live their whole lives in this game doing all sorts of shit. And games like this will be part of that precursor.

Silly_Guidance_88712026-02-01 08:09

Don't beat yourself up too much: The devs forgot Candace as well

LivingASlothsLife2026-01-31 19:15

Been playing since launch, not a gacha to me anymore but a journey I must see through to the end atp

In terms of favorite memories, ill never forget how emotional Tighnaris story quest was with Karkata. Putting the mechanical pieces on its owner until realizing it wont work

In terms of happy memories, one of the previous lantern rite and Shenhe is on the wharf. She talks about how shes come to cherish where she is and everyone around her, then ends up smiling for the first time in game and it melted my heart

BleedingUranium2026-01-31 23:29

I did Tighnari's quest a couple weeks ago, that cutscene was so sad! :(

The characters, from playable mains to NPC mechanical crabs, really are the heart of Genshin. <3

KazakiriKaoru2026-02-01 01:49

Fun fact, if you do Tighnari's SQ, you will see Karkata in Faruzan's Hangout. But you won't see it if you didn't do his SQ.

BleedingUranium2026-02-01 02:08

Oh cool! I read on the wiki something about it showing up in other things if you do this quest first, but hadn't double checked what.

Seems this is one of those times where 100%-ing your way through the game pays off. :)

pokedude142026-02-01 02:53

And in the AQ he'll be sitting on it

KazakiriKaoru2026-02-01 02:54

That too, yeah

Professional_Tea6372026-02-01 00:04

Definitely have too much invested as well. I’ve been Playing since release. I’m on this ride until the wheels falls off. I love the journey. So many things are different and so many are the same (no skip button). I remember being stuck on the raiden AQ. Also everyone trying to get to inazuma via the glitch. Chest respawning. Meta Diluc. Dragonspine. Zhongli dominance. Slowing water!!!!! I’ll end with that.

Chucknasty_172026-02-01 02:49

I’m in a similar boat, been here since 1.1 and barely missed a day. Through hell or high water, I’m seeing this through to the end

onigiritheory2026-02-01 08:45

Tighnari's story quest is still my favorite, and still the hardest I've ever cried over a video game

AffectionateGrape1842026-02-01 12:02

Yeah until they kill the kit you favorite character, cough

bipolarity26502026-01-31 19:20

Nod Krai brought back the love i have for the game and gave me that nostalgia back a bit, particularly with Hiisi Island. the story was incredible, the characters were so interesting and i was emotionally invested in every part of the story. it just feels so nice to love the game again as i took a year long break due to natlan (just wasn’t for me).

aurorablueskies2026-02-01 09:18

I did the same thing. Took a break because of Natlan and came back for Skirk's banner because I just had to pull her as a Childe main. I'm so glad Genshin let me start Nod Krai regardless of uncompleted archon quests because it really reminded me of why I enjoy the game to begin with.

bipolarity26502026-02-01 17:09

completely agree! natlan was a huge miss for me and it sucked bc i was so excited about it. i didn’t have high hopes for nod krai bc i thought it was an extension of natlan for some reason but i was SO SO happy with Nod Krai, it’s my new “home”. (i used to use mondstadt for everything, crafting, claiming commissions, blossoms etc) but now it’s Nod Krai always haha

PossibleUnion5542026-01-31 19:57

I've mentioned this before but I love how I made a full circle

I played in 1.1 and my first 5* character is Childe. With this, I was interested in his story(like I did to all my mains) and found out about her swordswoman mentor and how he is not able to even make her fight her with 2 hands

So I thought to myself "huh, would be interesting to play as her or even to see her"

Then throughout the years I managed to develop a favorite weapon to use(sword) and a favorite element(cryo) to the point that I even take my latest main(Ayaka) to c6r1(thank you eternal banner).

Then there she was in Fontaine AQ and how I fell in love with her.

And now here we are with my new main and I went to full circle where my first main is her student and here I am maining the mentor.

Hefty_Highlight6762026-01-31 20:15

Same same!!!!!!

Z4D02026-01-31 20:11

no hate intended but some of you needs to play something different. i like genshin but it really hurts when i want to play/do something and i get hit with the domain not being open the day i am playing, hitting the resin limitation or having to wait the abyss reset and being unable to fight past abyss versions even if i get no rewards for that

Taro_Acedia2026-01-31 20:43

Maybe you need to play something else if it "really hurts" you? The domain restriction is annoying but that's it. I can wait for two days. The resin limit is in every gacha. Not a big fan of doing the same thing over again, so the abyss thing does not bother me either.

Z4D02026-01-31 20:45

saying that you are not a big fan of doing the same thing over again and playing genshin feels contraditory, but anyway. just because a lot of gacha gives you a energy limit system does not mean that he need it, there's some games that you can refill so much that the system becomes pointless too

BleedingUranium2026-01-31 23:55

> saying that you are not a big fan of doing the same thing over again and playing genshin feels contraditory

Given your first comment, I'm getting the impression "playing the game" to you is mostly farming artifacts and doing endgame modes? Because that's a **tiny** slice of the game, despite how much those parts are overrepresented in the vocal online community.

I've been playing for roughly two years now, Genshin's easily become my "main game", and I'm continuing to love it... and I only went through the Abyss far enough to get the Xiangling/Collei cons, and haven't touched Theatre/Onslaught once (beyond the intro "quest"/dialogue).

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If you're looking for more to experience that isn't the "same thing over and over", have you:

* Caught up on every archon quest?

* Every world quest?

* Every hidden exploration objective?

* Every story quest?

* Every hangout?

* Every anecdote?

* Every story-based daily commission?

* Maxed exploration percentage in every region?

* Unlocked every viewpoint

* Maxed every region's reputation rank?

* Completed assorted easy achievements which you simply hadn't done?

* Obtained every recipe *and* unlocked auto-cook for all of them?

* Collected every book *and* read them?

* Bought every fishing shop item?

* And that's without even mentioning the games-within-a-game that are wonderland, the teapot, the card game, and the rhythm game.

xADDBx2026-02-01 01:16

Not OP; but I can basically answer yes to all of them except books + cooking + card game (did all of the achievements related to them but probably won’t further touch those 3 things as I'm really not interested)

And I know there are a lot of players with more time invested into Genshin

But eh; I like Genshin, but that doesn’t mean I need to have it entertain me 24/7, so I'm pretty satisfied with the game right now.

Some additional things you could add to expand your list of things to do:

- Unlocked every achievement currently possible
- Placed all friendship sets in teapot and got the rewards for all your chars
- Read all profile notes of the characters you have
- Read all the friendship dialogues in teapot

BleedingUranium2026-02-01 02:49

> But eh; I like Genshin, but that doesn’t mean I need to have it entertain me 24/7, so I'm pretty satisfied with the game right now.

Indeed, and this is also an important point here. We very often see people in online gaming places complaining that a game has gotten "boring" or there's "nothing to do"... after they've put multiple thousands of hours into it. Like, yeah, that's entirely okay and not a bad thing.

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> Read all profile notes of the characters you have

Oh that's a good one too! I hadn't thought of it as I always go through all the voice lines right away when I get a new character. :)

mycatisamutant2026-01-31 21:22

So you, personally, don't derive joy or meaning from the game. That has nothing to do with other peoples experiences. I play a ton of games that aren't gachas and don't have time locks or energy limits. Genshin still has been a meaningful experience for me. It is possible for people to have other experiences and still not share your perspective.

piichan142026-01-31 23:22

You're contradicting yourself lol. So why don't YOU play something else when the domains you need aren't open? If you follow your suggestion, then you wouldn't be hurting since you have free time to play a different game.

Leovlish3re2026-01-31 20:15

For me, probably when Sumeru came out. I find the sumeru AQ super nostalgic, even if relatively speaking, 3 years isn’t all that long ago.

Honorary mention to Fontaine as well. The release and story patches were coming out during a very traumatic period of my life, so I clung onto the story and in a way, it kept me sane. So Fontaine has a special place in my heart for that reason as well

SilverScribe152026-01-31 20:16

Just cuz a game is a gacha doesn't make the memories and joy any less meaningful

Thorondale2026-01-31 20:26

For me they are our first map expansion Dragonspine and all the Albedo content and lore.

The green and lush Veluriyam Mirage after all the desert updates (and that nostalgic harmonica OST!)

And the whimsical adventures in Simulanka (esp. the frogs and squirrels).

black_cobo2026-01-31 20:32

I don't even care about meta and not try hard end game content anymore, but I keep playing for story and side quest. Enjoy exploring without any guide. I don't remember how many game I picked and dropped while still enjoy this game and story. Now only 2 game I keep playing since released is this one and Heaven Burns Red, both for story only, not gacha.

PandaBlueDance2026-01-31 20:34

A lot of things can happen over 5 years. There’s no shortage of ppl who experienced life’s highs and lows while playing this game, who went to or even graduated from college, who married someone they met through the game

Outrageous_Nebula1052026-01-31 20:47

Honestly, Genshin is a comfy game hidden in its gacha nature. I don’t speak for everyone but its dailies system is something that I like. You always have something to look forward to. You always have something to kick back and relax after maybe a tiring day at school and now at work. I quit for like four months last year thinking that I won’t touch the game again but I came back after hearing the Mondstadt buffs. Being able to use older units made the game fun again (even if some of them are just seating in Bineffa’s wheelchair lmao)

Nuka-Crapola2026-01-31 23:51

I think one thing people don’t appreciate enough is that Genshin being heavily built around off-fielders, compared to ZZZ’s rapid switching or HSR having everyone on-field at once, allows the wheelchair rider’s *gameplay* to shine even if they’re being hard carried. It’s nice that you don’t have to resort to things like backpacking them on a hypercarry as long as you get the right setup.

mephnick2026-02-01 01:40

That's definitely part of it

Like I can load up Bina and Ineffa and play Ningguang lunar crystalize for Lantern Rite and it's totally fine

nexxlevelgames2026-02-01 12:11

Agreed. But the daily system is just part of Chinese indoctrination.

Do your part everyday and one day you may own a C1 Columbina

D3m0nSl4y3r20102026-02-01 13:13

Daily quests are a really common thing for any live service games. WoW has dailies. Even outside of fantasy games, Shooter have some sort of daily log in bonus aswell. This has nothing to do with Chinese indoctrination and everything with how live service games work.

nexxlevelgames2026-02-01 16:47

Everytime you play Genshin you are giving data on yourself to China.

Not that I care but you should know where your data is going

hansQQ2026-01-31 21:54

Agreed. After 5 years of playing, it deserves my favourite game of all time - title, and there are some heavy hitters on that list, like Elden Ring, Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy IX and The elder scrolls series.

At this point i just wanna see the story to the end and share this neverending journey.

Writing_daydreams092026-01-31 22:39

I've been playing since 2021, leaving and coming back to it when I could. During one of my times coming back to the game I found myself trying (and failing) to do the Dragonspine quest at a very low AR. I don't even think my Lumine was above level 40 and I hadn't figured out artifacts yet. I got a request for someone to join my world and I asked if they could help me beat the quest. They were so kind and helped with all of the scary monsters and I was finally able to clear the quest and get it off of my list. I'm a much higher AR now and I'm finally understanding about artifacts and how they need to be leveled and such and how the right artifacts help the right characters. But I've always remembered how wonderful it was to play with someone that knew what they were doing and were so willing to help me as a new character.
And then my second favorite memory was when I pulled on Navia's banner with only a handful of wishes to my name and NO CLUE how pity worked and I got her. I was so excited and I felt like I had been blessed. I still don't fully understand how pity works and I just pull when I like the character, which is probably not great for team building but I still have fun :)

Clear_Pressure_28782026-01-31 23:10

This game cured my depression, swear to god. During covid, I was in the darkest place I've ever been in my life. Was dealing with trauma from a home invasion, then my girlfriend cheated on me, and just dealing with the lockdown and a very stressful job left me in pretty rough shape. Discovering and getting to explore Liyue, especially Huaguang Stone Forest and Jueyun Karst, with the fantastic music and gorgeous scenery, was so relaxing and peaceful, it was honestly really the driving force behind improving my mental health. I will always be grateful for this game for that.

polinice2026-02-01 02:14

And did you play at mobile, pc or PS?

Clear_Pressure_28782026-02-01 02:19

At the time, mobile. Didn't have a nice enough PC or a PS. Actually had to downgrade my phone a few months later, right before Chasm dropped, and I couldn't play on that phone anymore either. Only started playing again at the start of Natlan, once I got a nice PC.

Altruistic-Sand32772026-02-01 08:44

Same happened to me but with dragonspire. I was in a huge depression when I started playing genshin and just the atmosphere alone in that mountain was enough to calm me through the day. Not even the cold factor got me down when it killed my whole party because well... It's a snow mountain and it made total sense to me 😂

piichan142026-01-31 23:32

Came into the game without expecting it to stay this long, especially with my usual attention span. This also came during Covid where many people needed some kind of distraction and the game was perfect for that. The friends that were initially enthusiastic for it had already left, but I kept playing because the story, the music, the sights all kept getting better every patch.

I also like that, the longer you play, the less demanding it becomes. I don't feel I need every character that comes out, I don't feel the pressure to spend resin or max out the bp. I miss some days but i'm still able to complete the events and stories with limited time rewards on time.

DQKern2026-01-31 23:34

I remember bothering with energy management and rotations with Xiao....

No energy? Just juggle the heck out of hilichurls with CA, Jump, skill x2, plunge attack

Felt refreshing from just basic attacks using Razor.

Nowadays? Unbuffed Skirk Burst nukes small fries in the overworld lol.

Fun fact : when i first encountered powered up Fatui Recruits in Liyue, thought they're Ruin Guard level elite enemies.. Like wtf are those elemental shields?

_i_like_potatoes_2026-01-31 23:42

It was my first time playing the game during the release of Inazuma, i was stuck at a combat challange in Dragonspine which was needed to continue a quest. The one at the bottom of Dragonspine around a frozen lake. Then a high AR player joined asking if i needed help. He helped me beat that part and showed me a ton of precious chests and how to solve the puzzles to unlock them. Showed me how to climb on top of the frostnail, we took pictures then he left. Couldn't find him anywhere after that, not sure if he is in my friends list or not, i dont know his id too. Thank you kind stranger for that, i helped so many low AR's after reaching a high AR later

Practical-Dark-99162026-02-01 01:00

Just me and my sibling yapping about everything under the false sky.

KageYume2026-02-01 01:22

I'm a day one player.

I was abroad during the pandemic, and one of my university roommates suggested that we all try that new 3D anime RPG that worked on both mobile and PC. It ended up reviving our group chat, and six years later we’re still chatting about everyday stuff, even though the one who got us into Genshin doesn't play it anymore (others still do).

So even if I stop playing the game someday, I'm still thankful that it has re-connected us friends together during difficult time.

TheShippsn2026-02-01 01:52

I got together with my wife through Genshin! We used to be just colleagues and at an out of work meeting where we were just eating ice cream with a third colleague both of us realized we played genshin. Afterwards we started playing together quite frequently. Now we’re married with two children :)

AV4lONK1N2026-02-01 02:01

I started playing in my last year of high school; God willing, '26 is my final year of law school. This game has, quite literally, grown with me, and I remember pulling Furina right after failing a class I really wanted to pass and distracting myself while playing. I love this game.

VierK272026-02-01 06:32

Wow, Im in law school too, and 2029 will be my final year

AV4lONK1N2026-02-01 14:59

I hope you are enjoying it! Now that I'm on my last none of the years before feel real, but I've quite loved it from beginning to (almost) end. May we find each other again in 2029, hopefully still playing too haha!

elizabethlauren972026-02-01 02:28

The 2.3 event with Albedo still reigns as my favorite. I also loved that Enkanomiya limited event quest (the one with Enjou). The hype for the entire Sumeru AQ. Fontaine was amazing too, but life started to get busy for me then and I dropped off Genshin for over a year. I missed Simulanka and all of Natlan and only returned for the last summer event. I’m working on catching up and I absolutely adore Nod Krai. It reminds me of early Genshin, especially Enkanomiya.

I also got help from a stranger during my early days on Dragonspine. We ended up becoming friends and we’re still friends to this day. He now plays other games with my friends and I too. Kinda insane how a random co-op can do that lol

MurasakiMochi892026-02-01 02:53

I know not many people liked the Inazuma archon quest but exploring Inazuma and hearing the haunting music is a core memory for me from the middle of covid times...treacherous but beautiful

tuskel3732026-02-01 10:30

I don't know how you can't like the AQ.. For me it was a very clear story about grief. We take it as granted that twins have a special connection with each other, and this is a story about how a twin with godlike powers can't accept that the other is gone. Very moving. My favourite part of the main story after Fontaine.

vegienomnomking2026-02-01 04:15

I don't even care about rolling new characters anymore. I have enough characters. Now I don't even run out of primos playing it free. Just like to play it for an hour a day to chillax.

geodaddymisaka2026-02-01 04:54

My best memory is Day 2 - I was wandering around Windrise and someone joined my world. They asked if I wanted to go to Liyue...which I said yes to because I'm like what's a Liyue. We climbed mountains, beat up slimes, ran away from a ruin guard after I activated a ley line by mistake...

Made it to the harbour in the evening. Liyue Harbour at night from a distance is still amazing as ever.

My other favourite memory was me jumping into new player worlds during the Ayaya Forever banner period. Everyone asked me how to navigate Dragonspine Mountain lol.

Uruvi2026-02-01 05:43

It's just where I met most of my current friend group

Im literally still on this game because if I leave we won't share any common interest anymore

kokko6932026-02-01 05:53

I hate genshin because it's a gacha but I love it for everything else

Particular_Web32152026-02-01 06:06

the game has its pain points, but in return it has helped me through some of my darkest times and started my personal interest in researching the cultures and mythologies fo the world. i still remember gasping when you first see the entirety of liyue after climbing to the floating hut above the peaks of liyue. i will never forget all those different NPCs from the memorable world quests too.

Mrjfrn2026-02-01 06:09

It's a great game

Reasonable-Store74722026-02-01 06:59

Mines not so much Genshin in game. My kids got me into Minecraft eventually they grew out of it but I kept playing. My son is 21 now and got me into Genshin and when I get stuck or character build advice he makes suggestions. I just 100% my last area tonight and he was pretty happy for me.

tuskel3732026-02-01 10:34

My child got me into it as well, and it was great to have someone to ask about all the mechanics etc.

No-Wear-32962026-02-01 07:15

My best memory is the first time I walked to liyue from mondstadt through stone gate. The second time I felt something like that in the game was when Fontaine first came out and viewing it from sumeru desert

NaturalKayreu2026-02-01 08:30

Man I remember picking up Genshin, day 1 and just being blown away at the beauty of it. I had just stopped playing princess connect as my main gacha game, and the current gachas at the time didn’t fill my need for the adventure type I was looking for and legend of Zelda (which it was getting compared to at the time) didn’t fulfill that need either cause Link was boring to me.

Cue adventure styled gacha in a fantasy type setting, my need was fulfilled. Heck I skipped venti cause I was like ehh, but I played all the starter 4*s + keqing was enough to hook me. I remember when I used to think Bennett was bad and razor was peak cause he had a STAND (jojo my love) I logged in every single day straight for 3 and a half years till I got sick one day and slept all day an didn’t login, got so upset I called off of work the next day lol

But man I didn’t think genshin would be the game I would like as much as I do, cause I used to HATE spending money in a video game till Genshin and then it became normal cause I learned how to manage my money to set aside a budget for (entertainment purposes) every month. That I became a financial advisor over time since I knew how to save and make money after that.

The game has been there when I’m sad, happy, bored, excited all that jazz. Best memory is definitely getting C3 raiden shogun on release in 20 pulls and then Engulfing lightning in the immediate 10 pull. Knew I was one of her favorites then lmao

BaconTifo2026-02-01 09:10

I started in 5.3 and decided to rush the game so I could see Furina. In the end I completed every main Archon Quests, and back then I didn't have much Genshin on my social media so I enjoyed every bit of the story without someone telling me its mediocre or bad. Looking back at it, the story was definitely not as amazing as what I thought it was, but it was the most memorable experience nonetheless.

Ok_Passage77132026-02-01 09:29

I came back after a yr (played since launch) and walked around thru mondstadt and Liyue and felt so nostalgic. Back when I used to live in dorms lol

Josh_Addy2026-02-01 09:45

this post is proof that we live in simulated world because i had THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE THIS WEEK I WAS RANDOMLY COLLECTING GLAZE LILLIES CAUSE WHY NOT I SEE SHINY PARTICLES AND I STARTED A CONVO WITH HER AND I REMEMBERED THE TEAPOT QUEST AND NOSTALGIA HIT HARD

Final-Requirement1932026-02-01 11:27

my best memory was 5 years ago i started genshin with my 3 best friends and when we hit pity for the first time we all got keqing lol. now i'm the only one left but i'm still having fun!

for those who come after

TennisProfessional792026-02-01 13:15

Ohhh so true! I also dropped a game for quite some time, came back a month ago and didn't even realize how many memories and beautiful feelings this game allows us to experience! Grind and fomo turned me off, but now there's some tranquility in just playing it without any rush - stories, sceneries, music, warm events like the current one.

One of my favourite memories would be finding that beautiful desert oasis - it was so unexpected and bittersweet in terms of how the eternity that gods searched for was portrayed.

Fiction8492026-02-01 13:49

As someone who was really aching for an open world fantasy game... this one hit the nail in the head for me. I love the exploration and character development I can do. I can play at my own pace and do things in my order. This is the only gacha game I've ever played but I'm going to be playing it for years to come

youreallbreathtking2026-02-01 14:25

You are so right. My favorite memory is wandering amelessly through the sumeru jungle and accidentally discovering all the underground areas. It was one of the first things I did before even playing the archon quest or understanding 90% of the mechanics of the game. During and after the covid lockdowns it just felt like a blissful walk through a beautiful world where I was absolutely safe. I was mesmerized by the whimsy and level of detail that was put into this game. I did this a lot back then, "taking walks" I mean. It's something I kind of miss nowadays. Now that I enjoy many more aspects of the game (combat, lore, quests, etc.) my gameplay has become more goal-oriented. I feel like genshin encourages this as well nowadays, with the smaller areas that are packed with quests, rewards and teleportation points to the brim. It's a shame, but a topic for another time.
Still, to this day, the game means a lot to me.

DeathToBoredom2026-02-01 15:22

My best memories? Liyue and now. Don't get me wrong, mondstadt was awesome, but I simp for Zhongli and Ganyu. And now being the stories have been so fire since sumeru. They never miss.

GamingMomWithAnxiety2026-02-01 16:21

Genshin saved me during Covid, the only joy I had. I am a 1.1 player and also got a dry spell during Natlan but then started playing more serious again and with Nodkrai I am glad I did not give up.
I am an adult, btw, 45😊

Life_Satisfaction_162026-02-01 16:48

My fiance have been playing this game together for four years now… it’s the first video game I’ve ever actually had consistent interest in. We have so many memories, finding the heart island and opening the chest together, or the heart shaped pond in sumeru, waiting a whole two years refusing to go to Ekanomia until I pulled Kokomi, when I first fell into the waters of Fontaine and we realized we could swim, when we were flying over a huge region and I barely had enough stamina, we landed in the water and because I was Nahida I drowned upon being too short lol, when he and I found our first Cecilia flower and texted our IRL Cecelia. There are so many special moments and memories in this game for me. 💕💕💕

saviourQQ2026-02-01 17:45

I’ve logged on almost every day since I started in 1.2 and it’s really noticeable how I don’t regret it until all the time I used to spend playing toxic competitive games.

My fondest memories are figuring out how to get to the top of Dragonspine slowly unlocking the waypoints and being surprised and amazed we could go so much higher in the air to see the celestial nail.

It’s been a joy to see the game improve patch after patch, year after year. I started during the very first lantern right and I’m recalling now the grindy fetch quests from a dozen NPCs compared to the streamlined storyline we have now.

Smart-Requirement-122026-02-01 18:39

This game has brought me so much comfort over the years. It's a big part of some of my fondest memories. And most important of all, my best friend wouldn't be my best friend if it weren't for genshin. I never would have made a comment about her diluc keychain and we probably wouldn't have talked past what we had to.