On April 30, the story behind the scenes of "Genshin Impact" of Mihayou's open world adventure game "Genshin Impact" was broadcast: Starting from Nodekale, it disclosed new information about "Nordekale" in the new region, and shared product creation concepts and design ideas.

According to the creative team, many important clues have not been fully unfolded in the past adventure of "Genshin Impact". Nodekale will undertake the information integration function to present a more complete story to players.The official web page released in March this year revealed a series of predictions related to the "moon", which caused many interpretations and speculations.The live broadcast officially confirmed that "Moon" is the core image of the Nodekale version, and will enable the new version of "Song of the Sky Moon" after version 5.8, which will last for nearly a year.

"Genshin Impact" welcomes a new chapter: The new area Nodkale is revealed

Compared to the areas that "Travelers" have been involved in in the past, Nodkale is more mysterious, and players are happy to piece together clues from past character dialogues, texts, and patterns.Based on previous official information, we can know that Nodkale is a chaotic autonomous region, with as many as 11 forces active here.

This live broadcast introduces the key forces and relations between several regions in the Nodekale area: the "Son of Frost Moon" who worships the moon and the "fools" who covet the power of the moon, the "Lanners" who guard Nodekale for generations and the "Wild Hunter" of the raging ghost army, and the mysterious commercial organization "Voynich Chamber of Commerce" stationed in the "Naxia Town".

In terms of scene design, some of the landforms of Nodekale have Nordic styles. For example, the fjord landforms that many classic game works have used before will be expressed in the artistic style of "Genshin Impact".However, unlike past regions, the humanistic settings of Nodkale do not have a realistic prototype.The creative team said that this is not only a change in creative thinking, but also a challenge. They hope to build Nodekale into a stage with the theme of "people" so that forces of different origins and different personalities can better integrate into the story.

Thanks to the creative team's continuous construction of the customs and culture of Tivat, this fantasy continent is becoming more and more vivid and diverse, and the influence of "Genshin Impact" IP has also penetrated from online to offline and from China to the world.

As a key national cultural export project, "Genshin Impact", the Game Awards, which was known as the "Oscar in the Game Industry" in the second year of its launch, is the first domestic original IP game to win this honor.In 2024, due to the significant business achievements and industry influence of "Genshin Impact" for three consecutive years, the Sony PlayStation Partner Award awarded the most important "Excellence Award" to "Genshin Impact".In addition, in the global hot-speaking game list released by X (Twitter), one of the largest social platforms overseas, "Genshin Impact" has reached the top many times.The overseas symphony concert of "Genshin Impact" has been held in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore and other places, with each of which is full and selected as the Shanghai "International Communication of Chinese Culture" project in 2024.

The global phenomenon of popularity proves that "Genshin Impact" has become a representative symbol of Chinese culture internationally.However, how to maintain vitality in a rapidly changing environment is a proposition that every long-term operation product needs to be answered, and "Genshin Impact" is no exception.As the creative team said, "Genshin Impact", which has been around for five years, is being challenged by this era and must think about how to change yourself.

The future of "Genshin Impact": All but companionship can be changed

The story behind the scenes of "Genshin Impact": Starting from Nodkale, when the creative team shared their thoughts on the future of the product, they mentioned again the sentence Liu Wei, founder and president of Mihayou: "Genshin Impact can change except for the companionship of travelers." "Genshin Impact" is proving with practical actions that this is not a slogan, and the concept of companionship and progress is rooted in all aspects of the product.

First of all, the comprehensive optimization of the gaming experience.The current version of Nata is the creative team's attempt to break through itself. Through the organic fusion of plot, art, music and exploration of the big world, it provides players with a multi-dimensional and fresh experience.The combination of the innovative gameplay of the possessed dragon and the wonder of the terrain stimulates interest in exploration, while the map design enhances guidance and narrative effectively reduces the fatigue of exploration, and the overall gameplay experience of players is smoother and more interesting.A netizen commented on Nata: "It's so wild and fascinating."

In addition to the unique world experience, the distinctive characters are also the core attraction of "Genshin Impact".Previously, the second-creation animation "The Night of Obtaining the Eye of God" by the character "Foninna" exceeded 10 million views on B station, confirming players' high recognition of the character creation of "Genshin Impact".

However, the creative team is not satisfied with the status quo. The live broadcast stated that it will break the shackles of thinking in the future, continue to explore the possibilities of game design, and create the unique content and experience of "Genshin Impact".After entering Nata on the journey, many players were surprised to find that the characters' movements and expressions were richer and more agile, and the corresponding plot expression was significantly improved.In addition, in the 5.4 version of the "Youyi Travel News" event, "Genshin Impact" placed the character in the big world for the first time, realizing the interaction between players and characters outside the plot - for example, when players were wandering in Liyue, they had the opportunity to meet Zhongli who was listening to the play, and his "idle travel in the world" side was intuitively presented.In the past, due to the plot length, most of the depiction of the characters' daily life remained at the text level. Now, the performance upgrade of the player's equipment allows the creative team to try new interactive forms, which not only enriches the character shaping, but also enhances the immersion of the game.

Whether it is the upgraded character performance or the broadened interactive form, it ultimately serves the player's experience and strengthens the sense of companionship."The biggest advantage of the team of "Genshin Impact" is always the friends who can call all resources to present content, and every player who accompanies us, trusts us, and is willing to make progress and grow with us." The Genshin Impact Creation Team said, "As long as the friends of our team are still insisting on doing good things, making difficult things, and doing things that others have not done before, this advantage will not be easily lost. This is what Genshin Impact and the entire Mihayou insist on: something new, something exciting, something out of imagination."