Genshin Impacttakes inspiration from popular action RPGs and adapts it into a unique open-world experience for players to discover. Over the past two years, players within theGenshin Impactcommunity paid tribute in a number of ways including custom merchandise and fan art. Now aGenshin Impactfan has combined the world ofNieR Automatawith a popular character from the region of Inazuma.
Before embarking into Inazuma inGenshin Impact’smain story, the Traveler must first help Captain Beidou and her crew prepare to set sail. In the process,the Traveler meets Kaedehara Kazuha, a wandering samurai from Inazuma and a temporary member of Beidou’s crew. A mini-tournament is held in Liyue’s Guyun Stone Forest and the Traveler enters to face some of the region’s finest warriors. A masterless Vision is the grand prize and after the tournament is settled, Kazuha reveals the Vision belonged to a deceased friend from Inazuma. Kazuha vows to see the Traveler once again after Beidou and the crew sets sail, and the main story continues into the Inazuma region.
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Reddit user u/lychee990 drew impressive fan art ofGenshin Impact’sKazuha in the world ofNieR: Automata, combining inspiration and references from both games into one work. Kazuha is dressed in black attire with a blindfold, which is similar to the 9S’s appearance inNieR Automata. However, Kazuha’s attire is unique with references to his own attire fromGenshin Impactsuch as the Inazuman sword and the Anemo Vision crest. Additionally, a Pod fromNieR Automatais depicted with a Primogem symbol.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwas one of the main inspirations fordevelopment ofGenshin Impact, butNieR Automatawas another inspiration behind certain gameplay aspects. For instance, animations found within the game are inspired byNieR Automata’scombat such as running animations and equipped weapons floating behind a character.Genshin Impactdrew criticism online for its heavily inspired animations, but the controversy would be dispelled with the introduction of new story content and updates.
u/lychee990’s artwork is a brilliant combination ofGenshin ImpactandNieR Automatawith precise detail. The fan art also highlightstheGenshin Impactcommunityas a positive and creative outlet as players share their enjoyment of other games while anticipating the next major update.
Genshin Impactversion 3.0is coming soon, and many new characters from the Sumeru region will be introduced. Some of these characters may eventually gain popularity on a similar level to Kazuha, leading to more impressive fan art from theGenshin Impactcommunity.
Genshin Impactis available now for Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. A Nintendo Switch version is in development with no confirmed release date.
