The best Genshin Impact Electro characters ranked depend on how good they are not just at zapping things, but at keeping your party going. Electro is the basis for some of the game’s most powerful elemental reactions, so it’s no surprise that most Electro characters fit into a support role of some kind. Those that don’t fall into that category are typically exceptionally powerful, with skills that clean the field and, in the best cases, even provide some extra help for the rest of your party. Not every fighter is a clear winner, though. The less exemplary Electro characters are some of the worst characters you can put on any team in the free-to-play game.
The slate of upcoming RPGs of 2024 is packed with high-profile video game releases in just the first few months alone. Final Fantasy, Like A Dragon, and a new Persona game all launch within four weeks of each other, and then we get into some more niche games. SaGa, something new from Vanillaware, Paper Mario, Eiyuden Chronicle – good as 2023 and 2022 were for RPGs, somehow it seems like 2024 might be even better. That goes double if we get some of the long-delayed RPGs in the works, such as Bloodlines 2 and Black Myth: Wukong.
All these and more are some of the best RPGs of 2024 to keep an eye on.
HoYoverse announced a delay for the livestream and didn’t give a new expected air date.
Genshin Impact Version 4.2 Special Program Postponement Notice
Dear Travelers, The Version 4.2 Special Program that was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 10/27/2023 will be postponed. Please stay tuned for subsequent announcements regarding the specific broadcast time.
The Genshin Impact 4.2 livestream is just around the corner, with details about the next banner set, including the Hydro Archon Furina; Fontaine events, quality-of-life updates, and more. HoYoverse announced the livestream start times on Twitter, and you’ll get to watch it on YouTube as well – not just the video-on-demand version like usual. While the leaks aren’t positive about what new tricks HoYoverse has in store for the free-to-play game, it’s almost certain that more of the Fontaine region will open up, and we’ll face off against at least one new boss.
We’ll be updating our Genshin Impact promo code page with the livestream’s codes, so make sure to bookmark it and check back before they expire.
Gods of the Twilight, a new cyberpunk visual novel, is gearing up for early access soon, and developer Volutian Design just revealed the headline voice actors. Kelsey Jaffer (Yaoyao in Genshin Impact), stars as Althea, one of Gods’ dual protagonists, while Amina Koroma (Dark Breaker Mikki Kori and others in Baldur’s Gate 3) is her bodyguard Lt. Komani.
Award-winning actor Atli Oskar stars as Farkas, the second of Gods of the Twilight’s dual protagonists. You can have a listen at the trio in action in the new trailer below.
Gods of the Twilight takes place in the far distant future in New Reykjavík, a city-ship dripping with advanced technology – and even further advanced social and ecological decay. The world’s last days are fast approaching, and it’s up to Farkas and Althea to navigate New Reykjavik’s dark secrets, save the city, and maybe find a bit of companionship in the process.
“This project is the brainchild of two friends who share a deep love for roleplaying and immersive storytelling,” Leandro Zantedeschi, Volutian Design co-founder, said in a press release. “We spent years working on it, improving it slowly and steadily by our own efforts and those of the talented artists, voice actors, and other collaborators we hired to help us. And we did so because we believe in it–we’re driven to create something heartfelt, with complex characters and themes, for an audience that shares our passion and enjoys the world we’re creating as much as we do.”
Your choices as Varkas and Althea determine how their relationships develop – or don’t – with other citizens and even each other. Every character has romance options with multiple genders, and polyamory may also be possible depending on your choices. Decisions carry over between chapters, and individual choices stack up and influence how the story branches on the road to one of Gods of the Twilight’s many endings.
Gods of the Twilight’s first five chapters launch Steam in early access for PC via Steam on Nov. 14, 2023. If you’re keen to try it out sooner, Volutian included a Gods of the Twilight demo in the October Steam Next Fest.
The Genshin Impact 4.1 livestream is just around the corner, with info on the free-to-play game’s two new 5-star characters and, potentially, a bit more of the Fontaine region to explore. Developer HoYoverse announced the livestream date in a new tweet on Twitter, and thanks to the studio’s pattern of gradual reveals, we know exactly who’s showing up in the new version’s banners – or, more accurately, who’s taking the spotlight roles.
You can expect the usual buffet of events, some new Archon chapters, and, of course, more Genshin Impact promo codes for free Primogems, which we’ll be keeping up with as they go live.
A new Genshin Impact survey is live in the free-to-play game, but this time, HoYoverse wants to know your favorite anime
A new Genshin Impact survey is live in the free-to-play game, but in the Genshin Impact 4.0 launch survey, HoYoverse wants to know your favorite anime. Usually, these surveys ask you things such as what kind of game you play and how familiar you are with certain, similar RPGs as a way to gauge what influences might be most popular in later updates.
Some of that is in this survey, too, but HoYoverse also asks whether you’ve played some of the most popular games in the last few years, including Elden Ring, and then what anime you enjoy. The selection is quite broad as well, with a mix of current picks and some classics. There’s Spy x Family and Bocchi the Rock alongside Sword Art Online, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Chainsaw Man.
What HoYoverse has in store is anyone’s guess, but I do wonder if the team is gearing up for a big narrative shift to help keep the game fresh. We’re a year out from when HoYoverse introduced Dendro, the final combat element. With at least two more years before the game reaches its conclusion in Snezhnaya – assuming it does end there – and multiple gaps on the map to fill in, it’s possible HoYo is turning to narrative and character developments to keep players interested in the absence of big battle changes.
Of course, this is just speculation. HoYoverse might just want a better idea of who their audience is, or there may be some kind of crossover in the works. Genshin Impact has only had one crossover since it launched in 2022, but anime collaborations are a popular choice in live-service games, including Overwatch 2 and Fortnite.
Whatever the reason ends up being, for now, Fontaine is here with three new characters and a deep new region to explore. And if you fill out the survey, you get 50 Primogems this time instead of the usual Mora reward.
The Genshin Impact 4.0 map had expanded to include the first part of Fontaine, but there’s an unmistakable gap that’s sparking fan theories
The Genshin Impact 4.0 map had expanded to include the first part of Fontaine, but there’s an unmistakable gap that’s sparking fan theories. Some of it will undoubtedly include more of the Fontaine region itself, as HoYoverse usually doesn’t release a region in its entirety, but the hole stretches from Mondstadt to Sumeru and even Liyue.
Even leakers say Fontaine isn’t that big, and despite some people saying Celestia might be there, the realm of the gods is meant to be in the sky. That sill leaves a lot of land to fill in.
There’s a few prominent theories at present. One is that we’ll finally see the Dandelion Sea and the northern port of Mondstadt, a location that’s long been rumored to feature in upcoming events, but has yet to materialize. It’s meant to be somewhere further north and a long way from Mondstadt City, on a trade route that links Mondstadt to Liyue and Port Ormos. The geography is a bit shaky there, admittedly.
Liyue’s Chenyu Vale is also still missing, a region the Adepti mentioned in previous patches that we’ve never visited yet. There’s meant to be a port nearby, and it lies somewhere between Sumeru and Fontaine, so this seems like a pretty reasonable idea.
The third, and equally likely, suggestion is Bayda Harbor, another Sumeru port that lies just opposite Fontaine. Some early leaks suggest more Liyue and Sumeru characters are planned for later in the 4.0 series of patches, following the initial round of Fontaine characters, and if so, we may end up seeing these locations appear then.
The final and most popular idea was the joke that it’s just an excuse to add more desert, a nod to the massive region west of Sumeru that only kept getting bigger during the 3.0 updates.
Fontaine and the 4.0 update are just around the corner, and HoYoverse already teased who’s up next in the Genshin Impact 4.1 banners
Fontaine and the 4.0 update are just around the corner, and HoYoverse already teased who’s up next in the Genshin Impact 4.1 banners. Revealing tidbits about the next update’s banner stars is something of a tradition at this point, and HoYoverse does the same with Honkai Star Rail as well.
First up is Wriothesley, a duke who calls the Fortress of Meropide home, a phrase which will undoubtedly mean more when we actually set foot in Fontaine and get a glimpse of its social and political landscape. Wriothesley surprises those around him with his worldly outlook, and the new art HoYoverse shared shows him sporting a different look compared to his debut in an older Fontaine trailer.
#GenshinImpactFontaine#Wriothesley "Navia, do you remember when I refused the title of 'Baron' bestowed upon me by the Palais Mermonia a few years back? Well, that's beside the point. Today, I finally met the Administrator of the Fortress of Meropide. I had always assumed that… pic.twitter.com/HQb9hP9tdg
Wriothesley has a Cryo vision and is rumored to use a catalyst, which would make him the first Cryo catalyst user in the game.
Next up is Neuvillette, a rather more enigmatic character. He gets no lengthy introduction, and much of his character sheet is filled with question marks. The only shred of character information is this mysterious quote: “Someday, when they return, their true ordeal shall begin.”
#GenshinImpactFontaine#Neuvillette Someday, when they return, their true ordeal shall begin. — Xbalanque, One Entombed With the Primal Fire
What that means is anyone’s guess, though it’s probably tied to the dark prophecy looming over Fontaine. Neuvillette uses Hydro, though it’s not clear yet what weapon he uses.
Genshin Impact 4.1 will go live around Sep. 27, 2023, but meanwhile, we’ve got Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet to look forward to in the Genshin Impact 4.0 banners, along with a Yelan rerun.
HoYoverse announced the Genshin Impact 4.0 banners during the RPG’s latest livestream and unveiled two popular reruns
HoYoverse announced the Genshin Impact4.0 banners during the RPG’s latest livestream and unveiled two popular reruns alongside the first round of Fontaine characters. Genshin Impact 4.0 goes live on Aug. 16, 2023, and moves the story to the watery land of justice, where the real and illusory blur the lines of propriety and bring into question the Archon’s fitness to rule. It sounds like a serious story, but your new companions add a touch of whimsy and levity to combat with their backgrounds as stage performers.
Genshin Impact 4.0 is just around the corner, and HoYoverse outlined what to expect in the first Fontaine update, including new characters
Genshin Impact 4.0 is just around the corner, and HoYoverse outlined what to expect in the first Fontaine update in a new trailer and press release, including a glimpse at the region’s dank, rotten core and some new features and events in store. Genshin Impact 4.0 releases Aug. 16, 2023, for PS4 and PS5, PC, and mobile devices.
The PS5 version launches with new graphics improvements as well.
The Traveler and Paimon turn up in Fontaine at a moment of crisis, because of course they do. The region’s decadent Archon and upper classes treat justice and life as a spectacle, comparing the suffering of others with the delights of a good, dramatic opera. While Fontaine may seem prosperous, discord stirs under the surface, and an ancient prophecy of destruction has even the Archon on edge.
One day, so the prophecy goes, Fontaine and its people will dissolve in floods of water, with only the Archon left on her sodden throne to rule over the droplets. Whether this prophecy is written in the stars or not, it looks like Fontaine has more immediate problems to worry about – namely, an invasion of mechanized soldiers determined to topple the Archon and free Fontaine’s people.
On the event side, we’ll be taking part in Mega Meka Melee, a series of challenges that looks designed to introduce players to Fontaine and how it works, including the new swimming feature. There’s another combat event in Verdict of Blades, a suite of new world quests, and two new world bosses.
Genshin Impact 4.0 adds three new characters – the 5 star Lyney and his two 4-star siblings, Freminet and Lynette – new weapons, and two new artifact sets. While you can’t start the Fontaine storyline until you wrap up the Sumeru story, you can visit the region and challenge its enemies and bosses at any time. Unlike Inazuma, you can access Fontaine easily just by heading north from the Sumeru desert.
