Is Genshin Impact the Surprising Reason Mobile Gaming Feels Exciting Now?
Genshin Impact changed how I see games on my phone. Before, I thought mobile games were just quick distractions. They felt like short comics, not full stories. Console games were like movies—deep and rich. But when I played Genshin Impact, everything felt different. The world was big. The music was beautiful. The story kept me playing. I felt like I was on an adventure, not just passing time.
Kinoko Nasu, who wrote Fate/Stay Night, noticed this too. He said in an interview that Genshin Impact closed the gap between mobile and console games. He remembered when making a good mobile game was hard. People didn’t expect much from games on their phones. They wanted something fast, something simple. But Genshin Impact changed that idea. Now, mobile games can be just as fun and deep as console games.
Before Genshin Impact, games like Chain Chronicle, Granblue Fantasy, and FGO made mobile games better. They told stories like comic books that come out every week. But they still didn’t feel as big as console games. Console games had more to offer—better graphics, longer stories, more things to do. Mobile games had to work harder to catch up.
Genshin Impact did something special. It made a game you could play anywhere, but it didn’t feel small. It felt like a real adventure. You could explore, fight, and meet new friends. The game looked great, even on a phone. It was easy to play with others, too. That’s why so many people liked it.
After Genshin Impact, more games started to feel big and exciting. Wuthering Waves, Honkai Star Rail, Tower of Fantasy, and Zenless Zone Zero followed the same path. They gave players new worlds to explore. They made mobile gaming feel important. I see this as a good thing. Now, I can pick up my phone and play something that feels just as good as a game on my console or computer.
Looking ahead, I think mobile games will keep getting better. New games like Ananta and Neverness to Everness promise even more. Phones are getting stronger. Soon, every new game might come out on mobile, console, and PC at the same time. That would make it easy for everyone to play together, no matter what device they use.
The Honkai Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night collaboration is almost here. I’m excited to see what new characters and stories we’ll get. It’s fun to think about how far mobile games have come. I believe the future is bright for mobile gaming. I hope more people will give these games a try and see how much they’ve grown.
If you have thoughts about how mobile games are changing, I’d love to hear them. Let’s keep talking about what makes games fun and how they bring us together.