First, there was Genshin Impact, which was great, but eventually expanded so much that it felt truly unwieldy. Then, there was Honkai: Star Rail, which was also fine, but coupled with an uninspired story and your typical anime fantasy aesthetic, it quickly lost my attention less than a month after its release.
The good news is that Hoyoverse has clearly amassed insane amounts of money from how well both these games have performed that they’re seemingly able to just create whatever they want now, and the results are tremendous.
