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swordz9 posted...

You can ignore that aspect if you want though

No, you can't. The majority of the rewards you get from playing Genshin Impact are related to random chance rolling for things you will hopefully maybe get but probably not. It's tied into every aspect of the game's feedback loop, and while you can technically play the game without thinking about the gacha aspect, the game is designed to make you care about it. The fact that it locks 90% of the characters - each with different gameplay styles - behind the gacha is a black mark all on its own.

Would it have gotten some recognition if it wasn't a gacha? Possibly. But it is, and don't expect game critics to give those sort of games much recognition when there's plenty of other offerings that aren't based on predatory gambling.