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KamikazePotato posted...

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.

There are people who have cleared everything with just the starting characters you get for free. You really dont have to summon if you dont want to. Sure they tempt you with characters, but the game isnt made in a way where you need any of it. I wont argue that the predatory aspect exists. Had they just made it a standard game Id have happily paid the retail price and extra for the new regions. Instead Ive gotten to play a great game for free for over a year now which is also nice