tower of fantasy
Perfect World’s Tower of Fantasy has taken the world by storm lately. Mostly it because how people keep comparing it with another MMORPG type game, which in the last two years has gained huge popularity and community, Genshin Impact. Genshin Impact has been acknowledge as one of the most successful gacha games on the market. Taking the gaming community by storm since the very beginning of its release. Until, Tower of Fantasy came to the surface. Dividing the community into two sides. This, is the beginning of the “Genshin Killer” journey.
The Beginning of the Storm
It started in August 2022, when Perfect World finally announced to release Tower of Fantasy for Europe and US market. Anime-styled open-world RPG has become one of the most anticipated games since The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild and Genshin Impact were released. The art style they used in games with the beautiful music is something that makes people captivated. And now the Tower of Fantasy has come to join the party. Offering a similar nuances. As the result, according to SullyGnome, the game has entered the top ten most watched games on Twitch in the last seven days.
The Origin of “Genshin Killer” Title
Well, the title of “Genshin Killer” itself, was posed non other by its developer itself. The desire to overcome the superiority of Genshin Impact is one of this game, and its developers, goals. So it’s not a surprise when communities take the cake and start comparing elements side by side. Even for a person who is not really into this genre, he or she would notice the similarity of the game. The art style, the concept, the combat system, the environment and ambiance, it does give you Genshin Impact nuances. Resulting suspicion for some people, calling Tower of Fantasy maybe a plagiarism or a rip-off from Genshin Impact. Therefore, people can be strict when it comes to comparing features between this two game.
Is it really a Genshin Killer?
It is divided. For now. Some people seem interested in this game and admit it does look promising. Some even already claim that ToF is really give a better experience than Genshin. One of the reasons is because ToF fills what Genshin Impact may lack in its game, such as PvP feature and character customization, and weapon change. Leaving a positive note on this game. Famous Twitch streamer Asmongold also share his opinion about this game.
While the others, whether they have tried the game or not, pledge their loyalty to Genshin. Put aside the hardcore fans, people who have compared between this two have their own reasons why they still choose Genshin over ToF. One of the biggest Genshin streamer Enviosity, said:
“People got pretty much humbled when they played Tower of Fantasy and came back. Like, sheesh, I didn’t really know how great Genshin Impact was until I played Tower of Fantasy. Goddamn. It checks so many boxes. The combat doesn’t feel clunky, it feels very fluid. Music’s on point. The visuals are amazing, phenomenal right? There are a lot of good things that it checks.”
Enviosity
And the community seems to agree. There are still many bugs found in the game, and the combat system is considered to be chunky. Genshin may lack on some aspect, but overall it seems more solid and you can feel their attention to detail in this work. Another reason is because of the bad news surrounding Tower of Fantasy. Not long ago, Tower of Fantasy has been caught plagiarizing some assets from miHoyo’s game Honkai Impact to be included on their promotional video. Not only that, they were also recently caught stealing the work of a small content creator to use in their promotional video.
So, back to our main question? Will Tower of Fantasy truly become a Genshin killer? If we look at the current situation, I guess there might be a possibility. But it still quite a journey to reach that point. But, whether it’s gonna overtake Genshin position or not, it is fun to know that we have another option to play in the same genre game. And Hoyoverse should take this as a challenge to defend their throne by keep innovating and improving their game quality.
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