5 reasons why Wuthering Waves can be a Genshin Impact killer

The Wuthering Waves release date has been officially announced, and fans are hoping that this game will dominate Genshin Impact. Hoyoverse's open-world RPG has faced lots of backlash over the years, and the recent Chinese New Year fiasco related to the rewards landed the studio in hot waters. Although it's all in the past now, many in the gacha community wish for Wuthering Waves to succeed so that HoYoverse loses the monopoly with Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact is a great game. However, the development teams have made quite a few fumbles that have left the fans raging and wanting competition so that HoYoverse can finally start improving the game. Wuthering Waves can bring in that competition, and it may have the potential to take away Genshin Impact's player base.

Today, we will explore some of the major reasons why Wuthering Waves can kill Genshin Impact, or provide a strong wave (no pun intended) to see some major changes to HoYoverse's open-world title.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's views.

Combat can be a subjective topic. Although Genshin's battle system is interesting, especially because of the elemental reactions, it can still get stale at times. As someone who has played the game since its launch, the only time I got invested in Genshin Impact's combat was when Sumeru and Dendro were released.

On the other hand, Wuthering Waves relies more on your skills and abilities to learn enemy patterns, similar to what you can expect from a Soulslike title. Just like its predecessor Punishing Gray Raven, its combat is fast-paced and relies on your usage of swapping in characters or echoes and activating their skills. Perfectly timing your parry will also stagger bigger enemies, opening a chance