I didn’t care for Breath of the Wild so that’s not dating much to me. I like Honkai Star Rail so I’m not surprised Genshin is good.

Paid gambling as a core mechanic is an automatic pass from me. FOMO manipulation is just gravy on the shit sandwich. It could be the best game ever and I’d still never play it because of how manipulative and greedy the game is. The game with monetization closest to Genshin I’ve played was LoL and I dropped that ages ago. I’ve moved on to quality shorter experiences, haven’t regretted it for a moment.