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You know Zoey, green body, black hair, 7 years since 2008. Well, there's just a tiny problem with Zoey that Puppy needs to be with her for all times because of that problem. Zoey's way too stupid to sense anyone dangerous. Someone could be on a massive killing spree or burning down random buildings, and Zoey wouldn't even realize the danger even exists until the very last second. She can point at some random guy down robbing a bank and go "That's my friend over there!". Not only that, she is insanely gullible and will believe anything one person says, and not believe the other because "person 1 says so". People like Fred and ZJ!Ruby will take that as an advantage to manipulate Zoey into doing stuff she wouldn't normally do, and again, she wouldn't realize it until it's way too late. Sure, she canonly somehow manages to escape (via FNF rap battle), but there's a handful of AUs where she doesn't. Right now, she's (trying to be) friends with Bella, u/Beylah_ray09's OC. Puppy and I already knows there's several problems in that, but Zoey doesn't believe us. She also left my Gacha Club again, so I'm just gonna be praying she's okay and comes "home".

IMPORTANT: This is about the game Honkai Impact 3rd, not Honkai: Star Rail. Please do not confuse those two games.
Genshin Impact is mainstream for a good reason. Both app's gameplay are completely different, but Genshin will stand the most.
If you are not a competitive and would rather not be overwhelmed, Genshin is for you. The elemental reaction is a unique feature that will boost your experience; you would want to play around it whenever you want. On the other hand, Honkai Impact 3rd leans onto the fast-paced side. With its battling system, there is a convenient feature; the evading. If you perfectly evade an enemy's attack, effects will vary depending on the character; in most instances, time fracture occurs (but not all characters have this). Despite that, Honkai Impact 3rd has a problem that bothers players; the large and flashing effects. The effects are so bright, you can't even see the enemy well; the evading skill has no use unless have good reflexes. On the other hand, Genshin has less effects, yet managed to appear attractive.
The burst---or should I say, ultimate? The ultimate skill animation in Honkai 3rd is unnecessarily long. For a fast-paced action game; why make animations longer than they need to? The burst in Genshin is superior. For 5 star bursts, more effects are used; yet they are used effectively to appear beautifully without disrupting the battle unnecessarily. Especially with the time limit challenge, it is convenient for you to get the shortest time record possible.
Speaking of gameplay, Genshin's open world exploration is much more diverse and enjoyable. The graphics are amazing, you can take beautiful pictures along the way. Gathering, Gliding, Running past enemies to avoid being bullied to death like those high school boys standing near lockers ready to punch you in the face and force you to do their homework, finding stuff along the way, and of course the battles. Aiming is convenient for killing Timmie's bir- I mean enemies from far away. If you have Ganyu, it's stronger yet you will be also bored; just using a sniper like in GTA.
When it comes to character design, Genshin is much more tame than Honkai 3rd. I do know for a fact that Honkai 3rd has decent designs also. But the problem is the revealing body. Genshin lacks that, thus making their character designs more tame. Honkai 3rd is---let's just say, less tame. Some characters have clearly inappropriate designs; such as exposing the chest and curves. I also do know for a fact that Honkai 3rd is mostly for male audiences; but still, it looks it's objectifying women; and they're freaking TEENAGERS, at least in the earlier story. But why does Kiana gotta have her chest exposed in her White Comet battlesuit? Gacha RPG games these days only contain curvy female characters to cater to NEETS. Even if there's male characters, most of the time there are less of them. The same goes for Gacha Music/VN games that only contain male characters, everything is just focusing on one gender to cater to fans; there's no gender equality.
In that case, Genshin stepped up. The team made a decision to attract all types of fans in just one game. Everyone will have peace in enjoying their characters with equality. And there is this one huge problem that is present in both games; lack of diversity. I'm not talking about the personality and design diversity; I'm talking about diversity in race, appearance and culture. Even though both games mention countries (and locations inspired by countries) on their stories, the characters are not diverse enough. Genshin has darker skinned characters, but VERY few. Especially in Sumeru, that region is inspired by Middle East Asia. Yet, most characters are as white as snow. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with having a lighter skin color. But it makes no sense, most people in Middle East Asia are mostly tanned. I'm not sure about Honkai 3rd, but I'm thinking Carole is the only darker skinned character in the entire series---Correct me if I'm wrong. I had high hopes with the story, but that ruined me.
And here comes the part where Honkai 3rd shines the most; story. Not Open World? I don't care. The story is executed better than Genshin. Genshin is not that compelling. In my opinion, its supposed "emotional scenes" are not emotional for me. Pull up those sad backstories, I won't cry; not even Yun Jin's song about Shenhe. I really don't care if Honkai 3rd doesn't have English voice acting, as long as the story is good. But this opinion may vary; certain people prefer fantasy settings, and a story that is not graphic. Some don't want to know the story due to not having English voices. Genshin's English voice acting attracted non-anime fans too, but I'm sorry; Honkai 3rd's story is deeper yet understandable despite only having Chinese and Japanese voices. Not to mention their animated shorts are detailed and beautiful; I do wish MiHoyo Anime Studio comes in a clutch and create 3D animations for Genshin Impact. But yet again, its use of in-game graphics is a sign that Genshin appears to be detailed and colorful; it is better than Honkai 3rd.
Overall? Genshin wins. Honkai 3rd is understandably slightly outdated, especially its age right now. But Genshin has more improvements of features than Honkai 3rd, with lots of quality of life features that weren't be able to added in Honkai 3rd, and also a lot more simple in general.