Popular action RPGGenshin Impactrecently received its 3.0 update that revamped the game for another time and since then, players have been discovering new areas, strategies, and hidden details. OneGenshin Impactfan has compared the Ruin Drakes withHorizon Zero Dawnmachine animals, and there may be some truth to the suggestion.
The mechanical beasts ofHorizon Zero Dawnand its sequelForbidden Westeach provide a unique challenge to Aloy, andGenshin Impactis full of enemies that require their own strategies.Genshin Impact3.0changed Sumeru and has become one of the more populated zones in Teyvat lately as new things have been added to the area such as objectives and enemies. Reddit user D_ronzo17 recently pointed out the similarities between the fresh enemy inGenshin Impact’s Sumeru, Ruin Drakes, and their more futuristic counterparts fromHorizon Zero Dawn.
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D_ronzo17 shared an image that effectively juxtaposes the Ruin Drakes fromGenshin Impactwith a Thunderjaw and Stormbird which, like other enemies in theHorizon Zero Dawnbestiary, are both based on prehistoric creatures. The player suggests that the Ruin Drakes fromGenshin Impact’s Sumeruare loosely based on theHorizon Zero Dawnmechanical dinosaurs given the similarities, and they ask others to spot the inspiration, accumulating over 2,000 upvotes in the process. Compared to the twoHorizon Zero Dawnrobots,Genshin Impact’s Ruin Drakes look like a blend of the two as the smaller bird mimics the Stormbird on a smaller scale while having the sturdiness of the Thunderjaw.
Like the twoHorizon Zero Dawnbeasts, theGenshin Impactenemies are similarly robotic and have coils and canisters along the body, as well as certain details in the creature glow as they snap into action. The addition of Ruin Drakes isn’t the first time thatGenshin Impacthas drawn inspiration fromGuerrilla Games’Horizon Zero Dawnas the protagonist from the game, Aloy, has been added to the action RPG as a playable Cryo character in a past collaboration.
A plethora of Reddit users took to D_ronzo17’s post comparingGenshin ImpactandHorizon Zero Dawnto express agreement that the developers may have been inspired by Guerrilla Games with the Ruin Drakes. SomeGenshin Impactfans took the opportunity to lament how much weaker Aloy is inGenshin Impactthan she is inHorizon Zero Dawn, while others suggested that the developer has been inspired by otherproperties likeAssassin’s Creed,Kena: Bridge of Spirits,The Legend of Zelda, and the animeZoidsin the past.
Genshin Impactis available now for mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5 with a Switch version also in development.
