Is Genshin Impact a Gatcha Simulator?

I have a friend who plays this and he's always talking about rarity of certain characters and stuff like that. He never talks about the actual gameplay so Im just curious to know if you guys, the players, think if it's just a Gatcha Simulator

Not really, you can still beat and play Genshin without having to pull. Definitely check it out!

It can be exactly that if you're more interested in the characters or rather the aethestics of it. Otherwise, nah. It's playable even if you avoid it.

It is, but you can play "with the team you get" you just need time, which we don't like these days...

ahahah yeah they so similar

Genshin has a real gameplay (we can discuss about the fact that it's good or not) but if you like action RPG and Gacha you will like Genshin

If you've ever wanted to play Breath of the Wild but couldn't afford it, you'd probably like Genshin. You can definitely play the game without spending money, especially if you're careful about collecting free primogems whenever they're available. It does have a gacha system, though, so if you know you have an addictive personality, you might be better off avoiding the game. RIP to my roommate who spends hundreds of dollars pulling for new waifus.