Genshin Impact Finally Gets Guitar Hero (Kind Of)

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Genshin Impact's recently aired Version 2.7 livestream revealed a lot of what's to come in the next update. Characters, events, and more were revealed, with a lot of excitement to go around. One musical event specifically bears a resemblance to the famous video game Guitar Hero, though, and it looks like al to of fun.

Genshin Impact has had two music-based events in its past. The first involved a Gadget in Genshin Impact called the Windsong Lyre during the game's «Invitation to Windblume» event, and players had to press the respective keyboard buttons in timing with a song. The second event was called «Tuned to the World's Sounds,» where the player was gifted the Floral Zither Gadget from Kazuha. The minigame for the second event was practically identical to the first.

Related: Every Genshin Impact 2.7 Livestream Code & Rewards

Now upcoming in the Genshin Impact 2.7 update, an event called «The Almighty Arataki Great And Glorious Drumalong Festival» has a very similar gameplay mechanic to the previous two events. However, the layout for this event is different. Players may even find that it actually looks and feels very similar to Guitar Hero.

The «Almighty Arataki Great And Glorious Drumalong Festival» will be the third event that takes place during Genshin Impact's 2.7 update. Similar to the previous musical events, the player will receive a new gadget, this time the player will receive Arataki's Great and Glorious Drum and will be able to perform various songs with it in order to receive Primogems. However, the gameplay is slightly different from the previous musical events, making it immediately stand out.

The gameplay of the event was shown off during the 2.7 livestream, with the player selecting Pro difficulty