HoYoverse: Genshin Impact

2024

Our friends at HoYoverse are rolling out “Natlan,” the newest map expansion for the beloved open-world adventure RPG Genshin Impact, and it's packed with vibrant landscapes and a roster of characters who can parkour, shark-surf, and show off crazy powers. They wanted to do something different this time around and push a more interpreted style, so we got in on the action with a teaser trailer that not only captures the excitement of the game, but mixes in a fresh, unabashedly art-forward look designed to shake things up and draw in a bigger crowd. Take a look at the final trailer, stills, and some early WIP designs.

Credits

BUCK

Creative Director

Thomas Schmid

Executive Producer

Andrew Gladstone

Producer

Guti Rosado

Andrew Chan Gladstone

Production Coordinator

Seth Wiles-Young

Nina Randall

Storyboard Artist

Kevin Molina-Ortiz

Junyi Xiao

Character Design Lead

Matthew Kam

Environment Design Lead

Fernando Utreras

Concept Artist

Arron Ingold

Chelsea Lee

Dan Muangprasert

Tuo Kan

Head of 2D

Peter Kallstrom

2D Animation Director

Junyi Xiao

2D Animation Lead

Anton Thallner

2D Animator (AE)

Kyle Snider

Nick Petley

Juan Ricardo Hernandez

Anton Thallner

2D Animator (Cel)

Auszamen Searles

Deco Daviola

Matty Deans

Shelby Chan

Stephen Loveluck

Tinghe Yang

Tucker Klein

Anna Wang

Junyi Xiao

Technical Director

Nathan Shipley

Creative Consultation (Pitch)

Robert Bisi

Steve Day