The authors of Genshin Impact made a collaboration with the famous Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva. She appeared in a new promotional trailer for their other game Honkai Impact 3rd.
In the video, Medvedeva tried on the image of Valkyrie Durandal, who is the main heroine of the project. In a short video, the figure skater performs a solo program on ice, and the trailer itself is timed to the Honkai Impact 3rd Christmas campaign.
Evgenia admitted that she has loved anime since childhood, and it was a great pleasure for her to act as a game character.
“The transformation into Durandal (Dea Anchor) — a strong and brave girl, ready to fight to the bitter end, brought me to an incredible delight that cannot be described in words. She is very close to me in spirit,“ wrote Evgenia on her Instagram.
Honkai Impact 3rd is a free mobile RPG, which was released in 2016 on iOS and Android. In the game, the user controls a team of three valkyries and fights with opponents. Now the project is also available on PC.
According to AppMagic, over the past four years, the game has earned $ 565 million, and its total downloads amounted to 34 million.
The Chinese studio miHoYo, responsible for the development of Honkai Impact 3rd, became known worldwide after the release of Genshin Impact. Two months after the release, the project earned $ 400 million and became the game of the year for iOS according to Apple.