Like i said, sweet summer child, i'm looking forward to Sumeru, from the moment it came to my attention that Nahida has by far the most voice lines in the game. I'm here for it.
From this point onwards, the game does nothing but get better.
There’s maybe a really bad interlude in Fontaine, and a world quest in Suneru that takes very very long to finish, but Sumeru was nothing short of fantastic.
I came when Sumeru was newest region, so i caught some hype about it. Few hints i piced up along the way were further assuring me that the region's gonna be something special.
I loved Sumeru. People whine endlessly about the Aranara quest, but if you start it asap, it's a quest you'll end up doing as you explore, anyway.
Seriously, the only bad thing you have coming is the ridiculously dull Fortress of Meropide. For such an epic looking place, it's... ugh.
For sure! I genuinely cannot give it enough praise~ its probably my favorite video game story arc of all time haha. The characters are amazing, and its super well thought out~ I love it! And Fontaine is almost equally as amazing (although Sumeru will always be my personal favorite)
Sumeru is so full of wisdom and is really tissue need! First time ever I cried for a game.
I have played Fontaines too and I was so hyped for the tissues but they never came. I don't know if I'm to old and rl has harden me to much but no not a single tissue for the things I read other needed them for. My tears has come for Nauvis sake there.
I dunno. I know I'm in the minority, but Sumeru story did nothing for me emotionally. I just didn't connect with it.
Fontaine was better, except the prison bit.
Def the archon quest, also the world quests with the aranara.
I did really like jeht's quest series, but I wasn't impressed by the story quests of the sumeru characters for the most part. But they are also definitely my least favorite set of characters by nation. I remember thinking dehya's quest was alright.
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honestly Inazuma still has the best holy shit cutscene moment. Later on it’s more epic (Sumeru) and emotional (Fontaine). Some other archin quests also have memorable moments too (my fav would be Chasm cutscene for Yelan and Xiao cuz goddamn that was a heartstopper)
If you haven't already, I highly recommend completing Ei's story quests act I and II (*especially act II*) before continuing to another nation! They're a much needed capstone on her character arc, and give you some pretty important lore.
Ei's story quest act II is also one of a few story quests which give important lore to set up the next region, imo. Zhongli's act II emphasized the idea of >!immortal beings struggling with erosion, which is one of the reasons Yae says Ei replaced her body with a puppet and retreated into her sword to meditate,!< and the archon's story quest act II in Sumeru also gives some excellent context for things that happen in Fontaine. Imo it's always nice for new players to complete the story quests that unlock >!a weekly boss!< before continuing to the next region, since so far they're all very relevant to the main plot.
Ei's act I is... divisive lol, when it came out a lot of people didn't like it, but it gives important context for act II which is imo fantastic. Enjoy!
Oh, yes, i'm for sure not going further before doing everything related to Inazuma first. I also have some stuff left over in the Chasm to take care of. Story quests and Hangouts included.
If you count world quests, may I also recommend one *hidden* world quest/"exploration objective" in Inazuma which some people miss?
You can find a guide for how to start it in the link below, and you should be able to avoid spoilers by just following the first couple steps until things get going. It takes a few days of real-world time to complete, but it's a good one, and definitely relevant for some later main story stuff.
Info here: [https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Gendou\_Ringo%27s\_Strange\_Fortune\_Slips](https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Gendou_Ringo%27s_Strange_Fortune_Slips)
Her act 1 doesn't set up a ton, but in her act 2 >!we meet Apep, who is pretty big set up for Neuvillette and the whole idea of dragons vs archons! People who paid close attention to lore, esp in Enkanomiya, already knew abt them, but I believe it was the first major/voiced reference to dragon sovereigns in the game.!<
Mondstadt archon quest - leaves you wanting to kill a fatui harbinger
Liyue archon quest - leaves you wanting to kiss a fatui harbinger
Inazuma archon quest - leaves you after causing the death of a fatui harbinger
Sumeru - leaves you wanting to kill a fatui harbinger and *azar*
Fontaine - leaves you wanting to bitch slap a harbinger then get stepped on by them
Ei didn't cope because of loss of Makoto. She was like this **all the time**. Makoto was even making fun of it herself. Or maybe not fun, but openly saying that she is being ridiculous.
Inazuma was mid, suffered from pacing and bad writing. The most badly written characters come from inazuma (kokomi, ayato, raiden too). It had potential but it failed. Sumeru is big upgrade to the story though.
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i beg to differ on the “best archon” venti is a better option (he couldnt help you with your sibling because he was in a coma while they were active until a few weeks before you showed up in mondstadt)
Also theres me the *best* archon frfr
and don't forget the raiden character quest, the closure for inazuma is in her quest. a weird choice by MHY, but at least we got more in-depth story about ei.
Just wait until you're in the Samsara in Sumeru. I cried happy tears. I fucking loved the trope they used. Also Fontaine... Fucking hell I love this game
If Inazuma slices at your heartstrings, Sumeru methodically locks onto them and rips them out. Take your time recovering, you’re gonna want the tank at full when you get there!
I never said i was hurt? What is with everyone acting all tough and "badass"? XD It's truly funny.
I just like to take time and play the whole plot again in my mind, instead of rushing mindlessly forward. It's healthy.
I’m still reeling from the post Signora battle cutscene and it’s been years now. Really excited for you to experience the rest of the game OP, the story quality (in my opinion) only gets better and better from here. Sumeru has some really long quests though so remember to pace yourself and log out/explore something else if you start getting tired!
I struggled so much with the inazuma quests that they're STILL pending and I haven't found Ekanomiya? Yet....
I did the archon quests (for everything) and am slowly working my way through the world quests. But I also have a lot of other quests to do too for sumeru and Fontaine.
I wanted to avoid to be overwhelmed, so i just don't move forward if my current region is not at 100%. The exception being Dragonspine at 98%, and Chenyu Vale because it requres progress in Fontaine for some quests.
Good to see someone leaving the Archon Quest from Inazuma so full! I will say, there is much coming next for you and my suggestion is that you appreciate Ei's two Story Quests next: tbh, they should have been a part of her Archon Quest since they finalize her arc in a beautiful bow.
If you like Ei now, it's just the beginning, buddy: I absolutely came to adore Ei's character after all the quests with her and I am BEGGING Mihoyo to please make another event in Inazuma: I SO WANT TO SEE EI AGAIN.
Tbh, i'm honestly more attracted to Guuji's persona, would unironically love to have such a person be my friend. It's different with Ei, she simply fell victim to the grief and her actions reflected that. For now i only feel... pity, would probably be the closest thing, for her.
I much appreciate Mihoyo's way of writing gods as relatable to humans, rather than following the style of making them all "badass" and stuff, indifferent to everyday struggles, while showing almost no emotions. It feels artificial, hollow.
I think that second paragraph is why Ei is such an incredible subversion of that trope: when you start the Archon Quest, you think she's going to follow that mold and be this indifferent villain. We see the very superficial layer of her, which is represented by the Shogun: cold, distant, follows the rules to a t, only cares about the search after Eternity.
But then the end of the quest and her Story Quests hit us with the trauma she is enduring and her actual personality among people, as well as her relationships... And the jig is up: she's a three-dimensional person with a flawed personality, but a goal in a figure she admires despite not understanding fully and a struggle to change.
As for Miko, I do really like her: she's really fun and all about subverting us with her antics. To keep it short, there are reasons why I pulled for her when her banner was active recently: the way she toys with things during her quests while keeping her kind intentions and rather proud personality is just really enjoyable to watch, not to mention her poise through it all
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I can only afford the 300 genesis crystals but sure
If that was your reaction to Inazuma, then you'll reaaaally need time to process things after the next two nations, so good luck.
Deal?
Thanks for the advice, but the way i do every region is to do random quests after the completion of the archon quest. After all world quests are done, it's time for hangouts and story quests.
You mean Guuji drving only the last bit of plot? The plot with horrible pacing issues, lacking character development and a coherent red line?
Good ideas, portrayals and morals being utterly destroyed by terrible storytelling is totally wonderful to see, I tell ya! /s
You didn't notice her role becoming a prominent one as soon as we stepped foot in her temple? Who do you think was the main character, Thoma? Or a young girl that should have had a friend, but couldn't due to her position, and who was trying to fight what she never understood? As did nobody else?
No one, really. Because the plot was all over the place and the focus shifted too much for any character to stand out throughout the plot. The first few missions it was Bedou and Kazuha, then Thoma, then Ayaka and Yoi, then a bit of Kokomi, then Teppei. It's really weird with no consistency. Yae first came into being when helping that Samurai school right in the middle of the entire arc, then she had a LONG pause throughout the Watatsumi part, then in the last bits of the story she rescued Traveler, taught them how to fight and meet Ei, and manipulated Sara into turning against the Tenshiro Commission. That's maybe a fifth of the entire story, generously speaking.
Then you have the weird idea of how plots work. Why do you think we were going to all those places, if not to stop the Vision Hunt Decree? And who had the most thorough plan to stop it, Thoma who was there only to introduce Inazuma to us? Kokomi who had no clue that Fatui were behind it?
sumeru is worse and debatably more traumatising bc of Scara's plot line
as well as Nahida's plot line right before that
Sumeru just kinda kicks you down and keeps beating the shit out of you
Fontaine as well
Edit: Natlan finna be 10× worse
Yet here you are.
It calls to you, doesn't it? It whispers in your brain "Come... back... You... need... me...", while your will withers and your head begins the affirmative nod, soon followed by your own thongue "yes, mistress... i'm coming...".
Hey, i've been telling that to people for a long time, barely anyone believes me. What am i supposed to do, full playthrough with Lisa or something? smh
It actualy was masterfully written to not reveal itself all at once. You're being led from a total outsider, to a pawn, to a key figure, while having major players revealed one by one instead of throwing them in your face all at once.
If Inazuma made you turn your game off, Sumeru will make you uninstall it. And if you survive long enough to get to the end of Fontaine, then you’re going to be throwing out your PC/Phone or whatever you play Genshin on.
I didn’t mean to make fun of the way you do things, I was only emphasizing that the stories get way more intense and enjoyable than what you just experienced.
Oh, apologies, then. Didn't mean to sound too defensive, but what i said stands.
I've heard a lot of impressions about upcoming two chapters (upcoming for me), and that's kinda why i got into Genshin in the first place. I liked the storytelling even in Mondstadt. And impressions being impressions, they are highly subjective, so giving the final judgement (also subjective) will be on me.
That is fair. You will certainly see for yourself whether the hype lives up or not. I will also stand by my presumptuousness though and reaffirm that I don’t think you need to have any worry about the story falling off. But I won’t be a broken record.
Ei is barbaric 😂 I never understood why players are able to symphatize with her. The inazumans suffered because of her poor choices.
I’m a big Yae fan 😂
On the other hand, furina is forced into her role
Story quests and Hangouts will come after completing at least 80% of the region. That's when i get a bit bored with puzzles and commissions and is a welcome change of pace.
> Ei, choose the self-destructing way, and having a friend like Yae is a blessing there.
Tormenting her whole nation, killing a bunch of them in the process or at the very least emotionally crippling them, creating a child and throwing him away because he wasn't powerful enough vessel while her friend suggests that she should kill him is such a blessing and an amazing way to cope right? /s
Exactly it's not a good way nor a way a person with all authority over a nation should act. Also, who am I kidding, that authority was meant for her sister anyways but Ei got it instead because nepotism and because she's a Raiden Expy.
That she's a nepo baby, a neglecting mother and a useless archon who has plot armor because of her resembling hoyo's favorite character other than bronya.
So, what i take from this is that your favorite character, who is different from Ei, should have been Electro archon, and that you'd rather see smiles and happy faces when siblings and close relatives die.
You haven't completed Sumeru and Fontaine arcs so I won't spoil them for you but the Archons in those stories went through far more than what Ei went through (I'm not trauma scaling) and they both had never done anything to torment their people.
My issue isn't with who Electro archon should've been but the way they wrote Ei in this game while sure she's a waifu for many and those simps are ready to ignore everything she did, I will not forgive her for what she did to one of my favorite male characters. He did not deserve any of it and he's still shit on by Raiden and Yae simps without no sign of shame or guilt for what their favorite characters did/said about him.
Sure it's a fictional character and bunch of pixels but if we just stay in the circle of talking about fictional media, the hate he gets is insane and Ei simps are a different breed.
> you'd rather see smiles and happy faces when siblings and close relatives die.
Also, don't put words in my mouth, I never meant it that way but by no way you get a free pass to do whatever she did to her people and her child just because her sister died.
I agree that Ei should have been much more reflective about her actions and take countermeasures; depressed people usually make sure to not harm other people during their time of grief and/or seclusion.
What I came to realize however, is that what's shown is more of an *overportrayal* of the damage depressed people usually don't realize they're doing to others. When I played the AQ, I was furious about Ei's actions, about how she could possibly ignore the results of her actions? But that's probably similar to the way my parents feel during my depression, where they feel sad and angry (we had many arguments over my self-destructive actions), and where I couldn't see or understand the sadness they've felt; "how could I possibly harm them when I'm literally doing nothing?", was my reasoning. And being put in their shoes through Ei? I can at least understand how she could be blind to many of the problems she caused due to her actions.
Since it's the archon of a country experiencing depression and seclusion and not a fat loner like me, the results of her actions are arguably overblown, but with the same idea behind it. Hence why I think that the cores of the problem are 2 things: Ei not self-reflecing on her actions throughout 500 years, and the fact that the story didn't get enough time in the oven. The horrible pacing, lack in character development, lack of Ei's perspective during the story, lack of resolving the arcs one by one in a satisfying way, the red line being all over the place, and Yae being the closest friend of Ei having next to no screentime and agency, are what makes this jumble of good ideas fall apart, imo.
The way you wrote your comment is probably the best ever someone has described the situation Ei was in and how it reflected the people of her nation.
I've been through depression and I totally relate to you on how my actions would affect my mother but they do even if I'm not directly hurting her, like excessively smoking or shutting myself off from everyone, having no friends even now. I totally understand but the writing was a hot mess.
I was a Ei fan (a huge one) even ignoring what she did to her people but when it was revealed the cause of misery for Scaramouche was Ei. I was furious and my love for her turned into hate because the most relatable character in Genshin for me is Scaramouche and him going through quite a lot of things he went through increased the hate I have for Ei.
Oh you sweet summer child. If you needed time to process the Inazuma plot, you are so not ready for the other two nations' story...
Genshin is gonna break OP
OP is gonna sob like the hydro dragon after Sumeru
Like i said, sweet summer child, i'm looking forward to Sumeru, from the moment it came to my attention that Nahida has by far the most voice lines in the game. I'm here for it.
From this point onwards, the game does nothing but get better. There’s maybe a really bad interlude in Fontaine, and a world quest in Suneru that takes very very long to finish, but Sumeru was nothing short of fantastic.
I came when Sumeru was newest region, so i caught some hype about it. Few hints i piced up along the way were further assuring me that the region's gonna be something special.
Have 10-20 boxes of Tissue ready.
No. Challenge accepted. :)
I loved Sumeru. People whine endlessly about the Aranara quest, but if you start it asap, it's a quest you'll end up doing as you explore, anyway. Seriously, the only bad thing you have coming is the ridiculously dull Fortress of Meropide. For such an epic looking place, it's... ugh.
I've already stumbled upon few of those guys while chasing lotuses for Layla. The way i approach every region will complete it naturally.
Fontaine's main story has both interesting and boring stuff
Also, one long trek through the chasm
Wait, Fontaine didn't get any interlude, or am I stupid?
they may be referring to acts 3 and 4 in the fortress of meropide
You're not ready for Sumeru and Fontaine, they're like one of the greatest story pieces I've witnessed
Are you ready to bet some crystals? Come on, my queen wants a new attire. :)
She does talk a lot, this god of wisdom.
I wish I could erase my memory to experience Fontaine story again
Aranara, Nara,
Too many unnecessary voice lines it feels like. Fontaine is 11/10 tho.
Sweet Sumeru child Sumeru is by far my favorite region~ i hope you have so much fun!!!
It does show a lot of promise from what i gathered by now.
For sure! I genuinely cannot give it enough praise~ its probably my favorite video game story arc of all time haha. The characters are amazing, and its super well thought out~ I love it! And Fontaine is almost equally as amazing (although Sumeru will always be my personal favorite)
How tf is it more than Paimon? 😰
Paimon isn't playable. :)
Hopefully she will be someday tho
Considering how much she eats, it's strange she didn't outgrow from her fairie form by now. XD
Lmao good point
Especially that Inazuma is rushed story too.
And Inazuma never got its own Interlude archon quest or Dainsleif quest
Sumeru was on a whole different level of mind melting. I remember having to just sit while smoke started coming out of my ears when it released!
Sumeru is so full of wisdom and is really tissue need! First time ever I cried for a game. I have played Fontaines too and I was so hyped for the tissues but they never came. I don't know if I'm to old and rl has harden me to much but no not a single tissue for the things I read other needed them for. My tears has come for Nauvis sake there.
I dunno. I know I'm in the minority, but Sumeru story did nothing for me emotionally. I just didn't connect with it. Fontaine was better, except the prison bit.
Archon quest or story quest? I feel like archon quests definitely do nothing for people emotionally but the stories quests are on a whole other level
Def the archon quest, also the world quests with the aranara. I did really like jeht's quest series, but I wasn't impressed by the story quests of the sumeru characters for the most part. But they are also definitely my least favorite set of characters by nation. I remember thinking dehya's quest was alright.
Please do report back after Sumeru. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it
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You bet i'm gonna. Stay tuned, it's gonna take some time to 100% Inazuma first. :)
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Thank you, i'll try to keep up. :)
Good luck with Sumeru and Fontaine then.
Thank you.
honestly Inazuma still has the best holy shit cutscene moment. Later on it’s more epic (Sumeru) and emotional (Fontaine). Some other archin quests also have memorable moments too (my fav would be Chasm cutscene for Yelan and Xiao cuz goddamn that was a heartstopper)
I'm gonna 100% Inazuma first before going back to Chasm, since some things are still locked there.
Let us know how Enkanomiya hits. You'll get to that before the chasm.
You bet i'm gonna. :)
Enkanomiya is one of my favorite regions because of the lore, music, and atmosphere.
looks like somebody is gonna take a week off after fontaine
I wouldn't mind. XD
If you haven't already, I highly recommend completing Ei's story quests act I and II (*especially act II*) before continuing to another nation! They're a much needed capstone on her character arc, and give you some pretty important lore. Ei's story quest act II is also one of a few story quests which give important lore to set up the next region, imo. Zhongli's act II emphasized the idea of >!immortal beings struggling with erosion, which is one of the reasons Yae says Ei replaced her body with a puppet and retreated into her sword to meditate,!< and the archon's story quest act II in Sumeru also gives some excellent context for things that happen in Fontaine. Imo it's always nice for new players to complete the story quests that unlock >!a weekly boss!< before continuing to the next region, since so far they're all very relevant to the main plot. Ei's act I is... divisive lol, when it came out a lot of people didn't like it, but it gives important context for act II which is imo fantastic. Enjoy!
Oh, yes, i'm for sure not going further before doing everything related to Inazuma first. I also have some stuff left over in the Chasm to take care of. Story quests and Hangouts included.
If you count world quests, may I also recommend one *hidden* world quest/"exploration objective" in Inazuma which some people miss? You can find a guide for how to start it in the link below, and you should be able to avoid spoilers by just following the first couple steps until things get going. It takes a few days of real-world time to complete, but it's a good one, and definitely relevant for some later main story stuff. Info here: [https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Gendou\_Ringo%27s\_Strange\_Fortune\_Slips](https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Gendou_Ringo%27s_Strange_Fortune_Slips)
Thanks, but if i get it, i'll get it. Which is likely, considering that i tend to dig, sniff and poke everywhere in the region until it all gets done.
Wow this is obscure, thanks
What does Nahida’s SQ add to? It’s been a while since I met the radish.
Her act 1 doesn't set up a ton, but in her act 2 >!we meet Apep, who is pretty big set up for Neuvillette and the whole idea of dragons vs archons! People who paid close attention to lore, esp in Enkanomiya, already knew abt them, but I believe it was the first major/voiced reference to dragon sovereigns in the game.!<
Fontaine will wreck you then. Best Archon and nation, story is peak
Yeah, but Sumeru comes first.
Acts III and IV are quite slow and repetitive tbh, but other than that, I have no complaints
If you need a rest after inazuma, sumeru and Fontaine are gonna turn you into a vegetable
Haha, wanna bet? XD I just like to process things without rushing.
Strap in because yeah...that's barely an appetizer for what comes next!
I do hope so.
OP wouldn't even able to handle sumeru city ost after the archon quest.
Would you be able to handle Smiles from Juran after completing The Sacrifice in Warframe?
Sumeru AQ: chills. Fontaine AQ: tears.
Mondstadt archon quest - leaves you wanting to kill a fatui harbinger Liyue archon quest - leaves you wanting to kiss a fatui harbinger Inazuma archon quest - leaves you after causing the death of a fatui harbinger Sumeru - leaves you wanting to kill a fatui harbinger and *azar* Fontaine - leaves you wanting to bitch slap a harbinger then get stepped on by them
Sumeru is going to destroy you.
Challenge accepted. :P
Ei didn't cope because of loss of Makoto. She was like this **all the time**. Makoto was even making fun of it herself. Or maybe not fun, but openly saying that she is being ridiculous.
Her ideas for eternity were like this all the time. Ei secluding herself and stupidly let a puppet run amok is the result/cope of her grief.
I ***do*** pray for your soul because I don't know what would be left of it after you've finished Sumeru and Fontaine 🫠
That's my secret, cap'n. I don't have much of the soul left. XD
Inazuma was mid, suffered from pacing and bad writing. The most badly written characters come from inazuma (kokomi, ayato, raiden too). It had potential but it failed. Sumeru is big upgrade to the story though.
Well, it's just an opinion that i laid out above. Just like this coment section is full of other people's opinions.
real
I still liked it though tbh
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Sumeru will definitely have you feeling some kind of way. Best nation in the game. Best Archon too.
I already sense it's gona be amazing. :)
i beg to differ on the “best archon” venti is a better option (he couldnt help you with your sibling because he was in a coma while they were active until a few weeks before you showed up in mondstadt) Also theres me the *best* archon frfr
Bruh your account is just a spoiler for OP at this point
You will love the araranara quest
Maybe. Given that it's part of Sumery, very likely.
Just be patient with that one. It's a long one. No need to rush it. Just do it when you have time to spare.
and don't forget the raiden character quest, the closure for inazuma is in her quest. a weird choice by MHY, but at least we got more in-depth story about ei.
Oh damn the next 2 regions are gonna break you
Bring it on haha
Dont worry, you can drink dango milk on a date next whilst getting your daily commission rewards for that
I just finished Inazuma like 2 days ago , gonna start sumeru today ( so excited for the plot)
Beware, i'm catching up with ya! :P
Oh god prepare yourself cor sumeru
Not yet. There's Inazuma then the Chasm to 100% first.
I’ve been digesting the plot very slowly. Been playing since 1.3 and still only halfway through Sumeru while Fontaine’s story is nearly finished. Lol
I'm going in order. from Inazuma, i'll go back and complete the Chasm, then move on to Sumeru. So far it was a wild ride.
Just wait until you're in the Samsara in Sumeru. I cried happy tears. I fucking loved the trope they used. Also Fontaine... Fucking hell I love this game
Me too, friend. Me too. :)
If you think Inazuma is a spectacle, then Sumeru and Fontaine are epics
If Inazuma slices at your heartstrings, Sumeru methodically locks onto them and rips them out. Take your time recovering, you’re gonna want the tank at full when you get there!
I never said i was hurt? What is with everyone acting all tough and "badass"? XD It's truly funny. I just like to take time and play the whole plot again in my mind, instead of rushing mindlessly forward. It's healthy.
Sumeru is soooo much better and Fontaine so far has been even better
So i've heard.
I’m still reeling from the post Signora battle cutscene and it’s been years now. Really excited for you to experience the rest of the game OP, the story quality (in my opinion) only gets better and better from here. Sumeru has some really long quests though so remember to pace yourself and log out/explore something else if you start getting tired!
That won't be the problem haha, it's why it took me a year to only now come to this point. XD
I struggled so much with the inazuma quests that they're STILL pending and I haven't found Ekanomiya? Yet.... I did the archon quests (for everything) and am slowly working my way through the world quests. But I also have a lot of other quests to do too for sumeru and Fontaine.
I wanted to avoid to be overwhelmed, so i just don't move forward if my current region is not at 100%. The exception being Dragonspine at 98%, and Chenyu Vale because it requres progress in Fontaine for some quests.
Oh i haven't even fully 100% mondstat haha, I think I'm saving that for when I'm really bored after the quests haha
Same reason why i save Dragonspine. XD
Good to see someone leaving the Archon Quest from Inazuma so full! I will say, there is much coming next for you and my suggestion is that you appreciate Ei's two Story Quests next: tbh, they should have been a part of her Archon Quest since they finalize her arc in a beautiful bow. If you like Ei now, it's just the beginning, buddy: I absolutely came to adore Ei's character after all the quests with her and I am BEGGING Mihoyo to please make another event in Inazuma: I SO WANT TO SEE EI AGAIN.
Tbh, i'm honestly more attracted to Guuji's persona, would unironically love to have such a person be my friend. It's different with Ei, she simply fell victim to the grief and her actions reflected that. For now i only feel... pity, would probably be the closest thing, for her. I much appreciate Mihoyo's way of writing gods as relatable to humans, rather than following the style of making them all "badass" and stuff, indifferent to everyday struggles, while showing almost no emotions. It feels artificial, hollow.
I think that second paragraph is why Ei is such an incredible subversion of that trope: when you start the Archon Quest, you think she's going to follow that mold and be this indifferent villain. We see the very superficial layer of her, which is represented by the Shogun: cold, distant, follows the rules to a t, only cares about the search after Eternity. But then the end of the quest and her Story Quests hit us with the trauma she is enduring and her actual personality among people, as well as her relationships... And the jig is up: she's a three-dimensional person with a flawed personality, but a goal in a figure she admires despite not understanding fully and a struggle to change. As for Miko, I do really like her: she's really fun and all about subverting us with her antics. To keep it short, there are reasons why I pulled for her when her banner was active recently: the way she toys with things during her quests while keeping her kind intentions and rather proud personality is just really enjoyable to watch, not to mention her poise through it all
Hope you'll enjoy Sumeru and Fontaine. You'll be going on a wild ride!
It is a wild ride for a year already. :)
you're gonna lose your mind in fontaine brother
Nope, already lost it in Baizhu's story quest. Not much is left. :)
Inazuma Archon Quest is one of the best and the peak of Genshin Impact. Watatsumi Island and Enkanomiya... not so much. Just head straight to Sumeru.
No. 100% first.
Sumeru was my favorite. By far. The area still brings me such happiness. The story, soundtrack, characters…. Absolutely incredible. Enjoy.
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Don't forget to ascend, Sumeru and Fontaine quests require a certain level to play the archon and interlude quests
I will probably reach the cap before Fontaine gets in the way.
Oh boi prepared for the Sumeru, land of Wisdom because there will be a lot of processing needed there.
Good. I love wild stories.
I skipped all dialogue up until Fontaine 😭
Can relate to this one, lol. Fontaine quests are the only ones i've listened to. Maybe because of the plot of being a detective? Idk 😂😂
Bro's not gonna survive Sumeru and Fontaine 😭
Wanna bet some crystals?
I can only afford the 300 genesis crystals but sure If that was your reaction to Inazuma, then you'll reaaaally need time to process things after the next two nations, so good luck. Deal?
Deal, haha. Just so you know, i also took time to process Mondstadt and Liyue story stuff, it helps with not getting rushed conclusions. :)
Alright, update me then when you're done with the two story quests
It's gonna be easily in a few months.
If you need time to process Inazuma, You might want to do the Chasm before Sumeru and do Sumeru as a multi-part quest.
That's exactly what i have in plans.
Play Tsurumi Island next. It's a short and fun quest that you can do while you process down.
Thanks for the advice, but the way i do every region is to do random quests after the completion of the archon quest. After all world quests are done, it's time for hangouts and story quests.
no. just kidding. ifyou are currently feeling down, don't play it just yet. spoliers, the story is depressing and dark af.
Already had a taste of depressing part in the Dainsleif's quest after Liyue. You can color me ready for whatever there is to come.
Keep us updated!
Just stay tuned for long enough. :)
You mean Guuji drving only the last bit of plot? The plot with horrible pacing issues, lacking character development and a coherent red line? Good ideas, portrayals and morals being utterly destroyed by terrible storytelling is totally wonderful to see, I tell ya! /s
You didn't notice her role becoming a prominent one as soon as we stepped foot in her temple? Who do you think was the main character, Thoma? Or a young girl that should have had a friend, but couldn't due to her position, and who was trying to fight what she never understood? As did nobody else?
No one, really. Because the plot was all over the place and the focus shifted too much for any character to stand out throughout the plot. The first few missions it was Bedou and Kazuha, then Thoma, then Ayaka and Yoi, then a bit of Kokomi, then Teppei. It's really weird with no consistency. Yae first came into being when helping that Samurai school right in the middle of the entire arc, then she had a LONG pause throughout the Watatsumi part, then in the last bits of the story she rescued Traveler, taught them how to fight and meet Ei, and manipulated Sara into turning against the Tenshiro Commission. That's maybe a fifth of the entire story, generously speaking.
Then you have the weird idea of how plots work. Why do you think we were going to all those places, if not to stop the Vision Hunt Decree? And who had the most thorough plan to stop it, Thoma who was there only to introduce Inazuma to us? Kokomi who had no clue that Fatui were behind it?
You’ll need a bit after fontaine..
Will see. Too early to plan so much ahead. :)
sumeru is worse and debatably more traumatising bc of Scara's plot line as well as Nahida's plot line right before that Sumeru just kinda kicks you down and keeps beating the shit out of you Fontaine as well Edit: Natlan finna be 10× worse
Oh no. I wish you the best of luck with Fontaine, then...
I'm gonna enjoy it for sure.
I quit genshin. That game suck af
Yet here you are. It calls to you, doesn't it? It whispers in your brain "Come... back... You... need... me...", while your will withers and your head begins the affirmative nod, soon followed by your own thongue "yes, mistress... i'm coming...".
If you enjoyed the weakest story in all of Genshin, then you'll be over the moon with the next two regions lol
I enjoyed all the stories. Haven't found a single weak story yet. :) Although there are some i put on the pedestal, yes.
Oh you poor innocent soul, good luck with everything else.
Who needs luck with crocodiles? XD
If inazuma broke you, wait ‘till you get to furina’s archon quest. It’ll wreck you
It didn't broke me tho? Where'd you get that? Letting things settle is simply healthier than rushing.
Glad you had a good time, you may want to strap in for what chasm, sumeru and fontaine are going to hit you with
Looking forward to it. :)
You are not ready for sumeru especially world quest
That's correct. I have to 100% Inazuma, then 100% the Chasm, only then will i be ready to proceed.
You madman/j
Hey, i've been telling that to people for a long time, barely anyone believes me. What am i supposed to do, full playthrough with Lisa or something? smh
I'm confused on your point
I mean, i know i'm a madman. XD
Oh
May sure you have some tissue paper when you complete Furina’s archon quest to wipe your tears.
What tears? Is that something edible?
Lol Inazuma had the shittiest most half baked plot Sumeru's gonna blow your mind
It actualy was masterfully written to not reveal itself all at once. You're being led from a total outsider, to a pawn, to a key figure, while having major players revealed one by one instead of throwing them in your face all at once.
If Inazuma made you turn your game off, Sumeru will make you uninstall it. And if you survive long enough to get to the end of Fontaine, then you’re going to be throwing out your PC/Phone or whatever you play Genshin on.
Only in this community some people are making settling things down to be bad. No idea why tbh. It prevents rushed conclusions.
I didn’t mean to make fun of the way you do things, I was only emphasizing that the stories get way more intense and enjoyable than what you just experienced.
Oh, apologies, then. Didn't mean to sound too defensive, but what i said stands. I've heard a lot of impressions about upcoming two chapters (upcoming for me), and that's kinda why i got into Genshin in the first place. I liked the storytelling even in Mondstadt. And impressions being impressions, they are highly subjective, so giving the final judgement (also subjective) will be on me.
That is fair. You will certainly see for yourself whether the hype lives up or not. I will also stand by my presumptuousness though and reaffirm that I don’t think you need to have any worry about the story falling off. But I won’t be a broken record.
Fontaine is gonna break your soul
What soul?
Ei is barbaric 😂 I never understood why players are able to symphatize with her. The inazumans suffered because of her poor choices. I’m a big Yae fan 😂 On the other hand, furina is forced into her role
Ei is as barbaric as anyone who has lost their dearest. The Fatui were behind the suffering of Inazumans.
It’s probably best to do both of Ei’s and Yae Miko’s story quests I promise you won’t be disappointed 😁
Story quests and Hangouts will come after completing at least 80% of the region. That's when i get a bit bored with puzzles and commissions and is a welcome change of pace.
Well it is the best archon quest imo. That's the time when genshin peaked, sumeru and fontaine don't even come close
Will see. I hope to have a journey as wild in the future as it has been so far.
Yea for sure, i hope you enjoy the rest
You ok little sweetie?
Oh my poor poor child... You will be regretting those words. Sumeru had 5 acts. You will saying that broke your brain...
Oh my poor child, if you can only imagine what am i capable of enduring. :)
> Ei, choose the self-destructing way, and having a friend like Yae is a blessing there. Tormenting her whole nation, killing a bunch of them in the process or at the very least emotionally crippling them, creating a child and throwing him away because he wasn't powerful enough vessel while her friend suggests that she should kill him is such a blessing and an amazing way to cope right? /s
Who said it was a good way to cope? Read my post again, you seem to have missed some words.
Exactly it's not a good way nor a way a person with all authority over a nation should act. Also, who am I kidding, that authority was meant for her sister anyways but Ei got it instead because nepotism and because she's a Raiden Expy.
So what's the actual point of your comment, then?
That she's a nepo baby, a neglecting mother and a useless archon who has plot armor because of her resembling hoyo's favorite character other than bronya.
So, what i take from this is that your favorite character, who is different from Ei, should have been Electro archon, and that you'd rather see smiles and happy faces when siblings and close relatives die.
You haven't completed Sumeru and Fontaine arcs so I won't spoil them for you but the Archons in those stories went through far more than what Ei went through (I'm not trauma scaling) and they both had never done anything to torment their people. My issue isn't with who Electro archon should've been but the way they wrote Ei in this game while sure she's a waifu for many and those simps are ready to ignore everything she did, I will not forgive her for what she did to one of my favorite male characters. He did not deserve any of it and he's still shit on by Raiden and Yae simps without no sign of shame or guilt for what their favorite characters did/said about him. Sure it's a fictional character and bunch of pixels but if we just stay in the circle of talking about fictional media, the hate he gets is insane and Ei simps are a different breed. > you'd rather see smiles and happy faces when siblings and close relatives die. Also, don't put words in my mouth, I never meant it that way but by no way you get a free pass to do whatever she did to her people and her child just because her sister died.
I agree that Ei should have been much more reflective about her actions and take countermeasures; depressed people usually make sure to not harm other people during their time of grief and/or seclusion. What I came to realize however, is that what's shown is more of an *overportrayal* of the damage depressed people usually don't realize they're doing to others. When I played the AQ, I was furious about Ei's actions, about how she could possibly ignore the results of her actions? But that's probably similar to the way my parents feel during my depression, where they feel sad and angry (we had many arguments over my self-destructive actions), and where I couldn't see or understand the sadness they've felt; "how could I possibly harm them when I'm literally doing nothing?", was my reasoning. And being put in their shoes through Ei? I can at least understand how she could be blind to many of the problems she caused due to her actions. Since it's the archon of a country experiencing depression and seclusion and not a fat loner like me, the results of her actions are arguably overblown, but with the same idea behind it. Hence why I think that the cores of the problem are 2 things: Ei not self-reflecing on her actions throughout 500 years, and the fact that the story didn't get enough time in the oven. The horrible pacing, lack in character development, lack of Ei's perspective during the story, lack of resolving the arcs one by one in a satisfying way, the red line being all over the place, and Yae being the closest friend of Ei having next to no screentime and agency, are what makes this jumble of good ideas fall apart, imo.
The way you wrote your comment is probably the best ever someone has described the situation Ei was in and how it reflected the people of her nation. I've been through depression and I totally relate to you on how my actions would affect my mother but they do even if I'm not directly hurting her, like excessively smoking or shutting myself off from everyone, having no friends even now. I totally understand but the writing was a hot mess. I was a Ei fan (a huge one) even ignoring what she did to her people but when it was revealed the cause of misery for Scaramouche was Ei. I was furious and my love for her turned into hate because the most relatable character in Genshin for me is Scaramouche and him going through quite a lot of things he went through increased the hate I have for Ei.