#boutta write some sara for my soul no one look at me

[hqrbinger]

my complete thoughts on the 2.1 archon quest for those who care;

FIRST OF ALL. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE COOLEST, BREATHTAKING, INCREDIBLE QUEST THUS FAR AND I WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY CRITICISM

lets start from the beginning

spoilers for the entire quest utc obv

CAN WE TALK AB HOW GORGEOUS WATATSUMI ISLAND IS FIRST. like the lil bubbles, the shells, the water- i havent even had the chance to do more than unlock all the waypoints but im fucking in love

my boy.... my boy teppei.... I CANT BELIEVE THEY KILLED HIM. I ACTUALLY CANNOT BELIEVE HE DIED. I CRIED WHEN KOKOMI WAS PRAYING OUTSIDE OF HIS HOUSE- I LITERALLY CANNOT BELIEVE IT

i really like where genshin is going with the quests. its not a "oh no one dies theyre just sleeping" "we dont kill enemies they just faint" no, theres ACTUAL serious points. this quest reminded me a lot of the first dain quest where traveler and paimon found the dead body at the upside-down statue

now this goes into my absolute favorite part of the quest- when traveler leaves the shogun's castle after the battle with signora. AND CAN WE ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW SIGNORA LITERALLY GOT KILLED BY THE SHOGUN??? I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT- THAT PART WAS INCREDIBLY DONE. im still reeling over how they portrayed the traveler's shock after seeing the shogun's true power and seeing signora cut down so easily. it literally left my jaw hanging open

KAZUHA RELIGHTING TOMO'S VISION WAS ALSO A HUGE THING FOR ME- I LITERALLY SCREAMED. i wish he had some actual lines after that, but just seeing him finally let go of tomo and move on with his life was a beautiful addition to the quest, thank fuck he wasn't killed

SARA WAS ESPECIALLY HOT IN THIS QUEST TOO AND IS NO ONE GONNA TALK AB HOW SHE WAS JUST FUCKING LEFT THERE ON THE GROUND- NO ONE EVEN CHECKED UP ON HER WHAT IS THIS DISSERVICE TO MY WIFE. WHAT IS THIS

and now, for the best part..... my beloved scaramouche

i specifically turned my game back to english just for his token line..... i will also never get over the "just like that" PLEASE I CAN NEVER STOP THINKING ABT IT- seeing him made me feel less shitty abt not being a sara haver yet so that was nice, i also remembered to screen rec his scenes this time and not fuck up like i did back in november <//3 but also.... people were saying that he was raiden's brother, but thats not true it seems- he was a prototype puppet she made before making her own stand-in, which BLEW MY MIND SINCE I WAS SO SURE YAE WAS GONNA SAY MAGUU KENKI

anyway i really loved that quest, definitely more than the last one and i seriously cant wait to play it again on my alt holy fucking shit