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shalomniscient · 1 month ago

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natlan 5.1 was batshit insane but i won't deny cookery when i see it. last 1/3 of the archon quest is just brilliantly done in my opinion, from writing to level design to soundtrack. just genuine excellence

#sev.screams #natlan #the character centric parts were rather weak to me #ororon has an intriguing arc but i don't care enough about him to care about the arc #similarly i only felt a surface level investment with a lot of the other main cast; though funnily enough excluding citlali #she's a breath of fresh air amongst the cast and i really enjoyed her screentime #there are a lot of story decisions in this quest that i'm impressed and glad hoyo decided to take; it adds a layer of realism to natlan tha #was missing in inazuma and ultimately i believe was the reason inazuma flopped as a nation #there is real tangible weight in the things that happen in natlan; i felt moved by the story and i think that's the hallmark of a good stor #i hope in the next archon quest they don't undo or undermine these decisions in any way. they truly contributed so much to the overall tone #of the story that to remove them would be like taking the legs out from underneath it #writing aside the environmental storytelling and level design also contributed so much to crafting the atmosphere of this quest #it felt gut wrenching in a way inazuma never did. for even the briefest moment these npcs were people and you were watching them struggle #a poignant beautiful desperate struggle that i think is so incredibly human and both moving and heartbreaking to witness #also helped by the exquisite ost. hoyomix has certainly not lost their touch even with yu peng chen gone #despair hope triumph relief; all captured so wonderfully in a score i know i will be listening to for the next few weeks once it drops #i'm rambling so much but. i liked this a lot and i can only hope hoyo sticks the landing on this one #i hate having high expectations but i can't help it for this one i fear

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