#plays in the new character event for chasca

[genshinmp3]

The Meaning of Flight from the New Character Web Event for Chasca HOYO-MiX

[starsechoes]

this is just a dumb gen.shin rant idk where else to put

the fact that natlan feels so...not engaging at all i hate it. i've been playing this game since 1.1, i did that event the first time we ever saw scara, i lived thru the zhongli debacle and ayaka's forever banner. and the game is really important to me, during the pandemic it kept me close to my partner and my online friends. literally every other night i would play genshin with my partner and friends and i really do love this game.

but i have not been excited about natlan almost at all and there's so many reasons. like, it feels oddly disconnected from the other regions; they tried to explain it by the tribes staying in natlan, they can leave if they want but they dont, etc etc. but the weird jump in technological advancements like flying guns and an 8bit dragon and (spoiler moderately) motorcycles? leather body suits? unless the story progresses and explains philogisten (however you spell it) has some weird connection to the real world or something, idk. it takes me out of the immersion so badly. and, as a ps5 player, some of the mechanics for like, chasca and oro feel so uncomfortable. like i can't aim shot mid air with oro without physically moving my left hand off to aim it, because you HAVE to hold the circle button to keep him in air. it's hard to explain if you don't play on controller but trust me, it's awful.

ntm the character designs. how pasty white everyone is, and with the excuse of MAYBE xilonen and kachina, i just. don't like them at all. i look at xiangling and neuvi and, despite how vastly different their designs are, they have the same vibe, and i believe they're from the same game. but put chasca next to ningguang and i wouldn't believe you if i didn't already know.

and the fact the exploration in natlan is almost impossible to do comfortably if you don't have a natlan character. i have xilonen and even i find exploring certain regions painful to do. the animals you can use their skills for are clunky and slower than the character, and i know hyv did that on purpose to sell units but i've been ftp since they refused to address the white-washing, and for me it doesn't incentivize me to invest in new units, it just makes me not want to explore. ALSO exploring with natlan characters OUTSIDE of natlan doesnt feel great. they should have gone all in and given the characters the same abilities in all the regions, like furina walking on water no matter where she is. otherwise their 'gimmick' is just that, and has no functional use outside of their region.

the AQ was alright. i enjoyed the end bit, the actual war and how real everything felt, but maybe i'm biased as nothing, to me, can beat fontaine or liyue. some of my favorite quests are in those regions. and the fact half the voice cast is on protest isn't helping? like i know that's not their fault, but i love the eng va's and with my memory and adhd, not having to read subtitles really helps my retention sometimes.

it just sucks. i really love this game and i want to keep playing but natlan feels like a fucking drag. AND THIS ISN'T TO LIKE. be mean to anyone who enjoys natlan as a whole, that's amazing and truly i'm envious. i wish i could, i'm trying, but it's not clicking for me and i hate it. i've been playing this game so long, i don't want to give up on my investments you know.