ellie posts about things

🪷Not a single fandom dedicated blog, just kinda yapping abt whatever

🪷I’m not making a DNI list because those people are pretentious, so my one rule is: don’t be a dick.

So to be honest Im not entirely sure what the fuck I just experienced or what I feel about it but it was overall cool

I understand why Capitano was killed off in such a way, it made narrative sense and his corpse sitting on the throne was badass. But I also understand why Capitano fans are so upset though I totally get it, I wish his presence had more build up in the game.

I think the Natlan archon quests are much more concise than Fontaine’s archon quests, which is a really nice improvement. I loved Fontaine but the prison acts in the middle were honestly a slog to get through, so thank god that didnt happen again.

I think these Natlan quests are setting up the idea that the love people hold for all of Teyvat and wanting not to only defeat their enemies, but to protect the people they love, will be the most important values for taking down the Heavenly Principles and Celestia. Because right now the Tsaritsa is Celestias number one hater and wants to do a coup, then impose her version of what Teyvat should look like, which is no bueno. The Tsaritsa’s lack of clarity on this is the fundamental reason why the Fatui will never fully win, and why Natlan was such an important bridge to Snezhnaya. So Im not too bothered by the power of friendship stuff they pulled for the final boss, like the theme of friendship was set up pretty clearly through the archon quest so it was expected. I thought it was cute. Though looking back, Natlan probably should’ve been placed earlier in the Travelers journey, Idk where or how that would work out just earlier. Because the vibe of Natlan just felt like it should’ve been in the middle of the game with it’s themes and tone.

Anyways I’m still excited for Snezhnaya, but also a bit concerned. I was NOT impressed by the exploration, gameplay, and character design of Natlan but thats a separate issue from the writing. What worries me about the writing is that Genshin does not handle its themes regarding social commentary all that well, like classism, systematic racism, poverty, etc. They set them up in really interesting ways, but dont know how to conclude or further explore those themes. Natlan again feels more concise because it chose to focus on Genshin’s narrative strengths, like its mains themes of fate/destiny, the future, and life. But Snezhnaya as a nation needs to also incorporate those more complex themes because the Fatui are going to become the main focus along with the main themes, so I worry for if the story will be too overstuffed with shit it needs to address before Khaenri’ah.

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