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A round of applause for the developers. For once, we can genuinely see a major improvement in the animations.

I don’t even want to talk about the new area on the Moon map, which I found absolutely breathtaking to look at, or the event’s writing, which in my opinion was very light, engaging, and easy to follow. Instead, I want to focus specifically on the animations and the way the characters move.

They finally feel alive, with clear and expressive emotions that are easy to read. Their movements are much more complex, involving their entire bodies rather than having them stand stiffly in one spot. There are even small cutscenes woven into the scenes. It really feels like the era of the same three animations being repeated over and over is finally over.

Thank you, truly. We could already see hints of this at the beginning of Nod-Krai, and now it seems to be becoming much more consistent. I hope this is a taste of what Snezhnaya will be like.

(The gif is just an example. I could have included more, and even better ones, but it's the only one I have)

I know there's still one more patch left before Nod-Krai arc is over, but I wanted to make this post to show my appreciation for the entire AQ

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For me, it's been one of the best arcs so far, and definitely one of the easiest to follow. It kept so many characters both old and new involved throughout the story, while also bringing long running plotlines to satisfying conclusions after all this time, like Wanderer and Collei

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So many incredibly important characters appeared during this arc,for example, one of my biggest surprises was Rerir, one of Khaenri'ah's Five Sinners. I honestly never expected the story to dive into his past or reveal so much about who he was before everything happened. On top of that, we finally got more insight into what actually happened to Khaenri'ah, which is something I've been waiting for for a long time.

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And then there are characters like Varka, Durin and Nicole,characters we've been waiting years to finally see. I'm honestly really happy with how they've been handled so far.

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And what's really amazing is that a lot of people expected this to be the most filler region of them all. Instead, in my opinion, it turned out to be one of the most important, as well as one of the best-written regions in the game.

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The map itself is honestly incredible,super beautiful to look at and really fun to explore, just like the world quests. It’s maybe a bit on the easy side when it comes to exploration, but it’s still genuinely amazing.

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And the next area coming out already looks insane too. I can’t wait to explore it.

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One thing that I’m a bit disappointed about in this region is that they still haven’t managed to make Alice playable. I really hope they do it as soon as possible, because she’s easily one of the characters I’m most excited for in the entire game.

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I'm genuinely happy with the direction the story has taken over these last few patches, and I'm really excited to see what Snezhnaya has in store.

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I'm gonna kill everyone for her sake

I’ve seen a lot of posts about the Traveler and their personality, where some people say they have no personality at all and that they’re poorly written compared to other gacha protagonists. Now, I haven’t played many gacha games in my life, and right now I’m only playing Genshin Impact. In my opinion, people simply don’t even know how to put themselves in another person’s shoes.

The Traveler isn’t empty at all, they have a very clear sense of morality and personality. But above all, the reason why I truly appreciate them and at the same time appreciate Genshin Impact is the fact that they grow as a character. They go from simply searching for their sister/brother to discovering this world and trying to understand the reasons why their sibling ended up in that situation, eventually even admitting that Teyvat has become a sort of home to them.

People also tend to take for granted the suffering and sadness they experience, even though it’s shown very clearly in every Traveler quest, where they appear distressed and frightened by the situation, to the point of constantly feeling scared and unprepared about how to act, especially when it concerns his twin.They’re not even a hero who saves everyone indiscriminately either; they behave kindly toward those with whom they can build a genuinely positive connection, while they can also think very negatively if the conversation takes a bad turn.

But above all, something that I think many people complain about unfairly is that he isn’t the strongest protagonist ever, capable of saving everyone and stopping every threat. He’s simply the Traveler. Sure, he’s far stronger than the average person and possesses strange powers that nobody else has, but none of that makes him the strongest and that’s what makes him interesting. People genuinely respect him because he’s always there and willing to face every obstacle, becoming their trump card to achieve victory, but never the absolute strongest one. Of course, I’m not saying he’s perfect: some quests are clearly made to highlight the new character people are supposed to pull for, and that sometimes makes the Traveler seem incapable in certain situations. But at most, those are problems with the story’s writing, not with the character himself.

In short, I’m tired of seeing people complain about and mock the Traveler because, in their view, they’re a “blank” character since they don’t show “aura” or don’t constantly make jokes. Those things don’t automatically make a character better written,it just feels like they didn’t put much effort into writing them.

I know they’re not a perfect character and they do have many flaws, but it still feels unfair to constantly speak badly about them. If something is missing or you disagree, feel free to say so I’m sure I’ve forgotten to include a lot of things, and maybe I didn’t express some points as well as I could have.

I understand the frustration too. I also preferred Pulonia over the current robot form, and even though I personally think the current colors suit her better, the original concept was better before. Still, her writing and characterization remain the same throughout.

I don’t know if anyone changed their mind after seeing her kit and decided not to pull for her anymore, which is understandable if you only liked the character because of the gameplay concept. But if people really think that changing her outfit completely erases her character and everything she did in Nod-Krai, then honestly I just can’t understand that.