Saturday, May 25, 2024

Writing Rant: Genshin and Three-Dimensional Settings

Yo, so Genshin Impact dropped our first taste of Natlan and we're gonna have non-trademarked Pokemon. Ironically, the Pokemon here are better than most that have come out in generation nine and I would actually play them, but that's neither here nor there. 

But people are already ranting on their little cellular phones about how they liked the tribal, aggressive aesthetic we were supposedly getting and now instead there's grass and cute creatures, and they thought we were going to be playing with volcanoes and we'd be dodging enemies at every moment. 

Bros. 

Calm, the hell, down. 

Like, they're having an issue that Genshin is introducing a three-dimensional setting. A land of war doesn't mean that war is the only thing people think about. Fontaine isn't a nation that only focuses on justice. Even though we see the prisons, and even though we see the courthouse is also the opera house, we still have bakeries, underground areas. And a lot of these all relate to one another and the general theme of justice, but there's more to this world than who goes to jail. 

Genshin has always been a game where you never know someone or something's full intentions, and the writers put twists in every single character quest. You might predict the twist, you might not like the twist, but there's nothing straightforward in these games. 

If there's no war, then yeah, you're probably being let down. But there is war. There's just animals and life forms living throughout. 

Guild Wars 2 has all kinds of issues with each map but you also have animals out in the wild along with the Risen. But no one has every said, "Wow, these anti-Krytan traditionalists in the shadows in Cantha really detract from the beautiful technology. You know, how am I supposed to immerse myself in End of Dragons if there are traditionalists amongst this beautiful mechanical world." 

No, we understand intuitively that all the lesser factions and all the little animals that run around like the tigers are there so we have something to fill out the world so this looks like a living, breathing world, and isn't just dedicated to the Jadepunk plot. 

Besides that, how boring would the game map be if this was just a volcano? Chances are, you're probably gonna be able to fight using your Pokemon too. 

Just, just, grow up. They're trying to appeal to more people than your stupid ass with every region of Teyvat. 

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