A 100% Biased Archon Quest Tierlist – Genshin Impact

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The hilarity of no longer being a Genshin Lore CC means that I am about to stoke the flames once more about my undying spite for the Inazuma Act 3 – joking aside, this is a video someone suggested and I was like “Eh sure, this could be fun.”. So when I recorded this for nearly an hour, I realized that oh boy.

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19 thoughts on “A 100% Biased Archon Quest Tierlist – Genshin Impact”

  8. I genuinely think liyue's and sumeru's last archon quests are as good as conclusions get.
    Liyue's end quest straight up throwing us against a god and showing what the humans of teyvat are capable of, and also showing the bad and chaotic side of fatui, allowing the player to get a better idea of just what exactly is going on in teyvat and the archons. Previously we've only seen fatui take a gnosis with force, and the way they took the geo gnosis was a nice contrast and a way of telling "they will do anything to get the gnoses, whether it may be via force or deal"
    Sumeru's end quest on the other hand writes a really good "us against the world" type of story, with people putting their differences aside to work towards rescuing a literal god who was taken advantage of and imprisoned by the very people she was meant to protect and guide. And it also explains what exactly happens when a gnosis falls into the wrong hands. It also sets up future stories very well, along with a new potential main villain, and explains the world of teyvat from the gods' perspective and adds to the lore.

    That is honestly why I think Inazuma's end quest failed, it did not really show us anything we haven't seen before. A truly evil god we've already seen the previous archon quest, instead they try to move away from many things that were already established, such as raiden being portrayed as a purely evil god, in order to try to shift the players' perspective drastically. Which didn't work, because it was rushed. One thing they did right was the traveler's development I suppose, as they moved from defeating Childe to Signora (which they later on ruined by making the traveler do literally nothing in fontaine archon quest and get solo'd no diff by Arlecchino lmao)

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  9. I think the Inazuma archon quest is misunderstood by virtually everybody. The story quest was never about Inazuma but a hint to what is to come what the archons are prepared to do to defend it's own nation against the awakening of the Heavenly Principles. Ei was convinced that humanity has no real chance in the war and therefore the best course of action is to submit to it's will. It's only after Kazuha meets Ei's blade that she understands that something has changed within the fate of Theyvat because it was basically not supposed to be possible. After that event she begins a transformation. This is not because of anything the traveller does or doesn't do, but simply that the archons understand how fate is tied to the world. Whatever the traveller impacts those events is very possible I believe the traveller acts like a conduit for people with strong desires. Ei wanted deep inside to be rescued and therefore the traveller was able to use the visions of her people just like Venti wanted more than anything to purify Dvalins tears. Yae Miko knew that from the beginning and manipulates events so Signora and the traveller arrives before Ei's throne at the same time, making it impossible to decline a duel, the winner of said duel has free passage out this forces EI to let the traveller inside her plane of euthymia. All of this was done to make EI let her guard down.
    She then gives Scara the Gnosis which in turn triggers the whole Sumeru plot it is very possible that Miko knew that's is what is going to happen. It reveals who Dottore is and Scara understands that his hatred for humanity was manufactured by Dottore by killing the only family he ever known. But it creates an ally for Nahida because Scara will forever be in depth to her for revealing his truth.

    Looking at it from a larger perspective Pierro basically lures both Scara and Dottore and so two chess pieces are sacrificed in order to close in on the kings position. Or queen?

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  11. I feel like u kind of undersold Sumeru Act III. It has some of the most exciting and surprising moments in the Sumeru, with the Dottore appearance, the Scaramouche backstory cutscene, the Scaramouche being in Sumeru tease, and he Cyno vs Alhaitham fight. Sure it’s a transition quest but man it has to be the most exciting transition quest in the game!

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  12. Hello!
    I pretty much agree with your rating.
    I am really sad that Inazuma was a such wasted potential. War would be so great subject if treated with more respect. We did not see it's effects on the common people, on the land. And I think that's the biggest problem od Inazuma – all important parts that are happening in the background are not shown, they are told.

    We do not see why Kokomi would be such grand strategist. We do not see how the war would change the people lives. We do not see how the visions are being hunted, how the resistance is fighting, what Yae is doing.

    Except Ei parts, all other stuff is only told and it is making them to feel unimportant, almost like a filler between couple of good Raiden Shogun cutscenes.

    And after the quest? Decrees were abolished, we had a date with Ei and that's all? Nobody asks question "hey, we suffered so much, why was it like that? Who would repair the damage? What even was damaged?"

    It's like, there was a war one day, then we lose to Raiden, then we meet the Kokomi, then we win against Raiden, and war is over. Go on citizen, there's nothing here to see.

    And I really like the cast. Yae and Ei had interesting vibes, Ayaka as innocent as helpful, Yoimiya as a unchanging spark of hope. Monumental fight with Signora.
    All parts were there, they only thing that was lacking was a glue that should connect them in one grand epic plot. Things just happens and that's all

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  13. UNPOPULAR OPINION i didnt care for teppei. HEAR ME OUT LOWKEY I THOUGHT HE WAS SUSPICIOUS AND THOUGHT HE WAS USING US I WAS FULLY EXPECTING A BETRAYAL! And when he died i went “oh” and felt NOTHING 21:20

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  16. Similar to how Lord of the Rings was like the amalgamation of J.R.R. Tolkien's experiences in World War I, Perilous Trail felt to me like the fantastical retelling of someone who just survived a really horrible cave in. The claustrophobia felt so real and I still remember being somewhat exhausted after that final cutscene.

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