Some suggestions: 1. If you do not want to farm/grind, buy ingredients from all the shops in Mondstat, Liyue, and Imazuma. They all have slightly different ingredients. Cook and prepare ingredients as needed. 2. Do try to open up Sumeru sooner. Some timed events are only there such as Lisa's appearance in Sumeru (started today) and a new skin (free for a limited time).
Alright, Raiden's quest #2 is my favorite to this day, and I promised I'd write a lenghty comment about it, so here I am!
Due to knowledge I have and some heavy personal experience there, I interpreted Ei being not only in a PTSD/depression state for all these years, which is the most evident conclusion; I think Ei's issue was much more on the realm of the dissociation – the Shogun doll acting like a strong, protective, functional personality to Ei's damaged, vulnerable one, hiding in her mind, unable to connect to others. She says stuff like "Waking world you seem /Woven from the stuff of dreams" (character demo trailer); and "Detached from the world" (one of her falling lines).
Then, it comes to the breaking point on quest 2, the Shogun literally not letting her change, and later, Ei having to battle her – battling herself – for 500 years in order to move on and apply the changes she wanted. If THAT isn't some great metaphor on mental health and how ASTRONOMICALLY HARD IT IS to change after a big, traumatic event, and after bad coping mechanisms have settled, I don't know what else it could be.
It's definitely heavily implied that Ei and Makoto are actually two parts of one whole piece that function in harmony, complementing each other:
Lightning / light / kindness and understanding (Makoto, the main Archon who wears white, the one ruling with peace and diplomacy) + the sound of thunder / shadow cast by lightning / the brawn and the war strategy and force (Ei, the kagemusha/shadow warrior of Makoto, wearing black, ruling as the general in the battle field).
It means that, when Ei lost Makoto, she didn't only lost her twin, she lost a literal half of herself. And we can see how things ended the way they did, how could one function without "half" of their personality? If it was the other way around, Makoto would probably have suffered just as much, but probably in a different manner – since she's no warrior, Inazuma would have succumbed to the abyssal monsters long ago, for example.
The moment Ei and the Shogun puppet "merge" together is the moment the identities/personas finally merge into one again and she isn't fragmented anymore. Ei steps into Makoto's shoes as the "lightning archon" and Shogun becomes the shadow warrior on her behalf – the balance is re-stablished; 500 years of literally fighting and understanding herself, Ei is finally "whole" again. She needed time (a funny thing to say in this context), and to face her own traumas to finally overcome them.
And that's not even mentioning other huge losses besides Makoto – on Ei's "Nightmare" Trailer, we see Ei with friends who disappear one by one, all of them lost in that great tragedy related to Khaen'riah. The girl with her head lying on Ei's lap, Chiyu Oni, its said Ei had to kill Chiyu herself , after her friend was corrupted by an abyss monster. Every time I imagine that (something we can see for a second in a frame in the trailer), it sends chills down my spine, it's tragic AF.
Two things that always makes me emotional about Ei and Makoto's sisterhood: Ei put her true conscience in the Mussou no Isshin, Makoto's sword she had never used when she was alive, and which not only is the symbol of Ei's most incredible, god-like power – Ei takes it straight from inside her heart when she is using it. We could say that's when she's the most powerful but also the most vulnerable; and the fact that Makoto went literally beyond the limits of time to save her nation and her sister she loved so dearly. I am a major sucker for time-traveling used as a metaphor for huge acts of love that "defy the normal comprehension", and this quest uses this trope soooo well. I literally ugly-sobbed when I realized Makoto tinkered with time itself just to save the people she loved.
This character I swear <3 as flawed as she is (and she is VERY FLAWED, I definitely admit that), I actually like she's probably the most human because of that, even being a god. Like in the great myths of Greek gods, for example, their "human-like" traits are taken to a "godly" level, and I think the same applies to Ei.
ANYWAY! There were my two cents, sorry about the wall of text, I just can't avoid it! These sisters just makes me feel all the feels at the same time, haha. It was WONDERFUL to see you playing this quest, seeing not only Anne Yatco's WONDERFUL performance that really makes this quest, but also seeing how the story resonates with you, too! <3
The difference between Raiden Shogun story boss and normal boss is brutal xDD I can't wait for Itto's quest, one of my favorites besides the Archons story quests
if you don't want collect Chicken or Meat. you can make commisions (with katheryne) and send a character to collect ingredients (it last 20 hours). also some vendors sell meat and chicken. – talk with the hunter Draff in Springvale (the father of Diona) he sells meat – for fish: in the port of Liyue there's 2 vendors.
In Japan, there are many different philosophical reflections on eternity. One of them is Wabi-sabi. Wabi-sabi is a worldview centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. There are many "events" in games and anime and movies that are derivative of it. For example, watching sakura (cherry blossoms) or the moon during specific periods or forms has its own separate names and traditions.
So, what do you think of Ei story quests, Marco? For me, it's the currently the best, with Zhongli story quest at second.
Great stream! I loved the guest appearances.
Some suggestions:
1. If you do not want to farm/grind, buy ingredients from all the shops in Mondstat, Liyue, and Imazuma. They all have slightly different ingredients. Cook and prepare ingredients as needed.
2. Do try to open up Sumeru sooner. Some timed events are only there such as Lisa's appearance in Sumeru (started today) and a new skin (free for a limited time).
What a stacked stream!
Anne Yatco is the perfect casting for Ei. I really can’t hear any other voice besides hers for the character
Alright, Raiden's quest #2 is my favorite to this day, and I promised I'd write a lenghty comment about it, so here I am!
Due to knowledge I have and some heavy personal experience there, I interpreted Ei being not only in a PTSD/depression state for all these years, which is the most evident conclusion; I think Ei's issue was much more on the realm of the dissociation – the Shogun doll acting like a strong, protective, functional personality to Ei's damaged, vulnerable one, hiding in her mind, unable to connect to others. She says stuff like "Waking world you seem /Woven from the stuff of dreams" (character demo trailer); and "Detached from the world" (one of her falling lines).
Then, it comes to the breaking point on quest 2, the Shogun literally not letting her change, and later, Ei having to battle her – battling herself – for 500 years in order to move on and apply the changes she wanted. If THAT isn't some great metaphor on mental health and how ASTRONOMICALLY HARD IT IS to change after a big, traumatic event, and after bad coping mechanisms have settled, I don't know what else it could be.
It's definitely heavily implied that Ei and Makoto are actually two parts of one whole piece that function in harmony, complementing each other:
Lightning / light / kindness and understanding (Makoto, the main Archon who wears white, the one ruling with peace and diplomacy)
+ the sound of thunder / shadow cast by lightning / the brawn and the war strategy and force (Ei, the kagemusha/shadow warrior of Makoto, wearing black, ruling as the general in the battle field).
It means that, when Ei lost Makoto, she didn't only lost her twin, she lost a literal half of herself. And we can see how things ended the way they did, how could one function without "half" of their personality? If it was the other way around, Makoto would probably have suffered just as much, but probably in a different manner – since she's no warrior, Inazuma would have succumbed to the abyssal monsters long ago, for example.
The moment Ei and the Shogun puppet "merge" together is the moment the identities/personas finally merge into one again and she isn't fragmented anymore. Ei steps into Makoto's shoes as the "lightning archon" and Shogun becomes the shadow warrior on her behalf – the balance is re-stablished; 500 years of literally fighting and understanding herself, Ei is finally "whole" again. She needed time (a funny thing to say in this context), and to face her own traumas to finally overcome them.
And that's not even mentioning other huge losses besides Makoto – on Ei's "Nightmare" Trailer, we see Ei with friends who disappear one by one, all of them lost in that great tragedy related to Khaen'riah. The girl with her head lying on Ei's lap, Chiyu Oni, its said Ei had to kill Chiyu herself , after her friend was corrupted by an abyss monster. Every time I imagine that (something we can see for a second in a frame in the trailer), it sends chills down my spine, it's tragic AF.
Two things that always makes me emotional about Ei and Makoto's sisterhood: Ei put her true conscience in the Mussou no Isshin, Makoto's sword she had never used when she was alive, and which not only is the symbol of Ei's most incredible, god-like power – Ei takes it straight from inside her heart when she is using it. We could say that's when she's the most powerful but also the most vulnerable; and the fact that Makoto went literally beyond the limits of time to save her nation and her sister she loved so dearly. I am a major sucker for time-traveling used as a metaphor for huge acts of love that "defy the normal comprehension", and this quest uses this trope soooo well. I literally ugly-sobbed when I realized Makoto tinkered with time itself just to save the people she loved.
This character I swear <3 as flawed as she is (and she is VERY FLAWED, I definitely admit that), I actually like she's probably the most human because of that, even being a god. Like in the great myths of Greek gods, for example, their "human-like" traits are taken to a "godly" level, and I think the same applies to Ei.
ANYWAY! There were my two cents, sorry about the wall of text, I just can't avoid it! These sisters just makes me feel all the feels at the same time, haha. It was WONDERFUL to see you playing this quest, seeing not only Anne Yatco's WONDERFUL performance that really makes this quest, but also seeing how the story resonates with you, too! <3
The difference between Raiden Shogun story boss and normal boss is brutal xDD I can't wait for Itto's quest, one of my favorites besides the Archons story quests
Ei 2nd story quest is such a mood man, it took the peak of inazuma archon quest to a whole new level.
You did a great job as the Dvorak’s va! Hope you get the opportunity to voice a playable character in the future! 😁
I always die in raiden shogun weekly boss in coop😂
one piece of advise:
if you don't want collect Chicken or Meat. you can make commisions (with katheryne) and send a character to collect ingredients (it last 20 hours).
also some vendors sell meat and chicken.
– talk with the hunter Draff in Springvale (the father of Diona) he sells meat
– for fish: in the port of Liyue there's 2 vendors.
28:46 Marco ROCKball
I was dying when you went to Yae publishing house with Ei 🤣
This stream is so cool I'm so excited for upcoming Genshin impact content. Specially archon quest.
He's finally reached the Chasm part of the Archon Quest now. ;>
In Japan, there are many different philosophical reflections on eternity. One of them is Wabi-sabi. Wabi-sabi is a worldview centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. There are many "events" in games and anime and movies that are derivative of it. For example, watching sakura (cherry blossoms) or the moon during specific periods or forms has its own separate names and traditions.