I went into this video knowing I wouldn’t be disappointed but I did go into it with some hesitation and ended up coming out the other side with absolute pleasure! These tracks are really exceptional and it feels like MiHoYo and the Hoyo-mix team have really found a true and unique sound for themselves when it comes to the natlan region. Really cool.
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I wish you can cover more DLC region and underground OST in Genshin Impact (not underground like caves but basically OST that mainly comes from world quest and DLC region) like you did with Ruu's melody, Stories of Remote Antiquity and the last song in this video (bro visit the place it's gorgeus asf). I feel like the OST goes harder here than in the main region or archon quest, it is less known because people don't really play world quest (they missing out fr)
"this place is of harmony and peace for sure"
YUP. FOR SURE
I definitely feel you on the contrast between FOntaine and Natlan
It's interesting they went for a more Aztec feel with some Carribean and South American influence (music and setting). Some Afro-Cuban in there too. I thought they would have gone the more Spaniard route with Flamenco themes. But this is more imaginative. As a criticism, for me, I feel like the tracks lack the tension a lot of other Genshin pieces have that make me want to listen to it over again. Also, can't help but wonder what Yu Peng would have done with it. 🥲 but, not bad. It's at least enough to analyze and talk about.
Edit: The Salsa piece is fire though. 👌🏼
YEEEAAHHH BOIII! Marco Reacting to more Genshin music, feels likes its been while, but once again Genshin music absolutely slaps.
People of the Springs OST has got to be one of my favorite tracks from 5.0 Natlan, especially because of the prominent ukelele usage.
Alottt of natlans OST is all about percussion and im ALL FOR IT! lol. theres also an absolute TONNE of subtleties in the background…. love it. i went into natlan expecting to enjoy the OST, i usually enjoy just about anything that hoyomix touches but i really didn't expect to enjoy it THIS much. they did a phenomenal job on this regions OST, and hearing it all in the context of the game is also freaking amazing, it just seems to fit right in imho. sometimes i dont know how these absolute WIZARD game devs do stuff like this. and its not just hoyo, obviously.
26:02 : this is probably my new favourite area track in all of genshin its beyond beautiful. the only things that come close to it are some of the sea of bygone eras tracks. and those were ridiculously good.
Yeah Fontaine just didn’t hit for me musically, but it’s so back in natlan and I’m here for it
genshin is soo back
heyy marco I was looking foward to seeing your reaction, specially because I'm brazilian and there are some brazilian references in Natlan which made me so happy each time, I love my country I love being brazilian I love our culture and how diverse it is
I would love to see your reaction to the People of the Springs theme 5, it's a bossa nova and of course when I heard it in game I was going crazy
Also the 3rd battle theme! There's a section in there that's brazilian inspired and made me so happy ya'll have no idea, but anyways, I would really love to see your reaction! Specially since that song has so many different latin american musical styles, it made me feel like us hermanos were together yk
I love when there's even a tiny bit of my culture in pieces of media that I like (I've been playing Genshin for four years now, and been waiting for Natlan both excited and scared, which in some moments I was disappointed, but others made me so happy), I love that this game can make people interested in my culture (even if it's just one person), the same way that Genshin made me interested in so many other cultures that I wasn't familiar with.
Also, one thing that I saw people talking about here, about how most of the songs are very calm or happy even though Natlan is the nation of war, and as a brazilian, I loved how they handled the matter of "war", not as a wasteland, not as a sad place, not as an horrible place to live or a place full of chaos. I heavily dislike it when foreigners think that our countries are just violence, or places that are horrible to live in. Natlan being the nation of war because we unite ourselves and fight a common enemy is very nice in my opinion.
(sorry if there are some spelling mistakes english is my second language and it's 1 am here I should be sleeping)
Was waiting for you to react to Children of the echoes 1, as soon as you enter Natlan you are hit with that ost and you cant help but feel exited for whats to come.
you should react to Natlan live Symphony too, they're god tier orchestra
Awww, really happy to see this video recommended. 🙂
Honestly the best part is.
You take people who have never heard these theme songs in certain locations.
You show them various pictures of the region(like lets say a few photos from People of the springs, children of echoes, the stadium, the scions' dwelling..etc) and play the music. Chances are people would be able to match the music to the place just from the vibe alone quite aptly. Like the music reflects the vibe of the places soo well.
Would love to see you listen to more like this, had a very fun and relaxing time listening to these with you. I missed your commentary during fontaine, while I agree you probably didn't feel much for the music because it is inspired by something that you've been listening to for a very long time already, I think it was amazingly done and probably the best it could've been, maybe your own burnout with the game and the community might've left a bad impression so you're looking at it, the time and the music you listened to now, at a bad light, I loved all of Fontaine's music and everything inbetween like Chenyu Vale that I still listen to looped when needing a relaxing moment. Hope you have a great day.
Love you marco👌👌👌,,, dont listen twittard again,, get away from that app/web,, 👌👌
I hope you continue to voice Dvorak i love your voice for him especially the times when he speaks softly he’s one of my favorite recurring npcs
I find a lot of Natlan music sounds like the area you traverse before finally ending the story with the final boss, The Victory Road of Teyvat if you will. Not surprising since Natlan is the penultimate area before the "Elite 4" that is Snezhnaya.
27:41 reminds me of the old Persona 3 FES/Portable menu theme.
oh that one overworld night theme with the piano (i forgot the name of it) made me stand still and just listen
it was just so damn beautiful
edit: it's Tequemecan Valley OST 7 (Night). holy shit it's just so gorgeous
the music in Natlan is what makes me wanna explore more than any other region. I just get lost listening to music and walking around
I do hope you react to fontaines underwater soundtrack, even tho fontaine osts might not be fresh or new to you.
pls do more sir, I love all your genshin reaction
The Children of Echoes music goes so hard, when I was exploring Natlan, that was the first Radiant Spincrystal I went for.
your takes are almost always spot-on man
I’ve been gaming on Boosteroid, playing Genshin Impact from my phone while traveling, and it’s amazing! There’s no lag, and the memory is enough for everything I need. I think you should try it out and maybe do a review – it could help a lot of mobile and cloud gamers!
They totally cooked with Natlan, Ode of Resurrection is totally my favorites.
I got chills the 1st time I heard Ode of resurrections in the story. Shame I already heard it during the livestream, if not the impact would be bigger.
The child of echos too, I just stops and listen to the ost while they breakdancing then suddenly getting an achievement XD
So we are ignoring your own ignorance since last time you talked about Natlan hum? You do you darling
Kinda wild how Genshin is having its cake and eating it with Natlan being a nation that loves war but also respects the sanctity of life
At the part you said it's like snow on the ground, i visualize very clearly a cave: water dripping down from ceiling and sound of droplets echoing between walls
You should absolutely give Battle Theme 3 a listen, it is by far my favorite of the bunch. It gets so lively and fun towards the latter half
hi Marco! i'm honestly one of the quietest commentor whose doesn't comment very often and when i do it's because i rly want to and feel the "need" to do so, i wanted to say that everytime a new region/boss is released in Genshin/Honkai Star rail i always hope and refresh your channel for your feedback on it, you've maken me a less ignorant person towards music by making me analyzing aspects of it that i've never would've consider, such for example the meaning of a slow tempo that could mean it want to make that moment more of a reflection on what the character is going trough/what's the enviroment of said theme is currently playing on, another example is the humming, it could mean that it's heartfelt/genuine/surely a moment of peace/reminescence, another one is the use of few instruments in the case of your reaction "Zhongli's theme "the listener" you described it as stillness/maturity/confident it wouldn'tve crossed my mind but now you unlocked that ability in my mind where when i analayze osts/themes/pieces i my mind would pingpong between all of those things you indirectly teached thus making us more able to "understand" music in all of it's shapes and form, TY and sorry for that long essay basicly ahahaha as i said, i rly meant every word!
Natlan's entire playlist came out so bright and calm (apart from the latest tracks) that I listen to it every time I work. Very beautiful music that takes you somewhere far away every time.
Marco,you didn't listen to the real classical jem – Il Capitano's theme 😀
I dipped into playing Honkai Star Rail for a bit right before 5.0 came out. Musical landscape in that game is wildly different from Genshin, and I digged it a lot.
But when it came time to experience Natlan, the scores were just mwah! Chef's kiss! I don't think I've ever had the urge quite as strong before to just chill in the area and simply listen to the musical ambiance, as when I first got to the Children of Echoes village. There's even an achievement in game for just standing and looking at the performance on their stage thing!
my complaint on natlan soundtracks is that they're less than 2 minutes each.
well maybe it has been always like this but it's more disappointing now because they are so good.