#genshin impact 2.1

[currently-becoming-potatoes]

Me, unreasonably attracted to flirtatious men with interesting eyes, chest windows, and peacock and coin imagery:

[dkniade]

Version 2.1 and 4.2 key visuals have very similar compositions no?

ALSO the 4.2 JPN title 罪人の円舞曲 is read as Zainin no Warutsu and not Zainin no Enbukyoku? (According to pre-release livestream)

Both readings mean Waltz of Sinners but the first one is read as the English word waltz while the second one uses the kanji reading. (It’s for stylization purposes, kinda like 夜神月 is read as Yagami Raito (Light Yagami) instead of Yagami Tsuki.)

Of COURSE they’d do that… They’ve done that for 西風騎士団 being read as Sepyurosu Kishi-dan (Knights of Zephyros) instead of the kanji reading Seifuu Kishi-dan (Knights of the West Wind). In English this is known as the Knights of Favonius (or Ordo Favonius in the manhua)

(Zephyros is the god of the west wind in Greek mythology, Favonius is the Roman mythology counterpart, and the Chinese name just literally translates to Knights of the West Wind or West Wind Knights)

[flumpermergen]

Okay I’ve been wanting to rant about this for a while and I feel like now is the best time to do so after this um… very galpal trailer came out lmao.

But I’ve always found it so stupid when people in the community act as if hoyo would never put any queer coding/queer characters in their games because “they’re a Chinese company so that makes them homophobic (or something); stop trying to spread your agenda!!!!! Not everything has to be queer!!! 🤬" People INSIST that others are just “reading into things too much”.

And listen, I don’t think that any ships or headcannons of mine are actually canon in game and obviously you don’t have to ship characters or think they’re queer that’s totally up to you.

But saying hoyo would NEVER queer code is objectively false. Like, please I’m begging you to look into the HI3 lore/story for just two seconds. There’s even a canonical kiss between Seele and Bronya. They have been creating queer characters for years. I mean come on, you can’t watch that hsr trailer and look me in the eyes claiming they’re dancing in a friendly way lmao.

Yes, there is a lot of censorship from the CCP but censorship is the reason why queer coding exists in the first place. I mean the kiss that I talked about prior I believe is censored in the Chinese release, but the fact that hoyo even tried to include it in the first place is hella commendable and shows that they want to include queer characters in their stories.

That being said, I do think there is a conversation to be held critiquing hoyo when it relates to queer characters such as how a lot of queer coding hoyoverse does is fanservice. I mean hey, companies will be companies and at the end of the day hoyo is trying to sell us a product to get more sweet sweet money. Hoyo isn’t blind; they know when two characters are commonly paired together. Sometimes they play into this to make people more inclined to pull on banners. Black Swan and Acheron are good examples (exhibit a is up above lmao).

I know I’m preaching to the choir here considering Tumblr is not the place most bigots flock to. However, my point in all of this is just to let people interact with media in the way they want to and stop calling queer people delusional when we call out obvious queer undertones in characters. Again, you don’t have to believe said undertones or think any of this is canon, but don’t put queer people down for wanting to see ourselves represented in media.

TLDR: Hoyo is a company known for queer coding and bigots need to let people live.

[amedays]

i'm so convinced that genshin impact devs are allergic to their own game and could care less about rewards, meanwhile we got honkai star rail devs having the time of their lives with game development while rewarding us with a fuckton of pretty things

[ac-liveblogs]

hoyoverse has some brass balls trying to hype up arlecchino with some animated youtube short after it gave her fuck-all to do in the actual fontaine story quest

why this company keeps trying to offload the character writing onto animation outside of the game instead of just writing a good story about them inside the damn game is beyond me

i feel like i live in another world. i would care about arlecchino if she was a relevant and important character in fontaine. i don't know what a cool video on a whole other platform that may or may not actually be relevant to the content we actually get is supposed to do for me. i don't know this character. why should i learn about her here and now. why should i care. why do people keep accepting this

[p3rchance]

Actual footage of me trying not to use up the 20 wishes I have saved on genshin while waiting for the next update of hsr

[larkspurglove]

Damn she’s gonna be playable????

[crznoodles]

not sure whether i'll finish it or not..

[nightismyhaven]

You know what I love about Kazuscara?

It's the fact that Scara is so full of hate and can and will hold a grudge and if you fucked with him he would find a way to make your life miserable meanwhile Kazuha is different.

When it came to his friend Tomo who died because of the vision hunt decree he felt anger towards the Raiden Shogun and he doesn't forgive her but doesn't let that anger consume him either, with Kujo Sara as we've seen from Iradori Festival Kazuha may not fully forgive her but he understands that Kujo Sara has her own convictions and struggles.

Then there's the thing with Kunikuzushi and the man said it himself he's not gonna look for revenge but instead just live as his great-grandfather hoped he would but he would take action when the situation calls for it.

In short I just love the fact that in a way Scara is still held captive by his past and the hate present in his heart while Kazuha while not forgiving also tries to live in the present.

[genshinmp3]

Floating World Under the Moonlight from Footprints of the Traveler Yu-Peng Chen, Xin Zhao, HOYO-MiX

[lonely-vault-boy]

Scaramouche:...so in conclusion, some families just weren't meant to be found 🥺

The Traveler: Dude, I just wanna find my sibling.

[fantasygamer93youtube]

Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Trailblaze Story Mission All the Sad Tales https://youtu.be/DiPpOrvsygk #honkaiimpact #honkaistarrail #rd #mihoyo #genshinimpact #honkai #th #honkaiimpactedit #bronya #genshinimpactedit #himekomurata #anime #game #xiao #danheng #childe #honkaistarrailedit #genshin #seele #hoyoverse #zhongli #edits #danhengstarrail #seelevollerei #himeko #impact #danhengedit #march #genshinimpactfanart #mihoyogame

[decoysouled]

TAG DUMP // BLADE, CAELUS.

[bitterchocoo]

Thinking about Aventurine with reader that have Yaoyao personality.

After 2.1, I must say we need to send a small angle to care him, and that angle is Yaoyao reader.

Imagine Aventurine hug Yaoyao reader while sleep, that will make a sibling fluffy moments together.

Lucky Bunny!

Aventurine | M. Reader as Yaoyao [Genshin Impact] (Platonic)

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"Ooh, what's happening over there? Can we take a sneaky peek, huh? Can we?"

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They say good things come to those who wait.

They say there's a rainbow after the storm.

Those are just mere words of optimism...

That's what Aventurine had thought... that is.. before he met his lucky bunny!

"Aventurine!" "[Name]!"

The younger practically tackled the other in a warm embrace which earned a chuckle from the man as he returns the hug. His chest feels warm, and he feels.. happy..

He feels happy that someone out there in the vast galaxy cares and loves him to such an extent. It makes him feel wanted. That maybe this world isn't as cruel as he initially thought it was.

[Name] is that.

The rainbow after his storm.

The child's expression always seems to light up every time he say the blonde man. With a bright smile he greeted and talked to him like Aventurine is his favorite person in the galaxy. [Name] also seems like he never runs out of anything to talk about. It's like every time they meet, [Name] would always have something to say to him. And he do it all with a warm and bright expression.

It never fails to put a genuine smile on Aventurine's face.

Such a warm smile..

Could it be warmer than the sun..?

A big ball of sunshine..

The first time Aventurine met the child was when he had to visit the IPC's infirmary after a short mission. Nothing serious, just a small cut. He was just being careless.

But to his surprise, he saw a small child instead of the usual doctor or nurse. The child then immediately began treating Aventurine's cut. Once done [Name] handed the man some snacks that he had made himself. That was the first time someone had treated him with such kindness without it--well--being their job. Usually the doctor or nurse would dismissed him once they're done treating his wound, same thing goes when he have to report after a mission.

But this child..

After he had finished with his job he didn't dismissed him or anything. In fact he encourage him to stay and have some snacks. All with that gentle smile...

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"Are you injured again?"

"Haha, I supposed it's a given."

With a huff, [Name] took his hand and guided the man to one of the beds in the infirmary and began treating his injuries. "They look much worse than last time! You should be more careful!" He says, concern about his friend and his well being. He may be a lowly disciple who's still learning but he's a part of this too! He may not fully understand the corporate stuff, but that doesn't mean he's not an IPC member! And being a part of it means caring for the others, especially his friend.

Aventurine chuckle in response, a genuine smile made it's way on his face as he let [Name] continue his treatment.

"All done! You should rest up so it'll heal faster!"

"Doctor's orders?"

"Doctor's orders!"

His smile widens at the sight of the younger's warm smile. It never fails to light up his day. "Well in that case, doctor, I heard that warmth is also good for health!" Tilting his head to the side, [Name] asked. "Hm? Yeah I know about that!"

"Then care to tuck your patient in doctor?"

With a chuckle, [Name] tucked Aventurine into the bed he was sitting on before joining him on the bed. Aventurine happily wrapped his arms around his friend and bring him close to his chest.

He felt warm. Happy. Fulfilled.

Burying his face onto [Name]'s hair, he let out a sigh as he drifted off to sleep.

The world is dark and cruel.. but maybe..

It isn't as bad as he thought it was...

[lxkeee]

KEEPING UP WITH THE SEVEN HEAVENLY VIRTUES

-MICHAEL SHENANIGANS: PART 3

a two sides of the same coin side story, featuring the social media life of the seven heavenly virtues.

MAIN STORY CH. 1 | SIDE STORY P1 | P 2.1

SEVEN HEAVENLY VOICE HEADCANONS:

Michael

↬Marshal Lee from Adventure Time / Danheng from Honkai Star Rail

Gabriel

↬Acheron from Honkai Star Rail

Raphael

↬Himeko from Honkai Star Rail

Uriel

↬Douma from Demon Slayer [Eng dub]

Camuel

↬Kaveh from Genshin Impact

Jophiel

↬Enmu from Demon Slayer [Eng dub]

Azrael

↬Adventurine from Honkai Star Rail

[ac-liveblogs]

I was watching the jp livestream and they said something about a gameplay feature of the Arlecchino boss fight being something like a "reward" for doing something correctly, can't remember what exactly they said but they compared it to something like a rite of passage of sorts for the kids under her care to be able to take out anyone, even their own father and it's like...they really bend over backwards to make their playable cast 'not that bad' huh? I'm worried about what they'll do to declaw Dottore if he ever become playable... Oh and don't even get me started on the new flagship event being about rock but it's ITTO FOCUSED?? HUH?? XINYAN IS RIGHT THERE?! Her whole thing is being into rock music and she even mentioned wanting to participate in the Iridescence Tour or whatever it's called, what is this bs?! USE YOUR CHARACTERS PROPERLY HYV PLEASE

I still like how in Star Rail's murder mystery 2.0 ends on 3 possible suspects and 20 minutes into 2.1 every single one of them just says they didn't kill anyone. And the game just expects you to accept that. (If you're used to HYV that checks out but like. Any other story) And Duke Inferno was cool with Acheron killing him, actually.

Never mind that I seriously doubt anyone actually died, so the playable "killer" is off the hook too.

This is the company that considers 'influencer', 'slightly dodgy but ultimately good guy' and 'lazy gaming addict' somewhat risky, so what do we even expect... as long as we can actually fight Arlecchino and not get blue-balled like we did with the whale in 4.2, I guess that'll be a step up.

Tbh, I originally anticipated Dottore's thing to be that if he became playable it'd be a younger segment from "before" he became awful who denounces his older self and also didn't actually do anything wrong. Then he killed all his segments in Sumeru before they were ever important or relevant, lmao. Maybe we'll still get that... that's my best guess...

They are seriously overplaying the Itto card... Xinyan never shows up where you expect her, I remember she ended up in a roguelike event a couple years back when there was a music event the same patch. Though she's not the only one, somehow this patch Albedo ended up in the cat petting event and... not... the alchemy one...???