#like are ppl just pretending bc theyre that jaded and cynical from all the disappointments over the years

[narwhalandchill]

sometimes genshin will be doing its gacha thing and or some other general annoying non gacha cringe and it sucks and theres a snoozefest patch and writing that falls short of its full potential and shoddy QoL and an underutilized combat system and when its like that its easy to be all ha ha shit game fuck this company i dont owe em shit but then u sit on it a while calm down and eventually go back to like. the chasm nail and just. listen to that haunting fucking OST and remember how ur breath caught and heart skipped when u discovered it the first time with that same melody kicking in gear only to drill that sucker punch of a wonder in further so that ur stuck helplessly left staring at the scene in front of u for minutes and minutes just. lost in that ambience . And try to remember the last time a video game has so effortlessly managed to instill this completely indescribable feeling in you (on MULTIPLE occasions) and absorb you into this world crafted with so much love and careful attention radiating from its every pore and its like. yeah yeah i know i know . why ive stuck with it all this time . why im most likely not quitting until EoS

#this isnt a 'never criticize genshin or hoyo' obvioisly its just #man theres just something about this game. despite its shortcomings despite the very real issues #like sometimes u see those. haha stipid genshin is just the cash cow for the REAL passion projects and its like #Dude . What the fuck are you talking about???????? #have you SEEN the effort going into this??? the budget????? the love?? the PASSION???? #like are ppl just pretending bc theyre that jaded and cynical from all the disappointments over the years #(which dont get me wromg i 100% get and have felt myself) #or do tjey genuinely think you get a game like genshin by just treating it like a cash cow side project #like this is average rushed p2w product tier???? THIS??? #sure the storys kinda mid even if enjoyable the company side management is. a thing . #theres issues that will never go away but like to act like the developers donr love this game as much as we do is...... #amyway dont mind me im listeninc to chasm ost and it awakemed somethinv in me #the reason i used tje nail as the central argument here is mostly a personal thing btw #like for me personally that was one of the most vivid moments i still remember. and chasm in general #like man. no need to defend the game when it fucks up anf falls short but is there not . so much to love #genshin #rambles