Genshin Impact

[Troon Whisperer]

I was forced to listen to Ironmouse sing during the FFXIV concert and holy shit she sounds awful. I can't believe people were hyping her up as an amazing singer. More proof people who watch vtubers are terminally retarded.

Anyway, in Genshin news somehow Dottore returned to be murdered by the traveler again because that bitch doesn't know when to quit. Also we finally get the final Sumeru archon quest that was promised in the story trailer.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Some drama has hit NTE it seems, that Iron mouse v-cancer (and some others supposedly, don't care enough to check tbh) found out the game uses generative AI for little things like background billboards and such (thing I personally noticed but don't give a fuck about) and she dropped the game despite being sponsored and gave some generic anti-AI speech.

"Promoting gambling for kids is okay, but don't you dare use AI placeholders in your game".

I hope the devs will sue for breach of contract so all this fake grandstanding will have consequences.

 

[DenseDeerFather]

Some drama has hit NTE it seems,

I barely know anything about Ironmouse and therefore has next to no opinion of her.

More importantly I took a brief gander at the gacha sub and then the NTE sub and people's reactions are pretty night and day.

It's either AI SLOP, DOES NOT BELONG IN GAMES. EOS NOW

or WHO GIVES A FUCK / EVERYONE IS DOING IT TOO. NIGGER HOYOSLOP CATTLE

Appearently an English VA also spoke out about AI so....idk man, I play JP and I don't really give a fuck tbh. It's a slot machine for anime characters and yall are worried about AI.

The game has far bigger problems than that

 

[Keine]

The whole crux of their argument is that the devs "lied" about AI usage but I have yet to see anyone actually provide evidence of this lie. The only actual statement anyone from the team has put out is that they don't use it for "Core Assets" such as character designs.

Is the game perfect? No, definitely not. The combat doesn't feel as snappy as WuWa or Genshin although it definitely could be with some tweaks. The English VA is pretty wooden and the story is just kind of okay. It's still a mostly enjoyable game but WuWa and Endfield are way more polished as far as "not Genshin" open world gachas go. What it does do though is capture the urban fantasy vibe that ZZZ originally teased us with before going down the route of generic chinese fantasy like every hoyo game and most other chink-made gachas.

 

[Xenomorphs Are Cute]

I also found out you can't steal random parked cars. BOOOOO NOT MY GTA. Not even my Saints Row

Except when you can? Because I fought some gangbangers doing crime and stole their motorcycle, but lost it because I got stuck on a staircase. Don't laugh.

You can steal parked cars but not ALL cars. The goons' Ducatis are the best way to get around for a long while.

Granted, the compensation for that is that you can summon your car or bitch boy scooter anywhere, anytime.

But the drawback is that cars will take damage, and you need to repair them occasionally.

Come on, NTE. HAVE SOME FUN, YOU FUDDYDUDDY!!

It's sad, but apparently it's tied to the gameplay mechanics of using the mechanic in your apartment, later you even get something to take less damage (only in races tho).

I pulled this bitch from standard.

This fucking Yixuan looking ho.

I really don't like her design. Now I'm not an anti-gooner but I am a person who makes a distinction between meh coom and lol coom. This is lol coom. What the fuck is up with her top? It doesn't look like it's connected to her bottom half. So it's a retarded tube top. Okay....?

She's probably meant to be the MC replacement in combat. She is also a biker chick and uses the bike in her ult.

She's one of the best starters in the game at the moment. But not getting a free bike with her annoys me, seriously, my girl Mauvika at least came with her bike instead of it just her being a biker aesthetic.

Speaking of giant honkers.

JEESUH.

There's actually a pretty melancholic & somewhat bittersweet side-story in the game, & goddamn those distract a lot, in a good way tho.

Meanwhile in NTE....


BEHOLD, THE ECONOMY CLASS MOBILE!!

The love-child between a Golf & a Volvo. Not just a normal poor-peddler jalopy, but a Europoor Shitbox of the highest order.

 

[DenseDeerFather]

The whole crux of their argument is that the devs "lied" about AI usage but I have yet to see anyone actually provide evidence of this lie. The only actual statement anyone from the team has put out is that they don't use it for "Core Assets" such as character designs.

I saw that rumors are being spread that the characters are genai and that's why they are all so bad and look like shitty vtubers.

Misinformation, gotta love it.

You can steal parked cars but not ALL cars.

NOT MY GTA. REEE-

What it does do though is capture the urban fantasy vibe that ZZZ originally teased us with before going down the route of generic chinese fantasy like every hoyo game and most other chink-made gachas.

Until they too go fantasy China. Amazingly WuWa started that way (with some Sci fi) and I think it actually did it the best.

goddamn those distract a lot, in a good way tho.

Unfortunately I don't care about titty so I guess I failed lol.

The love-child between a Golf & a Volvo. Not just a normal poor-peddler jalopy, but a Europoor Shitbox of the highest order.

So it's the Luxury Economy Class Mobile? Yay!

Also I somehow stubbornly managed to unlock a teleport waypoint at the top of a tall fuck you building and I don't think you can possibly reach it without Nanaly who can run on walls without using stamina. Jesus.

Why couldn't Nanaly be the poster girl? She might be a little annoying but she's way more tolerable than teal cat bitch, Mint even if she too looks like a budget Vtuber. She has admittingly grown on me

 

[Xenomorphs Are Cute]

NOT MY GTA. REEE-

Gotta wait for Ananta for the full GTA experience.

Also I somehow stubbornly managed to unlock a teleport waypoint at the top of a tall fuck you building and I don't think you can possibly reach it without Nanaly who can run on walls without using stamina. Jesus.

Apparently it has a fuck-ass amount of parkour that can only be precisely done on PC. Funnily enough, you can technically skip the entire parkour part by just gliding to it from far away.

Granted, I can't do the obby on phone cause my phone is old & even cutscenes look like this.

Shopping is even worse tho:

I'm serious when I say it takes 8 mins for the game to actually load the start menu. Unironically plugging in, turning on the PC, & opening the game there is quicker.

The only reason I could sustain the parkour for the halfway point despite running the game on 15-20 FPS is due to my Roblox obby skills from long ago.

 

[Daddy's Little Kitten]

Wow, what a non-issue. The game's got bigger issues than some dumbass v-tuber being retarded.

 

[LucasSomething]

This NTE outrage over AI is ironic to me cause Mihoyo uses generative AI and promotes it but they have very high good production on top of it and quality control so if you never notice the AI.

In fact, i'm pretty sure they're ok with miliastra using AI art. I just glanced the front page and found this

That is definitely a squirrel that doesn't exist in genshin... and it has no arms.

 

[DenseDeerFather]

Some slight disgruntled folks in the NTE subreddit complained about the drip marketing

.....yeah I can see why.

On a funnier note, Richard Hammond of Top Gear fame had a cross over with Azur Lane of all things.

Hammond you madlad!

That is fucking funny