so I pretty much wandered away from Genshin at some point after... err, which one was later, the Windblume Festival or the plot where we met the other sibling again?

but between new plot and the ability to link your ps4 account on pc (the difference in loading times is stunning, even on my eight year old pc), I went back to it after all

very much sticking my fingers in my ear, ignoring the general fandom

Kazuha is very cute, but I'm not too sad I missed his banner completely. I actually managed to pull Yanfei from the current banner, so I finally have a fire dps I really love (with Bennet as excellent support)

well, I will once I've collected more levelling materials for her... and artefacts... and...

Beidou's little tournament was also fun

and of course the excuse for not leaving for Inazuma immediately is that Ningguang is summoning her.

have fun, Beidou~

I want to know more about Kazuha and his friend whose vision he's trying to reawaken...

but like... Thoma

I love Thoma a lot

he has a very cute laugh

(both visually with his smile, and vocally, although I've only heard his Chinese VA's version of it so far)

he's such a good combination of friendly and mischievous

apparently leaks say he's going to be a four star?

I want him to come home...

hah, they actually prevent you from leaving Ritou Island until you manage to find a way to leave in the main plot

I wanted to explore and was just gliding from some spot high up when the game just teleported me back...

it is quite fascinating that earth is such a (relatively) stable element and yet Zhongli moves with the changing times, while lightning strikes only for a second and Raiden/Baal is so obsessed with keeping everything stagnant

(which I'm sure is an observation everyone else has made already but I just got to the big statue that has all the visions embedded in it and the thought came back to me)

and now Ayaka has sent me on three other fetch quests. Lumine's "I'm so fed up with this" faces are amazing.

she sure has gone from "yeah sure I'll help you, and find my brother on the way" to "I'm just here to find my brother, urgh, why do I have to help you out??"

I feel like the Traveller is feeling some urgency after recent events

and also, maybe doesn't want to get involved in a rebellion

it's all fun and games until your sibling confirms that they're ruler of the Abyss

oh definitely, it's not a coincidence that the attitude change comes right after that short-lived reunion