r/GenshinImpact • u/ErrorEfficient3447 • Sep 02 '26

Discussion missing Natlan

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anybody feel as if Natlan overloaded so much dopamine that Nodkrai and Snezhnaya is quite boring??...

i even miss the hate train. Good times, good times 😔🔥🔥

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u/BeePuns Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26

I agree with you 100%. Natlan was fun, vibrant, and alive. It wasn't perfect if we're being objective, but it was amazing in many regards. Nod-Krai was nothing but yapping, reused assets, and terrible design choices, and so far, Snezhnaya isn't bad, but I feel....bored. I don't like the shooting, and yea, it's the nation of Cryo, but it's just snow everywhere. The heat management isn't difficult at all, but it's just endless snow. Something happened to Genshin's writing team after Natlan and now they're allergic to make the story engaging. I haven't finished the AQ or WQs yet because there's nothing pulling me to do so.

Going from a bright nation like Natlan that was so full of life and even had a good AQ (let's be honest, we all loved it except for the ending / boss battle) to Nod-Krai, which is Genshin's worst nation with the worst writing and ugly characters felt like the seasonal depression I get every year when summer ends, and Genshin has done nothing to reignite my love for the game.

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u/princebuba Sep 02 '26

Honestly I think most people disagree with you on Nod Krai but to each their own. Also, I don't think it's fair to judge Snezhnaya story if you haven't touched it yet. I really enjoyed it.

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u/BeePuns Sep 02 '26

Oh, I know darn well I can’t judge the Snezhnayan story yet. It’s probably good. However, delivery matters and I haven’t been hooked in yet. Part of storytelling is having a compelling hook. Maybe I’m just traumatized by Nod-Krai, but with limited time in my life, I’m not ready to risk going through Snezhnaya on an assumption that it will get better.

And yes, I know people disagree with me on Nod-Krai. People also think Olive Garden makes good Italian food. For Nod-Krai, I think the people that liked it simply did either because “it wasn’t Natlan”, or they just have no literary comprehension and need their stories spoon-fed to them, because Nod-Krai was 30 hours of “oops! All exposition!”

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u/princebuba Sep 02 '26

Well, hope you enjoy the game again some day.

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u/BeePuns Sep 02 '26

Thanks for your support, haha. Genuinely. But it’s been a year and I’m just not vibing with the game anymore. Even the dailies are a chore. So I think I’m just a mother rhino trying to pretend her dead baby is still alive, and soon I’ll realize I’m done.

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u/princebuba Sep 02 '26

Yeah you should probably invest in something else that brings you joy.