Just finished both archon quest acts.

Not giving spoilers!! It was definitely the most well written, satisfyingly ending to this incredible region. All characters had satisfying story arcs, including the one character, you wouldn't have expected. It's going to be a blast exploring and doing the new world quest.

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ChampionshipLanky1952026-01-14 17:29

It was great, but i was so tired at the end and got the outfit/6 of something. How do you gain the traveler buffs? I do not see them in the character screen at all. Is there something i need to do?

Illustrious_Kiwi55182026-01-14 17:48

If you have the outfit you should have the buffs, try checking the traveler talents

J_Clowth2026-01-14 20:43

it literally shows on screen through story, If you have the outfit you unlocked the buffs

_wolfyy_92026-01-14 17:39

5/10 for me

Illustrious_Kiwi55182026-01-14 17:49

Definitely Top 2-3 for me, though I wasn't as emotional as Fontaine act 5 it was defo the most "cinematic" quest so far

Sounight1142026-01-14 21:54

Still sitting on whether it was better than Fontaine as a whole, but definitely a step up from Natlan and a huge highlight of a story in general.

wathkat2026-01-15 07:22

For me, as a whole, Nod-Krai takes it. But the emotional highs of Fontaine to me so far have been unmatched.

LolLmaoEven2026-01-14 19:04

It was the best genshin story so far. The whole quest was absolute cinema from start to end, without a second for taking a breather.

siowy2026-01-15 06:40

This is up there with Fontaine's for me. Pretty close. Not sure which I like more.

raleighvincent2026-01-15 13:20

Finding out the truth about Furinas is the single greatest moment in the game for me. I went from kinda hating her to her being one of my absolute favorites over like 10 minutes of cutscenes. It was wild.

But it was just a moment, it's not like the entire patch quest held up that quality, it built up to it.

The quests we got this patch blew my damn mind and I thought they were incredible from start to finish in a way this game hasn't really achieved before. The dialog was better than usual and I thought they really hit what they were going for bouncing around all the different POVs

what-the-helll2026-01-14 19:16

I loved Dottore as a villain too. He’s such a psycho, literally. And the VA (EN) was amazing. Definitely the star of the patch for me, alongside Sandrone and Columbina

I know it’s extremely unlikely but it would be awesome if Dottore was playable, just a straight up playable villain

siegheldr2026-01-14 21:04

genshin (and 3/4ths of their playerbase) are too afraid of having a character that is not only evil in the playable area, but portrayed as evil without any sugarcoating. as a example, we can assume gold will be playable because everyone in game talks softly about how she's "interesting". while dottore was painted as a "psychopath" since the start. both are terrible people and are clearly evil, but one is currently getting a pass (by both hoyo and the community)

mangadekusimp2026-01-14 21:10

Dottore isn’t a woman with big tits unfortunately, doubt we are getting him playable

Admirable_Register892026-01-14 21:37

Signora was and looked where it got her. It wholly depends on what hoyo thinks makes money

liam210152026-01-14 21:46

But remember hoyo “doesn’t want money”. /s

Admirable_Register892026-01-14 21:48

In a predatory sense yeah. In a narrative sense not really. If they did they would have made traveller a 5 star summonsble character and made money by now. So it's kinda a yes and no depending on context

mangadekusimp2026-01-14 21:47

It’s so stupid that they thought THE fair lady wouldnt make money

She was so anticipated it’s insane, i saw at least 20 people saving for months for her c6 at the time

Admirable_Register892026-01-14 21:50

She is most likely going to be somewhat resurrected or made playable in some way shape or form. Mihoyo isn't stupid they know the length and stretch of her popularity the question isn't if they will take the initiative but when. I propose they make dry patched with extra content the patches where we can discover character backstories without having to deal with the whole what the traveller knows isn't what the player knows problem

GarrettTheTaffer2026-01-15 12:24

Yeah but they mistakenly given her a lover so they can't sell her anymore so she got killed off.

Same with Alice, Klee won't be her biological daughter probably a clone.

Kaza_IA2026-01-14 21:51

Just give him tits

gridemann2026-01-14 21:38

I read somewhere before that they can't make "morally bad" characters playable, cause it'd get the game age restricted in china/asia.

Seems plausible, but I never bothered to check if its true.

ggezzzzzzzz2026-01-14 22:53

I mean Arle straight up tried killing Furina and in the case of possible restriction, that should've happened during Rerir's story but it didn't.

Also they could just make some plot magic and turns out that Nahida just erased all of Dottore's evil segments and that a moral and purely good segment exists.

gridemann2026-01-14 23:07

> I mean Arle straight up tried killing Furina and in the case of possible restriction, that should've happened during Rerir's story but it didn't.

and they put a **lot** of effort to paint Arle in a positive light during drip marketing/story quest

>Also they could just make some plot magic and turns out that Nahida just erased all of Dottore's evil segments and that a moral and purely good segment exists.

Yeah, I genuinely believe they'll pull the "not evil" segment trick one day

ClozetSkeleton2026-01-14 23:09

Isn't it rated T for teen already?

XianzhouLiyue_GaMing2026-01-15 08:58

No one in CN said that villains can't be playable, just a lot of EN players like to say that. Else Phrolova and Fatui harbingers wouldn't have been playable. But, on the topic of "morally bad", there is an unspoken rule that assholes and dipshits that have no moral standards, e.g. live human experiments and heartless massacres, cannot be made into a playable character, especially in Genshin, which most qol and features all tie in with lore, and playble characters are characters that in story/lore, will fight alongside the traveler, no matter their affiliated position. Any game/film/media company that does it will be taken down, applicable to any country, either on the offence of spreading and teaching bad qualities/ ideals to society.

Edit: I'm wondering why I'm getting downvoted. I am talking about the truth after all. (dammit i sound like dottore) I know EN is full of narcissistic people that expect the world to revolve around them, but just like the freedom to have guns in society, you need to bear the possibility that one fine day random person might take a gun and shoot you. If a society's consensus is to ban something, (yes i know you freedom fanatics are gonna go: OPPRESSIVE, NO HUMAN RIGHTS blah blah blah), stopping the spread by cutting all exits is a way to prevent more disasters. Some people might say: oh it's just fiction. like i said in a comment, the boundaries of fiction and reality grow thinner as technology advances. Stories are stories, but when people see the story as reality or something that can be done in real life, that's when society is screwed. You're gonna say: "nooooo, I'm a smart and good person. I won't do that. My position is to be nice person in society and i am in the right, society will be better with my opinions." But at that point, when you're scolding someone over the internet, saying your point is right and others are wrong, you're the same as the bad villains with no morals in stories.

Weird_Construction782026-01-15 10:31

It's such a dumb thing. Especially when this is purely fiction. And the world is run by people like that

XianzhouLiyue_GaMing2026-01-15 10:34

I mean, 1, it's a 12+ game ; 2, look at the Joker movie and it's implications, based on what i read on the news ; 3, in this modern world, boundaries of reality and fiction are very thin

Weird_Construction782026-01-15 10:39

Pfft, still, the hypocrisy will never fail to amaze me. Blaming fiction has been the go to for the last 2 decades now,

XianzhouLiyue_GaMing2026-01-15 10:51

People (at least I'm not) are not blaming fiction. Fiction is merely a projection of reality. Using toxic language online and being negative to others is just like a villain in a fictional story. The world is not white or black, and neither are characters, but what matters are the actions.

Weird_Construction782026-01-15 11:33

Well govermemt's are in fact blaming fiction as the motivation for people's action,

It is why we see censorship as well as the countless attempts at silencing the video games media, forcing away certain ideals that they dissagree with,

Timey162026-01-14 22:22

He personified the "ratman" villain archetype and speech mannerisms SO well. He can definitely hang out with Emet Selch!

what-the-helll2026-01-14 22:34

Idk who Ratman or Emet Selch is but I loved it. Similar to Lygus, the VA killed the role

Chippyz782026-01-15 00:23

>!Dude😭😭 the moment they began making Rerir look innocent and Dottore revived him I knew he was getting Swiss cheesed. I got so sad after realizing Hoyo won't let a true evil villain be playable, so I waited for his inevitable doom throught the archon quest. I loved the quest, wish there was a way for Dottore to survive. (Unless he did, since the ending wa sa little glitchy, then Im very happy)!<

saberjun2026-01-15 01:04

You should spoiler tagged this comment for god's sake

Inferno1623162026-01-15 07:32

How did they make rerir seem innocent? Bro is anything but innocent

XianzhouLiyue_GaMing2026-01-15 08:59

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what-the-helll2026-01-15 16:00

I never mentioned the CN community? And my comment wasn’t in regard to what I’ve seen others mention, it’s what I’ve observed of who becomes playable

Phrolova isn’t in GI so not really sure how that’s relevant, and all of the Fatui harbingers that are playable had quasi redemption arcs that brought them to friendship with the traveler and showed that they had a nice side. At worst, they fall in a morally grey area but still establish a relationship with the traveler and they show a nicer side of them.

We have yet to have a playable character that remained a villain after becoming playable and has no familiar ties to the traveler

XianzhouLiyue_GaMing2026-01-15 17:01

i seem to have replied to the wrong comment sorry, but the point is Dottore isn't a logical character to be playable in GI

what-the-helll2026-01-15 18:17

Definitely, but it would be cool. I’d pull him

Ocean91422026-01-14 19:31

Absolute cinema

Imo no character got sidlined this time, they all got really great characterization

And it's not even over yet

Inferno1623162026-01-15 00:35

There's more to nod-krai?

Treyspurlock2026-01-15 04:12

There are graphics for an act 9 and 10 datamined

Inferno1623162026-01-15 07:29

Ooohhh, I mean it kinda makes sense since nod-krai is being used to tie up plot holes, so I guess it'll involve that

Anyways that aside, what's the most acts a nation had before nod-krai? Was it 6?

Treyspurlock2026-01-15 13:06

6 yes, not counting stuff like Dainsleif quests and Interludes

It’s been steadily increasing over time, Mondstadt Liyue and Inazuma all had 3 acts then Sumeru upped it to 4 or 5 I believe

Treyspurlock2026-01-15 04:13

> Imo no character got sidlined this time

Really? Aino and Ineffa got like... two moments total

Not to say that's bad but they definitely got sidelined

kaori_cicak9902026-01-15 04:26

Hey hey... Ineffa maybe

But aino krum duck jet whatever is name literally carrying lauma, nefer and flins in combat you know lol.

So our precious little engineer saving the world with her burst attached to hydro MC lol

BlueArts2026-01-15 05:26

The Varka bits stand out in my mind because it reminded me of how absent the knights were as an organization. The most and only visible ones were the bigshot and a captain who isn’t even part of the expedition.

Otherwise yes absolute cinema

Inferno1623162026-01-15 07:35

We are probably going to see the knights soon

KlausGamingShow2026-01-14 19:51

congrats!

now go take a shower, it's been 3 days

WootyMcWoot2026-01-14 20:09

RIP to anyone that hates reading and just tries to skip dialog lmao, 10/10 quest had a great time

Mephist-onthesenutts2026-01-14 20:55

All the star rail players are taking “yapping” break by playing Genshin

I adored amphoreus but that was a lot of talk, Nod-Krai and even Nicole are a pleasant level of Yap->Play ratio

Pabu_Redpanda2026-01-14 21:39

Also better camera and storytelling methods.

E.g: Who knew black screen plus fire burning plus character standing in a cool pose could keep me that much more engaged.

Viktorv222026-01-15 03:27

HSR was always way too incomprehensible to me, so imagine me at amphoreus lol. I liked the cutscenes and some characters but plot not so much.

Nod Krai is like meticulously crafted single player story game that happens to be a gacha too.

These two quests I was glued to the screen, absorbing every single sentence.

Man, it feels good to be a Genshin fan.

Gornius2026-01-15 00:37

I usually skip dialogues. But whole Nod Krai arc was incredibly well written. There was some yapping, but it wasn't literally everywhere.

TetraNeuron2026-01-15 02:09

I just wonder how confused players who didn't do the Fontaine world quests are

All of Sandrones Narzissekreuz/Alain/Rene dialogue must sound like insane schizo rambling

WootzieDerp2026-01-15 02:50

I did the quests and forgot the names of the NPCs lol. I needed wiki to remind myself.

Viktorv222026-01-15 03:30

Eh, I understood the gist of it just from Sandrone's talking

I was NOT paying attention in those side quests sadly...

BonusroosterJr2026-01-15 00:40

I skip everything but the end fight was cool

Gayeren2026-01-14 20:21

No spoilers please, but how long is the quest for both acts?

femanomaly2026-01-14 20:34

It's like 7 or 8 hours

FallingAsh3n2026-01-14 21:02

I played it in focused mode and start to finish took me just barely over 5 hours. If youre a lore skipper then even faster.

saberjun2026-01-15 01:09

I played from 19:00 to 23:30,only to finish the first chapter.

Efficient-Scarcity-72026-01-14 21:14

very long, and all in one piece connected. it does indicate "save points" on loading screens if you need to step away, but you will probably be taken right back. semi-tapping through dialogue it took me from 10:20pm to 1:40am.

zuth22026-01-14 23:43

it took me around 6 hours from start to finish in one sitting, no breaks (no skipping but sometimes I don't listen to the whole voice line if I'm done reading it and it's a less important dialogue)

Ali-J232026-01-14 20:55

Honestly this was my fav archon quest in general.

FINISHERTXTO2026-01-14 20:58

Wish dottore returns

this_is_no_gAM32026-01-14 21:00

I would have liked more cutscenes because it was really backloaded but other than that it was cinema

Efficient-Scarcity-72026-01-14 21:14

honestly there were a lot of cutscenes already

Howrus2026-01-15 03:35

Yeah, but adding QTE was a big mistake. I'm watching some high quality cinema but then need to press something, and it actually doesn't matter if I do it or not.

FallingAsh3n2026-01-14 21:08

The writing in Nod Krai has been the absolute highlight for me. Lots of characters, all interacting at once, with the conversation flowing in a pretty organic manner. There's a couple times the technical/alchemical jargon lost me and i think theres still a few pacing issues overall but if this is indicative of what we can expect in the future I'm very, very excited.

Efficient-Scarcity-72026-01-14 21:12

"and with the power of friendship" ahh...but overall it was good i think i liked it more than natlan. i don't know what that foreshadowing at the end is about and im scared, but i wish we could go to the moon again 💔

Ciba_2026-01-14 21:20

Am I the only one freaking out about the glitchy thing when the end screen for act 8 popped up? I feel like I’m the only one talking about it

zuth22026-01-14 23:45

I noticed it as well it was really creepy I wonder what was up with that, my theory is that it will be relevant in the yearly Dain quest

Inferno1623162026-01-15 07:33

Nod-krai might not be done yet, so it will probably involve that and the burning of irminsul

Kubo_Gaming2026-01-14 23:49

It is at the very end of the AQ and many ppl haven't reached that point yet, and there is still so much to talk about the AQ itself compared to this flash of a hint for the future.

My best bet is that glitch is a consequence of Dottore tearing apart the fake sky. He may be dead, but that huge move is going to have long lasting effect that the crew will now need to face.

mraz_syah2026-01-15 04:47

heavenly principal might be waking up....and Tsaritsa will move her chess

SnooDoubts41922026-01-20 17:33

Traveler's profile says "the keeper is fading away; the creator has not yet come. But the world shall burn no more, for you shall ascend." so it feels like the HP has left and will not respond, even near the end of the game?

lordoffrenchtoasts2026-01-15 06:28

wasnt planning to reach it but the game didnt let me step out😭

vanilladip282026-01-15 04:29

PLEASE GOATTORE REVIVAL TEASE

Ciba_2026-01-15 10:04

well… there’s the burning irminsul waiting to happen

vanilladip282026-01-15 12:21

Theyre saying it says you did not stop me in morse code https://www.reddit.com/r/DottoreMains/s/7cbvTCgVvM

this_is_no_gAM32026-01-15 10:03

I think dottore might have achieved what he wanted, I think he is probably alive, just my copium theory

DeamosV2026-01-15 10:19

I know man. That was really unsettling. Maybe the heavenly principles will finally act now that the real moon is here.

GetFiltered2026-01-15 12:36

There are about a dozen different and equally likely explanations for that, going from lame, to cool, so it's kinda hard to get excited about it without any specifics.

Pabu_Redpanda2026-01-14 21:37

Varka’s VA when not being grand planning grandmaster just being more quiet and worried sounded so good to me. Great range.

kanehai2026-01-14 22:37

yes! genshin is at its peak

Lollie5962026-01-14 23:09

I was cryin more than once and I’m not ready to leave Nod Krai, this has been my favourite archon quest and region so far I am going to miss these characters so much when it’s time to go 😭

Then_Cauliflower_1202026-01-14 23:09

Simply let the dialogues play while you do other things; this game is great when you're a teenager, but now at 29, time flies.

european_misfit2026-01-14 23:25

I havent finished yet, probably \~ 2/3 done. But jeez, how low people's standards for "peak" are. This is so insanely bloated. Everything, story, dialog, explanations, character screen time. They needed to cut half of it in the edit, and then it might've been all right. As is, this is anything but "peak".

Inferno1623162026-01-15 00:38

Character development mfers when characters actually get development and it makes the story longer:

violet-crow2026-01-14 23:51

I enjoyed it at face value but when I think about it more I get disappointed about some small things but overall pretty good

Zorandercho2026-01-15 00:00

Incredible. Im beyond blown away

Arnimon2026-01-15 00:01

Yep. Props to the game for improving region after region, patch after patch. The most enjoyable arc in the game for me, hands down. Nod-Krai has really delivered.

Zorandercho2026-01-15 00:02

Be sure to revisit the Iridescent Moon quest via YT. It’s heart breaking

Pichuka72026-01-15 00:18

Sandrone has one of the best character developments of all characters imo

Josh_Addy2026-01-15 00:53

i want to replay it so badly... it was genuinely Peak

Siphonexus2026-01-15 02:48

The direction for basically all Dottore parts was pretty cringe. I liked almost all of columbinas story parts but Dottores dialogues, same as Travelor felt like they wjere written by a 12yo

Timely_Kiwi_23872026-01-15 02:50

GGS

Viktorv222026-01-15 03:23

I bawled like 5 times. Such a beautifully crafted work, both quests, animations, voice acting (Paimon and Bina's JP voice, man)

Final fight, involvement of all characters.

It was like a send off, I was feeling "the last quest" vibes the entire time...

HeavenBeach7772026-01-15 03:50

When the sidecrolling scene showed up i just lost it. just incredible, like i cant believe what i was playing through, incredible passion and insane craftsmanship from the devs to put out this masterpiece of media in an already amazing game. im literally about to spent the rest of the week just watching endless reactions of other people playing through it and its gonna be wonderful.

ComposedOfStardust2026-01-15 04:15

It's always a delight to watch their reactions! It's like the communal experience of watching a movie in a theatre but I get to decide when and where I listen to the audience reactions lmao

Rodrigorgm2026-01-15 03:52

The place we visit at the end of the Archon Quest is really amazing. Another point I definitely want to mention in future surveys is that they should continue mixing new and old characters in the Archon Quests. I think this gave Nod-Krai’s storyline a very special touch.
Seeing familiar characters again, like Albedo, Durin, Wanderer, and even Dainsleif, as well as Alice and Nicole, made the experience feel richer and more meaningful, especially for long-time players.

Xitaull_Ciphivisk2026-01-15 03:57

Totally agreed. For me, Nod-Krai left me completely satisfied after each and every single act. Despite being the longest Archon Quest, it's easily the most consistently good with very high highs and no lows that I can recall. I'm very impressed with Hoyo for how it turned out, they've been pulling out all the stops and I'm loving it.

kaori_cicak9902026-01-15 04:24

Its fun quest thoo also good for lore heavy focused like dev promised

NekoRevengance2026-01-15 07:00

between the big hoyo three. GI has been having the best patches. Extremely disappointed with both ZZZ and HSR.

Salt-Sheepherd2026-01-15 07:11

cinema indeed i never thought i could love a quest series this much

JazzlikePossibility12026-01-15 08:53

Too much yapping. Skipped most of it. Fun fight at the end though

Eepydeepysleepy2026-01-16 03:18

I loved it but I have a couple issues with it.

1. What the hell did Dottore do to the borders of Teyvat that it took Alice and the rest of the Hexencircle (probably besides Gold I guess) so much effort to repair? Alice has been teased to be near omnipotent but she barely helped during the Archon quest, I really wonder how her abilities compare to those of Dottore at his peak or even the other gods.

2. Ok so they brought the moon inside the false sky but when you go to the moon you seem to be way further away than the barrier has ever seemed to be, I guess it's not necessarily an inconsistency but it's weird since it seemed to be way closer when Mavuika broke it and also earlier when Dottore opened it.

Also it really seems like Teyvat is not a disc as many had theorized before. It already looked like a sphere in Skirk's quest(or trailer, I don't remember) but now from the moon it definitely seems to be a sphere.