What are your opinions on the Nod Krais Archon Quest now that it is finished? How high would it be ranked in comparison to other Archon Quests? (Spoilers underneath)

Imo the beginning of Nod Krais Archon Quest was absolute cinema - the best yet. Absolutely hooked from the first 20min or so. Yet starting from the festival the story got a bit...oversaturated/wannabe deep? A lot of of recurring themes such as Columbinas search for herself and friends has become so overyapped that it kept loosing its depth rather than gaining it (it pains me since Columbina is one of my fav charactes). Yet it still was hella amazing and interesting. Nod Krai also had an amazing cast. Loved seeing everybody. And we got a lot cool character moments and indepths.
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Is it just me or after Natlan Genshins cutscene started to become more cringey? Like in the Fight against the doctor traveler kept saying lines like "you will never defeat us" and all. It wasnt as bad as Natlans execution of "us all being friends together we can beat anything" premise yet still. Would love to hear your opinions :]

Personally Nod Krais Archon Quest is probably ranked 2nd after Sumeru for me.

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babangelsin2026-01-15 03:39

>"friendship is magic"

FYI using this phrase will immediately rub some people off the wrong way. Might want to rephrase that in a way that is not as obviously telegraphed.

Grouchy_Gap452026-01-15 03:41

Why is it a bad thing when it's literally stated and used in the quest?

babangelsin2026-01-15 03:42

It isn't a bad thing. People don't like it when what they enjoy is not as sophisticated as they want to believe.

Grouchy_Gap452026-01-15 03:45

Still dont understand but... Okay sure

Yoonminz2026-01-15 03:46

Thanks for letting me know! i rephrase it)

Grouchy_Gap452026-01-15 03:40

Same tier as natlan aka third best AQ

lawlianne2026-01-15 03:46

Surely it has the best fight cinematic sequences in the finale.
I don't think any of the other regions come close to the absolute cinema that was on display.

Personally I love Fontaine's AQ more, but god damn was this patch's final battle so epic.

Phase 2's battle music was some of the best soundtrack in Genshin I have heard in a very long time across almost 6 years. This is peak Genshin, and I am so grateful I got to experience this finale.

_wolfyy_92026-01-15 03:50

The same power of friendship and all. so 5/10 those 5 points goes to Dottore

LibraProtocol2026-01-15 04:25

Far from. This wasn’t a “we pulled BS from our ass won through the power of friendship.” They planned and strategized.

Riersa2026-01-15 04:31

Power of friendship for those people mean multiple people work together.

Fabulous_Ground_19832026-01-15 04:36

This is such a nonsensical complaint. The hell were you expecting, for Traveler to solo Dottore?

Would have been an asspull of the highest degree, and undermine any of the tension.

Isk4nd4r_rd2026-01-15 04:05

Power of friendship was kinda cringe, but i loved epilogue up there ;)

Kaa_os2026-01-15 04:17

I liked it better than Natlan(which I rushed to get to Nod-Krai) since the entire cast was more enjoyable, in my own opinion. I didn't like any Natlan characters, except Mavuika, Capitano, Citlali and Xilonen. Meanwhile, Nod-Krai's cast was more enjoyable to me, including the region as a whole + I loved the osts, especially the final two acts, the exploration osts and the banger that plays in the Curatorium of Secrets' scenes.

Fabulous_Ground_19832026-01-15 04:34

"power of friendship" complaint is and will always be nonsensical.

It's almost like a fundamental part of why human society got to where we are is because people WORKED TOGETHER. Stop parroting it like it's MLP garbage or whatever. Get over it.

No_Fun_79272026-01-15 09:34

Not to mention, while some might say it's BS, it can't be denied to be effective in its results done after all since the start of the journey only when ppl actually work together do they get results from Venti working with the knights and Diluc to save Dvalin, to the adepti and liyue working to stop Osial, to the combined ambitions and Yae helping the traveler make Ei see reason and so forth. Nearly every quest requires all parties to work together to get the job done

Yoonminz2026-01-15 15:41

I can speak for myself here as a disliker of "power of friendship" thing in Natlan that I dont think the idea is really the issue here. You are absolutely right that literally throughout our journey through Teyvat (and our development as humans irl) we are capable of way more when we are together and when we work together. We humans are fundamentally social animals. The reason why I personally dislike it in Natlan is because of the way it is executed, and not the theme itself. Throughout Mondstadt to Fontaine (and Nod Krai) we didnt have any dialogiues that could be compared to my little pony. The premise of being strong together didnt get rubbed into our face all the time, and as far as I recall (correct me if I am wrong) "power of friendship" was a real line said by Mualani at some point. The way Natlan executed the theme felt to me like a 5th Grader trying to write a story about friendship. I dont know if it is a shared opinion by the majority, but I wanted to just share my (and possibly others) issue with the Natlans friendship premise.

Fabulous_Ground_19832026-01-15 20:49

"The power of friendship" was **NOT a spoken phrase** during the entirety of the Natlan archon quest.

However, I am 99% sure I know exactly what moment you're talking about. The one where they are rescuing Kachina from the Night Kingdom and have to fight Comonqui the Pyro Herald.

**"The courage we have to stand before you and not back down, it comes from our friendship"** from Mualani. That is the closest quote, and I am certain of it.

I genuinely think the English translation of Natlan fucked up in more ways than 1, apart from the most sloppy, fake VA strike in history. I play 100% in Japanese voice over, and can pick up on some of the meaning behind the words.

So that particular translated quote from Mualani (JP) instead went along the l **"The bond/camaraderie we share is a road that will lead us to prosperity."** She did not seem to address the herald at all since she did not say "kimi" and it seemed to be more of a general statement.

Still, I was still reading the english translation because I can't really focus on every word spoken in Japanese while I'm actively engaging in the story.

Apart from it being a really sweet moment when Kachina realizes she's not alone after evidently fending for herself for probably days, I don't really see an issue with one line about her and Mualani's friendship.

I might be biased in thinking Nao Toyama does a better job at voicing Mualani than Cassandra Lee Morris, but it could also be due to the directing choices.

Yoonminz2026-01-15 23:08

Thanks for educating me on the Mualani part) Also I understand why Natlan is so "cringey" written (pain they translated it this badly). I wonder how the original in chinese sounds like - guess Ill never know unless I decide to learn chinese one day.

The issue isnt one line but the overall (which I now know is poor translation) dialoge throughout the Natlan AQ. The Mualani line was an example bcs it stuck in my head.

Fabulous_Ground_19832026-01-16 00:20

You're welcome. And yeah, it actually checks out because if I recall, Natlan was much better received by both Chinese and Japanese players.

It's regrettable Natlan got such a lackluster english translation with tons of missing dialogue as well. Which is why I would recommend new players use CN or JP for the best experience. Just think of it as watching anime with subtitles I guess.

Designer_Put8472026-01-15 04:41

1. Fontaine
2. Sumeru
3. Nod Krai
4. Natlan
5. Liyue
6. Mondstadt
7. Inazuma

People don't like the "Power of Friendship" thing but unlike in say Fairy Tail (Don't get me wrong, I love FT but even I admit the bs they pull can come out of nowhere), Power of Friendship here actually means Friends came together used their abilities and planned to defeat a stronger foe. And even in the final cutscene (where I bet people got the POF bs from) only Columbina and the Traveler were rly needed to beat Dottore.

It felt like a larger scale version of what happened in Sumeru (which makes sense since this act seems to take a lot from Sumeru AQ) and Dottore is definitely Genshin's best villain by a mile and away.

Naturally, it feels like this AQ is meant to set us up for Snezhnaya and a wider fight with the Shades and HP.

what-the-helll2026-01-15 04:51

It’s my favorite so far. The characters are interesting with good designs and Flins might be my favorite GI character so far, we met some long awaited individuals (Varka, Alice, Columbina), the story had beautiful music, scenery, lore, and a fantastic villain. Fontaine is the second best for me, pulled down by that prison quest line that lasted forever

GraveXNull2026-01-15 07:12

At least betterment then Natlan and Inazuma...which isn't really a high bar...but, it's something positive.

Arnimon2026-01-15 12:24

Best by quite a margin. Just about everything keeps improving: the traveler develops and feels like a character, better cinematography, and they even nailed the time travel part—which can easily fail. Kudos. It's going to be hard to skip any character. I love them all. I've never been this hyped about a game.

The only thing I don't like is all the inner monologues. I wish they would trust the player enough to let us think for ourselves and not spell out everything.

Eggyolk572026-01-17 14:53

it's like, not finished yet

whitedaddy_6822026-01-18 01:25

1.0 Genshin player, it was probably the best AQ so far. Yes sometimes the lines or fight scenes are cringey I give you that. Since Natlan, they have a lot of these "I show you how over the top cool I am" in your face scenes especially with girl boss characters. But aside from that, the story itself was really deep, really important and gave us more insight about the traveler & their sibling, the world, the moons, the sky above Teyvat, the abyss, Khaenriah, the sinners, the harbingers, Snezhnaya, etc. than all previous regions combined while still leaving lots of questions open for the final region. It felt like the biggest progress in Genshins main story by far. All the characters are different yet likeable and we got a ton of old characters to join the AQ as well and be important. There was enough talking to strategize and explain theories and events but not too much that it felt like padding like in Natlan with all the unnecessary victory feasts and stuff. On top of that, Dottore was an excellent villain with a planned out grand scheme instead of just being strong and big and bad. 10/10 AQ for me. Previously my favorites were Sumeru and Fontaine and the worst by far was Natlan.