Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We’ve spent a whole month in Natlan, enough to get a really good feel for it. It’s still early days of course, but for me, what’s stood out the most so far is just how often it has surprised me.
And I don’t mean things like plot twists, fundamental changes, or anything all that drastic — it’s just that in so many smaller ways, things are just a little different to what I’ve come to expect from Genshin. None of the other regions felt like this.
Let’s talk through what we’ve seen so far, with extra focus on those parts which have been slightly unexpected!
00:00 Intro
00:30 - World design & music
01:16 - Fighting saurians
02:01 - Wayob manifestations
02:22 - Local legends
02:53 - Traversal mechanics • Expectations
03:23 - Traversal mechanics • Ziplines
04:09 - Traversal mechanics • Selling point
04:53 - Traversal mechanics • Phlogiston
05:56 - Quests • Archon quests
07:01 - Quests • Quest restrictions
07:53 - Quests • Ambient quests
08:55 - Quests • Mini-quests
09:19 - Quality of Life • The good
10:22 - Quality of Life • The bad
11:17 - Quality of Life • The ugly
12:09 - Quality of Life • The sad
12:18 - Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin #natlan
We’ve spent a whole month in Natlan, enough to get a really good feel for it. It’s still early days of course, but for me, what’s stood out the most so far is just how often it has surprised me.
And I don’t mean things like plot twists, fundamental changes, or anything all that drastic — it’s just that in so many smaller ways, things are just a little different to what I’ve come to expect from Genshin. None of the other regions felt like this.
Let’s talk through what we’ve seen so far, with extra focus on those parts which have been slightly unexpected!
00:00 Intro
00:30 - World design & music
01:16 - Fighting saurians
02:01 - Wayob manifestations
02:22 - Local legends
02:53 - Traversal mechanics • Expectations
03:23 - Traversal mechanics • Ziplines
04:09 - Traversal mechanics • Selling point
04:53 - Traversal mechanics • Phlogiston
05:56 - Quests • Archon quests
07:01 - Quests • Quest restrictions
07:53 - Quests • Ambient quests
08:55 - Quests • Mini-quests
09:19 - Quality of Life • The good
10:22 - Quality of Life • The bad
11:17 - Quality of Life • The ugly
12:09 - Quality of Life • The sad
12:18 - Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin #natlan
