These small events get better and better. The first time we had a rhythm game it was Windblume and it was just going to a tent with an NPC out at the side of Mondstadt.
Then we got a voiced quest with Kazuha which was basically a one off filler but it's always nice to see voiced scenes in this game.
Now we've got a full blown week long event. The quest itself is still filler but it's filler in a way that still expands on the story and character development of not only playable characters but also NPCs who regularly engage with those characters. We're seeing Shinobu's role in the group which plays nicely in her upcoming release.
All week long we also have the opportunity to check the area because new items are appearing every so often and new messages from other participants and visitors to the event are added daily.
It's that last part that actually makes this event really interesting. With new visitors like Ayato, Thoma and Yae popping in and even bringing gifts we get to see 2 things. For one this means Itto is having an effect with these things he does. He's become friends with Ayato over a TCG which we previously only knew that children played. Thoma also has now advised him that he can be a contact in the Yashiro Commission for any future events Itto might want to hold raising the status of the gang. And finally Kimura who was that Kanjou Commission guy we talked to who kicked Itto out of Ritou writes along the lines of seeing the gang in a better light now that they've had a chance to show what they could offer to Inazuma. And for another we're seeing the passing of time and how Inazumans are spending it on a day to day basis. On day 1 only Yoimiya showed up but only because she happened to be in the area. But as word spread thanks to Itto and Shinobu passing around flyers Ayato managed to find time to visit, probably then sent Thoma to give Itto a line to the commission. Yae who was invited only visited on the sixth day probably because she was busy with other matters until then. How could she pass up this chance to troll after all? Also Aratani was contacted by the gang who rented out the Ms. Hina standee showing that even these guys were busy doing stuff in between our visits.
Anyway this event also does one more thing that we didn't get to see from even the main event for this patch. Itto is an oddball for someone with a Geo Vision. Based on my theory about it he should have a goal and is dedicated towards achieving it. Being the leader of a bunch of stooges who tend to do just goof off and not do anything productive it doesn't make sense how he could have gotten that Vision. We did see a major demonstration of his goal and how hard he strives towards it from his Character Quest but beyond that he just seems to get himself arrested a bunch. Also we have not heard from Takuya since. But there was also another goal Itto might have which he technically works hard towards and this event shows us his progress.
Finally this event gave me an idea that I hope MiHoYo is looking into. Imagine if we start seeing small changes in things like NPC placement or random cameos by characters every so often. This doesn't have to be consistent. It doesn't have to have any profound new information. Just imagine one day doing your Dailies and Bennett's stuck behind a gate in one of them out of nowhere. You get him out or just talk to him and he just says something about his bad luck. Or on another day you happen to be visiting Inazuma City and you see Genta and Mamoru wiping down an area and they tell you they got punished.
I don't even imagine that would be hard to do for the programmers. Maybe one day one of them is bored. So they could fiddle around with it. The only major issue would be localization since doing anything would means doing it in all available languages. So a little prep work would need to be done here. Maybe each character just gets one or two lines for any of their appearances. Again Bennett would just talk about his bad luck and the gang would talk about getting in trouble. Less developed NPCs like the Mondstadt tourists in Liyue could just be moved to somewhere else without actually saying anything new.
Doing this could be a fun little thing for players who like to spend more time in Teyvat. They could do sightings of these characters. These would be photo ops they could have and since the appearances would be random it would open up unique experiences for players.
Anyway just my two cents as this event comes to a close. What did you guys think about it?
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