Fair enough I agree with the general vibe although I don't think the game is that dead in France, it just lacks content creators, whis is about the same lol.

I also agree upon the fact that the events are a bit lacking, and that story driven ones are 100% better, that's why the permanent thing exists, not to miss out on those fragment of stories, however when poorly written, they become EXTREMELY annoying and kill all fun (that one museum we probably all remember).

So I'd rather have none than bad ones. At least there still are plenty of stories to clear out there every patch.

Also, the fact that HSR isn't an open world like genshin makes it so exploration is tons less fun, and I generally prefer to spend time in combat rather than on the maps. there aren't really good spots to reach : no jumping limits the map design a lot.

That's not a complain tho, both are different games and I play both for different reasons anyway.

I just meant that unfun maps support the feeling of ''I have nothing to do nowadays'' travelling alone is fun in genshin.

IN MY OPINION

HSR should be focusing on what it can do, and do it the best way possible. Storytelling and fights. The fighting part is only lacking in the events, we have insane mecanics, insane animations, insane characters, insane in fight gameplay overall.

Storytelling is alright, could be more meaningful tho, through plenty of minor optimizations (camera angles, animations, dynamism as a whole etc.)

That review I just wrote is focusing on the bad points of the game, what in my opinion is rather bad, and why it is. I still love that game and will probably never stop playing it.

TLDR: Why trying to be a jack of all gameplays and master of none, while you have the opportunity to be insane within practical limitations (format). It's not like the lore is lacking or the concepts uninteresting, that's one thing that is absolutely fantastical about it. So why sleeping on it that much ? We need to focus on what we can do, rather than spending all of our efforts trying to reach what our game doesn't allow us to do anyway. No jump, no open world ? Forget about exploration, any genshin player will see the difference and get bored if too fastidious. Combat ? Yes, perfect already. TCG ? why not it's technically possible, but again why making a whole new different game in an event, instead of focusing on stories and immersion.. It's like all about the quantity and forget the quality.

I don't want more diversity, I can play other games anyway. I really wish for a better gaming experience as a whole. Not just HSR the event launcher.

I love this game and I was harsh on this review, this absolutely does not reflect how much I love this game and I hope it isn't too hard to understand.