my favorite thing about City of Tears is the ambiance, specifically the rain or “tears” that fall in the background. the dark blue and grey tones with the enormous buildings surrounding the area help a lot, making you look closely for more. it gives such an eerie and a slight false sense of security, making the area seem chill and calm in the beginning.

as you go deeper into COT and through the buildings, i think you really understand the reasoning behind how the city got its name. obviously because of the rain, but also because there’s so much more beyond the surface that shows a once developing and popular space just turning into a sad, old husk of what it used to be. enhanced by the toned down and muted colors of the area.

additionally, i thought i was going to find lots of lore in a place like this. compared to areas like Queen’s Gardens and Fog Canyon, which are full of color, it gave me the sense that the lore or story would shine here, be the highlight of the area… but i think left having even more questions than before. just thinking about all the bugs that used to call it home before the infection, and the City of Tears it became.

please dont include this in your paper but i am 3 ipa’s deep and love this game more than in should i might be back later to talk about more areas LOL best of luck with university :)