This reaction was amazing! You are the only UA-camr who seemed to actually understand the complexities of the story, leading to a much more poignant response in the final cutscene. Other content creators I watched seemed to frustratingly miss certain aspects of the plot, drastically skewing their interpretation. Combined with the entertainment, this video is miles better than anything else!
55:40 This is the thing people forget about justice. Justice *is not merciful* . There's a reason the traditional representation of justice carries a scale, a sword and wears a blindfold. It hands down judgement, and only judgement. Compassion and mercy are for us to dispense.
This story quest really went dark after hearing Carole's suicide, it's a shame seeing the Melusines use to be threatened and now people start protecting them after, this pain that Neuvillette has been through from those years ago, and yet until we saw that cutscenes, that hit real hard...
First it was Shenhe's Father (he hanged himself after offering Shenhe to the demon god to revive his wife that didn't revive his beloved), now adding up Carole makes it even worse...
@@rev2059i think yall should start noticing that furina in her crazy mode is more of an a character, and i think they want us to see that she can be calm, and mature at times just as she can be playful and silly furina needs to entertain her people to make them happy and feel excited on the judgments to obtain energy for the oratrice, so i really think that in some extent, furina is only playing a role
if u haven't watched the video yet, SPOILER: From the moment Vautrin started yelling I had a feeling he was acting tbh. Because I also thought he'd accept his punishment in a mature "yes, that's what I did and I acted outside the law' typa way. So when he yelled I was taken aback, but then i was like....oh, but it makes sense if he's still trying to make people trust Neuvillette and his leadership. Posing that justice question and having Neuvilette respond with a guilty verdict shows the people that no matter who you are, what your background, and what your relationship to the people in power, if you commit a crime, Neuvilette will judge you fairly and the same as he judges anyone else, which is the exact quality a judge should have. It essentially cemented his place in society as the objective, unbiased, fair judge. Kind of bittersweet to think that was essentially Vautrin's last act as Captain, and that he never got a chance to talk to Neuvillette afterwards which meant Neuvillette legitimately thought Vautrin hated him for FOUR HUNDRED YEARS when he was actually helping him the whole time. I'm crying this is such a good quest. Agh poor Carole and Vautrin TT Also TRAVELER TALKING?????!!!! it wasn't even an Archon Quest I hope Hoyo keeps adding more traveler speaking lines and not just one sentence in AQs here and there
Neuvillette is actually such a strong person (not just as a character in game but as like a person in genuine). Not only did he live through a close member going through suicide, but also putting one of his own friends into jail. Respectttttt ✊ edit: omg im famous eek
56:54 Was literally my reaction. I thought Vautrin would accept it because he knew what the consequences were. My heart broke for Neuvi because Vautrin could’ve been the first human he considered as a friend. I wonder how many days it rained after the trial.
YES I've been waiting for someone to upload a reaction to this quest! Despite having zero combat this SQ was PHENOMENAL. It brought me to tears, made me feel immense anger, and I was just crying at the end of it.
i didn't even realize there wasn't any combat - i was so immerse in the story i forgot that there's usually combat in character story quest lol. I cried so much at the end
The final cutscene made me so emotional seeing neuvillette opening up a little and realizing he may not be an outsider after all to the nation he served for centuries is a relief
It felt a bit dragged out at first to me, but probably because I was doing it while on a sick leave at 1 am. Still, the second half and ending were absolutely amazing
Wow I didn't even pick up on the symbolism of the rain in the cutscene. How he thinks that the rain is how people saw him. Makes his subtle reaction to the kid saying Hydro Dragon don't cry much more impactful
This quest line did not need to hit home😭😭😭 this… this honestly hit home for me. I was bullied badly at one point and almost considered what Carole does… it breaks my heart. But the ending made me smile.😭
1:24:20 Domenico was not falsely convicted. He did conduct a smuggling business with a strange party. That's what he meant by "intended to do a small business" which was delivering some goods and obtaining a generous sum of Mora in return. The way English localization phrased it is a little ambigous, yes. But in Chinese and Japanese, it is much more clearer.
The one talking in neuvi's cutscene was indeed furina. So she does have some wisdom to her. The note at the end is supposed to confirm that it was her who taught him to know his people and give them a chance
Before 4.2, I too thought this was Furina's voice. I now understand that this was Focalors all along, setting Neuvillette on the path to empathy and compassion. He would ultimately be the one to forgive the sins of Fontainians because of it, thereby fulfilling Egeria's original justice. "You are a devious one, Focalors," hit so hard when I realised it.
@@Quinton_ovo_ _"And one day, when you have dwelt among humanity long enough, _*_you will be placed to bring judgment over all, as the spokesperson for Fontaine's past."_* Literally Focalors' entire plan to save Fontaine, no reason why Furina would say this. Also remember we only hear this voice narrating in the background. You might be assuming this voice was talking to Neuvillette or that he heard this voice, but it's just a narrative device. And even if it was a conversation between Focalors/Furina and Neuvillette, why would Furina say this? It would imply Furina knew the plan when she didn't at all, which causes problems with consistency.
Carole is now may fave Melusine!! (2nd is Aeval) It's heartbreaking when she said ppl have thrown rocks at her and it hurts... poor baby!!! Must protect!!
Awesome! I was waiting for your gameplay of this quest! Hearing Furina's calm voice in the cutscene and her letter response makes me impatient to want to see even more of her and her relationship with Neuvillette
If you read Wrio's stories on his profile (honey, wiki). He did finish his sentence already. On the day he became the warden actually. It's a really cool story. It's also more or less explained what he did to land himself in prison. Ngl, fontaine went hard.
This could rival Sumeru's story telling at its best! Just a story quest, yet really shaped melusines and neuvillete as characters, even further. Before, I always think melusines are, "just there", but with this genius of storytelling the melusines "are there" (if you know, you know). I love this story quest, if this is only a story quest, imagine the succeeding archon quests are going to be.
This story quest is the only quest which made me ball my eyes out and have a full mental breakdown, the image of Carole killing herself is stuck in my mind I hate it , I love this quest so much 😢
Neuvilette and Zhongli better meet in person at some point or I’m going to cry. I really feel like they would have a solid conversation on water tasting.
Neuvillette would be passive aggressive toward zhongli tho... even if he didn't outright hate the archons, his voice held a hint of contempt in his characters dialogue about them (except for Nahida. With her, he felt sympathy because even though she is archon with great power, she was still getting mistreated by her people)... plus, he laughed and even wheezed at "certain" people that walk around wearing fake vision(venti and zhongli)😂
@@dana_0612 I’m not so sure he would be passive aggressive just because he’s the new water sovereign…he’s fine with Furina, who is the direct wielder his water sovereign power that was stolen. And he also made it sound like she could seemingly willingly give it back to him…and he’s not mad at her for it…he’s pretty kind to Furina actually, and works directly with her, and voice lines at the end of his story suggest some version of Furina invited him to the human world…compare his relationship as the confirmed water sovereign with Furina and Fontaine….vs Apep who was probably the dendro sovereign and her treatment of Nahida and Sumeru. If he held any contempt for his situation, he wouldn’t be willingly working with and for human in the new world the Archons created for them. He wouldn’t be inviting Melusines into human society, If he was upset with the archons he could be treating Furina more like the Knave does and blaming her for Fontaine’s current predicament. I think he would definitely treat any archon he met differently than a regular human or god we’ve met, which would be refreshing. Of course he would laugh at them for wearing visions and hiding. He’s a fucking dragon walking around in broad daylight and using his powers and living for hundreds of years and no one in Fontaine really cares or bothers to guess his identity. Laughing at them doesn’t mean he would be contemptuous though. I think he’s more concerned about the future and finding where he feels like he fits in the world vs the past and being the water dragon heir. He’s not like Apep at all. I think his final Ascension line kind of confirms he only has real beef with the Second Who Came.
My actual name is Kiara and OH MY LORDY, this was definitely the best quest everrrrr. I LOVE Melusine Kiara, Carol BROKE MY HEART and I totally didn't save ANY sound bites of Neuvillette saying my name lmfao 😂😂😂 (Bless Ray Chase for pronouncing it **beautifully**)
Man I love how softly he wakes kirara it’s so sweet.his voice acting is top notch like it’s actually insane how much his Va killed the role. Like I don’t think not many are able to showcase neuvilette personality perfectly through his Voice alone
Your playthrough of this quest is the best one I've seen. The way you appreciate the NPCs, your grasp of the situation they're in, your love for the story makes this playthrough so engaging to listen to every time.
If you talked to the NPCs defending Melusines, you'll find more lore. Apparently the Garde hat's logos haven't always been designed that way. An image of a Melusine has been added to it to honor Carole, but it's been so long hardly anyone remembers it.
Shenhe and neuvillette are so far the only characters whose stories have made me tear up (xiao's chasm story came close). They're for sure my favorite characters. This story was incredible
From leaks to official PV, i was never attracted by Nuevi unitl I finally meet him in the Archon quest, I was surpirsed by his personality, his emotional, his power, his play style and now his memory, I must say he really is full of surprises 😊
Watching neuvillette’s emotional development since act 1 to his story quest was such a treat. He is gradually opening up little by little and come to understand his place amongst the people. Of course his story with the rest of fontaine is far from over i’m very excited where the story will take us
"My apologies. Is there any way I can help with anything to compensate for living so carefree in this space of yours? I will do them to the best of my abilities" - Neuvilette, most likely
This quest genuinely made me cry and is the first to ever do so. I love Neuvillette to the fullest is one of my top 3 favorite characters. He and the melusines deserve all the love in the world!💖
Oh my gosh this is so interesting to see the ending BEFORE 4.2’s conclusion bc Neuvi has a different ending voice line if you’ve completed the archon quests before doing his story. He has a very sentimental line instead. But here he’s got a really sweet letter from Furina of her encouraging him to get out more and build more connections 🥺💕
Definitely one of the most emotional story quest for me. Carole's suicide relly broke my heart, how could the people back then treat these cuties like that they did nothing wrong 😭💔 Seeing the current people of Fontaine now willing to protect the Melusines with no hesitations really touched me, we must protect the Melusines at all cos! This is by far one of my favorite story quest
When it comes to this story quest in terms of the theme of prejudice and hate, it really hits home for me since I can relate to their situation where I had trouble fitting in. And also this story quest, can be a box office movie in itself cause the storytelling is ABSOLUTELY TOP NOTCH as always. With that said, I absolutely loved this story quest a lot and ngl it really got me emotional too 😢
I cried so hard at the end of the quest. Neuvillette is probably one of the greatest characters in the entire game. The fact that WRIOTHESLEY of all people told him that he is a fair and just person. Someone who was sent to prison as a teenager! Neuvillette I love you, everyone loves you, you're the best.
it’s good to know carole sacrifice wasn’t in vain neither of there’s were and i think that’s neuvillettes biggest regret is that it had to come to that for change
imo hoyo really improved the story telling in world quest and story quest in fontaine. This story is very well done and I agree with everything you said!
48:45 There was a misunderstanding-basically, it wasn’t a combination of different ARTSTYLES, neither was it the hoyofair artists combined together. It was different 3D animators, with their original 3D styles, and they all made their part, and it was turned into a Teyvat journey montage! (I am not trying to be rude, just correcting and clearing that up!)
I love Neuvillette's story quest!!! We learned some about him, unlike some other SQs that centered more on NPCs. And I really enjoy your reactions and perspectives. You're the only UA-camr (so far) who understands the connection between rain and how people perceive Neuvillette; you already understand Vautrin's character from the beginning; and you want to 'slap awake' Neuvillette so many times 😂 Good video, as always. I can't wait for your reaction to Wriothesley's SQ.
❤I really love Neuvillette's Story Quest. Like dang...400 years ago, the people of Fontaine really dislike the Melusines n Neuvillette altho tbf...it is understandable bcos no one like changes and strangers let alone non-human creatures. However some of the Fontainians went too far. This story quest made me cry every few minutes every I think about Carole 😅
no bcs we and yoimiya still can see aranara its not about ur age but ur mindset and ur dreams if u dont have these than u lost abilty to see aranaras@@di8085
@@di8085 incorrect nahida did NOT make the aranara stay way from adults it was the result of the lie by the former sages that dreams are only childish and by extension this effected how people saw the aranara. or rather they lost the ability because they relegated them to childish dreams. before the sages before the calamity of kaenri'ah humans and aranara coexisted together. the ensuing calamity and the lies of the sages after are why only children can see the aranara. the thought that aranara are just fairy tales won't go away easy and thus it will take a long time before humans will see aranara again
1:36:16 Before 4.2, I thought this was Furina's voice. I now understand that this was Focalors all along, setting Neuvillette on the path to empathy and compassion. He would ultimately be the one to forgive the sins of Fontainians because of it, thereby fulfilling Egeria's original justice. "You are a devious one, Focalors," hit so hard when I realised it.
A witch that created the origin of Melusine(if you play the world quest you will know Mamare-painter Melusine's father is the Origin of Melusine and also the creation of the same with witch which created Albedo)
Neuvilette. What a king. This story is all about racism and defending those who take liberties against those of different backgrounds. Like really. It's a free to play video game.
@@jamesreese4170 Knowing that, i'll let the fact that they delayed Qiqi quest to near oblivion slide if they know how to make it as complex and emotional as it needs to be, like...she IS number 1 of saddest backstory, and i'll be surprised if they wasted that potential
I can't I really love your personality. Though I can't watch your streams because of differences in time zones, but watching you on UA-cam I feel joy. And it helps me learning and understanding conversational English (sorry for mistakes if they are there). Just thank you.
I fully expected Vautrin being a villain, not that he was going on a killing spree to avenge Carole and helping people become better in prison afterwards.
Fontaine is definitely the region with the best stories so far and sumeru was the best when it came out as well all the hidden stuff and wanting to find out what is what made me not want to stop playing Sumeru was great but even that felt a bit annoying to get through at times I really can't wait to see what's up with Furina next patch
Dear Jonathon, idk if you'll read this but I discovered ur channel recently. tbh things happened and the days have been hard but ur videos have been helping me cope. Ur energy and overall aura makes me smile. Initially used ur vids as bg noise so i can block out my thoughts but now I genuinely enjoy watching you. Things are still hard but you've been making my days a bit better so thank you :) I hope you're always well and I look forward to new videos!!!
1:41:50 14:06 all melusines might be born nearly at the same time from the blood of Elynas the dragon, so they're all about over 400 years old.. as for spiritual connection, they may have some because of that history.
This story quiet and Tighnari's story quest have so far been the only quests to make me emotional enough to cry. Hoyo really said it was time to pull on them heart strings
He wasnt falsely convicted, he's trying to claim that because he was ignorant to the fact that he was smuggling things, that he shouldnt be guilty of anything. But the fact of the matter is that he didnt ask any questions, and was delivering goods he knew nothing about for mora, he was still smuggling things even if he didnt know what they were, so he is still guilty.
This is the 2nd story quest that made me in tears... the 1st one is Tighnari's with the robot crab and it's master... Dehya's made me sad too but these 2 made me turned into hydro dragon myself😭
This quest is so beautiful that i have watched this 5 times already, and you playing it make it more hype to watch, i like all your quest gameplay john*chef kiss* 🎉🎉🎉
so many people judge about the whole story and game before they play or try it, but not for this one. this really melted my heart the dev doing the good job at this story. and i hope the future update they brings more awesome things or story for us
Literally the ONLY cutscene in genshin that made me bawl my eyes out. Beautiful story, pacing, and character depth. Wish hoyo would do that for some other characters. (ahem) raiden perhaps (ahem)
I know folks hate on Paimon, but Paimon out of pocket comments are precious jewels of comedy and cringe a like. The game would be somewhat less without them. Big sis Paimon was wholesome.
Notice how we didn't got to use him as a trail character in the entire quest😂😂 But seriously locking the character quests now behind archon quests is such a godly thing they've brought. Now they can write stories that only be understood by doing the archon quest, like Imagine doing raiden date quest and in main story you just met raiden yet 💀 But in this case you'd know not much without doing archon quest so without any fear of progress in main story they can write good stories
Yeah. That makes me think, will he have a SQ part 2? Because it's usually important for selling the character to let the players try that character with their own team.
I enjoyed his quest so much, it put me and probably many others through different emotions. It just was too good. P.S. I was really surprised and also very very happy that my name came up in Neuvilettes story quest🥺 He became one of my favorite characters. I love him so much🥺 (When Kirara came I was like: Close🥹) (Me while hearing him say my name: 🥰😁🥳)
Omg i cried so much doing this quest i love melusines and when i wasnt crying i was saying that they are lucky i wasnt there 400 years ago cause i wouldve murdered most of the fontainians!
Not gonna lie, seeing this story quest makes me hope this would be the society we all wanted. Where everyone is willing to support one another, but alas, reforming society takes a long time. Even needless bloodshed like this is unavoidable. Hopefully Genshin keeps up the tone of story telling that even in video games like this, they're not afraid to show the darkness in our society
DON'T READ BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO/KNOWING ABOUT THE QUEST I almost cried during this quest omg i was so frustrated seeing the injustice Carole had to face, but also so moved when today's Fontainians stood up for melusines 🥺 truthfully, the quality and depth of Genshin's story keep getting better and better, like not only do i find it interesting, it also makes me think a lot personally about the notion of justice for example even i, thought at some point that Vautrin's sentence was "unfair" because he did it for a good cause, but that was simply me wanting revenge for Carole as well and not "true justice". I realize now even more how much Neuvillette is strong and i love his impartiality so much he deserves infinite respect really Also thanks for your reaction videos! i love how you're invested, funny, nice and respectful when doing any of those quests ! :) truly changes from my country where everyone says it's boring and bad...
did you know that you can steal paimon's money. if you don't follow this instruction and complete the world quest. The trigger for the World Quest can be found south of the eastmost Teleport Waypoint in the Fontaine Research Institute of Kinetic Energy Engineering Region. Along the path, look for a little girl interacting with two Treasure Hoarders.
Such an amazing story quest! I love Neuvillette so much! Also I think it’s just the pink hair, but every time I see Charlotte she reminds me of Amy Rose!
subscribed! been loving your reactions since few months ago, loved your fontaine 4.1 reaction vids, and waiting for this since yesterday! i'm currently can't play genshin bc of my device so i'm living vicariously through you and chongyun's adventure www. keep up the good work, jon! 🎉🎉🎉
man this is easily my favourite story quest so far it sad and beautiful at the same time and we get to hear Aether spoke for two lines that sure surprise me
Absolutely phenomenal. Fontaine's wonderful storytelling strikes again. 🥹
Can't wait for 4.2 maybe this'll be a chance for Furina to do some action instead of talking B
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Furina's Personality is different than Focalor 😏😏
This reaction was amazing! You are the only UA-camr who seemed to actually understand the complexities of the story, leading to a much more poignant response in the final cutscene. Other content creators I watched seemed to frustratingly miss certain aspects of the plot, drastically skewing their interpretation. Combined with the entertainment, this video is miles better than anything else!
@Thejonathon: “how do you punish a dragon?”
Me: have you ever watched “Arifureta: from commonplace to worlds strongest?” 😈😈🥵
…If you know, you know 🤫
55:40 This is the thing people forget about justice. Justice *is not merciful* . There's a reason the traditional representation of justice carries a scale, a sword and wears a blindfold. It hands down judgement, and only judgement. Compassion and mercy are for us to dispense.
You can hear how much it hurts Neuvillette to say those words.
@@Phantom_Zone yea u could head its voice shake
What an amazing quote.
Justice is cold and indifferent...
Cyno : And that's why it's called "Just-ice"
@@tylosenpai6920cyno will be proud
This story quest really went dark after hearing Carole's suicide, it's a shame seeing the Melusines use to be threatened and now people start protecting them after, this pain that Neuvillette has been through from those years ago, and yet until we saw that cutscenes, that hit real hard...
it was suicide? 😀😀 well damn that makes me wanna cry all over again I thought she was murdered
@@alexy7825Neuvilette says at the very beginning of the quest when you first go to meet him that “Carole took her own life and Vautrin was exiled”
First it was Shenhe's Father (he hanged himself after offering Shenhe to the demon god to revive his wife that didn't revive his beloved), now adding up Carole makes it even worse...
this quest made me dry and ball my eyes out
@@alexy7825 you know what... if you push someone to the point of suicide, that cannot considered suicide anymore... thats murder
Furina's minor involvement in the quest was cute, Neuvillette is to her what the Melusines are to him
That was probably Furina's predecessor. No way Furina is capable of being that mature lol.
@@MadCatAttack123 That was actually Furina lol. They have the same voice actor. It's more noticeable in jp dub.
@@MadCatAttack123that was furina and she is mature. She probably just kept some conscious of her that machine
@@MadCatAttack123And who then wrote the reply to Neuvillette's letter exactly since that one is also fairly mature?
@@rev2059i think yall should start noticing that furina in her crazy mode is more of an a character, and i think they want us to see that she can be calm, and mature at times just as she can be playful and silly
furina needs to entertain her people to make them happy and feel excited on the judgments to obtain energy for the oratrice, so i really think that in some extent, furina is only playing a role
if u haven't watched the video yet, SPOILER:
From the moment Vautrin started yelling I had a feeling he was acting tbh. Because I also thought he'd accept his punishment in a mature "yes, that's what I did and I acted outside the law' typa way. So when he yelled I was taken aback, but then i was like....oh, but it makes sense if he's still trying to make people trust Neuvillette and his leadership. Posing that justice question and having Neuvilette respond with a guilty verdict shows the people that no matter who you are, what your background, and what your relationship to the people in power, if you commit a crime, Neuvilette will judge you fairly and the same as he judges anyone else, which is the exact quality a judge should have. It essentially cemented his place in society as the objective, unbiased, fair judge. Kind of bittersweet to think that was essentially Vautrin's last act as Captain, and that he never got a chance to talk to Neuvillette afterwards which meant Neuvillette legitimately thought Vautrin hated him for FOUR HUNDRED YEARS when he was actually helping him the whole time. I'm crying this is such a good quest. Agh poor Carole and Vautrin TT
Also TRAVELER TALKING?????!!!! it wasn't even an Archon Quest I hope Hoyo keeps adding more traveler speaking lines and not just one sentence in AQs here and there
Neuvillette is actually such a strong person (not just as a character in game but as like a person in genuine). Not only did he live through a close member going through suicide, but also putting one of his own friends into jail. Respectttttt ✊
edit: omg im famous eek
56:54 Was literally my reaction. I thought Vautrin would accept it because he knew what the consequences were. My heart broke for Neuvi because Vautrin could’ve been the first human he considered as a friend. I wonder how many days it rained after the trial.
YES I've been waiting for someone to upload a reaction to this quest! Despite having zero combat this SQ was PHENOMENAL. It brought me to tears, made me feel immense anger, and I was just crying at the end of it.
i didn't even realize there wasn't any combat - i was so immerse in the story i forgot that there's usually combat in character story quest lol.
I cried so much at the end
No combat is a good change in this story, really one of my favorite character story quests.
The final cutscene made me so emotional seeing neuvillette opening up a little and realizing he may not be an outsider after all to the nation he served for centuries is a relief
It felt a bit dragged out at first to me, but probably because I was doing it while on a sick leave at 1 am. Still, the second half and ending were absolutely amazing
Also no Neuvillette Trial as well which is the same case as Albedo in his Story Quest
Aether speaking is a jumpscare at this point.
A surprise, but a welcome one at that
yeah no kidding. It makes me cringe at this point
@@thatspellcastkkid_7672YTraiden's my favorite
@@SaturdayParkeri challenge you… TO A DUEL BEFORE THE THRONE!
1:37:10 I really like this ending camera angle, it's like Neuvilette is finally walking out of the shadows of the past
Wow I didn't even pick up on the symbolism of the rain in the cutscene. How he thinks that the rain is how people saw him. Makes his subtle reaction to the kid saying Hydro Dragon don't cry much more impactful
I almost cried in this story quest, Carole didn't deserve all the hate 😫
she so innocent she just want to help people, she's too pure for this world! 😭😭
Carole and Voutren are the best nps s in the game. Now I am still wiping away my tears 😭😭😭
I cried at the end when Carole said they their dreams have finally come true in Kiara's dream 🥺
@@Kayklala I was like.. at what cost?.. if you're not here to enjoy it with us... 😭
@@shelby-rp6qo exactly 😭😭
This quest line did not need to hit home😭😭😭 this… this honestly hit home for me. I was bullied badly at one point and almost considered what Carole does… it breaks my heart. But the ending made me smile.😭
1:24:20
Domenico was not falsely convicted. He did conduct a smuggling business with a strange party. That's what he meant by "intended to do a small business" which was delivering some goods and obtaining a generous sum of Mora in return. The way English localization phrased it is a little ambigous, yes. But in Chinese and Japanese, it is much more clearer.
I spent an hour watching this video and dint even realise…the story hit me so hardddd it’s so tear jerkingg
The one talking in neuvi's cutscene was indeed furina. So she does have some wisdom to her. The note at the end is supposed to confirm that it was her who taught him to know his people and give them a chance
Before 4.2, I too thought this was Furina's voice.
I now understand that this was Focalors all along, setting Neuvillette on the path to empathy and compassion. He would ultimately be the one to forgive the sins of Fontainians because of it, thereby fulfilling Egeria's original justice.
"You are a devious one, Focalors," hit so hard when I realised it.
@@MansMan42069he never knew Focalors. And Focalors was already separated from Furina when she became the archon. No way it was Focalors
@@Quinton_ovo_ _"And one day, when you have dwelt among humanity long enough, _*_you will be placed to bring judgment over all, as the spokesperson for Fontaine's past."_*
Literally Focalors' entire plan to save Fontaine, no reason why Furina would say this.
Also remember we only hear this voice narrating in the background. You might be assuming this voice was talking to Neuvillette or that he heard this voice, but it's just a narrative device.
And even if it was a conversation between Focalors/Furina and Neuvillette, why would Furina say this? It would imply Furina knew the plan when she didn't at all, which causes problems with consistency.
Carole is now may fave Melusine!! (2nd is Aeval) It's heartbreaking when she said ppl have thrown rocks at her and it hurts... poor baby!!! Must protect!!
She dedge 😢 can't protecc
it's still scratch my heart😢
Can’t protect her if she’s already dead
Jon: “Is that Freminet?”
Me: Naw, that’s Knock-Off Timmie 💀
French Timmie
Wait CHILDE BROUGHT HIS LITTLE BROTHER ALONG?
Awesome! I was waiting for your gameplay of this quest!
Hearing Furina's calm voice in the cutscene and her letter response makes me impatient to want to see even more of her and her relationship with Neuvillette
If you read Wrio's stories on his profile (honey, wiki). He did finish his sentence already. On the day he became the warden actually. It's a really cool story. It's also more or less explained what he did to land himself in prison. Ngl, fontaine went hard.
Link?
@@bimbam9487 As I said. Wiki or honey.
@@bimbam9487You can also hear him saying that on Archon quests
This could rival Sumeru's story telling at its best! Just a story quest, yet really shaped melusines and neuvillete as characters, even further. Before, I always think melusines are, "just there", but with this genius of storytelling the melusines "are there" (if you know, you know). I love this story quest, if this is only a story quest, imagine the succeeding archon quests are going to be.
melusines have so much depth when u do a story quest in their vilage about his creator and how they was born
@@Tomil4444Oh I'm looking forward to it! Currently I'm on AQ act 2 since I'm playing GI on and off for a while. Thank you
It's already better than most of the sumeru characters' story quest (aside from maybe Dehya's).
This story quest is the only quest which made me ball my eyes out and have a full mental breakdown, the image of Carole killing herself is stuck in my mind I hate it , I love this quest so much 😢
Neuvilette and Zhongli better meet in person at some point or I’m going to cry. I really feel like they would have a solid conversation on water tasting.
Neuvillette would be passive aggressive toward zhongli tho... even if he didn't outright hate the archons, his voice held a hint of contempt in his characters dialogue about them (except for Nahida. With her, he felt sympathy because even though she is archon with great power, she was still getting mistreated by her people)... plus, he laughed and even wheezed at "certain" people that walk around wearing fake vision(venti and zhongli)😂
@@dana_0612 I’m not so sure he would be passive aggressive just because he’s the new water sovereign…he’s fine with Furina, who is the direct wielder his water sovereign power that was stolen. And he also made it sound like she could seemingly willingly give it back to him…and he’s not mad at her for it…he’s pretty kind to Furina actually, and works directly with her, and voice lines at the end of his story suggest some version of Furina invited him to the human world…compare his relationship as the confirmed water sovereign with Furina and Fontaine….vs Apep who was probably the dendro sovereign and her treatment of Nahida and Sumeru. If he held any contempt for his situation, he wouldn’t be willingly working with and for human in the new world the Archons created for them. He wouldn’t be inviting Melusines into human society, If he was upset with the archons he could be treating Furina more like the Knave does and blaming her for Fontaine’s current predicament. I think he would definitely treat any archon he met differently than a regular human or god we’ve met, which would be refreshing. Of course he would laugh at them for wearing visions and hiding. He’s a fucking dragon walking around in broad daylight and using his powers and living for hundreds of years and no one in Fontaine really cares or bothers to guess his identity. Laughing at them doesn’t mean he would be contemptuous though. I think he’s more concerned about the future and finding where he feels like he fits in the world vs the past and being the water dragon heir. He’s not like Apep at all. I think his final Ascension line kind of confirms he only has real beef with the Second Who Came.
@@tartnouveau3652He's fine with Furina because they have a legitimate bond. It's not the same for the other archons
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After the Lantern Rite event where Zhongli actively manages to avoid Neuvilette, this comment is quite amusing.
My actual name is Kiara and OH MY LORDY, this was definitely the best quest everrrrr. I LOVE Melusine Kiara, Carol BROKE MY HEART and I totally didn't save ANY sound bites of Neuvillette saying my name lmfao 😂😂😂 (Bless Ray Chase for pronouncing it **beautifully**)
Set it up as your ringtone lol
@@ToscaTee OMG YES
:3
This quest messed with my head Ngl- but I’m happy for Neuvillette being able to be happier and what seems like he’s moving on
His story quest does not need a combat trial. It's just that good.
Man I love how softly he wakes kirara it’s so sweet.his voice acting is top notch like it’s actually insane how much his Va killed the role. Like I don’t think not many are able to showcase neuvilette personality perfectly through his Voice alone
Your playthrough of this quest is the best one I've seen. The way you appreciate the NPCs, your grasp of the situation they're in, your love for the story makes this playthrough so engaging to listen to every time.
If you talked to the NPCs defending Melusines, you'll find more lore. Apparently the Garde hat's logos haven't always been designed that way. An image of a Melusine has been added to it to honor Carole, but it's been so long hardly anyone remembers it.
Shenhe and neuvillette are so far the only characters whose stories have made me tear up (xiao's chasm story came close). They're for sure my favorite characters. This story was incredible
Top 3 goat story quest along with venti story quest 2
Venti, Neuvillete & Ruu I cried so much.
Interestingly , both shenhe and neuvillette share their issues in term of human emotions
This and tighnari's story got me tearing up.
From leaks to official PV, i was never attracted by Nuevi unitl I finally meet him in the Archon quest, I was surpirsed by his personality, his emotional, his power, his play style and now his memory, I must say he really is full of surprises 😊
Watching neuvillette’s emotional development since act 1 to his story quest was such a treat. He is gradually opening up little by little and come to understand his place amongst the people. Of course his story with the rest of fontaine is far from over i’m very excited where the story will take us
This is the second time I cried on a quest. Neuvilette lives in my heart rent free.
"My apologies. Is there any way I can help with anything to compensate for living so carefree in this space of yours? I will do them to the best of my abilities"
- Neuvilette, most likely
same. First time was Rukhaddevata's cutscene.
This quest genuinely made me cry and is the first to ever do so.
I love Neuvillette to the fullest is one of my top 3 favorite characters. He and the melusines deserve all the love in the world!💖
The amount of times Jonathon has called Neuvillette a lawyer when he's a JUDGE ☠
FR THO😭💀
Fontaine is so lucky LMFAO, they got a dragon sovereign protecting them
Ikr
Fr tho like- imagine a dragon protecting you’re homeland fr
@@Aki-69420xDimagine dragons?
@@Dailyremindertotouchgrass😂
Oh my gosh this is so interesting to see the ending BEFORE 4.2’s conclusion bc Neuvi has a different ending voice line if you’ve completed the archon quests before doing his story. He has a very sentimental line instead. But here he’s got a really sweet letter from Furina of her encouraging him to get out more and build more connections 🥺💕
Definitely one of the most emotional story quest for me. Carole's suicide relly broke my heart, how could the people back then treat these cuties like that they did nothing wrong 😭💔
Seeing the current people of Fontaine now willing to protect the Melusines with no hesitations really touched me, we must protect the Melusines at all cos!
This is by far one of my favorite story quest
When it comes to this story quest in terms of the theme of prejudice and hate, it really hits home for me since I can relate to their situation where I had trouble fitting in. And also this story quest, can be a box office movie in itself cause the storytelling is ABSOLUTELY TOP NOTCH as always. With that said, I absolutely loved this story quest a lot and ngl it really got me emotional too 😢
Vautrin went full John Wick mode. Mad respect.
I loved this quest so much. I cried during the cutscene bc I was so happy. Neuvillette is such a good character.
I cried so hard at the end of the quest. Neuvillette is probably one of the greatest characters in the entire game.
The fact that WRIOTHESLEY of all people told him that he is a fair and just person. Someone who was sent to prison as a teenager! Neuvillette I love you, everyone loves you, you're the best.
ok but why does he say wriothesley like rizzly😭💀💀
@@joycelee7454well- he is tho
This quest was the most emotional than any other character quest
8:51 Paimon is both the number 1 travel guide and number 1 worlds therapist in Teyvat. This quest hit home…
it’s good to know carole sacrifice wasn’t in vain neither of there’s were and i think that’s neuvillettes biggest regret is that it had to come to that for change
imo hoyo really improved the story telling in world quest and story quest in fontaine. This story is very well done and I agree with everything you said!
48:45
There was a misunderstanding-basically, it wasn’t a
combination of different ARTSTYLES, neither was it
the hoyofair artists combined together. It was
different 3D animators, with their original 3D styles,
and they all made their part, and it was turned into a
Teyvat journey montage!
(I am not trying to be rude, just correcting and
clearing that up!)
it ALSO says the animators names in the bottom left corner!
I love Neuvillette's story quest!!!
We learned some about him, unlike some other SQs that centered more on NPCs.
And I really enjoy your reactions and perspectives. You're the only UA-camr (so far) who understands the connection between rain and how people perceive Neuvillette; you already understand Vautrin's character from the beginning; and you want to 'slap awake' Neuvillette so many times 😂
Good video, as always. I can't wait for your reaction to Wriothesley's SQ.
"Hydro Dragon, Hydro Dragon, Don't cry"
Neuvillette before 4.2: Instantly cheered up.
Neuvillette after 4.2: Flood the city with his tear.
❤I really love Neuvillette's Story Quest. Like dang...400 years ago, the people of Fontaine really dislike the Melusines n Neuvillette altho tbf...it is understandable bcos no one like changes and strangers let alone non-human creatures. However some of the Fontainians went too far. This story quest made me cry every few minutes every I think about Carole 😅
this story is so good, the reason why Nahida make Aranara to stay away with adult people, adult people is really weird lol
no bcs we and yoimiya still can see aranara its not about ur age but ur mindset and ur dreams if u dont have these than u lost abilty to see aranaras@@di8085
@@di8085 incorrect nahida did NOT make the aranara stay way from adults it was the result of the lie by the former sages that dreams are only childish and by extension this effected how people saw the aranara. or rather they lost the ability because they relegated them to childish dreams. before the sages before the calamity of kaenri'ah humans and aranara coexisted together. the ensuing calamity and the lies of the sages after are why only children can see the aranara. the thought that aranara are just fairy tales won't go away easy and thus it will take a long time before humans will see aranara again
1:38:43 Charlotte.EXE stopped working because she didn’t think she would actually get that interview. This is a mood.
1:36:16 Before 4.2, I thought this was Furina's voice.
I now understand that this was Focalors all along, setting Neuvillette on the path to empathy and compassion. He would ultimately be the one to forgive the sins of Fontainians because of it, thereby fulfilling Egeria's original justice.
"You are a devious one, Focalors," hit so hard when I realised it.
A witch that created the origin of Melusine(if you play the world quest you will know Mamare-painter Melusine's father is the Origin of Melusine and also the creation of the same with witch which created Albedo)
1:43:45 THE TIMING, it fits chonyun animation so well
Neuvilette. What a king. This story is all about racism and defending those who take liberties against those of different backgrounds. Like really. It's a free to play video game.
Melusine is innocent but muslim and some migrant people always make a trouble and increase criminal rates.
Discrimination to be precise
Say what you want about Hoyoverse, but they do not hesitate to tackle complex and compelling subjects. I have much respect for their story telling.
@@jamesreese4170 Knowing that, i'll let the fact that they delayed Qiqi quest to near oblivion slide if they know how to make it as complex and emotional as it needs to be, like...she IS number 1 of saddest backstory, and i'll be surprised if they wasted that potential
@tylosenpai6920 They've been making emotional quest after emotional quest. Qiqis is gonna hit different
58:24 Bruh it started raining IRL for me at this part 💀Neuvillette is so sad by recalling those memories that he made it rain in the real world 😭💀
I can't I really love your personality.
Though I can't watch your streams because of differences in time zones, but watching you on UA-cam I feel joy. And it helps me learning and understanding conversational English (sorry for mistakes if they are there). Just thank you.
I fully expected Vautrin being a villain, not that he was going on a killing spree to avenge Carole and helping people become better in prison afterwards.
My guy is 10 steps ahead of us in thinking
We only saw the surface of what he was doing, until we visited the Fortress
this is what immortality does you, you may live forever but you should also see your close ones die one by one
Fontaine is definitely the region with the best stories so far and sumeru was the best when it came out as well
all the hidden stuff and wanting to find out what is what made me not want to stop playing
Sumeru was great but even that felt a bit annoying to get through at times
I really can't wait to see what's up with Furina next patch
It just dawned on me the person who's talking to the dog in cutscene might be one of the alain guillotine lore people and seymour. Wow...
Dear Jonathon, idk if you'll read this but I discovered ur channel recently.
tbh things happened and the days have been hard but ur videos have been helping me cope. Ur energy and overall aura makes me smile. Initially used ur vids as bg noise so i can block out my thoughts but now I genuinely enjoy watching you. Things are still hard but you've been making my days a bit better so thank you :) I hope you're always well and I look forward to new videos!!!
Hope things get better for you fam
1:41:50 14:06 all melusines might be born nearly at the same time from the blood of Elynas the dragon, so they're all about over 400 years old.. as for spiritual connection, they may have some because of that history.
28:01 now that you’re pointing it out-it’s exactly how we met Neuvillette in the opera house- awkward but endearing silence. Gotta love that.
1:43:45 Chongyun idle animation was so on time with the lighting change... XD
I'm surprised Neuvillette didn't sink fontaine after what happened to caroleT~T
Wryothesley being ready to beat the shit out of the prospective conspirator for Sigewinne was gold.
This story quiet and Tighnari's story quest have so far been the only quests to make me emotional enough to cry. Hoyo really said it was time to pull on them heart strings
"Good morning monsieur Neuvillete" from Carole always makes me tear up...
Damn this story quest really made me wanna cry , it’s so good
He wasnt falsely convicted, he's trying to claim that because he was ignorant to the fact that he was smuggling things, that he shouldnt be guilty of anything. But the fact of the matter is that he didnt ask any questions, and was delivering goods he knew nothing about for mora, he was still smuggling things even if he didnt know what they were, so he is still guilty.
This is the 2nd story quest that made me in tears... the 1st one is Tighnari's with the robot crab and it's master... Dehya's made me sad too but these 2 made me turned into hydro dragon myself😭
This quest is so beautiful that i have watched this 5 times already, and you playing it make it more hype to watch, i like all your quest gameplay john*chef kiss* 🎉🎉🎉
so many people judge about the whole story and game before they play or try it, but not for this one. this really melted my heart the dev doing the good job at this story. and i hope the future update they brings more awesome things or story for us
Seeing alaine and seymour makes me think if neuvillete knew about jakib ingold and his plan to revive elynas too
Literally the ONLY cutscene in genshin that made me bawl my eyes out. Beautiful story, pacing, and character depth. Wish hoyo would do that for some other characters.
(ahem) raiden perhaps (ahem)
I DID THE STORY QUEST WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SADDEST BUT COOLEST ONE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I know folks hate on Paimon, but Paimon out of pocket comments are precious jewels of comedy and cringe a like. The game would be somewhat less without them. Big sis Paimon was wholesome.
I have done that quest in first day when Update showed... it's been 3 days and I want to cry still
Notice how we didn't got to use him as a trail character in the entire quest😂😂
But seriously locking the character quests now behind archon quests is such a godly thing they've brought.
Now they can write stories that only be understood by doing the archon quest, like Imagine doing raiden date quest and in main story you just met raiden yet 💀
But in this case you'd know not much without doing archon quest so without any fear of progress in main story they can write good stories
Yeah. That makes me think, will he have a SQ part 2? Because it's usually important for selling the character to let the players try that character with their own team.
@@homakp9097to make play trail. They need bring some big shot op enemy archon level. I don't think they do it
Neuvillette deserves more screen time.
(First btw :>)
This quest was very emotional and when that kid said hydro dragon don't cry it made me cry.
I cried playing, and now cried watching... It's just... 🥺😭
Hydro drago, hydro dragon! Don't cry!!
I’ve been waiting for this video- and you upload it right as I’m abt to go to bed! JAIL
Water tasting is a thing, and I have very sensitive taste, not just for water.
I enjoyed his quest so much, it put me and probably many others through different emotions. It just was too good.
P.S. I was really surprised and also very very happy that my name came up in Neuvilettes story quest🥺 He became one of my favorite characters. I love him so much🥺
(When Kirara came I was like: Close🥹)
(Me while hearing him say my name: 🥰😁🥳)
i was kinda hoping he listened to neuvillette after reading furinas reply lmao, he sounded so fed up
What did neuvillette say about the reply?
@nuchetla2767 'I have no idea what goes through her head' snd says it pretty exasperated.
He did though? Although in the wrong order lmao
@@GLoLChibs oh I thought he was talking about kiara lol
@@SAKA-xf3wu ohh ig I didn't know lmao 😅
i full on baby sobbed to this quest at 3 different parts i am SOFT
Damm!! I was so invested in this whole quest after all. Each and every minute was worth it.
Idea for Genshin Event: Melusine Hug-a-thon
Gameplay: Hug Melusines
That's it. They don't even need to give us rewards.
Omg i cried so much doing this quest i love melusines and when i wasnt crying i was saying that they are lucky i wasnt there 400 years ago cause i wouldve murdered most of the fontainians!
Not gonna lie, seeing this story quest makes me hope this would be the society we all wanted. Where everyone is willing to support one another, but alas, reforming society takes a long time. Even needless bloodshed like this is unavoidable.
Hopefully Genshin keeps up the tone of story telling that even in video games like this, they're not afraid to show the darkness in our society
Vautrin is one of the greatest npcs in Genshin to me, defiently my favorite in Fontaine
I swear genshin quests always find some way to make me cry man, like can they stop please lol.
May the memories of the raindrops be reflected among the puddles that form after the rain stops ~
DON'T READ BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO/KNOWING ABOUT THE QUEST
I almost cried during this quest omg i was so frustrated seeing the injustice Carole had to face, but also so moved when today's Fontainians stood up for melusines 🥺
truthfully, the quality and depth of Genshin's story keep getting better and better, like not only do i find it interesting, it also makes me think a lot personally about the notion of justice for example
even i, thought at some point that Vautrin's sentence was "unfair" because he did it for a good cause, but that was simply me wanting revenge for Carole as well and not "true justice". I realize now even more how much Neuvillette is strong and i love his impartiality so much he deserves infinite respect really
Also thanks for your reaction videos! i love how you're invested, funny, nice and respectful when doing any of those quests ! :) truly changes from my country where everyone says it's boring and bad...
did you know that you can steal paimon's money.
if you don't follow this instruction and complete the world quest.
The trigger for the World Quest can be found south of the eastmost Teleport Waypoint in the Fontaine Research Institute of Kinetic Energy Engineering Region.
Along the path, look for a little girl interacting with two Treasure Hoarders.
Such an amazing story quest! I love Neuvillette so much!
Also I think it’s just the pink hair, but every time I see Charlotte she reminds me of Amy Rose!
honestly i'm kinda distracted by how many times they say "NERVILLETTE" like that's... not how that name is supposed to sound 🤣
subscribed! been loving your reactions since few months ago, loved your fontaine 4.1 reaction vids, and waiting for this since yesterday! i'm currently can't play genshin bc of my device so i'm living vicariously through you and chongyun's adventure www. keep up the good work, jon! 🎉🎉🎉
man this is easily my favourite story quest so far it sad and beautiful at the same time and we get to hear Aether spoke for two lines that sure surprise me