Me talking about Genshin (+art)

Personal Opinoins on the Countries

This has to do with the way they are designed and the characters within in them
Also, quick note: When I make fun of the characters, it is out of love. I'm not here to slander anyone's favorite

Monstadt: I love the visual appearance, the windmills fit into both the country it's based after and the scenery. The characters names fit the European basis, most of European origin (Greek, Italian, and Anglo-Saxon). The city name means "Moon City" which might attribute to how the skies are clearer than when they were under the rule of another god. The building designs also speak to that of Europe, with the Overall, it's quite cute and quaint and it reminds me a lot of Germany and the Netherlands/Holland

Liyue: The scenery's gorgeous! Unlike Monstadt, Liyue's scenery seems to remind me of a bustling city while Monstadt seems like a small town. Liyue at night is very bright and hyper, and thus in turn, make me hyper and excited, as if I just had a barrel of coffee. The overall scenery outside the city has much more to offer, with the variety of terrain and just whatever Wangshu Inn has going on. Compared to Monstadt's character designs, Liyue has much more complex character designs. With the Liyue characters, there's always a little 'Easter egg' (not literally) on their designs that would clue into their backstories

Okie dokie! Onto expectations I have for the upcoming countries!!!

Inazuma: For Inazuma, I expect the architecture of buildings to represent buildings seen in Japan's history. (I don't have a lot to say about Inazuma) I'm also interested to learn about the current decree that people cannot have Visions, it will be interesting to see.

Sumeru: For this country, it's based off of ancient Arabian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures. I expect to see a lot of characters with designs tracing back to these. As it is the land of the God of Wisdom, I expect a lot of characters living there to value education over many other things (like how Liyue values contracts; and Mondstat, freedom). I also expect that the Dendro Archon will be designed after certain deities in Arabian/Egyptian/Indian mythos (even though, the og Dendro Archon died, I expect the replacement lland statues to reflect these things). I also expect, with the geography of Sumeru, that the characters there would be designed to handle forests and deserts and the climate involving both. (I have high expectations for this country) I did note that the name, Sumeru, has roots in Mesopotamia, as there was a civilization known as Sumer; and also refers to Mt.Meru, a sacred five peaked mountain found in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology. I also noticed that Sumeru was known for their ability to read the stars

Natlan: Since Natlan is based off of Indigenous American (Pre-Colombian), I do expect miHoYo to work on the history of the people of Natlan and incorporate festivals or events related to events/festivals found in Indigenous culture. I also expect the terrain to resemble that of America before colonization, meaning certain areas are open plains, others possess more hills, and rivers. I hope to see characters with designs that incorporate the traditional clothing worn. (Since we don't have much knowledge about Natlan yet, I will be updating this when we get more info)

Fontaine: Fontaine is a country based off of France. This means, I expect a lot of European elements that were not added in Monstadt to be put in Fontaine. Quick note: Fontaine means fountain in French, symbolizing the fact that it is the land of the Hydro Archon. I do expect them to incorporate France's wide array of pastries into the country, maybe having a couple of events that rely on food (but not delivery events, anything but delivery events) since most of France, in its past days, seemed to be Catholic, I assume there might be a church-like structure, as seen in Monstadt. I also believe that. Just like Liyue, I do expect Fontaine to have certain terms that are in French, or just contain French based words. Also, if this is indeed past France, I expect of possible monarchy system (maybe one where the Archon is in charge). I do expect their main focus in the city to be about laws and rules as their Archon is related to Justice. Since France is also a country of romanticizing many things, I also expect a side quest based on that.

Snezhnaya: This country (I will not be typing that again) is based off of Soviet Russia or more specifically, Siberia. This country is probably going to turn out like Russia, where most of it is not inhabited by people and the players will have to worry about sheer cold. The Tsarista is also a title rooted in Russia, where Tzar was a word meaning "Emperor". From the given information about Snezhnaya, the current Archon( who represents Love) oddly enough does not have any love for her people, and it's mutual with her people. Something else considered quite odd, is the Harbinger titles, which are names of an Italian commedia dell'arte (aka Italian comedy). Though, I do expect some character designs to fit the cold climate of the country and maybe some characters with Pyro visions will be immune to the sheer cold due to their vision and land of origin (would be pretty neat). Apparently, as stated by one of the Northland Bank guards, Snezhnaya already has an event, so I expect that it is similar to events seen in Russia. I also expect the Zapolyarny Palace to be incredibly 'cool' looking (aka cool as in ice) as Zapolyarny means "beyond the Arctic circle".

A/N:Anyway, those are just my current opinions on the countries, as I learn more, I will probably be updating this to fit the new information given
-Silver☆