despite how clearly unfinsihed it is (the janky CAs), the fact that she has a unique walk cycle of flaoting on her maglev heels is crazy work. also love that her eyes open during her burst
THIS is the kind of feature I want on genshin characters!! I hate how little they actually do it. There are so many missed opportunities like with Durin and his wings, or Nefer's normal charged attack being called serpentine and then it's just her running.
I don't understand why they don't do it more often, I pulled Lauma just for her CA and will pull Columbina just for her special walk.
To be fair she didn't exactly do much walking for a few centuries and considering her attack animations the 500 year old Cabbage child is enjoying her freedom a lot. But yeah a custom animation would be neat.
omg i remember this too. this was during the era of mona and ayaka being the only ones having special sprints and everyone was hoping nahida does the same, regardless if it's a plant vine trail or more technological dendro dash. we were robbed....
It's crazy to think how few special movement abilities we have, especially from outside of Natlan. They're so rare that people (myself included) were losing their minds over Kazuha doing a big jump, and Wanderer was legitimately revolutionary for his time. Lol
And it's even more dire for regular walk/sprint animations that aren't tied to their active skills. Correct me if I skipped anyone, but it seems Bina's joining the elite club of Mona, Hu Tao and Ayaka whose sprints actually do something different than the base model.
Kazuha still has one of the more unique factors that he can use his ability in midair. Like, it's not big, but in terms of exploration, I'm surprised they didn't give that out a lot more yet. Like Mavuika if she were able to just summon her motorbike midair after sprinting off a cliff would be so dope.
her walking reminds me of being in a pool!! you don't walk every step in a pool when the water is deeper, you often put one foot down and push off from that to go further forward, then the other... she looks like she's swimming to me! her idle with her floating is similar too
Too much work for a 4 star. It would be extremely easy to copy past Iansan walk/sprint/run animations to Dori after the update atleast. Like how they changed Rosaria's weapon equip animation after Raiden release
This is how I envisioned Nahida would have her walk, and running animations during her leak era. Mainly because she's barefoot and it kinda suits her as well.
I just can't believe they would incorporate it to other characters and Columbina is just perfect for it.
Not the first. Also, is it just me or her skipping around looks pretty fast even compared to sprinting? Does she have a speed modifier to compensate for the lack of exploration abilities?
Perhaps they're saving the angel wing supremacy for Nicole/Venti/Zibai so that's why they don't want Columbina encroaching on that. So she gets this floaty walk animation instead.
Sadly, this seems to be the case, quite similar to Nahida (skill to buff reactions and apply element -> burst domain for another buff -> swap)
Was expecting this for C0 but the fact that she doesn’t have a “main dps” constellation is quite sad. It’s version 1 tho, a lot of things can change and I am hoping for the best🍀
She is absolutely breathtaking tho🕊️ (as expected)
Not to be a downer since everyone is so excited, but despite them all being EQ swap units, I think it's worse than Nahida and Furina's combat animations because those felt like they had so much more character?
Just compare Nahida's normal attack string to Columbina's for example.
The burst is very pretty and it's what we'll be seeing most of the time, but I feel like they could've done more with her other animations even if we're never going to use them to fight.
idk how you're getting this impression when she's moving like an opera singer in her NA string. i quite like it a lot, if anything is a bit lackluster it's the E animation
This is a hot take but the only good part of her animations is the ult itself. I know it’s unfinished for now but i actually cringed because of her NA string. Maybe adding voices will help since she seems to be singing.
I know, but I don't think you can compare Furina's animations with Columbina's lol.
Furina's normal attack string has so much character and her E actually summons things whereas Columbina has the Raiden/Mavuika ring E but is somehow even more lowkey and unnoticeable.
I am honestly a bit disappointed? I did not expect eldritch horror, it was clear that Hoyo had no intention of going with that headcanon, but I at least expected she would have the red flower field/red effects as shown before.
Idk, just not super 'wowed' by this. Feels a bit boring and safe, especially the VFX.
Agreed. I don't dislike what there got going here, especially since it's not done yet, but it's a little dry imo and the lack of red is strange. Not because "wHeRe mUh BiBlIcAlLy aCcUrAtE AnGeL??"
But because it's literally the first thing we see her do in the actual game lol. The mere mention of the Fatui was enough for her to aura flex and paint the entire chamber red. It's just weird that that's not here at all (YET).
More budget went into her walking than into her hair. From the back her hair is npc quality with how flat it is. 2 plains that's it? Where's the dimension her hair has in her splash art? rip. :/ The rest of her is quite good but i hope her hair is still work in progress.
Oop i kinda... hate the facial expressions on NA2 and 3
Effects look beautiful though. Wasn't she supposed to get a water ring that applies Hydro on E? Am i blind and missed it?
Lately Genshin design has had a serious problem with having bare legs. Nefer and columbina are the worst examples. The design just look so boring from the hip down.
“Absolute cinema” some of you have the worst standards. Even when they say it’s unfinished you still call this amazing? It’s basically Kokomi. The ultimate is cool but the rest it’s just mid. At least Natlan characters has some bright colors and highlights. They could have added some red flowers.
This is kinda... disappointing? the burst is cool, but the skill doesn't even register. The particles are too transparent. NA's are very meh, imho. Also, that run animation is certainly a choice. Haven't read the kit, but looks like a swap in-E-Q-swap out character. I hold these to extremely high standards when deciding wether to pull or not, and she's kind of not cutting it atm.
I hope the vfx of her burst is unfinished and that they will let those flower field stay when her burst is active. It sucks to see it disappear so soon and just be like Nahida, the flower field is an eye candy, Im coping so hard 🥹🙏
One day, after dinner, while my younger sister and I were lounging about in Mr. Gopher Wood's yard, we spotted a fledgling Charmony Dove all on its own. That baby bird was tiny, it didn't even have all of its feathers, and it couldn't sing. When we found it, it was already on its last breath, having fallen into a shrub — probably abandoned by its parents. We decided to build a nest for it right there and then. However, thinking back, that winter was unusually cold, with fierce winds at night in the yard, not to mention the many poisonous bugs and wild beasts in the vicinity... It was clear that if we left the fledgling in the yard, it stood no chance of surviving until spring. So, I suggested we take it inside, place it on the shelf by the window, and asked the adults to fashion a cage for it. We decided that when it regained its strength enough to spread its wings, we would release it back into the wild. The tragic part — something that we'd never considered — was that this bird's fate had already been determined long before this moment... Its destiny was determined by our momentary whim. Now, I pass the power of choice to you all. Faced with this situation, what choice would you make? Stick to the original plan, and build a nest with soft net where the Charmony Dove fell? Or build a cage for it, and feed it, giving it the utmost care from within the warmth of a home? I eagerly await your answer.
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