[Coldsaturn]

I really enjoy the lore/story side of WWM! I'm sad I don't have the history background necessary to fully enjoy and understand all the references (I can recognize/learn about historical characters, but it doesn't hit the same way it would if I was playing a video game set in Ancient Rome or Greece, historical content I grew up studying and strongly embedded in my culture) but even with these limitations, I can totally immerse myself in the plot!
So many of the missions, both big and small, don't shy away from being silly in a very wholesome way, and then when they're tragic it's very grounded in terms of troubles and obstacles. You end up rooting for so many NPCs and get invested in their story because they're all relatable, and their struggles are very real.

The only way I can describe it is by showing you the video introduction to the city of Kaifeng. It doesn't have any spoiler per se (beyond the fact that you're there?), but it gives you a clear example of the framework they like to use to ground the NPC stories around you.



P.S. The outfit ended up costing only 12 dollars or something, because I had a couple of discount coupons I managed to use! But my god, he's so beautiful it's distracting <3

P.P.S. He DID faceplant in a hornet's nest! Found 3 guys covering their head with mahjong headpieces, they send you to open a treasure, you open the treasure and get stung. When you come out understandably pissed off, they take off their headpieces and reveal three swollen faces just like yours. The silly bastards.