Genshin Affect devs cowl up the butts of characters in underwater

Genshin Affect bought one more large replace on Tuesday evening with the debut of the water-inspired area of Fontaine. Though this patch will permit gamers to discover underwater worlds, characters received’t be rocking any cute seashore outfits. Developer Hoyoverse launched a brand new method to censor the asses of its character and now even conservatively clothed males have their butts lined up.

Within the 4.0 replace, gamers will have the ability to dive beneath the floor and discover the ocean surrounding Fontaine. The swimming itself feels nice, and it’s nearly like gamers get to fly by means of the encircling coral reefs and underwater caverns. The second you dive beneath the floor, characters butts’ can be blurred by a small round form that appears like bubbles. The small graphical impact probably serves one goal: to obscure the view of your character’s butt. You possibly can view it under.

Picture: Hoyoverse through Polygon

This TikTok incorporates a bigger compilation of different characters, if you wish to see different examples.

Total, the bubble isn’t an enormous deal. I might barely discover it as I transfer from place to position and it goes away when you transfer the digicam round to the entrance. Nonetheless, it simply feels just like the impact simply appears… half-assed? The censor will get added to numerous different characters, not simply the ladies sporting skirts or skimpier outfits. Even somebody like Bennett, who’s pictured in the primary picture, will get one and he wears cargo shorts and a fanny pack. Or there’s Zhongli, who wears pants and likewise has flowing sashes that cowl his again, and he will get the bubble as properly.

Polygon reached out to Hoyoverse to ask questions in regards to the bubble diaper and can replace the article as we hear again.

Whereas it’s unclear why characters with full fits and cargo shorts nonetheless want the bubble, the addition is sensible for just a few causes. Genshin Affect is a world industrial success and taking a extra conservative method with character design could make the sport accessible to extra areas. In winter of 2022, the builders launched a number of alternate, extra conservative, outfits of characters within the recreation. Moreover, followers have critiqued the sport for the boob jiggle physics of characters like Lisa. This might simply be a safer method, since swimming underwater opens up new angles.

As for the boys, properly, there has by no means been that a lot to see so it’s not like that little bubble is hiding a lot. A lot of them, like Zhongli or Ayato have their butts lined up by their outfits. Kaveh was hailed as having a fantastic butt, however I might kindly disagree and simply assume his Imaginative and prescient was doing quite a bit for his butt in that scene. After which there’s Kaeya, who I personally love, however has spaghetti legs.

R.I.P. to all of the flat asses of Teyvat. Could you without end be lined by a tiny little bubble filter.