5 Things Genshin Players Won't Know About Blue Prince After Beating It

Think about a video game like Blue Prince. It sounds like an indie darling, perhaps a puzzle-adventure title with a dedicated but small following. Now imagine a section of that game, maybe a particularly obtuse puzzle involving a utility closet breaker box. This puzzle becomes notorious online. Guides are written, walkthrough videos are made, and forum threads dedicated to its solution blossom. This is the information about the utility closet breaker box puzzle in Blue Prince. The quality assurance team, ideally, would have found this puzzle to be frustrating before the game was released. They would have flagged it. They would have suggested a tweak, a hint, or a complete redesign. But here's the rub: they only know what they know. Now, let's shift gears to Genshin Impact, a global phenomenon. Millions of players worldwide explore its vibrant world, tackling quests and uncovering secrets. The sheer scale of Genshin Impact means that there's an equally massive community of players discovering new content and sharing information, and that's the truth. The average Genshin Impact player might be aware of the basics of the game. They might frequent fan forums and read up on upcoming patches and new character releases. They might not be all that great however. But, generally speaking, the average player probably would have never come across anything that could even remotely be described as Blue Prince. This is where the QA industry's knowledge disparity comes into play, to address the core issue mentioned in this post's title. QA testers, at least good ones, are often genre-agnostic. They’re not necessarily fans of everything they test. Their job is to break it and look for issues. The Genshin Impact player, by comparison, has a singular focus. However, there are millions of Genshin Impact players that know a great deal, just as there are a lot of Genshin Impact players that don't know all that much. Here are five examples of information about Blue Prince that, despite Genshin's ubiquity, are unlikely to be known by Genshin Impact players.

While a Blue Prince player needs to understand its intricate mechanism to progress, a Genshin Impact player has no need for this knowledge. It is irrelevant to their gaming experience. The QA tester should know it (or at least be aware of its potential for frustration), regardless of whether they play Genshin or not.

QA testers are paid to find these. Dedicated Blue Prince players might stumble upon them. The average Genshin Impact player will remain blissfully unaware unless these glitches become somehow legendary.

Perhaps this puzzle is deeply tied to the game's story, a symbolic representation of something profound. A Genshin Impact player is unlikely to care. A diligent QA tester, however, should understand the narrative context to properly assess the puzzle's overall impact.

The QA team might have access to design documents or conversations with the developers, giving them insight into the puzzle's intended difficulty and solution. A Genshin Impact player only sees the finished product.

QA testers often monitor community forums and social media to gauge player reactions. They see firsthand how frustrating or enjoyable a particular element is. A Genshin Impact player, focused on their own game, is less likely to be aware of the specific struggles of Blue Prince players. So, what does this tell us about the QA industry and what the heck does it have to do with a Genshin Impact player's familiarity with a particular Blue Prince puzzle. It highlights the inherent limitations of knowledge within a vast and diverse ecosystem. QA acts as a bridge, a conduit between developers and players, attempting to anticipate and address issues before they reach the wider audience. But even the most diligent QA team can't know everything. They are dependent on specific information at specific moments in time. They, like everyone else, are subject to the tides of information and time.