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Honkai: Star Rail rekindles memories of absolutely banging PS2 RPGs
Are you, like me, a gross little nerd that’s still grumpy about turn-based JRPGs being slowly relegated to mid-budget or handheld titles after the PS2 glory days? Do you miss being rewarded for getting through a tough section with a pre-rendered cutscene? Do you wish the only exploration you had to worry about was picking the dead end at a junction in a corridor to find a treasure chest? Does the very thought of Final Fantasy 16’s complicated real-time combos and parries and blocks make your fingers hurt? Excellent news. HoYoverse has followed up its unimaginably successful Genshin Impact with one of the best turn-based JRPGs in a generation.
Honkai Star Rail is a lavishly produced, immaculately localised and perfectly designed celebration of each and every single aspect of the genre. It’s a blessedly linear, solidly written adventure through fantastical sci-fi locales filled with interesting characters and engaging boss battles. It’s refreshingly old-fashioned, and if you miss this sort of thing being done with this sort of scale and polish, it feels like a godsend.
The game has a set-up that lends itself to the somewhat episodic structure of classic JRPGs (wait, are we still calling them that?) that involve moving from town-to-town, and solving their local problems that all tie into a larger narrative. You are the latest passenger of the Astral Express, a cosmic passenger train locked on a never-ending odyssey across the stars. You have mysterious powers, a foggy memory, and an overwhelming impulse to fight evil. It’s some real bread-and-butter JRPG business, and if it’s the sort of thing you’ve been missing, it’s delicious. Each stop the Express makes means a new world with its own characters, aesthetic, and adventure.
Honkai: Star Rail tier list for the best characters
Is Honkai Star Rail Steam Deck compatible?
Is Honkai Star Rail Steam Deck compatible? If you’re a Genshin Impact fan and own Valve’s handheld PC, you’re likely itching to know if you can play the new HoYoverse game on the go. We’ve looked into the matter to save you any Honkai hardware hassle, but you’ll have to go out of your way to become a Trailblazer using the portable powerhouse.
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Honkai Star Rail tier list May 2023 – best characters
Looking for a Honkai Star Rail tier list? Judging the best Star Rail characters is tricky. After all, the game’s only just launched, and balancing will likely differ between recent beta tests and the first public version. In addition, its gacha mechanics make it challenging to circle in on getting the characters you want in your party. However, there are already some clear front runners to watch at launch.
The real point of a Honkai Star Rail tier list is to rank your pulls against the consensus from the free PC game’s already burgeoning community. Players have already begun speculating who will be the top characters overall, who will excel against bosses, and who’s great when farming for materials. Of course, with more banners set to arrive in future, similar to Genshin Impact, we’ll see new Honkai Star Rail characters appear in the tier list. You can also redeem Honkai Star Rail codes to get some free pulls, but for now, here are the initial tier list rankings for the best Honkai Star Rail characters at present.
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Honkai Star Rail codes May 2023
Looking for all the active Honkai Star Rail codes? If you’re just starting your adventure through developer Hoyoverse’s latest anime epic, you might be wondering if there are any codes at launch for freebies to give you the edge in battle. Thankfully, Hoyoverse has delivered, and we’ve gathered all the active HSR codes in our list down below.
With the game now out in the wild, players are digging into the characters, world, and tactical turn-based combat. We’ve got a handy Honkai Star Rail tier list and information on the latest Honkai Star Rail banner, too. Here’s what to expect from Honkai Star Rail codes, as well as info on how to redeem them, what free rewards they’ll provide, and where to find them in future.
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Honkai: Star Rail is already steam rolling it with more than 20 million downloads
Honkai Star Rail is chugging along at a strong pace, as the game has already been downloaded more than 20 million times.
Genshin Impact developer miHoYo’s latest title is blasting off at the speed of light, as it managed to hit more than 20 million downloads just a single day after launching. This was spotted by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, sharing the news in a tweet, originally confirmed in a Weibo post from Honkai Star Rail’s official account. It’s certainly an impressive figure, but not exactly a surprising one. Genshin Impact has become massively popular since its launch in 2020, and Honkai: Star Rail obviously shares a lot of sensibilities when it comes to its character design, even if the latter is obviously more sci-fi as opposed to Genshin’s fantasy setting.
The Weibo post also announced that as thanks to all of the players, miHoYo is distributing 10 Star Rail Special Passes on April 30 (i.e. today if you’re reading this article today). A celebration event for the launch of the game is also being held today, so all in all it sounds like it will be worth logging in today if you’re one of those 20 million players checking the game out.
Honkai: Star Rail has convinced me every character deserves a cell phone
Their group chats are so unhinged