Honkai: Star Rail

1. LeeM0770

   Apr 29, 2023

   10

   it’s getting a lot of hate for the gacha system and i understand that but this game is genuinely great

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2. Raesm

   Aug 3, 2023

   10

   Okay so here some thoughts:
   It’s a Gacha game, but unlike Genshin and other (not just Hoyoverse) gacha games, it’s really generous. You have aOkay so here some thoughts:
   It’s a Gacha game, but unlike Genshin and other (not just Hoyoverse) gacha games, it’s really generous. You have a really good chance to get a bunch of 5* characters even if you didn’t spend a dime on it. Ofc you can save time for yourself with spending for energy to farm items, but totally unnecessary. The story is really good, way better than Genshin, where I wanted to skip all the time, here I didn’t even missed the skip button. Have a lot of qol upgrades like selected main stat relic creation, or everywhere available crafting,ect.. Anybody who says “it’s badly monetized” just talking shet and didn’t playing any multiplayer game from any big company like blizzards or ea. It’s have a really nice world, way more focused stories and yes, you get 2-2 and a half hour of content per patch, but that content is fascinating, really well put together, and finally entertaining. The characters are very good, a lot of come back from honkai impact the 3rd, really well balanced, with a pretty good powercreeping balance, so your loved characters gona be viable waaaay more longer, and here have a class systems and that enforcing this. I don’t think its even worth to compare to star ocean, in my opinion it’s totally different that didn’t worth to compare. Just try it, nobody force you to spend on it, and you can still enjoy it!… Expand

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4. tylerbanning

   Apr 29, 2023

   9

   Great art style. Voice acting is great. Battles are fluid with awesome cut away special attacks. Visually stunning. Glad I played it. IGreat art style. Voice acting is great. Battles are fluid with awesome cut away special attacks. Visually stunning. Glad I played it. I usually stay
   Away from gotcha games but this is a great game.… Expand

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5. ThisFace

   Jun 7, 2023

   7

   Yet another gacha game enters the mobile game scene, and it is from a familiar company, Just with a different name.
   
   HoYoverse, earned theirYet another gacha game enters the mobile game scene, and it is from a familiar company, Just with a different name.
   
   HoYoverse, earned their renown with their massive success title, Genshin Impact, is looking to expand the business still with their next game. As their new title suggests, this game is aiming to start a genuine universe of their own.
   
   It is true that Honkai: Star Rail hands us the same poison all the other mobile games nowadays do.
   Pulling a character is their major content, and there is no such thing as "full game." It is definitely not complete on release, and it'll go on and on, as long as it can reach your wallet. The game is only about a month old, and yet the content will dry out quick if you really go at it.
   
   But there is also a good news. coming from a major company with quite a few successes under their belt, the game offers a delightful presentation. The visuals are pretty enough to let you get attatched to the character without much reason, and the sounds have weight to appreciate.
   
   Story itself is more or less redundant. It won't leave any impression on you, and it being added with a time gap doesn't help either.
   
   Interesting things about this title is that they don't really urge you to spend money on it, which is rather refreshing, coming from a big name like HoYoverse. There are lots of decent characters within reach, and there is virtually no content that makes you wrestle with the others. No ranking system, no guild stuff, nothing. If that is your thing, this game will be very blend.
   
   Gameplay is standard business. You go through story stuff, along with the side quests, and you farm everyday for 10 minutes and try to find anything to keep yourself entertaining until the next update comes through.
   
   Like most of mobile games played on PC, this will probably be your side flavor, rather than a full-screen business. It won't take a long time to get used to the PC controls, and I think the best part of all this is that your phone having a much needed time off it needs.
   
   Just like any other gacha game, you won't miss out anything if you look past this one. But if you had to choose your poison, this game could be up there on my recommendation list.… Expand

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6. isidore12

   May 12, 2023

   3

   If you love the Open-world of Genshin Impact, the Combats, the Beauty of the sceneries, and if you hate its predatory Gacha system andIf you love the Open-world of Genshin Impact, the Combats, the Beauty of the sceneries, and if you hate its predatory Gacha system and Hoyoverse’s stinginess, then Honkai Star Rail is all you hate, and nothing of what you love.
   
   Technically, the game is a success. But it has been made for mobiles, and feels weird on PC.
   
   The game takes 2 weeks to finish the main story and all side quests. I feel sorry for whales who already spent $500. Still it takes months of grinding, I am not sure how that can work.
   
   The game is just plain linear, one long corridor. Dialogs cannot be skipped. Good luck surviving the boredom of the first two hours.
   
   Characters, scenery, pretty much everything looks grey and blue. It is quite depressive, and no near the beauty of Genshin.
   
   Combats are auto-play, meaning the game has an integrated bot feature. You click and forget, and come few minutes later on the fight is over. A game that you don't play, definitely for mobile and not PC.
   
   The game is Pay2Win, period. Paid Event banner characters are crushing any others. You can already feel the game won’t be enjoyable as a free player, all the good characters will be behind a steep paywall.
   
   The question I asked myself is: “is it worth investing in a game you are going to play 2 week every patch?” Unless you are a collector or a whale, and you feel rich by collecting 5 stars characters, it is a hard pass on HSR.
   
   As a 2nd opinion, I suggest you watch TenTen videos on Youtube.
   
   I’ll be trying out Blue Protocol, Wuthering Waves, and Diablo 4.… Expand

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7. CRimacDCE4

   Jun 13, 2023

   2

   Of course this game has good aesthetic design, and supremely fits what their market is that was established with Genshin Impact. It's not aOf course this game has good aesthetic design, and supremely fits what their market is that was established with Genshin Impact. It's not a terrible game, but it is nothing amazing by any means. Distilled, this is another gacha simulator with cute girls. These games are backed by a very immoral government at the end of the day, and the money spent in them gives return for said backing. Hard disagree with it.… Expand

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8. fortigas

   Aug 12, 2023

   0

   El juego es un pay 2 fast, hay enemigos y situiaciones que estan llenas de dificultad artificial, es bueno para pasar el rato, no vale la penaEl juego es un pay 2 fast, hay enemigos y situiaciones que estan llenas de dificultad artificial, es bueno para pasar el rato, no vale la pena meterle dinero salvo que hagas contenido y videos para yt o esas cosas, al final sera como toda moda pasara , fuera que es para 1 solo jugador, sinceramente desde que empece a jugarlo he ido perdiendole el interes al juego y es que llega a ser muy monotono, las misiones muy repetitivas y todo esta enfocado a llevarte a pensar necesitar pagar lo que vendria a ser el pase para tener chances y no, no tengo problemas con el sistema gacha, sino con la mecanica de bosses, es como dije antes es un pay 2 fast en toda regla, es mas o menos como el genshin solo que con menos que hacer.… Expand

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