Honkai: Star Rail is a new game from HoYoverse Studios based on the Honkai universe and their first game in the turn-based role-playing strategy genre. The game is based on tactical turn-based combat and gacha mechanics (character gathering). Honkai: Star Rail is developed by a separate team not directly connected with the developers of Honkai Impact 3D, and the game itself is positioned as a separate independent project. This applies to all aspects, including gameplay and story. At the development stage, the game is positioned as a single-player game, although the possibility of a PvP mode in the future is not ruled out.
Plot
Honkai: Star Rail is a science-fiction story about galactic adventures. The main character, possessing Stellaron, travels on a star express, the inhabitants of which will become his closest associates in the future. In the course of the adventure the hero will meet new characters, learn their secrets and stories. The mystery of the hero himself and Stellaron will become the central theme of the Honkai: Star Rail storyline.
Game Systems.
Honkai: Star Rail is presented as a game accessible to all . The developers promise easy mastering of the basics of gameplay and basic systems. Simplifying the gameplay should serve to turn off the auto-battle feature. To visualize the battles HoYoverse did titanic work, combining turn-based battles with effects level of high-class Action’s. The same is true of the narrative. Therefore, Honkai: Star Rail should suit both those who appreciate gameplay with tactical battles and those who like stories with beautiful battles and narrative.
Honkai: Star Rail players will spend their main adventures exploring mazes filled with all sorts of enemies, as well as solving puzzles. One of the features of the game is the presence of roguelike elements. An example is the so-called Simulated Universe – a place where the enemies and the location are created randomly. Different zones can be traversed in different modes, such as exploration mode and challenge mode. The former offers players to go through exploration mode, save the archive and challenge the boss. The challenge mode is a group mode for those who have completed the exploration mode, with more difficult enemies, but also better rewards. Another type of activity for Honkai: Star Rail is Fight Club. In this challenge, players are limited to automatically selected characters. In Fight Club, the player must focus on winning as quickly as possible.
Combat System
The combat system is based on knowledge of the characters and the ability to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemies. This requires combining different types of damage, elements, debuffs, etc. By weakening an enemy’s toughness, the player can make him vulnerable. All sorts of bonuses and rewards hidden on the map should help in battles, be it boosters, treasure, etc. In addition, from defeated enemies you can get the blessing of Aeon. Some of the loot from adventures, such as space shards, can be exchanged in the rest area for useful items.