OneHonkai: Star Railplayer saw one of the gameplay changes that HoYoverse made in response to feedback fromGenshin Impact, and posted their findings on social media. ThoughHonkai: Star Railhas not been out long, players of the new HoYoverse release have noticed that the game has already separated itself from its hit predecessorGenshin Impactin different ways.
Released nearly three years after Genshin Impactmade its debut,Honkai: Star Railalready was a hit before its launch. According to HoYoverse, the game’s pre-registration period topped the charts of Apple’s App Store in the “Free Apps” category. The game also saw recognition on the front page of the Epic Games Store. ThoughHonkai: Star RailandGenshin Impactshare a graphical style, the gameplay differences are noticeable from the start. Compared toGenshin Impact’s action-oriented combat system in the open world,Honkai: Star Railfollows a turn-based format, which gives players plenty of time to plan their moves. Between the combat and the smaller zones to explore,Honkai: Star Railmay seem familiar to players of older RPGs such asFinal Fantasy 10orDragon Quest 8. However, as pointed out by one player, the differences do not stop there.
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On Reddit, a user named vil727 noted on the r/HonkaiStarRail subreddit thatswitching elements inHonkai: Star Raildoes not require a player to be at a specific place in the world to make the change. In addition, switching elements gives the main character, called the Trailblazer, a different Path and a different weapon to wield. Players can switch the Trailblazer’s element freely by opening the character menu, selecting the Trailblazer, and clicking the option to switch paths, which is located beneath the Light Cone icon. By contrast,Genshin Impactplayers were required to travel to a Statue of the Seven in a major region of the game, such as Liyue for the Geo element and Inazuma for the Electro element.Click here to see the post on Reddit.
At the time of writing, only the Destruction and Preservation Paths are available to the Trailblazer, both of which areuseful in exploiting enemy weaknesses inHonkai: Star Rail. However, vil727’s post was removed from the r/HonkaiStarRail for a violation of the subreddit’s spoiler tag rules. But, the post received over 900 upvotes prior to its takedown, and otherHonkai: Star Railplayers thanked vil727 for their contribution.
Between the quality-of-life changes and a strong opening week,Honkai: Star Railis off to a fast start. Only time will tell if it can keep the momentum going, just as its predecessorGenshin Impacthas.
Honkai: Star Railis available now for PC and mobile devices. PS4 and PS5 versions are in development.
