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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2023
- Honkai: Star Rail reviewed on PC by Jess Reyes.
"Honkai: Star Rail is the best free-to-play game of the year so far. Its stellar storytelling and satisfying progression systems offer dozens of hours of content that a HoYo newcomer can enjoy, even without paying for gacha items or having played Honkai Impact 3rd or Genshin Impact. Combat boasts layers of strategy for those willing to dig into details without barring more casual players from enjoying it. Its worldbuilding also expands outside of the main story into the side missions and interactable objects, making an already captivating world even more lively. It surpasses even Genshin in my mind, and I can see myself playing even months from now." - เกม
"Gamers have not abandoned turn based games, developers have." Dunno who said it but its true. This game felt great and the story felt as great as some of the best jrpgs.
The Falcom producer for Trail series said that in a double interview with honkai star rail producer
Turn based is definitely still my favorite style of games.
Im actually very surprised that their 4 stars are actually very much usable sometimes even better than 5 stars.
Its the same in Genshin tho. The national team has been relevant since forever
aren't Bennett, Xingqiu, Fischl, Xiangling, Sucrose better than some of the 5 stars?
Genshin formula worked well so why would they change it? All their future game gonna use the same formula at being casual and F2P friendly
first time ?
Because they still can make money out of the 4 stars by making strong advancements or eidolons
This dude really liked and grinded the game, bro is on lvl 42 lol
No joke, those who do not use fuel or recharge are probably just reaching level 40
Bro is addicted 😂
Me a Free to play player already level 43...
@@MasOc3k same
44
Another thing to mention... all the free characters are actually OP. Sure, they may be power crept in the future, but their kits are built in a way that make them always viable. Also, MC is absolutely essential and is a godsend for end game.
Don't underestimate March 7 her shield is very strong too
@@joshuadavey650 Yeah but MC having the taunt ability is much more useful than March
Mc March Danny Natasha is a mostly S-tier comp that I'm impressed is given as f2p, really happy with how mihoyo is managing the gacha aspect of this one
except qingque, she's kinnda dogsht
@@0maeWaMou actually March grants characters protected by her shield with an increase of 500% taunt so an M7 tactic is to actually have her shield herself and have most non-full aoe attacks sent her way instead while not consuming any skill points while the shield is up. Coupled with the fact that she can provide a pretty reliable and chunky shield + debuff cleanse to others makes me prefer M7 over Fire Trailblazer honestly
Edit: she can also freeze enemies with ult as well with a solid 50%-65% base chance
Playing on PC till PS5 release. Great RPG. And definitely fills that turned based rpg void, ive been having
Do you happen to know when it comes out for pS5?
@@thirdstrike4 it's there already
@@evzenvarga9707 downloading now thank you!! And happy new years brotha!
Honkai Star Rail is an amazing case of adding complexity through limitation. Every character’s toolkit is literally one skill and one ultimate, but the synergies and effects make the combat really deep & nuanced. Refreshing in an age where every developer thinks more is better.
Turn on double speed and auto battle. Steamroll every encounter. Not much depth.
def hold the same opinion as you, always hated games which gave characters 1-2 abilities because it was always surface level but with star rail everything has a unique/specific function that can be used like you said to create synergies and more.
@@thelocalfortuneteller depends on its player, like me that usually only use auto when farming materials.
@@thelocalfortuneteller that's not possible when you reach higher equilibrium level, AI auto battle is so unreliable that time and enemies are no longer easy to defeat
@@thelocalfortuneteller LMAO yeah right. No way you are auto battling through Memory of Chaos.
the bgm during supreme guardian Boss fight Was pure Art and the fight itself was soooo Can't describe in words
What can you do after the final boss?
@@expat8460 Uhh, go to another planet and start a new story? And there's endgame content?
When a f2p mobile gacha game offers more quality compared to a lot of modern AAA developers, it truly is sad.
Now that you mention it, I've been playing it for 30+ hours and not a single glitch 🙃
@@darron13 I'm using a fire tablet at the lowest setting. It runs fine lol
@@AlexPerez-tt9ru did you mean to respond to another comment? 😅
The sheer quality of it absolutely floored me.
its part of the industry's plan to funnel all players on vacha games
If you're on the fence, at least play until the first world boss on Jarilo IV, one of the best battles I've ever done in a RPG!
No lie and its free so no money wasted
Its basically Mass Effect but anime, the best part for me is the Roguelike Simulated Universe mode, its like Hades but with Turn Based team combat, hopefully they will release new Paths to keep things fresh.
My thoughts exactly
Simulated universe is what genshin is lacking. Tanks and healers are gods in simulated universe.
No it's not the weapons aren't futuristic and they don't transform like the weapons in mass effect
@@meia1855the sad thing about genshin is that they have tried to implement a rouge like dungeon system before as a limited time event and everyone loved it but since its limited they just remove it 😢
As a free-to-play gacha game, and the shared amount of content Honkai: Star Rail gives you to play for free is beyond your Triple-A $100 Deluxe Edition game, which requires months of patches to run properly.
The free to play monetization is there for a reason.
Everyone should really keep playing AT LEAST until the final boss fight of Belobog, after that, decide if you’re quitting or not, but you shouldn’t rob yourself of that insane boss fight
Deserved rating. The game is really fun.
Really enjoyed this game
Is this a story mode game or an online type rpg bro
@@harissh5194 it’s pretty much Genshin, just without the big open world thing (locations instead) and turn-based. So there are some online elements here and there, but it’s mostly a single player game.
@@Barro1 ok thanks
@@Barro1does it have a online ranking system ?
@@liaujingcheng8937 nah.
Definitely another banger from hoyoverse after the huge success of genshin. Only time will tell if this game will be as popular as genshin or not, but it defintely has potential.
Well I’m sure it’d do as well for its audience, it’s the most fun I’ve had with a turn based game in awhile but I’d imagine open world games hit a larger audience
Nothing will beat Genshin at this point.
Genshin literally made 2 billions USD in its first year, and continue to rack up hundred of millions every quarter.
HSR will be popular but it will only be a sidepiece for Hoyoverse.
funnily enough, according to sensor tower, star rail is making more than genshin as of june 2023
This is probably a weird comparison but the story of Star rail and how we travel from one planet to another feels like One Piece. It's like one piece but in space.
its star ocean wanted to be but cant
This is a combination of everything. It a reference galore!!!
It is definitely Star Ocean
Star Trek without the imperative/need to stick to rules (RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN)
There's an anime that's one piece in space, Eden Zero
This gameplay is a certified seizure inducing banger.
you can speed it up to lessen seizure LoL
@@innocenceo0o yeah, more SPS (seizire per minute)
weak
Yay! Thanks for the review!!!!
i'm totally addicted to it
Is it a free game
@@murtadhaabbasabd5854 yes
Rerolling is addicting👍
That’s the point of a gacha.
Here we go!
Was hoping for a video from yall niqqies! blessu p
Amazing review amazing game. Having a blast with this game on my pc.
As someone who didn’t really get into genshin, I’m absolutely HOOKED on this game 🫡
As someone who didn’t really get into hsr, I’m absolutely HOOKED on genshin 🫡
@@acquangle318 who asked
@@sin7804 so why are you replying if you didn't ask?
@@chokedbybacklog5433 you thought you did something, but what you said doesnt even make any sense
@@Laevatei1nn If you couldn't quite grasp it, just say so, man...I'll explain it so you can get it.
Amazing
Hokai impact
Genshing impact
Star rail
This devs knows how to do amazing F2P games
free to play but not mobile phone storage friendly, mobile players are crying cuz of how heavy these games are on their mobile versions
@@TheCraftingBulbasaurDude it's 2023 what do you expect.
you missed Houkai Gakuen 2. the mobile game this dev made nearly 10 years ago. and, honkai star rail has many things coming from Houkai Gakuen 2 including the Trailblazer picking bat for weapon similar to Houkai Gakuen 2's Kiana picking bat at start of story.
Really enjoyed the weeks worth of content the game launched with. Stoked to be waiting for updates for weeks on weeks...
havent played that much due to work but this game can easily make me play for about 5 to 6 hours to grind and try out team builds.
THIS GAME HAS OFFICIALLY ACHIEVED GAME OF THE YEAR FOR MOBILE GAME !!!!!
Played it. Loved it.
Get off TH-cam go get a real job and actually try living for once
Genshin and Star Rail.... two of my favorite games till now! Bangers!!!
2:11 why is the cursor visible and in the middle of the screen? what kind of a moster does that?
This game is amazing. 10/10.
Really great game. The soundtrack is absolutely amazing, especially for a free-to-play, turn-based game
You guys should do a compilation video of all the pop-culture reference/easter eggs you can find in Honkai Star Rail.
Homie didn’t know he could move the cursor into the corner during recording of cut scenes 😭😂
Please review:
- Path to Nowhere
- The Legend of Tiandang
Didn't talk about Simulated Universe and Forgotten Halls. Also game is full of time limited events and puzzles.
This guy sent his units to do trace material assignment. Bad idea, they can be farmed easily. Get the exp/credit/lightcone exp
You can send 4 teams (for now)
Wdym? You can still use them while they being sent
Assignments could be whatever you want currently.
This guy is still stuck in genshin 1.1
10:09 rating. You're welcome.
Just learned about this game. Would've loved to play it except that it's only for mobile phones and PC?? Wish it was on consoles.
It will come soon dw
MiHoYo knows how to make amazing RPGS. Another banger.
fantastic😊
Really the best turn based RPG of the year.
Is there really that much others though?
Octopath Traveler 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 say hi.
@@sowianskiwojownik5973Also, Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie
@@sowianskiwojownik5973 Debatable
Yes it's better than all the other turn based games of 2023. What you said is true.
Looks cool. I'll wait till the inevitable console release.
9/10
Thanks for review. Your mouse is killing me though.
Deos it have a Kernel deep anti-cheat like Genshin?
I’m intrigued
Go try it. It's a fun game
Why leave the cursor/mouse in the centre of the screen during cutscenes? Then include it in a review? It's so distracting.
It's so amateurish. 😂
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Took me a minute to realize that wasn't my cursor.
It's basically FFX Impact. And I'm ok with that.
The game has endless easter eggs, pretty much all quest and achievement are relative to something else.
Could you guys not hide the cursor?
Did you need to have the cursor in the middle of the screen?
Yes
As someone who has never liked Genshin, and REALLY likes RPGs, this was right up my alley and I’m LOVING it
Interesting. Is it because of the turn base system?
Forgot only to say how much easier the game can be if u spend a few hundreds of bucks
I’m hooked on this game
this game pretty much mix of houkai gakuen 2 (GGZ), old FF7, and genshin impact. the moment of the MC picking up bat... "oh that is GGZ where Kiana picked bat as first weapon to fight zombie at school. lol."
It plays great on my iPhone
Avengers wants to go there!
4:32 explains what is the point of having all these characters in combat
100/10
A 9/10? So you guys definitely heard about it before reviewing it, nice!
The cursor in the screen giving me anxiety😅
Really fun game with cool music. My Seele is awesome
Seele is the best girl
2:01 MOVE UR MOUSE!!!!!!!
Gawd that is so annoying! 😂
I dunno how anyone doesn't do it instinctively. 😳
I've been obsessed with this game and in love with it!
FINALLY!!! been waiting so long I'm now trailblaze 40+
Hoping for a PS / XBX release in the future.
Ps release coming soon
Agree with the 9/10.
game is more entertaining than octopath traveler 2, was playing it on switch then HSR came out - never touched the switch for 2 whole weeks lol
It literally filling my drought for playing Persona like games, and the MC is way more useful than in Genshin, way more fun playing as him/her comparing to the MC in Genshin who didn't talk and interact to the NPC
Lot of negative on the turn based. Personally my hands are too big to play an action game on my phone.
And everyone glossing over the outstanding artwork 😢. I guess its par for the course these days but many years ago this level of artwork was something we could only dream of. All these recent games of this dev are just superb
This is easily one of the best jrpgs to come out in recent memory.
it's not Japanese tho
@@frederick7495 right, but if you know mihoyo motto is "tech otaku save the world" and term "otaku" is japanesse. so they wouldn't mind if you said it jrpg
@@frederick7495 jrpg refers to a game genre not the the location of the developer. Dark Souls and Elden Ring are western rpgs(wrpg) made by a Japanese developer, The Stick of Truth is a jrpg made by an American developer.
@@hintofinsanity Eh, not really. JRPG is because of the dev studio is in Japan. Bandai Namco does have many USA offices and also develop games here but the Tales of series is developed in Japan, so its a JRPG. The same goes for Atlus with the Persona series. Elden Ring is a non-traditional JRPG but its still a JRPG, unlike lets say Fallout which is a WRPG becuase Bethsedia is in the US. These games should be GRPG, Gachi RPG as that is what they are and not are usually Chinese so even CRPG works too.
@@michaelriga6431 at this point JRPG has evolved past just being a location based term into its own genre. It can refer to either an RPG made in Japan or an RPG that ticks all the boxes for classic JRPG staples.
Game is such a dub
I'm going with this over Lost Ark
“Layers of increasingly complicated systems”
All of these types of games summarized in a simple phrase.
Not really
Persona : Star rail ❤❤❤
Remember, this is a mobile game! Imagine what Hoyoverse can do if they targeted PS5 and PC
These games are on consoles and pc tho
It's.....on pc.... Thats how I'm playing
It's a cross-platform game. But Hoyoverse is going to put gacha and loot boxes into AAA titles for sure...
@@sanzuriver2959 it's got gotcha but it's not necessary to spend.
@@AlexPerez-tt9ru it's never necessary to gamble in these games yet a lot of people do it. Because it's about trapping u into the gameplay loop and slowly addicting u to roll because of various reasons. So yeah, it's still scummy.
But what's crit rate and crit dmg?
crit dmg actually is critical dmg multiplier in this game if that is what you are asking, just some typical RPG game mechanics.
CRIT = Critical = Deal bigger damage than your normal damage.
CRIT RATE = Chance of you to trigger critical strike.
CRIT DMG = Damage multiplier for critical strike. The more CRIT DMG you have, the more damage you can deal with critical strike.
Amazing Game😘
Can't wait for Zenless Zone Zero too🤩
whys the frame rate at 30?
What do you mean, it's speedup
Anyone else kept trying to move their mouse from the middle of the screen?
The story, the characters, the systems, and the endgame are all better than genshin's.
easy now. give it few more months to actually see how the endgame will be like. we are still in the honeymoon phase lol remember lost ark and ToF? yeh ded games now
@@xeacarons tof, yes, lost ark still doing fine.
@@xeacarons ToF died off for completely different reasons. Reasons for which HoYoverse has no reason to be concerned over I'm sure of it
You forgot the music. Wildfire and take the journey
im in love with this game
Still waiting for the PS release 😢
Usually JRPG turn based is overwhelming for new players who never plays turn based somehow HSR has a perfect balance it doesn't feel overwhelming and also it doesn't feel like randomly press skill and kill.
Bc it’s a CRPG
Much prefer this game over the other ones just my opinion tho.
Great game. Go play it if turn based RPGs is your thing.
is it in ps5 ?
@@222weskeryes very soon
@@joshuadavey650 cool
Move the mouse
The review score of this F2P game is higher than Redfall.
That's how you know Redfall is utter garbage. Getting beaten by a free to play game. 😂
Just an FYI, this game ISNT free on PSN. It's about $10 there
FYI, it's free. The $10 was the preorder offer. You can download it rn for nothing.
The only let down for me is turn based combat!
It's pretty fun imo
2:17 Superman reference LMAO
Is this like a turn based version genshin impact?
Literally nothing like genshin impact. Just the upgrade system is like genshin mostly and some honkai impact. But the gameplay and other stuff is nothing like genshin at all.
The UI is the only similarity that comes from genshin.
It has the skeleton of Genshin but entirely new flesh and organs
no it's turn based game in the Honkai franchise. A franchise that exists way before Genshin. The first game being Houkai Gakuen only released in CN, second game Gun Girls Z released globally in 2014 ( it's called Houkai Gakuen 2 in CN), third game Honkai Impact 3rd released in 2016. Only after that in 2019 was Genshin released although not part of the Honkai franchise it's in the same universe let's say, there's a tree each ramification have a world Honkai and Genshin are worlds in those ramifications. And finally Honkai Star Rail which is a part of the Honkai franchise which exists way before Genshin
It’s nothing like Genshin with the exception of the art style.
The only game that rick rolled players that tries to read the in game lore.
Is this coming to ps4?
Yea
The FPS on the footage is bad. Are the staff playing on a Nokia?
Games for people with a lot of time to waste 🎉