Honkai Star Rail Developer Interview: Inside HoYoverse's Turn-Based Game

Character designs are gorgeous. Unsurprisingly, HoYoverse has already managed to stock Honkai Star Rail with a roster of equally appealing, well-designed heroes that will tax players’ willpower and wallets, if they’re so incli

Honkai Star Rail Team: We have built an independent team of more than 400 people for Honkai: Star Rail to carry on the spiritual core of the Honkai franchise while exploring the turn-based gameplay that we have never tried before. The team will face more challenges for sure. But at the same time, the experience we have gained through previous games, including how to efficiently manage and produce resources across different platforms and how to better utilize hardware features of each platform, have been proved very helpful in developing Honkai: Star R

Fish Ling: I do want to add something, when you say why we tried turn-based this time. So our company history for our existing titles, we've had quite successful experiences on producing high-quality, original content, and also action games. So this time, it's like a very new challenge and also an exciting trial for us also to enter this new genre of turn based RPG. And because also, we think in the market, that the turn-based RPG is still a very engaging and also interesting game genre, and it does provide lower entry for newcomers to try the g

At the moment, Honkai: Star Rail has 27 different characters, all of which drastically influence the game's combat system. Because of their different builds and how they operate on the field, team comps can vary considerably, and having the option to switch a few characters in and out of battle, depending on the opponent, is the most recommended. Nevertheless, obtaining them means participating in the game’s gacha system. Obtaining the desired playable character in Honkai: Star Rail can be tricky since it depends on having luck with pulls in the banners. While there is a pity system in action, players will have a limit of many pulls they get without spending mo

**Even if you’re not a fan of Honkai Impact 3rd or Genshin Impact , this is a game worth checking out. ** The gameplay systems feel highly refined, the story is accessible from the start, and the characters add a lot of charm and customization to the title. I don’t think someone needs to be familiar with HoYoverse’s other works to enjoy Honkai Star Rail , which is a major boon for the SLG game building guide. I also think those who are fans of HoYoverse’s previous titles will find Honkai Star Rail perhaps the best iteration of everything the developer has learned over the years. At least for me, the Honkai Star Rail closed beta has immediately launched the game into my most anticipated upcoming release, ahead of some other heavy hitters like Final Fantasy X

Michael Lin: So the game itself is set in a different world from our previous games. And we just felt that the turn based combat system better represents how that can work out. Can't provide any spoilers to how the game will turn out, but that's how our producer felt. In reality, if you actually try the game out, you'll feel that it really adheres to what the game is trying to

Unfortunately, equipment luck remains a thing. I get it - there’s gotta be reasons to grind daily, I guess - but was I ever hoping the equipment system would be more forgiving than Genshin Impact or Epic Seven . At least in the beta, it’s not, really. Stats are still random and enhancing equipment randomizes them even more. That said, there’s more meaty equipment set bonuses, and with six slots, players can genuinely create some strong passive payoffs without having the ideal g

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