Name me trashy, however I’ve at all times loved the humor in Honkai: Star Rail.
The builders describe the sport as a “house comedy” and as such, have by no means been afraid to lean into referential humor. Taste textual content and quests typically comprise references to something from the Rickroll meme, to different widespread sci-fi media like The Matrix. Now, the builders are gunning for the Pokémon crowd with a brand new occasion known as Aetherium Wars. The premise of its gameplay isn’t simply wickedly comparable, the writing can be stuffed to the brim with references and love for the beloved monster catching video video games.
Honkai: Star Rail is a role-playing recreation with turn-based fight from Hoyoverse, the builders of Genshin Impression. In Star Rail, you play as a bunch often known as the trailblazers, a bunch of explorers who journey from world to world on an intergalactic practice. Usually talking, the sport doesn’t play something like Pokémon. It does have turn-based fight, however it makes use of a distinct system the place gamers construct up ability factors and you’ll interrupt the turns with an final at any level. There wasn’t a lot all that felt like Pokémon, that’s till the 1.4 patch dropped.
On Wednesday, the builders launched an occasion known as Aetherium Wars as a part of the brand new patch. In it, the Trailblazer and March seventh play a online game the place they take management of monsters and use them to combat. The fight works just about the identical as the primary recreation, besides you combat because the monsters (as a substitute of characters) and problem different characters to battles. And whereas the fight isn’t fairly like Pokémon, many particulars come throughout as direct references to Pokémon.
The person who runs the event in Star Rail is called Giovanni, which occurs to be the title of the chief of Group Rocket. If an NPC sees you, they’ll begin a battle and an exclamation level will seem above their head similar to in Pokémon. Previous to beginning the battles, the NPC will say essentially the most inane one-liners that remind me of strains Pokémon trainers shout before battles. On the finish of the primary Victory Zone, you must problem Serval and Pela to a combat they usually reward you with an merchandise that’s principally a health club badge. Additionally, I received’t spoil the ending of the occasion, however it contains an incredible nod to Crimson’s look in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
It’s not the primary time a Hoyoverse recreation has contained an occasion that followers in comparison with Pokémon. Genshin Impression ran an occasion the place gamers might battle fungus. Nonetheless, all of the references have prompted chatter on social media websites like TikTok and Reddit. One individual even recreated the original anime intro with characters from Star Rail.
If you would like a shot at turning into the easiest, Honkai: Star Rail is offered to play on cell gadgets, Home windows PC, and PlayStation 5.