Large areas to explore, stunning environments, some of the best looking Husbando’s and Waifu’s in the entire Gacha genre. Star Rail is HoYo’s first attempt at a turn-based, narrative-driven Anime RPG on the scale of Genshin Impact. HoYo have not given any type of concrete release information at present, but according to players on Reddit, patch 6.4 ends on March 8th in China, allowing for the perfect tie-in with Star Rail. Many players are claiming – or at least hoping that Star Rail will release on March 7th. HoYo are on absolute fire right now with regards to game releases, somehow developing some of the most gorgeous, engaging Anime games in the entire genre.Īnd while it’s unlikely Zenless will launch any time in the immediate future – probably 2024 or later, if I’m being honest. Interestingly, given Zenless Zone Zero held Beta tests recently, it in fact is not listed as being approved for a license, which can only mean it is going to release at a much later date than Star Rail, to the misfortune of many of us. Many games I don’t recognize – but Honkai: Star Rail comes in at #78. Star Rail was expected to have released earlier in 2022 had China not changed the process of licensing and releasing video games within the country, freezing approvals for all new games, domestic and foreign.Īccording to the National Press and Publication Administration, China has approved 88 games in total for licensing and distribution within its country.

If what I read online is to be believed, Part 2 of the story is going to feature the ability to travel to other planets and fight new alien enemies, which ultimately carries the potential to tie into Star Rail. It’s been years.Īnd while Part 2 will begin in the near future, after some type of interlude, Star Rail is also slated to release likely in the time between arcs. While bittersweet, it’s honestly time to move on to something new. Part 1 of course consisting of the story from day 1 until the final day, ending the story of Kiana as protagonist. Many players took that to mean the entirety of the game’s story would be ending, as opposed to what was the desired meaning: Part 1 would be ending. Last year, HoYo confirmed that Honkai Impact’s story would be coming to an end.

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