Signups at the moment are open for the ultimate closed beta take a look at for Honkai: Star Rail (opens in new tab), the subsequent recreation from Genshin Affect developer MiHoYo.
Introduced in October 2021, Honkai: Star Rail is a “house fantasy RPG” that guarantees to let gamers discover “immense worlds of the unknown.” Affiliate editor Tyler Colp described it final yr as “anime Mass Impact,” with thematic and potential direct ties to Honkai Affect third, MiHoYo’s pre-Genshin Affect recreation.
“Not like Genshin, Honkai: Star Rail is not actually open world,” he wrote in his June 2022 preview. “There are large cities and sections of planets to discover, however you do not decide up berries and activate towers to disclose an enormous world map. As a substitute, the sport’s focus is on its turn-based fight. You and the robotic enemies you are up in opposition to throw elemental skills backwards and forwards and attempt to exploit one another’s weaknesses. It is sort of like Pokémon, however the Pokémon have white hair and catchphrases. Each character has an final skill that comes with utterly ridiculous quick animations that, frankly, rule.”
A launch date for Honkai: Star Rail nonetheless hasn’t been introduced, however this would be the ultimate closed beta take a look at. This session will give gamers the chance to discover the Herta Area Station and two of the sport’s “main locations,” Jarilo-VI and Xianzhou Luofu. There may also be loads of alternatives to leap into turn-based fight, and MiHoYo mentioned there might be “many different recent in-game options” that may showcase completely different points of Honkai: Star Rail gameplay.
The most recent, final Honkai: Star Rail closed beta take a look at set to start on February 10. If you would like to test it out for your self you may join at hsr.hoyoverse.com (opens in new tab).