The new Honkai Star Rail update is better than you think
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting stuck into Honkai Star Rail’s 3.0 update, which takes the Astral Express to Amphoreus, a Grecian-inspired world where a new journey awaits Dan Heng, the Trailblazer, and co. The aesthetics and new characters are really endearing, as is the story, but let’s address the elephant in the room: the voice actor strike. Most older characters don’t have voice lines in 3.0’s first update - but remember, this is not Hoyo’s fault, or even the VA’s themselves. It’s jarring having so much silence, but the strike is to push back against the use of AI, so I support it. Thankfully, there is voice acting for all of Amphoreus’ characters. As you step onto this new world, you meet Phainon, a Kevin Kaslana expy from Honkai Impact 3, who looks an awful lot like Honkai Star Rail’s Sunday - surely this must come up and can’t be a coincidence? He’s one of Amphoreus’ Chrysos Heirs and is a warrior protecting the people of Okhema. Continue reading The new Honkai Star Rail update is better than you think MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Honkai Star Rail codes, Honkai Star Rail tier list, Honkai Star Rail banners
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting stuck into Honkai Star Rail’s 3.0 update, which takes the Astral Express to Amphoreus, a Grecian-inspired world where a new journey awaits Dan Heng, the Trailblazer, and co.
The aesthetics and new characters are really endearing, as is the story, but let’s address the elephant in the room: the voice actor strike. Most older characters don’t have voice lines in 3.0’s first update - but remember, this is not Hoyo’s fault, or even the VA’s themselves. It’s jarring having so much silence, but the strike is to push back against the use of AI, so I support it. Thankfully, there is voice acting for all of Amphoreus’ characters.
As you step onto this new world, you meet Phainon, a Kevin Kaslana expy from Honkai Impact 3, who looks an awful lot like Honkai Star Rail’s Sunday - surely this must come up and can’t be a coincidence? He’s one of Amphoreus’ Chrysos Heirs and is a warrior protecting the people of Okhema.
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