@z0d15g0d@themightyant - I'm pretty much of the same mind as you both regarding the 3.x arc. I do like the new areas but the overall narrative is mind numbing in its delivery. I did enjoy Castorice's story but that's down to her being the only interesting character in the place so far for me. That anime cutscene was excellent quality too, looked like something from Madhouse.
My main issue is none of the new characters are even vaguely likeable, I can't stand any of them except Castorice. I like Mydei, Aglaea etc to play but dislike them in the story. We've got another 9 months of this place too! Never thought I'd say it but returning to Penacony will be a breath of fresh air when it happens.
@Shigurui I don't hate all the characters as much as you. I like Mydei and Castorice and Phainon, I just don't always like how their stories are told. I don't care for Tribbie or Aglaea or Anaxa.
Yes the anime cutscene was great and a response to people saying why are there so many great online animations (as hype trailers) but none/few in the game. I am glad they are moving them into the game.
Still prefer Amphoreus to Penacony, but it's like picking between turds.
@themightyant - Dude, Penacony was far from a turd. I know you weren't a fan of the way they told and dragged the story out but the place itself was superb. The Hanu TV thing was brilliant, as were the perspective puzzle environments and Clockie puzzles, Galactic Baseballer etc. That detective mission with Black Swan, Sampo and Sparkle was hilarious. HSR peaked there. Amphoreus isn't half as good in any way so far, not even close imho.
@Shigurui Glad you felt that way, but we all like different things, I didn't like it. Except a few awesome story beats and Legend of the Galactic Baseballer (that was fun) I thought it was far more bad than good. But if you liked it more, good for you, can't argue with subjective opinions.
@z0d15g0d@Shigurui hoyo clearly saw me bitching and moaning and intervened as I Just pulled Anaxa by accident with no pity. Did a 10 pull to try and get C6 Moze, got Anaxa on 4 pity and Moze, then realised I already have C6 Moze… I’m an idiot, lol
God I've never struggled so much with a story in Honkai: Star Rail as I have with this new Amphoreus update.
I actually really like some of the themes and stuff they're tackling with this planet, but the writing is losing me HARD. Like these new quests last for like eight hours, and they're 90% nonsense.
HoYoverse really, really, REALLY needs to get editors. I'm struggling.
@get2sammyb As you'll see above you're not alone. It's such a shame because at it's core HSR is a great game and some of the underlying plot is good, but they seem obsessed with overwriting the game and dragging everything out to be 4x longer than it needs to be.
I recently deleted ZZZ (for the second time) as it was such a time sink (especially if playing along with other Gacha's) but at this rate I prefer what is happening there to in HSR, but 2 years of investment in HSR seems hard to give up. Sunk cost fallacy? But if it doesn't improve soon I think I'll have to get out... might need an intervention though, these games are designed to be psychologically hard to drop.
@z0d15g0d The only reason I didn't ask in the recent interview was because I was specifically meeting with a gameplay designer. So I felt it wasn't really his field.
But I'd absolutely LOVE to ask them about this, yes!
@z0d15g0d - Yeah that buff really helps Herta hit hard against single targets, she can drop off a little bit in that situation. He's great in PF, just got a 40k clear with him vs the Final Fantasy boss and he's only at 8/8/9. Very impressed with him in that team.
@get2sammyb I sorta agree. I thought Natlan has been pretty great and not TOO bad. But the reason I dropped ZZZ wasn't because it was worse I agree it's better written than the others, it's because I didn't have years of attachment, felt the easiest to let go. WuWa is currently probably my favourite then Genshin, but the stunning world exploration and real time combat is more my jam.
Regardless Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is really highlighting how poorly these gacha games are all written and how time can be used effectively. It's a real eye opener. These games are huge timesinks on their own (I have several thousand hours in Genshin, i'm sure you're the same) but trying to play many of them is just suck an opportunity cost. Something has to give. I haven't played Cyberpunk, or FF XVI, or Metaphor despite owning them all. Hell I haven't gotten around to Nier Automata yet.
Too many games, not enough time, yet I seem hooked on time wasting gachas. It's a problem I think many of us feel!
@get2sammyb Is it the studios who which teams you are able to interview? I'm not sure how it works in your field. Hopefully the opportunity arises soon as 6 more months of Amphoreus might be too much.
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