This one’s a real Trailblazer

Congratulations!

You’ve opened another door on the RPS Advent Calendar!

That deserves a reward.

A close up of Horace the Endless Bear looking at a big pile of presents with his name on, next to a plate of cookies with a glass of milk. It’s the 2023 RPS Advent Calendar!

Head to our rewards screen to collect it!

No, not that one.

Not that one either.

March 7th leans in very close to the point-of-view character’s face in her introductory scene in Honkai: Star Rail, while Dan Heng looks bemused in the background of the shot.

Look, just follow the exclamation marks.

It’s got the flashiest combat animations and the loveliest character designs of 2023: it’sHonkai: Star Rail!

Ollie:When I first started playing Honkai: Star Rail, it was more for work than play.

Himeko, a character in Honkai: Star Rail, sips her tea while calling in a nuclear strike on an enemy in the background.

As a guides writer, it’s possible for you to’t just ignore the next big HoYo game.

I fully expected to bounce off Honkai the moment I’d completed the bare minimum amount of work required.

Months later, I’m still playing.

And boy, are they flashy.

Nor of Gepard erecting a gigantic crystalline shield wall of ice to protect his allies.

The game is pure eyecandy, barraging you with flamboyance and pageantry at every opportunity - and it works.

It’s all sublime.

The other thing that’s kept me playing it the stunning amount of content.

It’s all really impressive.

I’ve played it since it came out, and I haven’t spent a penny on it.