Honkai: Star Rail takes the same polished style you’d expect from HoYoverse and builds it into a turn-based RPG. The art direction is clean and the characters have a lot of personality, from their battle animations to their voice lines. The soundtrack is great too, especially during boss fights.
Combat is straightforward but not boring. Each character’s skills and ultimates mix well, so planning turns and breaking enemy weaknesses feels rewarding. It’s friendly to newcomers—you don’t need lightning-fast reflexes like in Genshin, just some strategy.
Progression is steady. There’s still a gacha system, but the game gives out a good amount of free pulls and materials early on, and farming for gear isn’t as punishing. Events and updates drop at a nice pace, so there’s usually something new to do.
And yes, the best quality-of-life feature: you can skip dialogue and even entire side scenes if you just want to get back to the fights. That small thing makes a huge difference when you’re replaying or rushing dailies.
Overall, Honkai: Star Rail is stylish, fun, and respectful of your time. No hate from me—it already has the skip button.