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5.0
I'll try to keep my review organized XD.
Gacha:
The gacha rates are indeed low,(0.6%) however, as a person whose played countless gacha games, I can say that the gacha in this game isn't as scummy as other games(excluding the weapon banner.)
I think others argue that 0.6% is very low. And yes it is, however, the Guaranteed pity saves it for me. Most games don't have guaranteed pity. If they do have guaranteed pity, its split between numerous ssr and you can get countless ssr and not get the rate up unit that you want.
As a beginner it will be fairly easy to get to 90 pity if you farm for a month or 2.
Gameplay:
The Gameplay is very smooth and beautiful. Each character has their own special and unique moveset as well as animations. The elemental combo follows the same principle as other games(i.e Ice + Fire = Melt).
Their moveset aren't just random things that were put together, its actually tied to said character's backstory, personality, and culture.
I think the biggest most obvious example would be Xiao.
Character Design:
Very lovely. I like pretty much all the characters' designs. Their designs werent just thrown together aimlessly, its connected to their culture and lore! I've played countless gacha games and sometimes they just add a unit in a modernized school uniform in a fantasy setting world or in a post-apocalyptic world. Lol.
Voice/Ost:
100% love it. The Japanese VA are all loaded! They have a lot of my favorite VAs! The Korean, Chinese, and English voices are also top notch! There are various cases where I prefer the English or Chinese or Korean voice for some characters, but sticked to JP because I'm more familliar with Japanese.
The ost are simply lovely. I listen to some of them in my spare time. I already expected beautiful ost since honkai had amazing ones.
I just woke up when I wrote this so please have mercy if you see any typos.
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