Genshin Impact fans praise devs' new game for having an actual, well-written protagonist instead of friggin' Paimon
Honkai Star Rail has launched to enormously positive reception – so much so that developer Hoyoverse is throwing a little weekend party to celebrate and give out 10 free pulls – and one recurring bit of praise is that its main character, the Trailblazer, is head and shoulders above the Traveler protagonist in Genshin Impact.
One of the hottest posts (opens in new tab) on the Honkai Star Rail subreddit argues that "the absence of a Paimon-like companion makes this game so much better." Because the Trailblazer always participates in conversations themselves, rather than through a proxy, their dialogue brings a lot more personality to the table. Beyond that, the writing style in Star Rail is also more colorful than Genshin, which often plays it safe.
"Watching the MC being sassy and just being a goofball makes the character interactions and the overall story much more enjoyable for me," writes Kiretsu.
"I despise how we're lucky in Genshin if the Traveler gets to speak even one line during an event. The Trailblazer actually having multiple speaking lines is a breath of fresh air," adds Dragore3 (opens in new tab).
"Paimon felt like a child that had to explain things to an even stupider child sometimes, it was so rare for characters to just interact like people in Genshin, even in casual group hangout scenes," MillionMiracles (opens in new tab) points out.
"I also love his/her flavorful choices of dialogues, ranging all the way from thoughtful and humble to silly and straight up a-hole sometimes," tonyshark116 (opens in new tab) says of Honkai Star Rail's Trailblazer.
Plenty of players have held up specific lines that, uh, characterize the Trailblazer. There's a bit where the scientist Herta asks (opens in new tab) you
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