Honkai Star Rail has no time for your indecisiveness

pcgamesn.com:

Now that Honkai Star Rail is out, players are diving into its colourful world and bringing their favourite Honkai Star Rail characters home to build up the perfect team in the turn-based anime game from the makers of Genshin Impact. Your first decision between Stelle and Caelus, then, probably feels pretty impactful – but Honkai Star Rail makes it very clear when you’ve been taking too long to pick one.

Honkai Star Rail’s opening sequence sees you take control of Stellaron Hunters Kafka and Silver Wolf as you learn the basic controls and how combat works. Once you’re through the initial tutorials, however, you’ll have to decide which of the two Receptacles you’ll want to pick to act as your primary protagonist – the Trailblazer.

The choice is between Stelle, a long-haired woman, and Caelus, a man with scruffy hair, although you can change their code name after selecting one if you want. You’re warned up front that “the receptacle cannot be changed after verification” – so not only are you expected to decide right from the get-go, but you won’t have a chance to change your mind later.

Despite this, Honkai Star Rail wastes no time in letting you know if it thinks you’re wasting a bit too much time on the choice. As you sit on the selection screen, Silver Wolf will begin to grow impatient: “Why are you standing around? Having second thoughts?” She’ll continue to chime in repeatedly the longer you wait, getting increasingly more teasing towards Kafka, who is framed as the one making the choice.

Sit there pondering for a full minute and Silver Wolf purrs, “You’re going to think for this long? Didn’t make up your mind when you got out of bed this morning?” Fortunately, Kafka’s on your side, responding, “Don’t hurry me, Silver