Summary
AHonkai: Star Railleak showcased the gameplay for the upcomingFate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Workscrossover event. Officially launching inHonkai: Star RailVersion 3.4, players will be able to recruit Saber and Archer into their teams, and potentially participate inFate-themed side quests in-between exploring Amphoreus.
HoYoverse is no stranger to cool crossovers, as it previously made Aloy playable inGenshin Impactas part of itsHorizoncollaboration, and also releasedNeon Genesis Evangelion’s Asuka inHonkai Impact 3rd. The upcomingHonkai: Star RailxFate/Stay Nightevent is considered HoYoverse’s most ambitious crossover yet, possibly because of the amount of things that players can do, and the fact that they can get two 5-star characters. In fact,Honkai: Star Railfans will receive Archer for freeonce Version 3.4 rolls out.
WithHonkai: Star RailVersion 3.4 expected to launch in early July, ademo clip from leaker Stelle the Galactic Baseballerrevealed the alleged gameplay for the upcomingFate/Stay Nightevent, which is inspired by the Holy Grail War. The first few minutes of the video showedHonkai: Star Rail’s existing characterscategorized into differentFateclasses, such as Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker, each with their own special abilities. It also has power-ups and items similar to the Blessings and Curios that players can obtain in the Simulated Universe and Divergent Universe. The gameplay has players participating in the Holy Grail War against seven other competitors, but it’s unclear if this will be a PvP event.
Honkai: Star Rail Reportedly Bringing Fate’s Holy Grail War to Life
In the comments, a number ofHonkai: Star Railfans described the gameplay as the Divergent Universe in tournament format, while others appreciated the fact that the characters were given their own Servant roles. Meanwhile, some speculated that the Holy Grail War event could be accessed permanently via the Simulated Universe, similar to the Swarm Disaster and Herta’s Unknowable Domain. If that’s the case, this could beHonkai: Star Rail’s way of maximizing theFatecollaboration, especially after thenegative reaction toGenshin Impact’sHorizoncrossover.
There’s a lot of anticipation forHonkai: Star Rail’sFate/Stay Nightcrossover, especially since this is its first big in-game collaboration. If it succeeds, perhaps it could open the doors formoreHonkai: Star Railcrossoverswith other franchises in the future to make the game extra exciting beyond its rich main story.
