#hertha hsr

[sleepyorchidmonster]

Remember the "Last line Challenge?"

Tagging @banterismylovelanguage , @isnt-it-pretty and @canonical-transformation because I'm about to ramble about the story.

So, imagine if, in a future installment of Star Rail, we face off against another one of the Lord Ravagers (Irontomb in this case).

However, this time they're targeting Nous and all of the cyberspace, after all, is there anything more destructive than erasing all manner of communication and data between worlds? Everything would plunge into chaos.

Let's say that their choice of attack is using the denizens of propagation (Tanzzyroth), as literal bugs in the system, similar to how Phantylia used the Abundance to destroy the Luofu.

This would happen in Hertha Space Station (or anywhere that's related to the Genius Society). And, although we would have Hertha and Screwllum on our side, only the Trailblazer would actually be able to enter.

The bossfight has 5 stages, one for each firewall we have to bypass (the bugs ate most of the wall but we have to get to Nous).

The first is a 2d platformer where we have to avoid the bugs and find the first entrance, then the second is a simulated universe themed encounter with plenty of riddles, the third one is to literally "surf the internet" (think of a mix between Elysia's Herrscher music video and the first half of Dvalin fight).

During each of the stages, we can see Silver Wolf's chibis hiding in the background, sometimes even giving tips on how to proceed.

The last two stages are the actual bossfight, the first round is basically the Traiblazer and Silver Wolf, who joins the fight, against the Lord Ravager, with the two of them being the last line of defense between him and Nous. (The other character slots are locked).

It's just us, the Emanator of Destruction and everyone that is watching because the whole thing is being livestreamed to the entire Galaxy. (Something something let me crush all your remaining hopes by defeating the resistance in front of your eyes.)

The first round ends with everyone almost dying, only to be saved by Nous (and Silver Wolf usung her chibi friends as a respawn feature). The background changes to the Simulated Universe, Screwllum's disembodied voice is giving us directions, and we can now choose the last two party members from the ranks of the Nameless and Stellaron Hunters (you can only choose one from each faction, though).

Turns out that our friends in the Astral Express and the Stellaron Hunters have been trying to hack their way into the fight as soon as the livestream started, Welt was doing his best while the Mara got the best of Blade and he decided to headbutt the monitors to see if they were portals, Kafka wasn't fast enough, though Elio prophesised that the devices had to go, so no harm done.

Anyway, Nous noticed their efforts and decided to help out, by giving them gsme controllers and letting them pick a fighter. Notice that Blade is awful at any games so his character acts erratically, think Donald from Kingdom Hearts. He is playing on a Wii remote. Help him.

Nous summons all of the Genius Society, represented as shooting stars, as an extra attack, similar to the Engine of Creation or Inhibitor Lunae. Sometimes we get a different effect based on the Genius Society member, like a freeze reaction for Hertha.

We manage to beat the Lord Ravager and return to the real world for some much needed rest (the Stellaron Hunters don't have to worry about their bounties for a bit because they did help save an Aeon so they've been temporarily pardoned).

And that's how Silver Wolf returns home to see all of the monitors destroyed, leading to Kafka's line: "Sorry sweetie, Bladie destroyed all of the monitors!"

The funny thing is that I had all of this thought out before the 1.3 trailer. And now we're getting Tanzzyroth bugs in Simulated Universe!

[fenrhi]

ok so… first impressions/little summary

The game starts with Hertha Space Station getting attacked by monsters called Antimatter Legion. Kafka and Silver Wolf sent them there as a distraction while they sneak around and steal a rare and dangerous object

The object in question is the Stellaron, also called ‘cancer of the universe’ in my first language. Very reassuring

As soon as the ‘technobabble’ started, I thought ‘aaah yes this is a Honkai game’

I realized how annoying Paimon’s voice was (in every dubs!) when I began to play a game in which I couldn’t hear her at all. Thank you, HSR

Kafka and SW are your introduction to the turn-based combat system, which is honestly really fun. Unfortunately, they’re playable for only a few minutes

The scene where Kafka (the ‘step on me mommy’ character) gives birth to the MC by penetrating their body with a round object (the Stellaron) gets weirdly Freudian if you chose the dude

‘You won’t remember a thing except me’ refers to the fact Kafka is the first person MC saw, their first memory

After giving a little speech, Kafka and SW fuck off to who knows where and MC loses consciousness

It would be insanely cool if MC played the role of a sleeper agent for Kafka (delusional)

I was denied mouth-to-mouth resurrection ☠️

Dan Heng and March are very ‘what it says on the tin can’ kind of characters: calm and serious guy accompanied by cheerful energetic girl. But Dan Heng is apparently hunted down by Blade, which should be interesting

If March and MC don’t bond over both having amnesia I swear to fuck-

Arlan is very cute and has a dog called Peppy (that some scientists on HSS are weirdly attached to)

Not much to say about Asta, she’s also very generic so far

There’s a weird sequence where some Big Monster is heading towards HSS, Asta says their weapons are no match for it and Himeko decides she’s not dealing with this today. As she’s trying to leave HSS with her companions, the Big Monster attacks them (but it’s ok, he gets defeated by the MC’s Mega Super Glowing Orb Of Destruction)

It’s karma bitch!

Herta connecting her spirit to the various doll bodies located in HSS is very interesting. She’s almost immortal in a way

Right now, I’m at the part where I have to do side quests before leaving HSS

[sleepyorchidmonster]

@banterismylovelanguage THANKS! Glad you liked it!

I just thought of how Phantylia used the Abundance and remembered how feared Tanzzyroth was, then connected bugs to literal internet bugs.

The genius society is such a funny name, though it's self-explanatory!

Technically, I thought about the whole thing starting in Hertha Space Station, where we learn of the invasion, and Screwllum ends up getting hacked, staying out of comission for most of the fight...

We can have a trial battle with Screwllum, both as a boss and as a playable character. He needs it!

Blade is just suffering. Whether he is bad at playing or wants his character to finally die is up for debate, though.

The hsr boss fights look like they'll have plenty of phases, and the game format allows for other mechanics! Soo let's make a fun bossfight!

Thanks for your thoughts! And don't worry, you'll know all the elements in hsr in no time!

Remember the "Last line Challenge?"

Tagging @banterismylovelanguage , @isnt-it-pretty and @canonical-transformation because I'm about to ramble about the story.

So, imagine if, in a future installment of Star Rail, we face off against another one of the Lord Ravagers (Irontomb in this case).

However, this time they're targeting Nous and all of the cyberspace, after all, is there anything more destructive than erasing all manner of communication and data between worlds? Everything would plunge into chaos.

Let's say that their choice of attack is using the denizens of propagation (Tanzzyroth), as literal bugs in the system, similar to how Phantylia used the Abundance to destroy the Luofu.

This would happen in Hertha Space Station (or anywhere that's related to the Genius Society). And, although we would have Hertha and Screwllum on our side, only the Trailblazer would actually be able to enter.

The bossfight has 5 stages, one for each firewall we have to bypass (the bugs ate most of the wall but we have to get to Nous).

The first is a 2d platformer where we have to avoid the bugs and find the first entrance, then the second is a simulated universe themed encounter with plenty of riddles, the third one is to literally "surf the internet" (think of a mix between Elysia's Herrscher music video and the first half of Dvalin fight).

During each of the stages, we can see Silver Wolf's chibis hiding in the background, sometimes even giving tips on how to proceed.

The last two stages are the actual bossfight, the first round is basically the Traiblazer and Silver Wolf, who joins the fight, against the Lord Ravager, with the two of them being the last line of defense between him and Nous. (The other character slots are locked).

It's just us, the Emanator of Destruction and everyone that is watching because the whole thing is being livestreamed to the entire Galaxy. (Something something let me crush all your remaining hopes by defeating the resistance in front of your eyes.)

The first round ends with everyone almost dying, only to be saved by Nous (and Silver Wolf usung her chibi friends as a respawn feature). The background changes to the Simulated Universe, Screwllum's disembodied voice is giving us directions, and we can now choose the last two party members from the ranks of the Nameless and Stellaron Hunters (you can only choose one from each faction, though).

Turns out that our friends in the Astral Express and the Stellaron Hunters have been trying to hack their way into the fight as soon as the livestream started, Welt was doing his best while the Mara got the best of Blade and he decided to headbutt the monitors to see if they were portals, Kafka wasn't fast enough, though Elio prophesised that the devices had to go, so no harm done.

Anyway, Nous noticed their efforts and decided to help out, by giving them gsme controllers and letting them pick a fighter. Notice that Blade is awful at any games so his character acts erratically, think Donald from Kingdom Hearts. He is playing on a Wii remote. Help him.

Nous summons all of the Genius Society, represented as shooting stars, as an extra attack, similar to the Engine of Creation or Inhibitor Lunae. Sometimes we get a different effect based on the Genius Society member, like a freeze reaction for Hertha.

We manage to beat the Lord Ravager and return to the real world for some much needed rest (the Stellaron Hunters don't have to worry about their bounties for a bit because they did help save an Aeon so they've been temporarily pardoned).

And that's how Silver Wolf returns home to see all of the monitors destroyed, leading to Kafka's line: "Sorry sweetie, Bladie destroyed all of the monitors!"

The funny thing is that I had all of this thought out before the 1.3 trailer. And now we're getting Tanzzyroth bugs in Simulated Universe!