Honkai Star Rail’s First Playable Aeon Isn’t A Damage God, And That’s A Good Thing

The Aeons of Honkai Star Rail have always been far beyond ordinary mortals. They are conceptual deities whose actions have the potential to reshape entire galaxies--so putting one into a player's four-person team was always going to be a huge design challenge for the HoYoverse team. Ahead of the game's Version 4.7 update, we spoke to lead game designer Chengan An about why Aha, The Aeon of Elation, was chosen as the game's first playable Aeon. According to Chengan, the decision to bring Aha...