Honkai: Star Rail team designs characters with story first, combat second
Honkai: Star Rail just celebrated its fourth anniversary on April 25. In those four years, the game has amassed more than 80 playable characters and five unique areas for players to explore. With its unique turn-based combat – which is a bit different from the other action RPGs that now flood the mobile game market – it can be hard to come up with unique playstyles for these characters, as well as gimmicks for these new areas to introduce each year. source https://www.polygon.com/honkai-star-rail-hsr-character-design-interview-planarcadia/