Today’s gamers are fortunate that there is an abundance of gaming crossovers across different genres. There’s the long-runningMarvel VS. Capcomseriesfor fighting games as well asFortnite’s many skin and event collaborations with everything from the Gundam franchise to the iconic Jordan brand. Gachas likeHonkai: Star Railhave also been joining in on the fun, with the game releasing its crossover with the visual novel gameFate/Stay Nightthis year. This isHSR’s very first crossover, and it shouldn’t be the last for this game and its siblings.
The collaboration betweenHonkai: Star RailandFate/Stay Nightwas first announced during the game’s Version 2.4 livestream. Players got a hint of one of theFatecharacters joining the crossover duringHSR’s trailer during Gamescom 2024. It seems that the voice that called Pom-Pom his new master is Archer, a popular hero/villain/antagonist of theFatefranchise.
Players can expect to play theFate/Stay NightandHonkai: Star Railcrossover event in the third quarter of 2025.
Crossovers Like the Fate/Stay Night Collab Should Happen More Often in Honkai: Star Rail
HSRandFate/Stay Nightseem like a great match, as both have anime art styles. Even thoughHonkai: Star Railfocuses more on science fiction, it still employs a lot of fantasy elements, as evident in its latestAmphoreus storyline. Therefore,Fate/Stay Night’s mages and warriors will likely feel right at home inHSR’s universe. Whether this crossover will be a success or not, the collaborations shouldn’t stop there. These events have various benefits which can affect not justHSR, but other titles in the HoYoVerse.
HoYoverse’s Games are Perfect Platforms for Collaboration
The most popular HoYoverse games,Honkai: Star Rail,Genshin Impact,andZenless Zone Zeroare perfect platforms for crossovers with other games. This is because the lore behind the games already suggests that an infinite number of worlds and universes exist. The existence of characters from other games can be chalked up to that explanation.
The challenge is finding intriguing collaborations, like the upcomingFate/Stay Nightcrossover. However, HoYoverse can play it safe by choosing games and media that fit each title’s genre or do the opposite by creating some zany collaborations. It would be interesting to see aHadesxZZZcollab, with Zagreus slicing throughHollows in New Eridu, or aPersona 5andHSRcrossover with Arsene being Joker’s Memosprite.
Honkai: Star Rail’s New Crossover Shouldn’t Follow Genshin Impact’s Path
Honkai: Star Rail’s older sibling,Genshin Impact, had a big crossover way back in 2021. This collaboration let playersunlock aGenshinversion ofHorizon: Zero Dawn’s Aloyfor free from Version 2.1 to 2.2. While her overall design is great, her gameplay is less optimal compared to other Cryo units. It seems likeGenshin Impacthas stopped doing collaborations with other games altogether since then, too. It’s been almost four years and nothing at that scale has been done in the game again.
HSRcan learn fromGenshin’s mistakes by making itsFate/Stay Nightcollab characters borderline overpowered, like most of its new releases. This way, players have a good incentive to unlock and use them in the game. The units’ releases should also be supported by a good story arc, as some players were disappointed at the fact that Aloy didn’t have a proper reason as to why she suddenly appeared in Teyvat.
TheHonkai: Star RailandFate/Stay Nightcollabis one of the most ambitious events in the HoYoverse games so far. One can only hope that the game continues to drum up ideas for future crossovers. There is a world of possibilities for similar events for these games, and they can propel each title’s popularity to new heights if done correctly.
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