Honkai Star Rail has taken over my life, so I get where you’re coming from.

What makes it so addictive for me was stumbling upon the fact that under the surface layer of the game/plot Hoyo is making very deep meta commentary about philosophical stances. And I’m not talking about those kinds of cheap plot enhancing surface concepts that games like to toss in to make it seem deep. I mean that the entire thing is built around the exploration of these concepts. It’s philosophical inquiry first, game second. It’s a ludicrous attempt that shouldn’t make any money at all, but the bulk of what they are saying is hidden and the flashy game stuff is promoted so it works.

Because it’s couched in allegory and the playerbase is like 15, nobody believes me, lol. But there are videos from a guy who’s obviously a phd in philosophy who breaks down each chapter and explains it.

Thankfully I am too much of a miser to be a gambling addict.

I don’t believe this at all. Sounds like more guerrilla marketing disguised as news.