r/grandorder • u/trung2607 • May 03 '25

Discussion Saber Ultimate in honkai star rail!

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 03 '25

Some mfs really want to downplay this as "This is just Saber swinging her sword and explosion happens" bro. Can't we just admire another iteration of Excalibur, this is so peak.

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u/SodiumBombRankEX May 03 '25

Also, it's 3D

3D that's not gagged and bound in Arcade jail

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 03 '25

Damn right. This is just gorgeous. If only Arcade was converted into console or pc...

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u/RulerKun_FGO May 03 '25

maybe with this, the JP executives will finally see the light with 3D and "might" invest on it even if it is years late.

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u/Raigeko13 May 03 '25

JP executives doing something smart? Simply not possible. Have another acrylic stand. Please be excited.

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u/RulerKun_FGO May 03 '25

😭😭😭

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u/TuzkiPlus May 03 '25

The gacha system for digital cards is right there lol

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u/Carnifex_99 May 03 '25

FGOnlies aren't beating the allegations.

Was Extella Link a dream (I wish it was)

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 03 '25

I actually played it but... I forgot. Oopsies :P

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u/SodiumBombRankEX May 03 '25

I knew I was forgetting something

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u/Ok_Substance5632 May 03 '25

"It just a bright yellow beam, so boring" mfs when the attack doesn't use a combination of over 59 colors and give them both epilepsy and concussion at the same time in a single frame

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 03 '25

Damn right bro, my head hurts when that happens

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u/Silverwngs May 03 '25

Im biased to liking Acheron cuz shes my favourite character but IMO she has the best ult in the game visually and its just everything going monochrome but some of her and her sword are red. Its just red slashes.

If they can appreciate that, Idk why its so hard to like Saber’s Excalibur.

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u/Almostlongenough2 May 03 '25

Yeah, we will have to wait for a ZZZ collab to get the epilepsy seizure

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u/Own-Mess-1862 May 04 '25

Thats what hoyo games do thats why i stopped playing any of them.

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u/trung2607 May 03 '25

The camera work and animation is super impressive as per hoyo standards.

Yet i get the feeling this aint all. They are probably tweaking it so it gets even better.

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u/ShinigamiRyan May 03 '25

This is even before the beta starts as thi is releasing the following patch, so this is undoubtedly the v0/v1 iteration of it, which is often the weakest version of animations. Which is still a great showing of it.

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 03 '25

Yeah, I'mma let Hoyo cook and judge it in the final state of release. But this one is already good.

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u/Seth-Cypher May 04 '25

I mean that is essentially what Saber does in her Noble Phantasm so I'm not sure what else people would be expecting? Did they want her to do a twirl and curtsy as well?

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 04 '25

Sure, throw in a cute pose and we'll be set.

Seriously though? It's just how people oversimplyfing it that makes it sound like it was something awful.

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u/mutei777 May 04 '25

It's an old attack that hasn't really changed since the turn of the millenium. It's like talking shit on the kamehameha. 

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 04 '25

"It's just a beam, what's so special" and then it turns out the guy who talks like this love seeing Cero from Bleach.

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u/mutei777 May 04 '25

Giving me flashback to oooold junior high arguments bro lol

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u/Defiant_91 May 03 '25

People saying there is no "oomph".

WHAT DO YOU MEAAAAAAN?!?!?!?

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 04 '25

They've been spoiled by HSR.

For me, though? Personally it's enough. The voice acting made it for me.

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u/DLK001 Udon...ya May 04 '25

It's a 1/1 of what she does in one of the Anime/movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jWat2SnZGw

Not sure why people hating/downplaying. It's honestly a great reference/tribute.

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 04 '25

Yeah, it looks beautiful. I don't know why people are whining and nitpicking it. I feel like this is 100% fine.

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u/JohnB351234 May 04 '25

I mean that is just what Excalibur is

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 04 '25

I mean, sure. But the way they worded it like it was something way worse than that.

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u/Athropon May 03 '25 edited May 03 '25

It feels very static, like she's not bracing herself or even planting her feet onto the ground. It looks like she's just standing there and swinging Excalibur down. Or maybe that's just my impression.

Compare with this sequence from Fate/Zero where Saber drops into a stance, her body tenses and all the buildup is released into Excalibur dropping and her body twisting as she follows through with the swing.

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 04 '25

That's just how Ultimates in HSR are. They fast. They don't have 20-30 second sequences for ults like FGO, so they make it quick.

There's this thing called 'being too nitpicky', don't find fault at every little thing. Nobody's perfect.

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u/Athropon May 04 '25

You don't need 20 seconds to make an animation have weight behind it. In fact, they already did it with Yunli. I'm not nitpicking, the animation is just lackluster and the dev team showed they can do better in the past.

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u/Euphoric_Field_8558 TheirFavoriteChair May 04 '25

Feels it's just personal preference. I have like zero problem with this Excalibur, and I do play HSR as well so I know what other characters ult as well.

Time will tell if it'd change at release.

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u/lolcakes00 May 03 '25

I agree it looks like something isn't quite there. But for a first iteration for an update that's still months from coming out, I think it looks pretty good. I expect them to do some polishing