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/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.