A couple of months ago, StudioBside teased a new game it was working on tentatively titled Project Star. The studio has since recently released a new teaser trailer for the game, showing off its in-engine and what looks to be turn-based gameplay rendered in beautiful 3D.
The game is set in a fantasy world and focused on a group called the Nebula Observation Agency, or N.O.A. with the goal of searching for memories in the stars. Many are speculating that the game will have a connection to CounterSide in terms of lore, or be done in a similar fashion to MiHoyo’s Honkai Impact series where characters from CounterSide will appear in Project Star as alternate versions of themselves.
This is due to elements like Administration being on one of the weapons, and towards the very end of the trailer, a mysterious character is revealed with high-tech gear and weaponry, bearing a resemblance to Awakened Hilde Type: Siegfried. The trailer also leaves with a caption “The Legendary She Will Return” further implying it is a returning character fans are familiar with.
Project Star is currently in the process of recruiting developers and artists, so it will still be quite some time before the game is in a playable state.
▍Project Star 2nd Official Trailer
▍Project Star Gameplay
The title looks to be a turn-based RPG, with the signature abilities you’d expect from the genre, including basic attacks, special abilities, buffs, and ultimate attacks. Unlike Honkai Star Rail it looks like characters have access to more than just three abilities, as characters can be seen performing buffs on top of basic combat moves.
Stylistically the game does to be borrowing from Honkai Star Rail, with a similar camera angle used during character actions, and the characters performing a pose with the targets of their ultimate being highlighted before executing them.
