Shift Up has confirmed that it’s exploring the possibility of releasing Stellar Blade for PC and developing a sequel to the game.
01.05.2024 - 02:15 / videogameschronicle.com / Jordan Middler / Hyung-Tae Kim
Stellar Blade has achieved Metacritic’s highest user score of 2024 so far.
The game has a 9.2 user rating from 1,899 ratings, the highest for any game with a significant amount of ratings (there are a few games with higher scores, but fewer than five ratings.)
For comparison, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth managed a 9.0 user score from 3350 ratings, Helldivers 2 earned an 8.2 from 1558 ratings, and Persona 3 Reload achieved a score of 8.5 from 645 ratings.
VGC’s Stellar Blade review says the game offers “both the perfect entry point into the Souls-like genre and a refreshing refinement of the well-worn character action formula”.
“For those who wished that God of War Ragnarok offered a bit more challenge or that Bayonetta had a bit more weight to its combat, this slick sci-fi slasher is the perfect tonic,” we wrote.
The game has faced some criticism for in-game lag when dodging and parrying, however, the game’s director has said it is intentional.
The game recently received a New Game Plus mode in aday-one update.
Stellar Blade’s day one patch also removed in-game graffiti that “unintentionally” references a racial slur.
Shift Up’s plans for Stellar Blade DLC include free costume bundles for protagonist Eve, which will add to the 30 outfits available in the base game.
Shift Up has confirmed that it’s exploring the possibility of releasing Stellar Blade for PC and developing a sequel to the game.
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Stellar Blade will get a Boss Challenge mode in a future update.
It sounds like Korean developer Shift Up may revert its controversial Stellar Blade outfit changes, as it’s told fans to “stay tuned for updates” and thanked players for their “passion and feedback”. For those out of the loop, a petition went viral this weekend after gamers noticed some alterations to a couple of the release’s costumes, incorporated by the release’s day one patch.
There are a lot of things to discover in Stellar Blade, but the primary type of collectible is cans. As you explore the PS5 console exclusive’s Naytiba-inhabited world, you’ll discover all sorts of tins, ranging from iced coffee to soda. All of these brands, however, are fictional – because Korean developer Shift Up wasn’t able to secure a partnership with a real-life manufacturer like Pepsi or Coca-Cola.
Stellar Blade’s boss battles are among its most memorable moments, so it’s perhaps no surprise to learn that developer Shift Up is plotting a kind of boss rush mode for its PS5 debut. Teased by director Hyung-Tae Kim in an interview with Korean publication Nate, he revealed that some kind of arcade-style back-to-back boss challenge option is currently in the early stages of production.
Given the unrelenting thirst inspired by Stellar Blade's Eve, you might not be surprised to learn that director Hyung-Tae Kim is a big fan of some of gaming's most notable sex symbols, including Final Fantasy 7's Tifa and Nier: Automata's 2B. But you might not have expected Eve to have been inspired by the lead of a 21-year-old GameCube cult classic.
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The worlds of PS5’s hot new console exclusive Stellar Blade and gacha mobile sensation NIKKE: Goddess of Victory will collide in the near future. Director Hyung-Tae Kim already teased the possibility of a collaboration in an interview with Push Square earlier in the year, but now he’s confirmed to Gamer Braves that “a very high-quality crossover” will launch later down the line. He added: “It’s something you can definitely look forward to.”
Stellar Blade has launched to huge acclaim this weekend, but not every fan is delighted with Shift Up’s PS5 debut. Eagle-eyed players spotted some changes to a couple of costumes in the final product, prompting accusations of censorship from publisher Sony. Of course, it wouldn’t be the first time the Japanese giant has requested changes in PlayStation games, as more titillating cutscenes in titles like Devil May Cry 5 were inexplicably edited on PS4 in the past. This decision was later reversed.
A group of Stellar Blade fans have accused developer Shift Up and publisher Sony of "censoring" the game. This comes as some of Eve's outfits were found to have received changes in the day one patch, with fans arguing that the alterations amount to censorship.