Prior to release, all indications were that Stellar Blade would be an unusually technically polished current-gen launch, with the game’s demo leaving many impressed. But, of course, demos aren’t always indicative of the final game, with devs sometimes taking a thin slice of gameplay and give it more polish than the rest of the game. Well, the review embargo for Stellar Blade has arrived, and it seems it’s not only a good time in terms of action (check out Wccftech’s positive review here) but according to the tech heads at Digital Foundry, the full game is every bit as technically sound as the demo. You can check out Digital Foundry’s full video analysis below, provided you have around 20 minutes to spare, or you can scroll down for our rundown of the salient points.
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Stellar Blade is built on Unreal Engine 4, but per Digital Foundry, Shift Up is making use of the full toolbox of the somewhat dated engine, including impressive volumetric lighting. The game also avoids those annoying shader compilation stutters that have plagued a lot of UE4 titles over the past couple of years and is surprisingly bug-free for a modern AAA release.
In terms of visual modes and performance, it’s a similar story to what we got with the demo. Performance mode runs at a dynamic 1080p to 1440p and sticks its 60fps target 99 percent of the time, dropping at most a frame here and there. Resolution mode is a dynamic 4K and delivers a rock-solid 30fps with proper frame pacing. Finally, Balanced mode is a dynamic 1440p that uses more advanced temporal reconstruction than the game’s other modes to achieve a sharper-looking upresed 4K with a 60fps target. Balanced is the only mode with some framerate jitters, although it doesn’t seem to drop any lower than 50fps, and thus is a very viable option if you have a VRR-capable screen. As for visual quality, there doesn’t seem to be much difference between the modes beyond basic resolution.
Overall, seems like Shift Up has delivered quite nicely on a technical front. Stellar Blade acts as a nice counter to those who say current-gen consoles are already tapped out. They aren’t if you really focus on polish and optimization.
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Stellar Blade, the latest PS5 exclusive title, may soon get a major update that brings a new game mode into the fray. Apparently, developer Shift Up is already working on adding a challenge mode for Stellar Blade.
Some side quests in are tied to a fishing mini-game, including one where you have to find a rare item called the Fantastic Bait to attract the game's most elusive aquatic animal. Fishing fanatics will want to get this Bait to conclude the story tied to this optional content. Important rewards can be earned when you collect Fantastic Bait for your toughest fishing trip yet.
Stellar Blade's overwhelmingly positive player reviews propelled the action-adventure title close to the peak of the PlayStation 5's user score rankings. Players have showered Stellar Blade with praise for its over-the-top combat and eye-catching character designs, with thousands of reviews bolstering the game's user score since its April 26 release. The success of developer Shift Up's latest title cemented its status as one of the most celebrated original IPs to debut in recent years for PlayStation and Sony.
In , players will need to find Extreme Polymer Material in order to craft Nano Suits. Many action RPGs these days feature an outfit crafting system that allows players to customize the appearance and stats of their characters. continues this trend with the various Nano Suits available, which have to be crafted using various materials.
Playing through to the credits in can take a while, but anyone particularly enraptured with the game might want to keep the adventure going after the ending. tells the story of a futuristic soldier named Eve working to retake a ruined Earth, a task that requires fighting plenty of hostile creatures with uniquely challenging attacks to parry and overcome. It can be tempting to rush through to keep the focus on the action, but there's also an appeal in ferreting out secrets in its harsh world.
Stellar Blade is the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive to release with a decent-sized story, plenty of side quests and a full list of trophies to collect.
Stellar Blade is Korean developer Shift Up's console debut, focusing on buxom heroine Eve in her battle against the nefarious Naytibas. Available from 26th April 2024 on PS5, we awarded the outing an 8/10 in our Stellar Blade review. «Eve’s inaugural outing is largely excellent across the board, and destined to become a firm favourite among PS5 enthusiasts,» we concluded.
In recent years, it’s become common for AAA games to hold back their New Game+ modes, often rolling them out as part of a “big update” weeks or months after launch. Well, apparently, that won’t be the case with the upcoming PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade, which will have New Game+ available from launch, and it sounds pretty meaty. In addition to tackling the game at a higher difficulty, players can look forward to learning new skills and earning a bunch of NG+ exclusive outfits for Eve (a hefty 34 all!) We have more details about NG+ below, but first, check out Stellar Blade’s stylish launch trailer.
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Shift Up’s previous trailer for Stellar Blade highlighted the Beta Skills that Eve could unleash on the Naytiba, but the latest showcases Burst Skills. These are even stronger abilities that require Burst Energy but unleash even more devastating (and impossibly stylish) attacks. Check out some of them below.