- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment , SHIFT UP Corporation
- Release Date: Apr 26, 2024
- Also On: PC
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Apr 24, 2024A surprising mix of souls-like combat, role playing progression and semi-open environments game structure. Definitely, a very original and compelling hack 'n slash adventure and action game. [Recommended]
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Apr 24, 2024Despite all this, I still had a great time with Stellar Blade. It’s a game of dichotomies, one that’s both fun and frustrating, but in this sort of middle rut it finds a way to tell a captivating story about transhumanism at the end of the world and how even robots feel things. The platforming might suck and Eve might be unwieldy to control at times, but the stylish action makes up for the more tedious elements. It isn’t perfect, but in its best moments, Stellar Blade is still pretty stellar.
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Apr 24, 2024My playthrough clocked in at around 24 hours, having done most of the side quests in the first open-world area but barely touching the second. Stellar Blade is one of the rare games that I feel more positively toward now I’ve finished it than I did halfway through. The rip-roaring opening and rollercoaster of a final act make up for the padded middle that, combined with a lack of combat variety, stops the game short of true excellence. But otherwise, it’s an impressive console debut that suggests a very promising future for Shift Up.
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Apr 24, 2024Stellar Blade has a lot of “but.” I can’t say that I hated it, but I can’t say that I liked it either. I really enjoyed the combat, but it was only after way too long and broken up by a bunch of small, tear-your-hair-out platforming sections and poor design choices. I’d recommend it to friends but only if they promise to stick with it when it starts to drag in the second area. Stellar Blade frustrated and bored me, but I kept playing anyway.
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