Stellar Blade Gameplay SHOCKED Me! - Honest Impressions (Stellar Blade Preview)

[@arielm9847]

Just a few notes: 1. 40% of the music was done by the NieR composer. 60% was made in house. 2. The devs said the early game is linear until you get to Xion and then it opens up to more exploration. It is why the demo is linear. 3. The skill descriptions explain the colors on enemy attacks. Blue: counter with Blink, Purple: counter with Repulse, Red: Dodge.

[@truthbetold6496]

Nier automata was one of the best soundtrack i heard in game, i bough the cd too but final fantasy rebirth also has one incredible sound track.

[@arielm9847]

@@truthbetold6496 I love the Nier soundtrack as well. Just giving credit where credit is due. Shift Up's music for their other games has also been pretty great and it also deserves recognition.

[@phant0mdummy]

I got irritated during the boss rush because I didn't know what the colors were, so didn't understand the "rules" of combat. Frustrating. I know there was a brief tutorial during the first portion of the demo, but I was mid combat and taking in other info. So trial and error got old. Had a feeling the skill tree might explain it, but didn't wanna sift through every skill to find the info, and in baffled that this info isn't broken down in the info panel where you can find other things like how to perfect dodge, parry, etc.

[@arielm9847]

@@phant0mdummyThe skill descriptions explain how they work and the game has a pretty robust training room where you can try out skills you don't have to see whether or not you want to spend your skill points on them. You have everything you need at your disposal. It is up to you to use it.

[@ryuuotaku35]

thanks for reminding me

[@chasegaetze4507]

This game looks amazing. Combat looks very fun

[@thejoker-wu1sp]

It is and it is!

[@chasegaetze4507]

@@thejoker-wu1sp I ended up picking it up but I'm getting this huge back log of games I need to finish lol

[@jeje4131]

Yellow glow unblockable, purple glow you can use that resolve skill i think is called resolve is a special dodge of some sort. Blu glow you can teleport behind them amd punish with counterattack. The red glow i think is just indicating a combo in fact the boss would go with those multiswipe, but they were blockable.

[@SlavinRagnavoire]

big W for asian devs

[@RC-md8xl]

Common W for Asian devs

[@andaiandaigaming5131]

i need crimsonn dessert

[@gomeettupoc50cent]

And gamers!

[@ForTheLaughingGod]

Really appreciate your coverage on this one. That was really informative and the gameplay looks great. Definitely adding it to the wiahlist after this one

[@dustinhooper2260]

From the PlayStation review that just dropped they said the colors are indicating what’s best, perfect dodge, parry and so on. It looks really good. Probably be the only preorder I’ll do this year.

[@jacenouzen]

uh... FF7 Rebirth? well i mean its too late to preorder, but its definitely a goty contendor

[@phant0mdummy]

​@@jacenouzenthat game is trash dude. And no game deserves a preorder.

[@danquaza9275]

From what I’ve seen it’s much closer to to say Metal Gear Rising or Ninja Gaiden in that parries and defense is more important than button mashing (closer to MGR than say DMC)

[@TheBeholderist]

I dont know why some are calling Stellar to be a "souls-like" because of the parrys. As you said, it goes closer on MGR as Metal Gear Rising uses a similar parry system and some lock on the main bosses and that doesn't make the game a soul-like, only that MGR is a little bit more fast-paced just because of the Platinum Games high-action trademark. Stellar Blade would have probably need more souls elements to really feel like a pure souls to the core. Besides, i guess we will be able to unlock different abilities perks in the skill-tree which will help us to be more faster and fluid combat-wise, but everything will be progressive in-game.

[@gerardgag]

​@@TheBeholderist it's mainly because people wrongly equates sekiro style gameplay and darksouls gameplay, even though they are extremely different from one another, thus stellar blade gets wrongfully considered "souls-like" because it has a style similar to sekiro

[@hyperspeed_心猿]

I get total Metal Gear Rising atmosphere with this. Which is the greatest thing I could hope for. I already pre-ordered, which I rarely do.

[@Twostraightwhitemalesreact]

How the hell is it like ninja gaiden 😅 the combat is slow

[@Gamesta100]

Exactly it not really DMC at all but more Ninja Gaiden

[@skeletonmandiecastcollector]

If you’re into the demon souls type of games, you will definitely enjoy this game. Just to remind y’all, this game isn’t for everyone when it comes to gameplay. It’s my personal opinion but I love the combat. You have to know when to counter strike but I say there is more defending in this game and striking at the right time without taking damage.

[@jayden8027]

I play the souls games alot, personally this game isn't fpr me. Maybe the game is for others but I got bored.

[@mnap89]

Combat in stellar blade is very different that in souls games.

[@amysteriousviewer3772]

@@jayden8027Yeah, I love Souls but this did nothing for me. Not a fan of the setting and the combat felt like it was trying to be too many things at once.

[@222wesker]

@@amysteriousviewer3772 soul games very boring game play lol

[@Miraken81]

Sekiro/Nier/Lies of Pi/Bayonetta. That was the vibe on the demo i've played. Great game incoming.

[@ironmaidenmetalgod]

Had a blast with the demo. Fought the bonus boss for like 2h because i love the combat.

[@ModernTalkingCentral]

No thumbs up and no thumbs down from me, though I will agree that this will be a great game, but not for the pros and cons you mentioned. In fact, for me, this won't just be a great game, but an epic masterpiece. If I was forced to give this game a con, it would be that I wish that Tachy would have been given the role of Eve, because I love everything about Tachy and would have prefered to play as her, as my main character. Not only will I have to witness Tachy dying once, but twice. One as good Commander Tachy and then later as infected evil Naytiba Tachy. I should boycott this game for that alone, but everytghing else is just so amazing, that I already pre-ordered the game for my daughter on her PC 5 and will watch her play and watch KZbin video playthroughs, until the game is ported to X--Box (for my son) and to PC (for myself), which most likely won't be until 2026. Oh well, that's life!

[@lennethomega6731]

Wish they also make it into a multi media franchise, mangas, anime, movie, and also video games.

[@larrybraham4884]

Glad you cover the actual story as I did. Who is eve? What is it like where she was made? Wtf happened to earth. I got a few bits but mere crumbs in the demo. It left me wanting more. More especially because you can swim. Cheers 🍻

[@CeoLazy]

finally a vid without any cringe ass jokes

[@shuunobotenzo1992]

Bro there is a good amount of videos without that😐

[@coops1992]

the ass hype has cooled off a lot and now they just want to play the game

[@ScarletCrown_]

For real I'm seing so much of that mess it's annoying and very much cringe.

[@xAlpha86x]

Finally someone that didn't complain about the English dubbing. I personally like their English voices.

[@tats_sacs]

It plays like Sekiro but what made Sekiro’s combat satisfying is that almost all enemies use swords or spears and those sword parry clashes are so good. Hope this game has more weapon base enemies than just large tentacles or claws.

[@nexornator]

"post apocalyptic earth is a scene we have seen quite alot in all media " Yep that's true but thing is most of them , most of the games that has this theme are mostly done wrong and so the game is unappealing imo, so in the end a post apocalyptic type of game is always welcome cause I hope this time made gratifying the experience, Stellar Blade has that theme Check, has a gorgeous protagonist Check, has a challenging combat system CHECK, and the controls are great CHECK, outstanding music score CHECK as well, so far the Stellar Blade is a MUST BUY imo!, seriously thank god for the developers for making the character so nice and appealing to the eyes and not a god damn monstrosity like the one shown in that Fable Teaser for example.

[@paulbowler5345]

Looks pretty good!

[@inuclearpickle8628]

I’ll say this to plenty of different enemies sounds like a breath of fresh air considering how struggle to give us more than 3 or 4 enemy types

[@OtakuUnderground92]

Can you not jump in battle? I’ve never seen people do it in any preview outside of the platforming.

[@jeje4131]

Yes you can and you have an aerial attack string

[@DuoSpear]

You can in the final boss battle available after beating the demo. But, aerial attacks aren't efficient yet. This game is 90% about perfect parrying and dodging.

[@capnphuktard5445]

Take my money

[@dblshotz75]

And give me the honey 😂

[@NetoJ0N]

Its a demo, you wont get everything from it, but you can see the major customization that will exist in the full game pretty clearly

[@MARK-r6c3k]

Ya I'm trying to decide if the main character wasn't so attractive would I still be interested in the game. I usually just play Fighting Games. Glad they have a Demo coming out. That'll certainly help in deciding if this is worth $70.

[@veronicajones1943]

For me, no matter how good a game is or how much I want to play a game it's not worth full price and that's because I'm a cheapskate.

[@Twostraightwhitemalesreact]

Played the demo the combat is stiff nowhere near nier or ninja gaiden, not sure on the full price now maybe on sale

[@teamhebi13]

gonna be a while for it to go on sale

[@Twostraightwhitemalesreact]

@@teamhebi13 yh

[@kenshin391]

Honestly when I first heard of this game and the characters names Adam and Eve I thought to myself what if this story is a redemption in their own way from biblical times. Adam and Eve failed the world once and now they have a chance to save it and make it right. That was my first thought but I'm guessing I'm pretty far off on this one lol.

[@truthbetold6496]

I really hope its casual gamer friendly because the game looks amazing i just finish ff7 rebirth and i need another amazing game to play

[@stephensearles673]

It's got difficulty options story mode is easy mode

[@GravityRavenYT]

Dev confirmed a story-mode difficulty for a more casual play.

[@somechinesedude5466]

​100% FF7Rb instead

[@DuoSpear]

Normal was quite challenging. Never played a parrying game b4 so I needed time to adjust

[@houssamsidani7280]

I enjoyed the demo it's pretty fun and a bit challenging which is good, but eve movement is a bit slow and here dodge and run is heavy maybe cuz it's combat system is based on blocking and countering instead of dodging after all it's not dmc and your not Dante here the combat is engaging and a lot of fun though. It's great they gave lots of customs for eve and I wish they did the same for the blade since it's the only weapon in the game different skins to change it's appearance would be a great idea hope they can add that later

[@blainerichwine2042]

How do people get chosen for early demos? Do they just reach out to the game developer and are like hey I want to review your game. The company is like ok or are all the demo videos I'm watching because the demo was released early for a day and they recorded it before it was taken down?

[@raevenent751]

The demo got released earlier than it was supposed to on the psn store, and it was on the store for a bit before it got taken down

[@blainerichwine2042]

@@raevenent751 I'm just bummed because when the demo started at 10am. I got to the 2nd boss fight and died sovI thought well the save is going to transfer so I went to my 1st save spot and would kill the 4 enimies over and over and unlock a ton of skills only to find out they don't actually transfer. Plus I had 10,000 of the currency. Guess I'll start on release and do the exact same thing so I max out the character very quick and not get completely obliterated even though I know I will.

[@earth_295]

if you _LOOOVE_ ass you're gonna _LOOOVE_ this game.

[@baconboy-roblox1840]

Fax

[@StonedToDeath94]

You sir, have convinced me to pre-order.

[@spence0238]

You mean if you haven't ever and will never be able to get a real woman then you will love this game... Seriously how say is it that so many desperate guysare drooling over a video game character.... Yes I enjoyed the game demo as did my wife...

[@Darkstalker212]

Sounds like desperation...

[@DuoSpear]

No game has ever depicted a skinny jeans on nice cakes like this one has.

[@polygrind]

tell me that the bad part is that she is too hot

[@CyberMonty2077]

A lot of the things that you disliked about your experience was that it was a demo. They’re not going to put everything into the demo as stuff has to be left for the main game. 😂

[@Thomas-fb5tf]

Maybe I'm in the minority. I was disappointed in the demo. I am not a huge FromSoftware fan, but I did enjoy Bloodborne and Sekiro, although Sekiro was too hard for me. This game seemed a lot easier than Souls-like games however and I just found the combat and traversal to be tedious. It looks good and seems to perform well technically. Maybe it gets better over time as you get more in-depth with the combat and skill-tree and the story, but I was disappointed as I was following this game since its announcement.

[@scarvello]

I hope the combat is heavy feeling

[@eugenevictortooms4174]

I was gutted when I played the demo & realised Stellar Blade is ANOTHER souls like. I tried the boss challenge at the end of the demo & realised the game just isn't for me.

[@Joyboy676]

Remember guys, never apologize for wanting an attractive sexy women or men in our video games

[@Julianklaus]

Get ready ready to play with two controllers… it’s going to be carnage..

[@garybates1395]

Wow an actual woman, that looks like a woman!!! in a video game in 2024 😃

[@wood1066]

That's only in Western games. Eastern games always have beautiful female characters.

[@Kimvanloocke]

But most Get censored by Sony or ethics culure hating intitled self promoted gatekeepers who hates their job nothing would make us happy if these Toxic people where fired

[@OtakuUnderground92]

Imagine that

[@cinders8144]

You might be interrupt the blue highlighted attacks with a gun shot or a strong attack and the orange colored ones might be only be able to be perfect parried

[@shuunobotenzo1992]

No... With the blue ur kinda right but those are the attacks u use blink for, purple u repulse, and yellow u can only perfect dodge them

[@JoshJackson-lq7tj]

Is there a stamina system?

[@TheBeholderist]

No

[@danquaza9275]

Thank GOD there’s not.. I can’t stand souls games because of that one key gameplay factor. I can deal with difficulty or crazy hard gameplay but man having to manage stamina is awful to me

[@TheBeholderist]

@@danquaza9275 Dont worry. Game's was never meant to be a pure soul like those of From Software's. It just took some minimal gameplay features as other games. For me is like a hybrid. For example, Metal Gear Rising a game from 2013, uses a similar parry system and some lock on the main bosses and that doesn't make the game a soul-like, only that MGR is a little bit more fast-paced just because of the Platinum Games high-action trademark. But From Software didn't invent these gameplay techniques either nor Kim mention that the game was going to played the same way as a Bayonetta or Automata, they simply took inspiration from different types of action games to make theirs on their own. All action/hacknslash games have gameplay systems inspired by others. Stellar Blade would have probably need more souls elements to really feel like a souls. Besides, you will be able to unlock different abilities perks in the skill-tree which will help you to be more faster and fluid combat-wise, but everything will be progressive in-game.

[@dan_dai]

@@danquaza9275 I'm with you in this one. I love high difficulty games, but I HATE the stamina bar system. It takes out the fun for me. I even tried games that I was hyped for and the stamina bar is always the factor for me to not continue playing them. I'm so happy that Stellar Blade doesn't have this :'D

[@danquaza9275]

@@dan_dai100% agreed. I had to mod Elden Ring to add a mod that turned me into Vergil and removes the stamina use to enjoy the damn game haha.

[@nikkenikNick]

I dunno about the British accent. May have to play in Korean.

[@ghostplayer3357]

The songs were 60 shift up songs the nier composer is 40%

[@elusiveoni]

My personal GOTY!

[@josephjoy2245]

I would buy it even if it’s 💩 just to support a dev who is for gamers. It’s just a plus that it’s good

[@SnoopVee]

It will be a day one buy for me

[@zedetach]

No skin suit for the preview?

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

it is in the demo, I found it by just pressing L1 and Eve equipped it for me

[@redbunnytail9528]

This not a surprise, Korean company go with Korean MMORPG 'look' and it a souls game. And. All these gamer creator know this 'look' pretty much lend itself to game company 'vice' like pay to win, but they all say it good. So. We get to play cool souls game, as 'member' of Blackpink. I looking forward to it. Neowiz come out with 'Lies of P.' Neowiz Korean. It win win, these day, if you have game console or gaming computer.

[@matjakobs8612]

Picture quality is not great. Looks low resolution.

[@tonnydaems397]

Stellar Blade Demo, is very nice game to play on PS5. sometimes the camera is very difficult at angles of attack during the fight. During a fight you have to use a lot of combos to defeat your enemy, and sometimes blocking doesn't help you defend yourself. then you'll die quickly (game over) and start over again.......

[@miiseryl_]

sounds like a skill issue for you

[@chadrumsey7895]

The elevator music during exploration was annoying

[@玉藻前]

Kall it Project Eve

[@shuunobotenzo1992]

Nah ppl got use to calling it Stellar blade

[@玉藻前]

@@shuunobotenzo1992 Nou ittou Project Eve andou ittou sutein Project Eve

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

Project EVE was the alpha. 2019 after Sony put up the money to fund it, Project EVE died and Stellar Blade is it's only version now

[@estaliah.8276]

no the "project Eve" is not a name, that's the temporary name that some game development companies in South Korea give to their games before they announce the official title, like Valorant was "Project A" and their new game 2XKO was called "Project L"

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

@@estaliah.8276 even Japan as Sega had some cracking names for their consoles before the official release. The Saturn was codenamed Neptune iirc?

[@brentlee082]

Games like this and BG3 are telling theindustry beautiful people and some edge sell.

[@mintheinzin2277]

Looks really good like Metal gear rising revenge.

[@nonamesoloist]

All I heard was “phat ass, phat ass, phat ass, take my money, phat ass, phat ass.”

[@Hunter-jo8ud]

I hope woke agenda doesnt cancel it.

[@SimonHendry-w5x]

Day one

[@Gottfrequenz69]

The bad ? There is nothing bad in this game

[@waltermercado9152]

Sexy Sekiro?

[@KHAN-uq7kk]

Shift up Co. that made Stellar Blade, unfairly dismisses a female employee for posting about women's rights on Twitter but Shift up had no restrictions The game shows Korean men's sexual fantasy through body suits, blood, and obscene poses This game shows the reality of women's rights in Korea

[@reignjuste]

Stellar blade is great. Doom to ugly lovers.

[@Ih8theleft-q8x]

The parry is awful, as is the dodge. Glad i played demo. Im not buying if it stays this way.

[@miiseryl_]

just say you can't parry and dodge right

[@keylanoslokj1806]

Skills issue

[@Ultra-Niche-Gaming]

My attention is still on Eve and the fan service.