Stellar Blade is a 10/10

Stellar Blade OST that I've heard so far, about 20 hours into the story, is truly one of the best soundtracks I've heard this year, and is an easy 10/10 for me. I love every track.
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[@strawberrymilkshake4576]

BRO YOUR THUMBNAIL IS SO SENSATIONAL AND GYATTIFUL 😭

[@oljackie35]

God pls no

[@TheCrazyCacaConsumer]

I misread the thumbnail to "THE MUSK"

[@NippleTechnology-cc8bg]

bro marocs face 😏😭😭😭

[@Zombina638]

Plz do not

[@ungtan3752]

"GYATTIFUL" I learned a new verb today, thanks internet 😊

[@_Glamor]

I love the OST for this game, it's so good. I'm at the last boss in my first playthrough and I have not heard one bad song

[@MarcoMeatball]

Same. I finished last night and wow

[@KusunekoBrainless]

There's so many *curves* in the Music, It's insane, And Honestly, It's just so *thick* and relaxing 😭😭

[@hoangdung7494]

very light hearted and bouncy at times

[@primal1233]

Yes they are

[@KusunekoBrainless]

@@hoangdung7494 true

[@anakrad.3966]

@@hoangdung7494 sometimes soft and gentle

[@bttomleft]

brother

[@char1194]

Can't wait for marco to show Stellar Blade to a 60 year old music producer hearing video game music for the first time "No but HEAR ME OUT"

[@MarcoMeatball]

Im going to 😂

[@mesasone2280]

Butt hear me out…

[@keikun17]

@@MarcoMeatball YOU ARE SO BRAVE :)))))) I can't wait

[@char1194]

@@MarcoMeatball Godspeed soldier o7

[@Ashes228]

Most people playing Stellar Blade: I am looking respectfully. Marco playing Stellar Blade: I am Listening respectfully. also that thumbnail is wild lmao

[@ChaseddiHondo]

Now now, nobody snitch on Mrs. Meatball okay

[@MarcoMeatball]

She’s been watching me play. Honey look she has a tail!

[@a-passerby]

​@@MarcoMeatball Never expected such a thumbnail..... 😂....

[@Insanemonk11]

Shift Up used all the money from it's gacha Waifu game (Nikke: Goddess of Victory), to make the perfect regular waifu game, it's absolute brilliance! Thee know character design and music alright

[@123goofyking]

Holy shit an actual gacha company using their money to make an awesome game instead of milking their app for all eternity???? Ps: That explains the character design

[@StorytellerJohn]

This has been in the works for a while, so I’d argue it was their previous gacha DESTINY CHILD that made this game off its profits

[@T29hotrod]

That thumbail is wild...

[@Grealf0g5]

Wild or accurate?

[@fluffybear916]

I hope you'll do a video on the Democrawler theme! (saw that you finished the game) I'm so obsessed with that song, I can't wait for the OST to come out.

[@MarcoMeatball]

I’m going to do like so many tracks this channel will be a stellar blade channel LOL

[@tipsfedora3714]

i really wanted you to cover the ost for this when i got to hear it. i was so shockingly impressed at the diversity in their sound and how sincere it plays into the genres that they pay respects to but honestly man, i just didnt wanna comment it and sound like a perv hahahaha, i was gonna be like "the soundtrack slaps man i swear to god" but i love how much you doubled down on this haha

[@MarcoMeatball]

The variety here that is executed so well is truly nutso

[@michaelhuang5087]

@@MarcoMeatball You are in for such a treat in the ending sequence there are so many amazing tracks to come

[@agamaz5650]

ikr, finally someone that understands music praised its beauty as deserved

[@marshmellowheadgamer1228]

yeah, the music is why we all play stellar blade... ...right?

[@hoangdung7494]

yes, they're very nice, well grounded... the music I mean.

[@Raptchur]

Yeah for sure is one of the reasons. I don't play games for one single reason.

[@3XZDgg]

the beats have some mad bounce to them ngl.

[@Zombina638]

Well are u a man saying this? We all wouldn’t be surprised bc of the way u comment lol

[@dnimni]

the combats pretty fun too its simple yet complex at the same time

[@mahmudalvi4523]

Yet. The Plot. The Music. The Story. The Game. All for these.

[@moosiemoose1337]

The girls.

[@amwazdraws6890]

the thick *plot*

[@RicochetForce]

The soundtrack is incredibly strong and varied. You’ll walk into a new area or interact with an item that brings up a new menu? It’s an acoustic dopamine hit around every turn. It even extends to the damn sound effects. The sound that plays when you find a can? The satisfying CRACK of a perfect parry, the bass heavy sound for a perfect dodge?

[@NahualUlloa]

Finally!! Marco is one of the few that actually noticed how GOOD the music in Stellar Blade is!

[@MrJip953]

When I played the demo and heard the song I knew immediately it was going to be amazing and I was looking forward to you talking about it, so thanks again!

[@osirismt]

Your videos are fantastic, and you are without a doubt one of the best content creators this platform has. Your analysis of music is such a treat. Thank you!

[@MarcoMeatball]

I really appreciate that!!!

[@Tonsofchexmix]

I knew when I picked this game up that Marco was going to be over the moon with the soundtrack. Can't wait for the listen party streams!

[@edmundmondo1682]

2:44 This music and vocals really remind me of Nier Automata.

[@soulflare77]

Approximately 40% of the songs in Stellar Blade were (CORRECTION - NOT)composed by Keiichi Okabe, the composer of NieR, so that’s why you’re hearing that. It’s sooooooo goood. (Update: I got the correction. I had read info that wasn't correct originally and am thankful for the education!)

[@RicochetForce]

It’s intentional, they admitted to being heavily inspired and appreciative of Nier: Automata. 40% is by composers from Studio Monaco (Keiichi himself didn’t work on any compositions) But the impressive part is that 60% is ShiftUp’s own composers.

[@MarcoMeatball]

@@soulflare77okabe did not work on this

[@PETBOY]

@@soulflare77 The official OST will be released, but it is said that there will be about 100 tracks, and Composer "Oliver Good" will be in charge of 30 to 40 percent.

[@soulflare77]

@@MarcoMeatball Thanks much for the correction! I read some misinformation in more than one place and got excited with sharing. I should have been a bit more thorough.

[@longbao6040]

Beyond Fate is definitely my favorite song in the game. Marco describes it perfectly - haunting and ethereal.

[@12SickOne34]

Okay, okay okay okay, Marco, you hack! You truly know how to play the internet, mate. This thumbnail is peak! It gave me the biggest, silliest grin imaginable. *Glockenspiel* giggles childishly in German

[@pacificnebula4899]

Just saw some clips of this game in my feed and decided to skim through a let's play of it. Immediately noticed the soundtrack and went to explore more of it. It is truly a beautiful one!

[@rodgod82]

you only scratched the surface of that ost ,thats not the only video you gonna make about that game music believe me ,its so good

[@Pokeninja7]

You know the OST is 11/10 when even the Camp theme not only has multiple tracks but also all BANG

[@Eviltwin1]

Star Decent still has to be one of my fav Stellar blade tracks. I love it. This games music in general is SO good.

[@ItsLafar]

Yee yeee I totally agree!! Let's keep talking about it!! Bring us some Stellar Blade videos, I'm enjoying the game and its music a lot!!!

[@applemilk7488]

LOVED the original thumbnail! I could not stop laughing. I'm loving this game, it's gorgeous and so is the music. I'm so happy to see your take on it. Your musical analysis is always fantastic and a delight.

[@nickmac7703]

You've earned my subscription bc this is very true. The music is golden

[@tvcovix]

Hey Marco, I CANNOT wait for you to do full reactions on some of the OSTs. Democrawler & Elder Naytiba are totally in your ballpark and I am constantly listening to them. Keep up the work, I appreciate your love for music in all forms :)

[@MarcoMeatball]

filming them next week!

[@sorathesapphirestar8107]

there really is a lot more to this game than the appearance of eve. unfortunately people will blindly hate it because of eve’s appearance, but it won’t affect the quality of this game. it has one of my favorite osts of all time and some of the most fun gameplay i’ve seen. they really did something special.

[@aquasis995]

Censorship deserves hatred, and that’s the opposite of blind, you shill.

[@apexcrab]

yeah it's a shame because the relationships between the characters wind up being kinda sweet, even if it doesn't hit as hard as nier automata. and they totally nailed the vibes.

[@SA-dm4br]

Hey Marco! Love hearing your input on game music! My favourites are Democrawler song, Raven song, and Star Decent from the OST from Stellar Blade.

[@stuffedtwinkie649]

Omg I would love thoughts of the whole ost especially the boss fights

[@SnowdropHill]

There's one particular boss track I'm hoping Marco has heard, or will hear soon. You know the one.

[@MarcoMeatball]

I’ve heard it ;)

[@SnowdropHill]

@@MarcoMeatball Aw yeah!!

[@_Cyancat]

Marco, you are the best. Love your Genshin/ StarRail Content- Love to see you having fun with Stellar Blade. I'm also playing it right now and having an amazing time.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Glad you enjoy it! I’m gonna start talking about it soon so I will start from front to back in an effort to not spoil :)

[@TheJjGammer]

I really hope you do a whole video on the Democrawler theme, not only my favorite boss theme in the game, with the visuals doing such an incredible job too, but it's just something I thought you'd really appreciate!

[@omgitzjsmithbubble]

I know right this game’s ost is so godlike; for a good while I was just walking around and grinding to the area outside of the parking garage because those Vocals kept me stuck there

[@Crystalhair2024]

Its interesting that some of the best soundtracks are from anime ish games that often involve fanservice like nier. It makes me wonder if the music is so good because of the creators having the open mind to embrace sensuality as art.

[@Thiccwaifusinc]

so real 😢

[@superwolfie4061]

This game is so amazing and the soundtrack blew me away. I don't think i have ever seen a game where every single track is a complete banger. Soooooo good and also i wonder what your reaction to the democrawler ost was. 😊

[@generalpixel]

I'm not surprised that Shift Up cooked a banger soundtrack for Stellar Blade, because NIKKE also has tons of banger music and quite diverse in genres as well. Even when they drop an event that is more laid back and slice of life, it still has its own theme song. And don't get me started on events that are huge lore reveals.

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

Yeah, I was watching a friend play the demo and it really surprised me how incredible the music is. It just fits the aesthetics of the game so perfectly. Leave it to devs of Nikke to know exactly what each scene needs.

[@BlackFox5]

Can't wait until Marco reaches Democrawler.

[@999Jc999]

Some of the last bosses go fucking hard, and one of them has an OUTSTANDING leitmotif that I loved. I hope we can see your in-depth analysis of it soon!

[@basicallybroly]

When you are able to listen to DEMOCRAWLER soundtrack from Stellar Blade. Absolutely my fav track and have a feeling u will love it

[@basicallybroly]

Easily my fav boss and music in Stellar Blade! It more of a Opera style and my jaw dropped!

[@hos_7711]

I thinks the OST for the first area(Eidos 7) deserves a reaction video on its own. It’s so incredible.

[@MuraCasardis]

Absolutely STELLAR THUMBNAIL hahaha Btw are you gonna be reacting to Leviathan's theme in FF16 DLC? They brought back the very first trailer "Awakening" theme into a full soundtrack.

[@Ebyruchan]

lmaooo that thumbnail killed me. P.s. that first song reminded me of the 2nd Ghost in a Shell movie's soundtrack. I think that's where you'd find that kind of music, outside of video games.

[@DSkulle1]

you think this is cool? the theme for the 3rd alpha naytiba sent literal chills down my spine due to the combination of the music, the boss design and how the camera pans in sync with the music. absolute genius. and one of the last bosses has music that rivals ludwig for me

[@forhyrule8428]

I thought the game will just be a meme but its music and combat system are actually insanely good ♥

[@LUCIFERwatchh]

I fell in love with the game from the demo just with the ost 🤩❤️

[@obamaorb7426]

Everglow is my favourite song in the game, where it plays feels so gratifying and inspired as well it's an amazing moment

[@FarmerSlayerFromTheEdoPeriod]

Perfect thumbnail

[@smolbeans7]

The thumbnail 🤣🤣

[@Eogard]

There is a persona 5 style music at the mission board x) love it, just beat the game today and gotta say it was amazing. EVE collecting soda cans was also great to show her interest and humanity in a way.

[@MOIMYBOI]

Enya’s song! I was stuck in the bar for like 20 min just listening, so hauntingly good😢

[@redxmaverick]

I love the Stellar Blade so much. I immediately began New Game Plus after my first playthrough. The story, aesthetics, and the combat are all amazing. But what has given me the long lasting positive impression of Stellar Blade is it's soundtrack! I've been listening to it nonstop all day. It's always the games with 10/10 soundtracks that become part of my all time favorite video games. I can't wait for you to dive deep on the OST's composition.

[@timmy3822]

I sat at a camp last night with the music playing and just left the game running for half an hour while reading a book for a bit. It’s SO good and I hope to god they release the full OST on vinyl at some point. That bad boys going right into my collection if so. Looking forward to the breakdowns at a later date. I don’t know any Korean but I think they’re using “chaos language” again for this OST in parts? Any Kpop fans out there who know of Korean artists who have a similar vibe to some of these tracks drop me some names, I need more of this.

[@danyalbokhari6195]

This game's definitely getting my vote for best soundtrack at this year's Game Awards. Incredible stuff.

[@LynkJRayvonn]

I can't wait for the inevitable reaction/breakdown of the Democrawler theme. I mean, c'mon, it's literally an Opera song.

[@darksuntoggafhd9947]

The guitar in the Wasteland theme is so nostalgic to me. Has a mid to late 90's feel with the tone.

[@f.b.l.9813]

thick, well rounded, curvy and even bouncy! music!

[@Darkswe]

I would love to see you check out the soundtrack of the Celeste Strawberry Jam mod someday. It's over 9 hours of music made by ~50 different composers and I believe it deserves SO much more love and recognition than it's gotten

[@skadiyuh6529]

I loved the Democrawler OST, absolutely amazing song

[@user-sj5fy6jc9r]

The Raven Boss battle ost is really unique. It sounds like music that I don't use well in other games, but it's good.

[@danielrivera6899]

“You dont hear this ever, you dont hear this in video game” same thought i had as a musician myself. Subbed to u kind sir!

[@AegisKHAOS]

Yes... I got Stellar Ca - Blade for the music, too. Two pieces of... music. 👍 But, seriously, Stellar Blade as a whole actually has incredible music. The Eidos 7 area hit me almost immediately, which makes me want to just sit back and chill. Made it a point to listen to all the music Shift Up uploaded.

[@barret73]

Me gustan tu análisis y pareces un buen tipo. La verdad que le has dado un aspecto diferente a la hora de ver videojuegos

[@primal1233]

This music is absolutely amazing and that thumbnail🤣

[@Jabamski]

This kind of reminds me of ‘The Real Folk Blues’, the outro music for Cowboy Bebop. 😁

[@RicochetForce]

Oh, oh you’re definitely onto something with that comparison.

[@Jabamski]

@@RicochetForce 😁

[@Jabamski]

@@RicochetForce I’m glad that I’m not the only one who had this feeling. ☺️

[@Immortal_Dino]

Really hope you give a listen to one of the osts played during one of the boss fights. Called Demon or something like that (I know what it’s called. Just don’t want to fully spoil the name)

[@nepnep3687]

A similar variety of musical genres is present in NIKKE, from the same studio. Amazing

[@WillKazeOh]

Cosmograph the goat

[@clawez1420]

Stellar Blade is easily one of my soundtracks of all time. I was already exited knowing it was coming partly from the composer of Nier which I already adore their work. They killed it.

[@Setsuna012]

I just hope it makes it to PC so I can get a chance to place this.

[@RGazell]

By the clips you provided it has a vibe to Bayonnetta's ost and Nier automata (well iirc this game was an inspiration?) but it sounds pretty good!

[@nevermindthe90s]

My mans got some moves!

[@guujigaming]

It’s funny how my favorite games always seem to have amazing music in it. Coincidence? I think not. The music in Stellar Blade is amazing, and a very nice complementary element to an already good game!

[@agamaz5650]

FINALLY A FUCKING NORMAL REACTION TO THIS WONDERFUL GAME

[@nabn3014]

FANTASTIC! Anyone knows where we can get the Stellar Blade OST in highest possible quality?

[@MarcoMeatball]

Not yet sadly.

[@orion7558]

So far the fllooded sector is my favorite. But im really enjoying all the blend of genre's....and yes ALL the sights. 😅

[@asolomoth1066]

This game follows the Yoko Taro methodology of "I wanted to make a wonderful story that's fun and immersive. I wanted to make something that sticks with people. Also, I like girls."

[@victorrychkov2839]

Yes, pls, more talking and letting us know your thoughts on this. Preferably like that 2-hour long Elden Ring live stream, but without ranking, simple and raw emotions. This Game fully deserves it, Marco.

[@lefebvrexavier1404]

I feel you, the soundtrack hits hard on me too, I love everything about the game (except some dialogs that are maybe a little "weak"), but If I had to categorize, music is definitly number #1.

[@WildWolfGod]

It's Gyatt to be Marco's favorite recent soundtrack 😂

[@DarrenExplorz]

This Guy just Boppin' to the Tracks 😂 I am enjoying this game immensely for it's thick plot and story.

[@takumifujiwara9181]

I would love to see the stats of players that chilled at the first camp just vibing out to the amazing soundtrack.

[@MrKanooe]

The camps theme of this game, i've never felt that peaceful for a while.

[@direxps3]

Trust me, when everything is so beautiful, lyrics do not matter!

[@anakrad.3966]

That thumnail looks so cheeky.

[@thesilverwolfofnyc5077]

The beliel theme is sick too

[@Brettman04]

i can only hope the game comes out on something other than playstation someday. Till then i'll just have to wait for marco's reviews of the music. Watching vids on this channel does make me remember and realize how important good music in games. Some of my favorite moments in games i can still remember the soundtrack that was playing.

[@Shadyman526]

I really REALLY hope Marco listens to Lies of P soundtrack, because I guarantee he'll feel the same way about it.

[@dothackersnet]

The Wasteland song is ELITE. They have to release the full album on Vinyl

[@PhuongHoang-cj9jz]

It's a really great game ngl. Though the sidequests are much better than the main quest, welp.

[@KainZC]

40% were MONACA 60% were Shift up, i love that they just flat out hire the nier music team to help them

[@MrAlgur]

Samba jazzy music is so much the kind of music I like and rare in the world of video games !

[@MonochromeAlex]

This music activates my neurons

[@WhatKindOfNameNow]

The soundtrack has been blowing me away. Nier really is the last game that I've enjoyed just running around listening to the background music this much.

[@thegreendude2086]

Marco stop putting games on my list I don't have enough time

[@soggynuggets8299]

Gotta give it to shiftup man making bangers for both Nikke and Stellar Blade

[@seandarling2857]

Whatever floats your boat mate,

[@Snakes_must_Pay]

Do you have planed to react to Aldrich devourer of gods ost from DS3?

[@jjaybuill3685]

we all playing this for those Roundy Symphonies as a cultured mans we are and for th plot of curse