Stellar Blade

Stellar Blade is beautiful, stylish, extremely sensual, and completely unapologetic about it. Let’s be realistic here: the story is good, the graphics are fantastic, the combat is satisfying, and the entire game is technically very impressive. But I also think we all know that a significant number of players noticed something else very quickly: EVE. The character design, animations, outfits, body physics and attention to movement are very clearly part of the game’s appeal. Stellar Blade doesn’t exactly try to hide that, either. It embraces an openly attractive female protagonist, and personally, I have absolutely no problem with that. In fact, for me, having a female protagonist is a huge plus. The game was developed by SHIFT UP, a South Korean studio, and honestly, Korean and other Asian developers have a particular talent for creating games with incredibly polished character designs, stylish aesthetics and protagonists that are memorable for more than one reason. 😄 But reducing Stellar Blade entirely to EVE’s appearance would also be unfair. Underneath all of that is a genuinely good action game. The combat feels responsive and stylish, boss fights are satisfying, the environments look incredible, and the post-apocalyptic science-fiction world has enough mystery to keep you interested in what happened and where the story is going. The soundtrack and overall presentation also deserve praise. There are moments when the game looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous. And yes, the visual side of EVE is very obviously part of the experience. The outfits, animations and physics were made with an enormous amount of attention, and pretending nobody notices would be ridiculous. But here’s the important part: the game would still be good without that. The fact that it also happens to feature an incredibly attractive protagonist is simply a very welcome bonus. So whether you’re here for the combat, the story, the visuals, the sci-fi world… or perhaps for some slightly different reasons — I’m not judging. 😄 If you’re a guy, play it. If you’re a woman, play it too. It’s simply a damn good game. Stylish, sexy, visually stunning and genuinely fun. Definitely recommended.

15 hours and I just cleared the 1st open area.... Anyways, is a good game. Hard but Story Mode exists :) And I am slowly learning to Parry.

For starters, this runs fantastic on Steam Deck????? What a fantastic game. Definitely recommend to anyone thinking about buying it. Coming straight off the back of NieR Automata for me, I'd heard the story was very subpar and it was carried by the flashy combat and hot protagonist, but it really is so much more than that. The vibe is very similar to NieR and has had me hooked from the beginning. I've not finished the main story so far as I've been incredibly invested in finishing every side quest I can find, and I'm still having an absolute blast. Story is good enough to keep you engaged, combat is fun and expansive - multiple new skill trees and mechanics unlocking even towards later stages of the game, finding new suits for EVE is fun too. Oh, and fishing is kinda fun as well. I'd had my eye on this for a good year or so, and I'm so glad I finally pulled the trigger. Will probably be ones of my favourite games I've played this year, and not just because of EVE (it is mostly). Do yourself a favour and play it at least once!