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Stellar Blade
Developer(s)Shift Up
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Kim Hyung-tae
Producer(s)Lee Joo-hwan
Designer(s)Kim Hyung-tae
Lee Chang-min
Composer(s)Park Jin-bae
Oliver Good
Keita Inoue
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)PlayStation 5
ReleaseApril 26, 2024
Genre(s)Action role-playing, hack and slash, soulslike
Mode(s)Single-player

Stellar Blade is an upcoming action role-playing soulslike video game developed by Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game is scheduled to be released for the PlayStation 5 on April 26, 2024.

Gameplay

Stellar Blade is played from a third-person perspective. Combat focuses on grasping the attack patterns of enemies and countering with precise timing. Eve’s Beta Gauge is filled by parrying and evading in combat. The Beta Gauge is spent to use skills such as piercing super armor and enemy combo interruption. Eve also has a Burst Gauge filled through successive parries and combos, which can be used to activate buffs and powerful attacks. The game utilizes the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller's haptic feedback to deliver feedback on enemy attacks and weapon accuracy. Exploration features wall scaling and swinging on ropes for environmental traversal, with things to be found including extra costumes. The overworld has NPCs who can provide Eve with side quests, with the option of either taking them on or ignoring them.[1] Scattered throughout the world are supply camp checkpoints where the player will restore health and retrieve stored items, though doing so respawns all Naytibas in the surrounding area, similar to the Meditation Circles in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Story

Humanity is driven from Earth after a losing war against alien invaders called Naytiba. To reclaim their lost home, Eve and her squad are deployed from the Colony to fight the Naytiba and to take back Earth. Eventually, Eve meets a survivor named Adam, who leads her to Xion, humanity's last surviving city on Earth. Eve then makes contact with the elder Orcal and establishes relationships with the residents of Xion, in order to further her mission to save humanity and reclaim Earth.[2]

Development and release

On April 4, 2019, Korean studio Shift Up (founded by Blade & Soul illustrator Kim Hyung-tae) announced Project Eve for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One and was to be developed in Unreal Engine 4.[3] A prototype for new gameplay and art direction was shown in late 2020 without mentioning any of the game's platforms for release.[4] In the September 2021 PlayStation Showcase, the game was announced to be an exclusive for PlayStation 5 and would be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.[5] In a September 2022 PlayStation State of Play, the game's final title was revealed to be Stellar Blade with new gameplay shown off and an original release window scheduled for 2023.[6] The next day, MONACA announced their involvement stating that their members, Oliver Good and Keita Inoue, are participating in the music production of the game,[7] which has been reiterated multiple times prior to release.[8] The game uses 3D scanning for some character models with Eve being based on the model Shin Jae-eun.[9] In December 2023, the game was delayed to 2024.[10][11] In a January 2024 State of Play, it was announced that the game would be released on April 26.[12]

A demo of the game was released on the PlayStation Store worldwide on March 29, 2024;[13] it was accidentally published early in the United States on March 8, but removed quickly.[14]

References

  1. ^ Romano, Sal (September 9, 2021). "Project EVE confirmed for PS5, gameplay trailer". Gematsu. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Kim, Hyung-tae (September 13, 2022). "New story trailer revealed for Stellar Blade, formerly known as Project Eve". PlayStation.Blog. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Romano, Sal (April 4, 2019). "Korean studio SHIFT UP announces Unreal Engine 4-based action game Project EVE for PS4, Xbox One, and PC". Gematsu. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Project EVE 'Battle Report' prototype gameplay, screenshots". Gematsu. November 26, 2020. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (September 9, 2021). "ShiftUp's Project Eve showcases shiny suit and gory monsters". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (September 13, 2022). "Project Eve Gets a New Title, 2023 Release Window". IGN. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  7. ^ @MONACA_jp (September 14, 2022). "【告知】2023年発売予定 PlayStation®5用ゲームソフト『Stellar Blade』オリバー・グッド(MONACA)、井上馨太(MONACA)が楽曲制作に参加させていただいております。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @StellarBlade (March 18, 2024). "The music for 「Stellar Blade」 was composed by the wonderful composers at Studio MONACA. MONACA is the studio created by Mr. Okabe, but he was unable to join us for the game" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Tu, Trumann (December 31, 2023). "PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Spotlights Real-Life Model Used for Protagonist". Game Rant. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "PlayStation in 2024: Highlights". PlayStation.Blog. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  11. ^ Romano, Sal (December 28, 2023). "Stellar Blade delayed to 2024". Gematsu. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  12. ^ Romano, Sal (January 31, 2024). "Stellar Blade launches April 26". Gematsu. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Kim, Hyung-tae (March 25, 2024). "Stellar Blade demo arrives March 29". PlayStation.Blog. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  14. ^ Serin, Kaan (March 10, 2024). "PlayStation pulls Stellar Blade demo off consoles after the RPG was accidentally made available, in a move it didn't even make for P.T." GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

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