Stellar Blade

Simply, one of the best games I’ve ever played in more than 30 years of gaming. I bought Stella Blade out of curiosity (and the love of glam female characters), and was drawn in by the complex story – which is itself a timely and grand reflection on the possible dystopian future of the human race. It’s also a simple reminder that kindness, compassion and our quest for truth are the most essential traits that make us human.

Eve’s inner journey, as she follows her quest and discovers the truth about the world and herself, is truly a masterpiece and her developing psychology is both moving and triumphant. I would recommend this game to everyone. Made on a tight budget, its limitations are minor compared with its grand overall achievement.

The gameplay itself is superb, with a complex fighting and movement system that takes time to master, and is very rewarding and fun. So, give it a go. You won’t regret it.

Probably a top 5 video game for me. The graphics are good, the game runs great, character designs are very good, combat is super fun, the soundtrack is excellent, and there is a decent amount of side content but not enough to be overwhelming. Start the game on normal then switch to hard for a ng+ playthrough, playing your first playthrough on hard will turn the enemies into damage sponges.

The story is decent, but nothing more. Some of the English voice acting is not very good. There could also be more environment and enemy variety. Even with those flaws, it’s a 9/10 for me.

I’m writing this review after doing 100% achievements in this game and I fricking love it. The combat feels really good it’s really satisfying. The exploration and puzzles did remind me of Prince of Persia it can be tedious but it’s really rewarding once you figure it out. The story is a bit cliche kind of like DOOM 2016 but it will be good for world building for the sequels. And the soundtracks are really good too. And Eve is hot and her outfit designs are really cool from modest to spicy. If you starting out to play souls-like games I think would recommend starting out with this game. I really had fun 100%ing this game. Waiting for Stellar Blade 2.

Story: 8/10
Music: 9/10
Combat: 9/10
Exploration: 8/10
Side missions: 8/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Eve: 1000/10

Sexy character and outfits aside, it’s unironically one of the best action games I’ve ever played. Combat is amazing and on Hard mode, the boss battles are just chef’s kiss especially the last few bosses. Gameplay loop is so addictive that I got the Platinum for the game with 3 full playthroughs including hard mode and immediately started another Hard mode NG+++.

If you read all the lore tidbits the story is actually not too bad although could have been executed better. But tbh it’s so enjoyable to play and there’s a lot of side content to do that it doesn’t get stale. They throw some curve balls in the gameplay which keeps things fresh and reminded me of the variety in Nier Automata. If you liked that game you would like this one 100%.

Runs incredibly smoothly and visuals are amazing with only some FPS dips in the larger open areas.

10/10 single player game.

A really good game with one of the best combat systems I’ve ever played. It took me almsot 100 hours to get 100%, definitely worth the money.

The lighting is a bit too bright in places, but visually the game still looks great and the performance is outstanding.

The problem: there’s no good progress/collectibles tracker in the game itself, at least not for gear and skins. You can miss items and, in that case, will likely have to complete another playthrough (because the skins build on each other), therefore you’re forced to spend a lot of time researching online and studying guides, which noticeably diminishes the fun and replay value. I see room for improvement here, because you already need 3 playthroughs for 100% completion 8.5/10