Stellar Blade is More Than a Pretty Face

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Have you heard the chatter about Stellar Blade lately? It's all about Eve, the captivating main protagonist. But let's not forget about the game itself. Is it a worthwhile action game? Should we be excited? Let's hear what Brett Medlock has to say!
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@GamingTonberry 2 ай бұрын

DMC, Horizon and Code Vein all got drunk one night and this is what happened.

@Gaia_Gaistar 2 ай бұрын

Listen, i'm an ass woman. I think it looks fine.

@Memeguppy 2 ай бұрын

Ass woman?

@matsv201 2 ай бұрын

I don´t know where the idéa that women don´t like nice female virtual character. My wife always select the sexist there is around, and so does here sister. They was playing tons of fighting games as kids, and the main reason for specifically fighting game was that there was a large roster of characters to choice from, so both could be a nice looking women, and still not the same character.

@jamesgrover2005 2 ай бұрын

Shiny 🍑 FTW

@terrydaktyllus1320 2 ай бұрын

I'm a Manic Miner and Jetpac bloke - we didn't need oversized body parts to "get our jollies" in my day.

@Gaia_Gaistar 2 ай бұрын

@@terrydaktyllus1320 Eh, let em have their fun I say. There's always something for everyone, or at least there should be.

@cpa927 2 ай бұрын

It looks fun. I might have a problem trying to look away from the players ass to actually fight effectively

@terrydaktyllus1320 2 ай бұрын

That's the point - hold your attention with eye candy so you don't look into the writing or the quality of the rest of the game. Just how many versions of "game where you run around in third person hitting things a sword" do there have to be before you gamers ask the question "hasn't this been done before?"

@Knoloaify 2 ай бұрын

@@terrydaktyllus1320 Except the game is actually good? I tried the demo and the gameplay is great. As for writing quality, I don't really care about writing in my action game. What matters the most is fluidity, gameplay, music, and visuals. And Stella Blade strike a home run on all of those points. Hell, Nier Automata had a lot of eye candy, but the main draw for the game was the writing and the music. The idea that the eye candy in both of those games is to "hold your attention with eye candy so you don't look into the writing or the quality of the rest of the game" is incredibly ignorant. Games that only have eye candy to offer don't sell well, "sex sells" only as much as the quality of the game allows it to.

@IliyaMoroumetz 2 ай бұрын

Side note: Shift Up is the same dev studio that makes the excessively horny Goddess of Victory: Nikke. And yeah. Been playing it for a while and everything beneath shows the world building, character arcs, and fantastic music shows that there's some real effort besides some overbearing fanservice. Which, thinking about it, makes you wonder about great stories that are hidden beneath the veneer of being base and simplistic. But that's neither here nor there.

@TARINunit9 2 ай бұрын

The veneer is because of the current situation in South Korea. If you don't relentlessly pander to fanservice, you get turned into a scapegoat into an ongoing civil unrest situation. Consequences include having a rented blimp with insults at your expense being flown around your office building, to _literal riots breaking out._ I'm not exaggerating about the blimp, one gacha game studio was targeted with the blimp because they didn't make the sexy gacha swimsuits sexy enough. It's freaking crazy down there, and if you live in pretty much any other country it basically makes no sense

@KaoticReach1999 Ай бұрын

@@TARINunit9 Err, citation? Can you maybe give like, any more information? Maybe a source? I could see "riots" because "OMG FICTIONAL SKIN! REEE" from the proffessionally offended but... "riots" because "OMG NOT ENOUGH SKIN ON THESE.....SWIMSUITS!" sounds like gaslighting. But will see.

@XC11301991 2 ай бұрын

Yea I prefer linear games too, as there tends to be better tight consistent level design and planning. When it's open world a lot of the areas end up being empty wasted space until you get to a part they actually put effort in, making you waste time just to get to those parts. Even then, most of those levels still end up being pretty bland and forgettable most of the time.

@keiichimorisato98 2 ай бұрын

When it comes to open worlds. I don't mind the empty space. My main concern is if that open world immerses me into it. RDR2 and Ghost of Tsushima are great example of this. Both games immerse me into the setting and I'm happy to just explore it to experience something that I never will in real life.

@CdrChaos 2 ай бұрын

It’s nice to hear something about this game beyond people being either triggered because she’s an attractive woman, or people thirsting after her because she’s an attractive woman.

@DASBIGUN 2 ай бұрын

better than the IGN review lol

@solofox9426 2 ай бұрын

I can't get enough of the Boss Challenge mode. I must of fought that freak 20 times in a row to the point that I could beat him without using any healing. Can't wait for the full game. Love using the Mikiri Counter!

@keiichimorisato98 2 ай бұрын

Whats cool is that they made physical clay models of the bosses and monsters, and 3D scanned them.

@empty-gs4op 2 ай бұрын

Seeing something as sexual or not depends on the person. I don't see this character as sexual, the same way I don't of Kratos as sexual (and he is actually half naked). And yes, the game looks and feels really good. Very smooth and polished. And the music is God tier, I loved the vibes. I can't wait to enjoy it on release.

@ChromeColossus 2 ай бұрын

Great video. The soundtrack is absolutely killer so far too, especially at the rest stops! The Korean voice acting is fun too, seems to fit a lot better than the English option.

@moonkeis 2 ай бұрын

You know a demo is good when you're still firing it up after going through initially. Booty aside, is the gameplay so far fun? For me, yes! and that is what's important.

@DualcoreDC 2 ай бұрын

To be honest In Korea, some people say that women's appearance is disappointing. “Eyebrows are too thick.” “The main character needs to be prettier.”

@Claude_Lib 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a fun game. Looking forward to playing it on my PC.

@RobertAniFreak 2 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie this looks pretty cool, Massive fan of DMC, Nier, Bayonetta and games like that but either they over complicate things or the mechanics are just annoying as hell

@Techno_Bunny433 2 ай бұрын

Finally an actual review

@AntiRiku 2 ай бұрын

I just know my thumb will stay on the screenshot button the whole time

@chrisis6 2 ай бұрын

Wasn't expecting to like this because it looks like games I've not enjoyed in the past. Gave the demo a try because it's free so why not. I'm definitely leaning more towards buying it now, wish the demo was a little longer to help me make that decision more concrete though.

@casbalt7763 2 ай бұрын

3:46 i too like linear games. This is nice to know.

@malpheus4299 2 ай бұрын

Games combat sounds similar to code vein

@user-zv1mt2nm3j 2 ай бұрын

Downloaded the demo played 10 minutes and bought the deluxe edition for pre order. The first few minutes amazed me i fell in love with everything. I think that game companies these days release games and they are not finished. its just pumped out and they say well we will slam out a bunch of updates and fix all the crap we purposefully didnt get done just to release a game in 6 months. That drives people away. Its nice to have a game that is awsome like this. It lets us know hey we are working hard on this game to give you everything you want in a game. They gave us the demo that is amazing and when its finished and finally complete to be sold it will be flawless and the updates that will come will make the game so so much better not just fixing things that were put aside to get it on the shelf.

@PikaLink91 2 ай бұрын

Great gameplay, and GREAT soundtrack!!

@xanderfulton3186 2 ай бұрын

So glad someone is finally Talking about this game seriously

@handlesarestupid154 2 ай бұрын

The escapist can say goodbye to videos with 6 digit view counts 😂

@ChuckDeniyo Ай бұрын

nobody cares what you think

@handlesarestupid154 Ай бұрын

@@ChuckDeniyo just facts lil bro

@mattg6106 2 ай бұрын

The 'sexiness' of this game is way overblown. The demo was great and it seems like the devs really did their research with the mechanics and gameplay. My biggest issue was honestly the lacking scan function in the open world.

@effishcent317 2 ай бұрын

The music is this game is so fooking good.

@EllRiver 2 ай бұрын

Whos this guy

@nix2939 2 ай бұрын

I hate that a female main character being pretty/sexy is so controversial now. How did we reach this point?

@Oku_yappin 2 ай бұрын

1:39 Combat Slow?????????

@Oku_yappin 2 ай бұрын

Yeag i just want good combst mechanics.

@killer3000ad Ай бұрын

I have watched dozens of female streamers playing this game and every single one of them found the female characters pretty with more than a few showing a female gaze when Tachy first frees Eve from her pod. The idea that female gamers wants to see ugly female characters is a laughable notion that developers and publishers need to drop.

@skullsquad900 2 ай бұрын

It's about time we got some more badass women in games again

@theworld6710 2 ай бұрын

About time? We’ve got plenty, and got some recently. You can even look at BG3.

@Tail_sez 2 ай бұрын

Finally, a video that talks about the actual gameplay!

@Feeble_cursed_one 2 ай бұрын

God damn it good click bait

@soutarm 2 ай бұрын

Last of Us Korean style

@BillyBoy-hr9rl 2 ай бұрын

IGN was so far out of pocket attacking a developer personally ... And essentially attacking his wife by claiming he never seen a real woman. Bruh... It might be time for these sites to die for good and KZfaqrs completely take their place

@ProfessorH 2 ай бұрын

For an animated corpse this channel sometimes actually gives a reasonable approximation of life. A generic paint by numbers one but still impressive non the less.

@ProfessorH 2 ай бұрын

It's not utter trash but feels soulless and indistinguishable from any other youtube noise. Present an interesting debate on body image in games then dismisses it and says hollow half praises about demo gameplay. If you're going to click bait about the arse have something of substance to say about the arse.

@krakkenzomboid6341 2 ай бұрын

Yahtzee would never leave us hanging on an ass 😢 @@ProfessorH

@shawnking3680 2 ай бұрын

Where did this guy come from? Also, the constant yelling into the microphone is more than I can handle.

@ProfessorH 2 ай бұрын

@@krakkenzomboid6341 Not unintentionally

@mrshmuga9 2 ай бұрын

@@shawnking3680He worked for Nintendo Enthusiast for a while, then Destructoid (when NE went down). Those two plus The Escapist are all owned by the same company.

@Jolfgard 2 ай бұрын

You're telling me this now? All the marketing that I've seen until now is "Pretty Face".

@omarsabeur9039 2 ай бұрын

The game is not as good as Nier Automata, to me , but it's a decent demo , maybe the full game will review really well and I will buy it on sale lol.

@regaubade8329 2 ай бұрын

Eve controls a Gundam mech warrior. Tachy too, and we play with her too. Tachy transforms into an Alpha Naytiba.

@ChuckDeniyo Ай бұрын

sony does best, make women look good and cling to their games.

@Darkassault42 2 ай бұрын

This is the only game in a long time that's truly made me want to know more about the world. Something about the desolation and hopelessness calls to me.

@obtuserubbergoose384 2 ай бұрын

Imagine fucking over your employees and being forced to play and review a click bait game to try your hardest to claw back from the entirety of your top tier content creators leaving

@f3ryx 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reminder to unsubscribe. RIP the Escapist.

@JG-jn6zc 2 ай бұрын

About one of the more awfull comments I've seen

@zedrico8577 2 ай бұрын

Lol i just did the same thing haha. But that doesnt mean we should hate just because

@guillermoelnino 2 ай бұрын

@@JG-jn6zc cope and seethe

@chillfluencer 2 ай бұрын

...I just subscribed.

@ashleywilliams4896 2 ай бұрын

@@chillfluencer why? All the people who made the good popular content on this channel have left and are now making that same good popular content over at Second Wind. This is just a dead horse being beaten here.

@jacobsoerries9524 2 ай бұрын

I literally didn’t even know this was a brand outside of Yahtzee. I was wondering why his reviews were so limited lately. I don’t know why this company moved away from him, but if it’s P.C. culture, I truly hope this company nose dives.

@turnt_barbarian 2 ай бұрын

They fired their head of videos and the whole creative team jumped ship. They're all over on a new channel called second wind. Yahtzee still does reviews but the ZP name and imps are no longer his. Instead it's called fully ramblomatic and it's him and his dog in a very similar artstyle

@TARINunit9 2 ай бұрын

It has absolutely nothing to do with "PC culture" whatever that even means anymore. They fired Yahtzee's editor, and Yahtzee himself quit in protest

@jacobsoerries9524 2 ай бұрын

Well good for him. Glad that some people still have some integrity these days. He was the only reason to watch. My comment and viewership mean nothing, but it will be one less.

@DarenKajiWolf 2 ай бұрын

For me it isn't... It's definitely a game, but not a great one... Actually a good one.

@aqlandmirrorvideogamerandc2983 2 ай бұрын

Eve's butt look fine and the rest of her too 😊. Its crazy how ign france married guy is calling eve too sexy, not a real woman like he doesnt know what a woman looks like. He is married to a woman. People need to stop hating. Vide game woman can be sexy and beautiful also. Im buying the game physically just like i like my games. Cant wait to play it. Looks fun and great.

@mcbill7352 2 ай бұрын

First non bot comment lets go

@TobyTBD 2 ай бұрын

Definitely something a bot would say.

@tentringer4065 2 ай бұрын

Only a bot would deny they are a bot.

@mcbill7352 2 ай бұрын

@@tentringer4065 man im not a bot istg

@astrobeyondtheworld 2 ай бұрын

Jangan couple,couple itu haram

@SupremeDP 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, the escapist isn't more than dead. I'm sorry for the creators, but the company got their comeup :D

@oliverbergmann6117 2 ай бұрын

Pretty short lol I heard 21-25

@Spurgte 2 ай бұрын

Who are you and why are you talking 😂

@OzBoySea 2 ай бұрын

Whoops, didn’t realize I was still subbed. Tell your bosses I said 🖕

@ProfessorH 2 ай бұрын

So I am lookin´ at KZfaq videos. Watchin´ these reviewers Talkin´ like schmos. Barely Got Facts....

@anno-fw7xn 2 ай бұрын

I am ary for you I hope you finde a nother job fast, the company will fiere you.

@khs511 2 ай бұрын

Yeah we played the demo. Its mid af.

@sumstuff6956 2 ай бұрын

Wish we could remove dumb enemy health bars and lock on curser total immersion breaking

@astrobeyondtheworld 2 ай бұрын

Killing someone without judgement is haram in Islam ,All of other religion is wrong ,Islam is the truth .I bear a witness that there is no god except Allah and I bear a witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah .

@roboguy75 2 ай бұрын

Um, what does this have to do with the game?

@astrobeyondtheworld 2 ай бұрын

@@roboguy75 it have evreything to do with the game

@roboguy75 2 ай бұрын

@@astrobeyondtheworld I see more a game where you’re a sexy lady fighting against monsters and aliens in a post apocalyptic setting. Nothing about the other one. Hey I’m just going on visual observation.

@terrydaktyllus1320 2 ай бұрын

Can you play it one-handed, given this looks like just more material for girlfriendless anime weirdos to fapp under the desk over with their spare hand?

@andretti10 2 ай бұрын

Don't mind me, just passing through to leave a downvote

@cybersaiko451 2 ай бұрын

sad

@hmproductions101 2 ай бұрын

"Cry about it!"

@astrobeyondtheworld 2 ай бұрын

All of other religion is wrong ,Islam is the truth

@fl00d69 2 ай бұрын

Yeah this sucked.

@raptorpack 2 ай бұрын

Its garbage. It overwhelms the player right away, the controls are bad, the animation is weird (her body is moving too fast and hard for the low momentum she is actually progressing to get anywhere), its clearly going to have a massive amount of microtransactions like Genshin Impact seeing as how there is a massive amount of items all for upgrades and crafting, the skill tree is nauseating, who cares if the rest stops remind you of FF7, the script sounds pre-teen (she has to have an explanation of a power cell until she realizes its an older version of what they use today, OF COURSE its an older version). Its sounds like a garbage plot exploiting body horror and bouncy girls. I was actually excited for this until the demo. I even cancelled my pre-order after playing it. You're a bad reviewer. You don't even have an advanced copy and you're already brown nosing...why would you compare the rest stops to FF7? What kind of merit is that suppose to even be?

@hmproductions101 2 ай бұрын

"Cry about it!" *Eats bag of chips*