Stellar Blade PS5 Review - The Final Verdict

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Ай бұрын

Stellar Blade feels like a blast from the past in the best way possible. In everything from its setting to its combat, it wears its inspirations on its sleeves, and though the result is a game that doesn’t necessarily tread new ground in any meaningful way, its qualities are undeniable.
Its sci-fi post-apocalyptic world is brimming with scenery, its combat is fast and fluid and consistently a blast, and it boasts a staggering amount of variety in the enemies that you fight.
Sporting higher production values than many would expect, Stellar Blade brings its vision to life in impressive fashion, even if some non-combat related parts of the gameplay experience - like the platforming - can drag things down at times.

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@rottweilaboy55 Ай бұрын

Everybody loving the game except the verge and ign 😂😂

@mattm7798 Ай бұрын

Haha, the days where i respected ign are long gone. Same with gamespot. They had their time in the early days of the internet but now...they are next to useless.

@chadwolf3840 Ай бұрын

And some other left wing outlets bombed it as well. Mostly bitter women reviewers. Strip out the bad faith reviews and this is like a 90+ on metacritic.

@randydonovan7844 Ай бұрын

They gave it a 7. Your acting like they trashed it😂

@DarthRamzan Ай бұрын

it's because it doesn't hold their hand and is challenging combat lmao

@ThexExaltedxOne Ай бұрын

@@DarthRamzanIGN DEFINITELY has a history of knocking down scores because the game is challenging. Lol. Thats why I never watch their reviews for games like this

@evolancer211 Ай бұрын

I dunno about this guy's reviews, sure he likes this game but remember he also gave Starfield a 10...

@ewanfraser Ай бұрын

He should probably change careers if that’s true.

@kenbell3101 Ай бұрын

Oh now it makes sense

@ps.shots.93 Ай бұрын

STELLAR BLADE FTW! 🗡

@moviegametime3891 Ай бұрын

Exciting combat, linear progression with semi open areas, visually a marvel, and no big rpg elements. Definitely sounds like a game for me and I'm so excited about it!

@mayday-tz4dv 29 күн бұрын

Sounds like every other AAA game on the market... I miss the days when devs weren't afraid to experiement.

@mattm7798 Ай бұрын

One of the highest praises the game received was from the creator(IIRC) of the nier series saying stellar blade was really good and surpasses nier in many ways.

@_BlackenedSun Ай бұрын

If you know anything about nier creator the guy is a troll😂😂 gtfo this generic game isn’t better then anything

@saintmayesn7644 Ай бұрын

Nier was beautiful but it had a lot of 'jank' to it as did the sequel...the praise in the comparison isn't what you think it is.

@mattm7798 Ай бұрын

@@saintmayesn7644 So the creator of Nier was insulting the game because it had the same type of jank as Nier?????

@tonybarnes4096 Ай бұрын

An 8 is a good score but needless to say, this game will feel like a 10 to me , I’m looking forward to getting it Friday after work and playing it for myself.

@stephensearles673 Ай бұрын

Me to Friday cannot come quick enough lol

@hare75 Ай бұрын

Watch out for the hate comments, they can bite you

@nathanscott2871 Ай бұрын

My trusted reviewers gave it a 9 so I'm sold on it and gamingbolt often have terrible reviews

@savagepapi8071 Ай бұрын

I have a day off just for this

@TheBigTone100 Ай бұрын

Starfield scored better

@The80Kat Ай бұрын

Getting a physical like a true gamer.

@bhoqeem1975 Ай бұрын

Meh. Physical shmysical. lol. Digital is better for remote playing with PS Portal, methinks.

@christopherbenoit1002 Ай бұрын

The demo sold me after the first boss fight. Feels very nier automata mixed with souls

@str8boogerflikn102 Ай бұрын

I didn't like the demo. The camera shake was way over the top and gimmicki. It felt like every hack n slash game I ha e played. Although, I have been playing games for close to 50 years now. If I was a new gamer( someone under 10 years gaming experience) I would ha e liked the demo. With that said I will wait u til I see regular people playing it as that's how I will play it to decide if I like it. Demo didn't wow me.

@bigde131 Ай бұрын

@@str8boogerflikn102if the demo didn’t wow you move on. Why are you waiting for the opinions of random people when you’ve tried it yourself and didn’t like it?

@str8boogerflikn102 Ай бұрын

@bigde131 because the demo is a demo. It's not the full game or might be an old version of the game. I'm going to watch people play it and not really get their opinions. Reviews are not great but I don't care about Reviews other than watching gameplay by normal people.

@504Trey Ай бұрын

Just based off the demo i rated the game a 7/10

@DarkZemX Ай бұрын

Notice how everyone’s combat looks stuck in place blocking, more people need to know how to “Perfect Dash”. Makes the gameplay wayyyy faster. I can’t wait to play the game honestly lol

@Phantassm Ай бұрын

This game will be the next live-action series.

@TheTarnishedGamer Ай бұрын

Can't wait to stream it 🤩

@calvinmatthews1527 Ай бұрын

That score is so GamingBolt.

@Watheverable Ай бұрын

Can't wait to get my copy in the mail!

@dbarrelbeatz2025 Ай бұрын

Physical copies are where its at lets keep physical games alive! 💪

@Watheverable Ай бұрын

@@dbarrelbeatz2025 only way to preserve games

@Chris-gw2xg Ай бұрын

Do you always have the same sword? Or do you get different weapons?

@celfhelp Ай бұрын

that veiled dig at the beginning is top tier. lmaooo

@paulw858 Ай бұрын

I'm wondering how the difficulty is. I'm quite bad at games, but the story from what I've seen so far does intrigue me. I don't play these kinds of games or stories often, so I thought the supposed banality of it might not be as prevalent to me since I might not be aware of the tropes. But again, I'm bad at games... some games, at least. And this is the kind of game I think I'd be pretty bad at. Is there an easy mode for babies like me?

@Pastyovercoat Ай бұрын

There are difficulty options. So don’t worry us easy mode gamers can still enjoy 😂

@ModernTalkingCentral Ай бұрын

Yes, there's story mode. You can also just farm an early area of the game, since the enemies, statues and wodden chests respawn everytime you rest. Farming = More money (Vitcoins) + more random items dropped in those statues and wodden chests + more experience to enable to invest in more skills. It might be a bit tedious, but what doesn't kill you, will make you stronger.

@AH_1102 Ай бұрын

Looks like a modern day Ninja Gaiden

@kaikiske7436 Ай бұрын

Way too slow to be a Ninja Gaiden. Ninja Gaiden II (vanilla 360) in the greatest character action game ever made. Just based on the demo (which I loved) Eve is way slower and weighty than Hayabusa. You’re also not taking 5-10 enemies at once here Having said all that, I can totally see how a person that’s never played Ninja Gaiden at an expert level would compare the 2 games

@denisn8336 Ай бұрын

@@kaikiske7436we need a modern day rendition of ninja gaiden or a game that’s close to it in spirit/ influence

@EricAndrews-kq9iq Ай бұрын

Amazing combat, beautiful graphics, killer soundtrack. This is a definite buy for me.

@AudioAlcove Ай бұрын

The way she fights is mesmerizing

@julianmitchell5776 Ай бұрын

Are there any outer space levels or missions in this game ?

@ModernTalkingCentral Ай бұрын

Stellar Blade is a stellar masterpiece! 10/10 Pros: Everthing, except for Tachy's storyline. Cons: Tachy's storyline. Tachy should have been the main protagonist, even though her hotness, would have been more distracting while playing the game.

@scorpiusjones5436 Ай бұрын

I'm so glad reviewers are standing their ground in the face of a mob who wants to censor their opinions on this game.

@JJsiN84 Ай бұрын

I’ve been hearing great things from the content creators I trust more that journalists. Looking forward to this one. 8 is a good score though so I can’t complain.

@leonvalfridsson4487 16 күн бұрын

I loved the music in the demo. And the combat was so fun.

@trza49er Ай бұрын

I didn’t find the movement to be clunky in the demo. There are several areas where you’re walking on narrow ledges and stuff like that, didn’t seem difficult to me. 🤷‍♂️

@adamhashiba6140 Ай бұрын

A review that actually talks about game stuff nah with game like this I thought it was a myth. Surprisingly very nice review though I wish they showed other costumes and a bit of the 2nd chapter i guess.

@thoru4367 Ай бұрын

When it will be released on PC?

@tjb90 Ай бұрын

Pc beggar race at its finest

@mosthated8848 Ай бұрын

Hope early next year.

@TevyaSmolka Ай бұрын

good to hear this game is great

@AudioAlcove Ай бұрын

The combat in this game is legendary when she deflects attacks the controller makes an awesome sound effect! The boss challenge mission is hard but if u learn how to dodnge and deflect parry, you will be a bad ass and the game.well.definitly show u that u are

@michaeld2587 Ай бұрын

So , a good game overall. will get it once they release the inevitable patches.

@iDriveAhondaCivic Ай бұрын

Digital foundry said there were no bugs and the performance was top notch. I don’t think you need to wait for a patch. Up to you though.

@michaeld2587 Ай бұрын

@@iDriveAhondaCivic I’ll wait. There’s always tweaks or so they’ll make. Extra costumes probably

@mosthated8848 Ай бұрын

@iDriveAhondaCivic Just admit it you broke lol jk

@skmed83 Ай бұрын

It's crazy because when we were younger and games seemed to be more consistently good, we placed emphasis on story. But now as we get older, many of us here at SkM prioritize gameplay. Not saying that story isn't important... but as we were saying in a discussion yesterday around the TR reboots, story is just too subjective. And it's more forgivable when a game is still fun but has a bad story than when the opposite is true.

@skmed83 Ай бұрын

If we are REALLY interested in getting a good story, we'll read a good book, or watch a good movie.

@drsnowmon Ай бұрын

@@skmed83 I play games to relieve stress. I don't want to sit in front of the TV and read a novel, I do enough of that at work.

@skmed83 Ай бұрын

@@drsnowmon Yep! That's why the crux of the statement was on there being plenty of other options. Not restricting good stories to "novels". Or shows and/or games for that matter.

@drsnowmon Ай бұрын

@@skmed83 Exactly! I was agreeing with you 100%

@skmed83 Ай бұрын

@@drsnowmon Haha! Right on! Apologies... Being on Twitter/X has definitely made us "guarded" somewhat.

@SticksAandstonesBozo Ай бұрын

Never watch reviews or videos of games anymore but I’m trying to cut back on my insane gaming budget so here I am ….. let’s see what game gets my money this week.

@robslams2324 Ай бұрын

Probably be one of the first ps5 games I get when the pro comes out.

@sarahbembry7512 Ай бұрын

They already have a patch for new game +

@nawtyjohn3396 Ай бұрын

Seems top tier to me

@aFLYER1980 Ай бұрын

Eve's arse 10/10

@ModernTalkingCentral Ай бұрын

Tachy's is even better! 😍

@razz9266 Ай бұрын

I like this game, compared to hardcore Devil May Cry this game is enjoyable

@Zzues Ай бұрын

Great review and thank you for not commenting on the "low hanging fruit" that most other outlets are commenting on.

@alexgaming9101 Ай бұрын

Plot seems kinda like Nier Automata, I can dig it

@urameshi4725 Ай бұрын

That's a once in a generation type of game, tall order.

@holy9781 Ай бұрын

@@urameshi4725...I know a few games with nier plot and does it better.nier is very overrated.the plot idea was great but like all yoko taro ganes,he needs a serious ghost writer.hes a def try hard

@sushiyeah Ай бұрын

Beautiful score 8. Gaming Bolt DOMINICK, THANK YOU. Stellar Blade Beautiful Protagonist, OST and action-adventure genre YES I will play the game :) SHIFT UP Korean Developers did a GOOD JOB (Sony PlayStation so lucky to have them).

@Rowan1976 Ай бұрын

Take my money 💰

@user-hd7cn7rg9c Ай бұрын

Can anybody please tell, the game is not out yet then how come there are reviews Who are these reviewers

@BigBoss-tq3oc Ай бұрын

sites like gamespot, ign and so on get a review copy a day or 2 early to review the game

@user-hd7cn7rg9c Ай бұрын

@@BigBoss-tq3octhanks

@Hero190909 Ай бұрын

8 here. NoisyPixel gave it a 9. ign can't count past 7. This game will be a good time.

@fred6907 Ай бұрын

Male "feminists" can't count past 7. Modern media outlets are just Marxist ridden echo chambers anyway.

@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch Ай бұрын

Having watched multiple SB reviews, this is the broad consensus: + Great combat (narrower parry/dodge windows than Sekiro) + Good boss battles - Paper thin characterizations - Repetitive fetch side quests Aggregate Score: 8ish/10 Gonna keep my expectations tempered, Lies of P knocked it out of the park and if SB can come close it'll be good

@MegaRayland Ай бұрын

I’ve seen reviews saying the characterization for the main cast is great, and the “fetch quests” as you put it, all lead to something be it an upgrade, costume, and/or a story element. Noisy Pixel did bring up a detail that may have escaped some of those reviewers who said the characterization was ‘paper thin’: a lot of the character development happens in/during the side quests and thus, if all you do is the main quest, you may come out thinking there was little character development.

@The80Kat Ай бұрын

You have said this some where before….. we both surfing these comments….

@LEWfromdaHOU Ай бұрын

LOL, I'm sorry but you started the gameplay off just like I thought a journalist would.

@enriquepowers Ай бұрын

Most of the scores are from ranging from 7-8. Not bad from a mobile gaming company.

@Finesse0916 Ай бұрын

Eve can run on walls. That didn't it for me. I can't wait to play it

@TeamFarflame Ай бұрын

It looks like (Jedi) Eve Survivor. :) Wasteland is like Jedha, there is platforming, sword combat, skills, puzzles with moving objects, droid friend (this time flying one)... But its not bad thing. I wonder how good are side quests visible here (it seems there is good number of them) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbBho5Om3crMpnU.htmlfeature=shared&t=130

@acezero12345 Ай бұрын

It got a 8 your welcome

@Seriousjaak Ай бұрын

We’re here for the review, not the score

@justjami9619 Ай бұрын

That's not helpful information. An arbitrary number means nothng without context. People who only care about the review score and not the actual review are the same people who complain about how certain games get better or lower scores than a game that they like or hate.

@MalachiPlaysGames Ай бұрын

Thank you for telling us nothing. The story is more important than a random number.

@robyfaraa4105 Ай бұрын

@@Seriousjaak you are underestimating how many people only care for scores lol.

@raisie6334 Ай бұрын

@@justjami9619 That's true. In the review he said "Stellar Blade never dips below a minimum standard of quality". That could be a 5/10 as well. Even numbers can be used in different ways, I guess.

@clackman622 Ай бұрын

do u still mash r2 to pickup things?

@kaikiske7436 Ай бұрын

Just hold the button down as you walk past stuff

@elijahdenatos5823 Ай бұрын

There is an option that allows you to automatically pick up items in the settings. Please check the settings and see what you want to turn on or off. Ive seen alot of people not looking at the settings to tweak stuff to cater for them. Please do, to make your experience a little more enjoyable maybe.

@dabro1569 Ай бұрын

Let me get this straight. 69.99 plus tax gets me a game that’s ACTUALLY FINISHED??!! I don’t have to get the ultimate edition to get features that SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE TO BEGIN WITH??!!! What is this world coming too???? I’m going to buy it thanks 💪🏿🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥👍🏿

@Paul-ei4qk Ай бұрын

base on this I rate this a 9

@OkIsAPerfectResponse Ай бұрын

Ok PlayStation is going to buy this studio?

@Pettywyze Ай бұрын

I hope they do.

@spursdynasty7378 Ай бұрын

Keep it off Xbox 😂

@mosthated8848 Ай бұрын

No, we don't need corporation politics seething the way into their next game. If this studio's first game is almost a 10 they don't need Sony or Xbox they got US.

@bhoqeem1975 Ай бұрын

@@mosthated8848 Very true, that. Stay independent as to be free of wokism. As long as they create good games, they’ll always have the gamers’ support.

@yatespmx Ай бұрын

Did they really have a store in the game called hard r?

@mosthated8848 Ай бұрын

So?

@yatespmx Ай бұрын

@@mosthated8848 Just seems obsessive. They not even in the game, but they talking about them. Just leave them out completely.

@yatespmx Ай бұрын

@@mosthated8848 Actually, you writing "so" made me think about it. That isn't what they are referencing at all. They mean like a movie rating. Like when they say the movie earned it R rating or the movie has a hard R rating due to gratuitous this and that. Well played.

@therealmikeymike Ай бұрын

If you like it I love it

@nathanscott2871 Ай бұрын

Hahaha the same score as saints row reboot. This game has next to no bugs, runs very smoothly, plenty of opportunities for microtransactions yet doesnt have any, extremely polished gameplay. Graphically impressive. Gamingbolt thinks this is as bad as saints row reboot. This journalist just doesn't respect women.

@ghostplayer3357 Ай бұрын

You did say android but in a interview the say eve is a cyborg

@thatguychanguyus9265 Ай бұрын

awesome game.

@ShadowBaneling Ай бұрын

Nice! It's an honest review from Western game journos.

@80onmywrist45 Ай бұрын

Way to kick the review off with some absolutely ass gameplay😂 excited for this one tho!

@kaikiske7436 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@iSnags Ай бұрын

Do you guys think it’s worth the 70 dollar price tag ?

@mosthated8848 Ай бұрын

No game is worth 70 to be honest.

@countquackula8539 Ай бұрын

It's worth the price it's a pretty bulky game. This is a 9 out of 10 game.

@captainDL3 Ай бұрын

I give this game a DD

@e_gamer94 Ай бұрын

IGN: "What is a woman?" - 7/10

@LupoVero Ай бұрын

IGN r H U R E N S Ö H N E ! translate it if im right gave me a like 😂

@PhyzEdPixelz Ай бұрын

Its definitely solid 8out10 It misses points due to lackluster story and gameplay can seem clunky at times. Nothin but truth

@leonardwitucke1 Ай бұрын

Looks great. IGN is WRONG.

@sushiyeah Ай бұрын

I AGREE. Beautiful Protagonist, combat system, ost and action-adventure genre you cannot go wrong with that.

@leonardwitucke1 Ай бұрын

@@sushiyeah most of all FUN

@william678910 Ай бұрын

First 32 secs of suffering...this guy sucks lol

@samanta4you 5 күн бұрын

I have finished it and on my second play through new game +. This game is 9+. Why these reviews are salty god knows

@countquackula8539 Ай бұрын

Yeah when you nitpick the game apart of course it will get an 8. The platforming and the environmental puzzles are fine not once did i have issues.

@shifterzx Ай бұрын

Spoiler alert: The score is the same given to The Saints Row Reboot

@capnphuktard5445 Ай бұрын

Uh oh 😂

@peteparker22 Ай бұрын

Doubt it

@shifterzx Ай бұрын

@@peteparker22check for yourself. On their review of the Saints Row Reboot, they gave that an 8. And I never stop reminding them of it lol

@mtnman8783 Ай бұрын

I'm impressed that y'all made it through the entire review without mentioning the real reason anyone is playing this

@Pettywyze Ай бұрын

Perhaps there are actually people who are looking beyond how bad Eve is. Personally, for me, a few minutes into the demo, her looks weren't as important as the gameplay. It just so happens that the protagonist is easy on the eyes.

@mwbwyatt Ай бұрын

Its been a thing for almost all of mankind that "sex sells." If the aesthetic is pleasing its easier for some people to TRY the game, or outright buy it. But her looks dont really seem to play any part in the actual game, its only bothering people that the game likely isnt targeting as its playerbase anyways.

@mosthated8848 Ай бұрын

@mwbwyatt Yea like woke ugly folks. 😂

@DarkZemX Ай бұрын

For all the advanced players who want a more fast pace gameplay learn how to do the “Perfect Dash” technique. I made a video on the method to moving wayyyyy faster in the game. It is not the same as dodge canceling but an addition to it!

@terrystokes7893 Ай бұрын

This game is very refreshing from all the triple a wannabe games that are just bloated ... Just straight up beautiful action and simple controls. Meanwhile.... Xbox has.......a new controller 😂

@ProfessorChaos2050 Ай бұрын

It's been getting good reviews an 8 is good enough for me I got the digital deluxe edition & sea of thieves premium edition both games drop this week.🥂😎