Stellar Blade is not as substantive as PS5's other exclusive single-player offerings, but still features some exhilarating combat and art direction.
Stellar Blade MSRP $70.00 Score Details “ Stellar Blade is a masterclass in style, but it's lacking substance.” Pros Cons About halfway through Stellar Blade , its hero, Eve, fights Tachy, a former friend and mentor turned enemy. It’s an awe-inspiring battle thanks in part to Tachy’s striking design — one that contains shades of both Sephiroth and Elden Ring‘s Melenia. The “cool” factor didn’t last long.
Eve and Adam aren’t particularly strong characters, while Lily often feels sidelined despite having a standout voice performance. Thematically, Stellar Blade asks what it means to be human and interrogates how religion and faith can be weaponized, but it doesn’t have much to say on those topics. There are plenty of other story-driven single-player action games to try on the PS5 if a compelling narrative is what you’re looking for, and Stellar Blade lags behind its peers on that front.
Fighting the good fight Though story is lacking, combat is where Stellar Blade truly shines. Eve has basic light and heavy attacks that enable several different attack combo strings, a block to protect herself from damage, a dodge roll to get her out of the way of incoming attacks, and a parry. These are the core fundamentals of most action games, and Stellar Blade nails them.
When I was struggling with some of the tougher bosses, using Action Assist allowed me to learn the best ways to deal with their attacks. As a result, I taught myself to get better with each subsequent run of the fight. Action Assist is the perfect kind of accessibility option for a difficult game because it doesn’t just negate a challenge, it teaches players how to get better.
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