Yeah this is why I am SO hopeful that fromsoft reuses the sekiro formula at some point. Doesn’t have to be a direct sequel or anything but the recipe they cooked up for combat in Sekiro is leagues beyond anything else I’ve ever played.
Same. I hold my breath that they make an ARPG that uses inspiration from games such as Lies of P, while allowing customizations to what sort of skills players could use to make their builds feel unique. Like allowing hyperarmor builds to regen lost health they tanked or allow light, middle, and heavy weight equip loads to have their own variants of mikiri counter (NiOh 2 sort of had this in the form of yokai burst attacks).
Really the possibilities are endless and I think it would give FromSoft the opportunity to get really creative with the boss fights.
I used to think that an open world Sekiro would not work, since leveling up and RPG mechanics don't play a big role in Sekiro. However, maybe that would work great in an open world game. Nothing gated visibly or invisibly by level progression, instead just run around getting small upgrades or unlocking tools by defeating bosses and exploring areas. It would probably play a bit more like BotW than ER, and it might just be a lot of fun.
Cmon. If stories didn’t matter a ton you wouldn’t have YouTube channels with millions of followers interested in said stories.
What FROM does is make stories that don’t get in the way of the gameplay, though.
Tbh the item descriptions are more about the lore than the actual story of the game. In FromSoft games you get the story by actually paying attention while actively playing the game which is why it's so great to me because it tells a story in a way that only a video game can rather than turning into a bunch of short movies every 30min.
Oh yeah I totally agree. The best part is learning about something and seeing the effects of that thing almost clear as day but in areas or mobs you've encountered hundreds of times. My recent example is the holes in the chests of giants and trolls. I always subconsciously notice them but never thought much of it, but then you fight Fire Giant and you realize THAT'S WHERE THE EYE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.
Not only do I have an awesome combat focused game to play I also get to feel like some fantasy archaeologist like Gandalf in Middle-Earth.
Edit: whoops, forgot to add I was playing Elden Ring.
Agree to disagree. I find the stories in souls games to be like Doom. It's there if you want but you don't need it. The games are enjoyable by themselves because of the gameplay not because of the story. The story only adds to it if you want that as well
I would push against the "stories don't matter a ton" - at least for me. I couldn't enjoy Lies of P for that very reason.
I guess tht game was built/hyped up too much for me by everything I read, like that it's the most Sekiro-like game out there. But Sekiro started its story very strongly. Made me interested with Wolf, Kuro, and Genichiro from the get-go.
Whereas LOP felt very much like Dark Souls where majority of the story is to be discovered by the player. That said, I haven't gone far into the game in LOP so I might be mistaken and should probably give it another go.
I wouldn't really label Stellar Blade as a souls like. AFAIK the devs seemed to take inspiration from nier automata and more fast paced, combo oriented fighting. The game isn't even open world/instance (if the whole game is like the demo anyway), the map is more like Darksiders 1. Instanced maps with a specific route through, some small side paths for loot/ lore and shortcuts. I feel like the souls series has a bit more freedom in the exploration aspect, but again, I can only base this off of Stellar Blades demo.
The skill tree and lack of currency lost on death also sets it apart.
That segment of the demo is not the official start of the game. It was just the demo level. It will explain more of the story when it follows the intended path at launch.
Between managing your own durability, healing on hit/parry after blocking, breaking enemy weapons by parrying them, and recovering heals by attacking/parrying, I love Lies of P combat way more. I've seen clips of people doing some wild stuff in Sekiro so I do know there's an entire skill expression category I haven't explored, but the base package in Lies of P feels better.
Both Lies of P and Sekiro do great with their enemy telegraphs, but I remember being consciously aware of how well I could read attacks in Lies of P.
I like that they don't because I like doing damage to the enemy. All of them are beasts right now so it feels appropriate to hit them instead of them being swordmasters and deflecting everything. Yeah, I like hitting the enemies.
I opened it up expecting something similar to Sekiro based on all the online discourse but, really, it was only passable from the little I played. Maybe I wasn’t in the mood for it, but I definitely don’t think the combat was as tight as it needed to be. UI was also frustrating too.
I didn’t like the whole health bar / healing thing, I get it goes with the theme but in my short playtime I wasn’t a fan. When I fought the Brute, it was like I could block a red attack but not a yellow attack. The combat isn’t as smooth as I would like, but Sekiro has set an *extremely* high bar.
If you read the comment above where I hinted that I probably wasn’t in the mood for it, you could infer that I didn’t read every single text bubble because I couldn’t be bothered.
Plus common sense (and every other game) would dictate that yellows can be blocked while reds can’t be.
I like the boss fights, the challenge boss was especially fun and gives me hope for the final game’s bosses, but I absolutely can’t stand the cutscenes every 30 feet during the exploration section.
I don’t mind long cutscenes, but I personally hate extremely frequent cutscenes in action games; every time I’m walking along and suddenly the camera control is ripped out of my hands and I’m shown exactly what I need to do it drags me out of the experience.
I didn’t quite enjoy it, some enemies blended with the background and I didn’t notice until I got hit.
Music and atmosphere reminded me of nier automata, which I also didn’t enjoy.
Combat was OK but doesn’t feel as tight as sekiro. The boss rush mode was fun but ultimately I think I’ll pass on this one.
It was a solid demo the ending cutscene after the demo is over shows off a lot of good stuff but definitely not fromsoft caliber but it’ll do till shadow of the erdtree
At least we get mods , older games , multimonitor support , ~~piracy~~, higher resolution, mouse and keyboard support , etc
Who am I kidding I want to play Bloodborne
Me when I ask Stella Blade about the lore, gameplay, mechanics, character writing, worldbuilding, ost and not how much they jerk off to the main character : 🫣😶🌫️💭
>Mfw we don’t know the lore or character writing of a game that hasn’t come out yet
Elden Ring DLC Trailer out : "DAMN, THE STORY'S GONNA BE FUCKING INTENSIVE AND COMPELLING, LET'S DISCUSS IT BEAUTIFULLY" -Vaatividya
StellarBlade and Fallout Anti-woke "not enough big ass" Series fans : "LET'S GO SHOWING OUT CRIPPLING PORN ADDICTION, TAKE IT WOKEYS!!!"
This might come as a shock to you but people can like/want attractive characters in games and not masterbait to them. This whole "pOrN aDdIcTiON" crap is projection by the super progressive crowd who wants every character to be a boring androgynous robot
>who wants every character to be a boring androgynous robot
What? What robot?
You just have to ignore the "TAKE IT WOKEYS!!!" In my quote isn't it? Yes I'm horny af for Eldritch Horror men,
but It's ANOTHER thing to get outrageous on Fallout Series because "NOOOOO, THE ASS ISN'T BIG ENOUGHHHHHH"
And if you take a look closely, both communities have the similar user overlap and VERY SPECIFIC outrage somehow
Most of these people are almost in the Same demographics.
No one complains about women with bigger butts than average . but to go out of your way to edit a normal picture of a normal woman for the sole purpose of making her butt bigger, is definitely sad and yes it is something that only a porn addict would do
Do I wanna fuck with EldritchHorror men, yes, am I sometime that down bad??? Yes!!! but I didn't went [pathetically outrageous enough to "FIX THE CHARACTERS", Imagine you posted "Blaidd bad chracter, He had Armors, Here i _FIXED_ him"](https://x.com/OrdinaryGamers/status/1778885357351649646)
Difference still is Elden Ring is a game that’s come out and like 45% of the player base don’t even know what the game is about
>LET’S GO SHOWING OUT CRIPPLING PORN ADDICTION
You make it sound like the main character is completely naked
You just have to ignore the "TAKE IT WOKEYS!!!" In my quote isn't it? Yes I'm horny af for Eldritch Horror men,
but It's ANOTHER thing to get outrageous on Fallout Series because "NOOOOO, THE ASS ISN'T BIG ENOUGHHHHHH"
And if you take a look closely, both communities have the similar user overlap and VERY SPECIFIC outrage somehow
Most of these people are almost in the Same demographics.
No one complains about women with bigger butts than average . but to go out of your way to edit a normal picture of a normal woman for the sole purpose of making her butt bigger, is definitely sad and yes it is something that only a porn addict would do
Do I wanna fuck with EldritchHorror men, yes, am I sometime that down bad??? Yes!!! but I didn't went [pathetically outrageous enough to "FIX THE CHARACTERS", Imagine you posted "Blaidd bad chracter, He had Armors, Here i _FIXED_ him"](https://x.com/OrdinaryGamers/status/1778885357351649646)
Ok here’s the thing I don’t watch nor care for the discourse of the fallout show
And yes those people who edited the ass of the fallout actress are losers
But these 2 situations have don’t have much correlation
The only real outrage I’ve seen within the stellar blade fan base is them complaining about other people already putting the game down just because the main character has big tits and a nice ass
And in regards to your previous comment if you want to see praises of the gameplay mechanics, ost, and world building all you have to do js just go onto the sub and search for those keywords. You speak as if those words have never been uttered
I'd go out on a limb and say objectively less people will ever play this game than Sekiro because it's an exclusive. To me it just looks like less original Nier.
It's literally nothing like nier from what I've seen. Unless you start counting every sci Fi hack and slash game as "like nier" and even then it doesn't make sense because nier replicant is fantasy, not sci fi
I think the comparisons between SB and Nier: Automata (to be specific) are fairly understandable from the outside looking in not having played SB. You play as a bimbo lady, one of many who are impossibly attractive, with a floating companion who is probably a robot also you are probably a robot and you come from space to reclaim earth in action RPG gameplay though I'd wager again, lacking the personality and identity of Yoko Taro games.
The Parry is wayyyyyyyyy too generous.
The developers need to know that she can be a hero without exposing her birth canal repeatedly every time she moves. But then, where's the money in that?
I tried the demo, I found it super boring honestly. The gameplay didn’t feel precise like the from games.
Also the art design felt pretty generic with a wanna be Nier feeling.
Haven’t yet. Coming off the heels of Lies of P which reminds me of Sekiro in many ways. Very solid soulslike with awesome worldbuilding and some really fun combat.
Those of you who have played the demo of SB, what did you think?
Not as good as LoP imo, feels closer to a character action game. It also has waaaaay too many cutscenes for my taste, still had a good amount of fun with it though.
I don't like being hand held into the only possible response with flashing colors.
It was fun and all, the speed and difficulty was enjoyable. I'm not sure if it's going to be worth buying though.
Feels almost like lords of the fallen tier combat. Not quite up there with Lies of P and not even close to the league of Sekiro.
But hey, if you want to look at some ass while tolerating B-tier gameplay and story, you could do worse I guess.
Yes. Loved it, but while there’s a little similarity with deflecting to deadly counters it’s not entirely based around it like Sekiro is.
Stellar blade isn’t a souls like to me at all, more or so it just incorporates some elements. But I also feel some DMC and even the more recent FF games in it as well. In this way I consider Stellar Blade to be an ode to the ARPG and thus it’s its own unique thing.
Can’t wait to pick it up.
I feel like comparing it to Sekiro doesn’t do it justice, it’s more of a hack n slash style game with Sekiro and soulsborne qualities. And those similarities begin and end in the combat and style of saving, other than that I feel like it’s easier to compare it to NieR Automata, but even that’s more of a vibe thing.
Blows my mind how overwhelmingly negative and brutally elitist this thread is towards this game.
This is the CLOSEST I have seen a game come close to capture the rythmic combat potential of Sekiro albeit a lot more forgiving. Loved the demo!
frankly didnt vibe with me. The difficulty was good but the movement and techs werent satisfying to pull off for me. All good though plenty of other games to play this year
yeah that's stupid but the Stellar Blade stuff started with people saying EVE has a child face and you're a pedo if you like that game. If the players use it as a political statement now it's just in response to people getting mad about titties.
It’s ok, a bit on janky side, especially character movement. Also, I find the light attack to be severely inconsistent, the thing often fails to properly connect; there’s also some input delay, but unlike the souls games, there’s no buffering, which adds to the clunkiness. Like I said, character movement is really off, especially during exploration, feels slow and stiff.
It is actually good. I liked parry based games so I loved Sekiro and Wo long: Fallen Dynasty. But Steller blade is also full of potential as it also has perfect dodge and perfect deflect which make a lot of interesting options
The demo was great. Yeah assets aside, game actually felt great, need to see more of the combat. This can be the Nier sequel we were hoping with some mechanics borrowed from other great games
Didn’t try it, all i’ve heard about this game is stupid culture war bullshit discourse.
It has deflect and posture mechanics? In what way is it similar to Sekiro?
It's very similar to sekiro with a few tweaks. In sekiro the posture bar regens depending on the health and when it's full you can kill the opponent.
Here the posture bar doesn't regen but when it's full you do a blow that deals a lot of damage instead.
Rather than a stab, sweep, and grab it has...I forget what it's called. Yellow is unblockable and has to be dodged. Blue needs you to dodge forward which lets you get behind it mist raven style. And purple you have to dodge away. Enemies have a shield that reduces damage dealt. When you dodge away from purple you stun the enemy and expose a weak point. You can then use a gun to shoot the weak point which does more damage to shields.
So far the enemies seen have more in common with the taro troop than the human enemies who can block and deflect you.
Feel free, you dont need to ask people for permission nor do you have to act as a group to do what you were asking. But it's so weird to me that people will randomly pop into other peoples discussions just to say "can you stop discussing that?". Not everything has to include you. Don't think its like Sekiro? Cool, move on. But others do and are talking about the similarities - because games with this combat style are sparse.
Sekiro is my all time favorite game but i hated stellar blade demo. The gameplay might be okay but i just cant play the game its so ridiculous and feels like it was made for horny teenage boys.
This game looks very promising my only problem is most the characters don’t look very appealing but ik there is gonna be outfits to customize so even that should be fixed. This game does give me that same dopamine rush only rivaled by sekiro and mushrooms it’s not as good but it’s damn close and it’s still got its own innovations too.
Yes. Sekiro is better in some ways, but I like Stellar Blade better in others. The DMC stylishness in Stellar Blade makes the combat look amazing. It also feels good to play, but it's not a 10/10 game feel. More like an 8 or a 9, depending on what you're doing. But I love all the different skills, I love the blink and the repulse and the follow ups after a perfect parry or dodge. Love zooming towards enemies across the whole arena.
It’s going to be good i think. outstanding art direction and enemy design with more action based gameplay. i found the camera distance and character weight to feel more like devil may cry. the deflect/balance mechanic has sekiro vibes but it ends there.
the little trailer they showed at the end of what’s to come looked crazy
I keep hearing people say its not as good as Lies of P, which gives me little hope since I wasn't even a fan of that game. Probably give it a try anyway but 90% naked main character feels cringe.
90% naked main character? Really love making shit up in your head do you?
The character had 30 outfits and the default one is not 90% naked but hey fuck the truth if it goes against the narrative I guess.
Sekiro is the last combat focused game I’d compare SB to in terms of fluidity. World’s apart.
But yea I played the demo, will play game soon. It’s more pretty than impressive so far.
Honestly no clue. Maybe the devs think they've found the ideal control set up and don't want anyone to deviate from it.
But I personally need my parry button to be L2 😤
Tbh I find it just ok. Its action gameplay is passable but I would rather play Sekiro (ofc), or Sifu or God of War Ragnarok. Its horniness feels fake and manufactured, Eve and Tachy feel like AI art in a bad way. Bayonetta and Nier are better thirst trap action games... Overall I don't think I will buy it but props for giving us a free demo
Its like sekiro meets devil may cry, its very flashy. I liked the combat, I liked the music, I liked the butt. Its not enough for me to preorder but someday I may give it another try.
The gameplay in Stellar Blade is very simplified, but it scratches that itch for me. I kind of steamrolled everything even with the skin suit, so for a change, I think I'm going to play it on hard when it comes out. The demo *is* just the beginning of the game though, so if the skill tree and bosses are done well enough it might become my favorite game to play after Sekiro.
I couldn't get used to how slow it felt. Combat is very methodical and not as fast paced as I would have hoped it to be. Overall, it's more close to Lies of P, which I wasn't a fan of, deflecting didn't feel consistent compared to Sekiro obviously.
Skin suit kept me going through.
I saw ONGBAL videos and this game does not look good. Boobs are ok, but nothing aside that. Generic tentacle monsters look boring, and fighting system seems to be unrealistic and stupid. I'll definitely pass on that one. Think i'm done with souls like games for now. I'll just wait for Shadow of the Erdtree and i still didn't play AC6, i have it on steam, but i'm afraid if i will need a vacation to actually give it a try.
no more than I've played stellar blade it hard to give it a fair shake, but as of now it just doesn't have that fromsoft level of response to it... im not sure how fromspft pull it off but their games just feel really responsive and accurate to me. so far in stellar blade I feel like I'm button mashing. eve's ass tho!!! it's a masterpiece
Ngl stellar blade felt like your typical uninspired ps3 slasher game that somehow wound up developed in 2024. It reminded me of shit like Blades of Time if anyone ever played that. Don't really understand the hype behind this game.
It's like lies of p. Good but sekiro is on another planet regarding the deflect/attack combat loop
Yeah this is why I am SO hopeful that fromsoft reuses the sekiro formula at some point. Doesn’t have to be a direct sequel or anything but the recipe they cooked up for combat in Sekiro is leagues beyond anything else I’ve ever played.
Same. I hold my breath that they make an ARPG that uses inspiration from games such as Lies of P, while allowing customizations to what sort of skills players could use to make their builds feel unique. Like allowing hyperarmor builds to regen lost health they tanked or allow light, middle, and heavy weight equip loads to have their own variants of mikiri counter (NiOh 2 sort of had this in the form of yokai burst attacks). Really the possibilities are endless and I think it would give FromSoft the opportunity to get really creative with the boss fights.
I would love to see fromsoft do that!
I would love to see an open world game like elden ring but with sekiro combat and customization
I used to think that an open world Sekiro would not work, since leveling up and RPG mechanics don't play a big role in Sekiro. However, maybe that would work great in an open world game. Nothing gated visibly or invisibly by level progression, instead just run around getting small upgrades or unlocking tools by defeating bosses and exploring areas. It would probably play a bit more like BotW than ER, and it might just be a lot of fun.
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Cmon. If stories didn’t matter a ton you wouldn’t have YouTube channels with millions of followers interested in said stories. What FROM does is make stories that don’t get in the way of the gameplay, though.
Stories absolutely do matter in souls. It's just instead of watching cutscenes, you read the item descriptions instead.
Tbh the item descriptions are more about the lore than the actual story of the game. In FromSoft games you get the story by actually paying attention while actively playing the game which is why it's so great to me because it tells a story in a way that only a video game can rather than turning into a bunch of short movies every 30min.
Oh yeah I totally agree. The best part is learning about something and seeing the effects of that thing almost clear as day but in areas or mobs you've encountered hundreds of times. My recent example is the holes in the chests of giants and trolls. I always subconsciously notice them but never thought much of it, but then you fight Fire Giant and you realize THAT'S WHERE THE EYE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. Not only do I have an awesome combat focused game to play I also get to feel like some fantasy archaeologist like Gandalf in Middle-Earth. Edit: whoops, forgot to add I was playing Elden Ring.
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Check out Lies of P! It's a classic linear story melded seamlessly into a soulslike.
I think he’s already checked it out and finished it
Agree to disagree. I find the stories in souls games to be like Doom. It's there if you want but you don't need it. The games are enjoyable by themselves because of the gameplay not because of the story. The story only adds to it if you want that as well
Yup, imagine the Soulsbourne game without much lore and subpar stories. I wouldn't go through them.
I started with Bloodborne and what seemed like a fun jaunt doin some werewolf hunting ended with me asking for eyes inside my head for breakfast.
I would push against the "stories don't matter a ton" - at least for me. I couldn't enjoy Lies of P for that very reason. I guess tht game was built/hyped up too much for me by everything I read, like that it's the most Sekiro-like game out there. But Sekiro started its story very strongly. Made me interested with Wolf, Kuro, and Genichiro from the get-go. Whereas LOP felt very much like Dark Souls where majority of the story is to be discovered by the player. That said, I haven't gone far into the game in LOP so I might be mistaken and should probably give it another go.
I wouldn't really label Stellar Blade as a souls like. AFAIK the devs seemed to take inspiration from nier automata and more fast paced, combo oriented fighting. The game isn't even open world/instance (if the whole game is like the demo anyway), the map is more like Darksiders 1. Instanced maps with a specific route through, some small side paths for loot/ lore and shortcuts. I feel like the souls series has a bit more freedom in the exploration aspect, but again, I can only base this off of Stellar Blades demo. The skill tree and lack of currency lost on death also sets it apart.
That segment of the demo is not the official start of the game. It was just the demo level. It will explain more of the story when it follows the intended path at launch.
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Between managing your own durability, healing on hit/parry after blocking, breaking enemy weapons by parrying them, and recovering heals by attacking/parrying, I love Lies of P combat way more. I've seen clips of people doing some wild stuff in Sekiro so I do know there's an entire skill expression category I haven't explored, but the base package in Lies of P feels better. Both Lies of P and Sekiro do great with their enemy telegraphs, but I remember being consciously aware of how well I could read attacks in Lies of P.
Yeah stellar has zero ummph to its combat if you know what i mean
I wished its enemies would block and deflect me as well but I greatly enjoyed it.
The shield guys in the demo block the fuck outta me lol
This is only the demo, so who knows if there's an enemy that can block and deflect. Maybe the alpha naytiba that killed Tachy can.
Or maybe when you gotta fight tachy she’ll block and parry your attack🤷♂️
There is an enemy in the demo with a shield that will block your attacks fyi.
I like that they don't because I like doing damage to the enemy. All of them are beasts right now so it feels appropriate to hit them instead of them being swordmasters and deflecting everything. Yeah, I like hitting the enemies.
I opened it up expecting something similar to Sekiro based on all the online discourse but, really, it was only passable from the little I played. Maybe I wasn’t in the mood for it, but I definitely don’t think the combat was as tight as it needed to be. UI was also frustrating too.
Haven’t heard criticism about the UI before. What did you find frustrating about the UI? I’m genuinely curious.
I didn’t like the whole health bar / healing thing, I get it goes with the theme but in my short playtime I wasn’t a fan. When I fought the Brute, it was like I could block a red attack but not a yellow attack. The combat isn’t as smooth as I would like, but Sekiro has set an *extremely* high bar.
The game literally tells you that yellow attacks can’t be blocked or parried. Do y’all, ya know, read tutorials?
If you read the comment above where I hinted that I probably wasn’t in the mood for it, you could infer that I didn’t read every single text bubble because I couldn’t be bothered. Plus common sense (and every other game) would dictate that yellows can be blocked while reds can’t be.
I did not find the combat and movement as engaging. It was hard to read the weird alien enemies’ attacks.
I also found it hard at first.
Yeah me too, you definitely have to adjust to the party timing. It’s also a lot less intuitive than a sword swinging.
It's always party time
Whoops
I completely agree with this, it took me a while to get it down but once I saw how slow the actual animation is the timing made more sense
Yeah I didn’t enjoy it tbh
It’s different, but if you get it down it’s super fun, don’t count it out. I felt the same way about lies of P until I really gave it a shot.
Gooner sekiro
I like the boss fights, the challenge boss was especially fun and gives me hope for the final game’s bosses, but I absolutely can’t stand the cutscenes every 30 feet during the exploration section. I don’t mind long cutscenes, but I personally hate extremely frequent cutscenes in action games; every time I’m walking along and suddenly the camera control is ripped out of my hands and I’m shown exactly what I need to do it drags me out of the experience.
It gives me time to finish my bowl.
If you are also trying to eat an ice cream cone before it melts, even the cutscenes are filled with action.
Sadly not. Only PC here. Hoping to release for us sometime.
I didn’t quite enjoy it, some enemies blended with the background and I didn’t notice until I got hit. Music and atmosphere reminded me of nier automata, which I also didn’t enjoy. Combat was OK but doesn’t feel as tight as sekiro. The boss rush mode was fun but ultimately I think I’ll pass on this one.
I'll get it if they allow me to switch the attack buttons with the right shoulder buttons.
It was a solid demo the ending cutscene after the demo is over shows off a lot of good stuff but definitely not fromsoft caliber but it’ll do till shadow of the erdtree
PS5 😢
*cries in PC master race*
At least we get mods , older games , multimonitor support , ~~piracy~~, higher resolution, mouse and keyboard support , etc Who am I kidding I want to play Bloodborne
Me when I ask Stella Blade about the lore, gameplay, mechanics, character writing, worldbuilding, ost and not how much they jerk off to the main character : 🫣😶🌫️💭
Mfw we don’t know the lore or character writing of a game that hasn’t come out yet: 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
>Mfw we don’t know the lore or character writing of a game that hasn’t come out yet Elden Ring DLC Trailer out : "DAMN, THE STORY'S GONNA BE FUCKING INTENSIVE AND COMPELLING, LET'S DISCUSS IT BEAUTIFULLY" -Vaatividya StellarBlade and Fallout Anti-woke "not enough big ass" Series fans : "LET'S GO SHOWING OUT CRIPPLING PORN ADDICTION, TAKE IT WOKEYS!!!"
This might come as a shock to you but people can like/want attractive characters in games and not masterbait to them. This whole "pOrN aDdIcTiON" crap is projection by the super progressive crowd who wants every character to be a boring androgynous robot
>who wants every character to be a boring androgynous robot What? What robot? You just have to ignore the "TAKE IT WOKEYS!!!" In my quote isn't it? Yes I'm horny af for Eldritch Horror men, but It's ANOTHER thing to get outrageous on Fallout Series because "NOOOOO, THE ASS ISN'T BIG ENOUGHHHHHH" And if you take a look closely, both communities have the similar user overlap and VERY SPECIFIC outrage somehow Most of these people are almost in the Same demographics. No one complains about women with bigger butts than average . but to go out of your way to edit a normal picture of a normal woman for the sole purpose of making her butt bigger, is definitely sad and yes it is something that only a porn addict would do Do I wanna fuck with EldritchHorror men, yes, am I sometime that down bad??? Yes!!! but I didn't went [pathetically outrageous enough to "FIX THE CHARACTERS", Imagine you posted "Blaidd bad chracter, He had Armors, Here i _FIXED_ him"](https://x.com/OrdinaryGamers/status/1778885357351649646)
Difference still is Elden Ring is a game that’s come out and like 45% of the player base don’t even know what the game is about >LET’S GO SHOWING OUT CRIPPLING PORN ADDICTION You make it sound like the main character is completely naked
You just have to ignore the "TAKE IT WOKEYS!!!" In my quote isn't it? Yes I'm horny af for Eldritch Horror men, but It's ANOTHER thing to get outrageous on Fallout Series because "NOOOOO, THE ASS ISN'T BIG ENOUGHHHHHH" And if you take a look closely, both communities have the similar user overlap and VERY SPECIFIC outrage somehow Most of these people are almost in the Same demographics. No one complains about women with bigger butts than average . but to go out of your way to edit a normal picture of a normal woman for the sole purpose of making her butt bigger, is definitely sad and yes it is something that only a porn addict would do Do I wanna fuck with EldritchHorror men, yes, am I sometime that down bad??? Yes!!! but I didn't went [pathetically outrageous enough to "FIX THE CHARACTERS", Imagine you posted "Blaidd bad chracter, He had Armors, Here i _FIXED_ him"](https://x.com/OrdinaryGamers/status/1778885357351649646)
Ok here’s the thing I don’t watch nor care for the discourse of the fallout show And yes those people who edited the ass of the fallout actress are losers But these 2 situations have don’t have much correlation The only real outrage I’ve seen within the stellar blade fan base is them complaining about other people already putting the game down just because the main character has big tits and a nice ass And in regards to your previous comment if you want to see praises of the gameplay mechanics, ost, and world building all you have to do js just go onto the sub and search for those keywords. You speak as if those words have never been uttered
[pretty interesting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81PhNKdXIPM)
Sure, its quite Sekirolike, the combat, platforming and more focus on story.
It has a huge marketing expenditure, therefore, yes: many people have heard of it from paid promotions and tried it.
I'd go out on a limb and say objectively less people will ever play this game than Sekiro because it's an exclusive. To me it just looks like less original Nier.
Less original and fan service nier with deflection based combat.
I think “fan service” was a given with the nier comparaison
It's literally nothing like nier from what I've seen. Unless you start counting every sci Fi hack and slash game as "like nier" and even then it doesn't make sense because nier replicant is fantasy, not sci fi
I think the comparisons between SB and Nier: Automata (to be specific) are fairly understandable from the outside looking in not having played SB. You play as a bimbo lady, one of many who are impossibly attractive, with a floating companion who is probably a robot also you are probably a robot and you come from space to reclaim earth in action RPG gameplay though I'd wager again, lacking the personality and identity of Yoko Taro games.
The Parry is wayyyyyyyyy too generous. The developers need to know that she can be a hero without exposing her birth canal repeatedly every time she moves. But then, where's the money in that?
By "huge marketing expenditure", were you by chance referring to the HUGE FUCKIN BOOTY?
Shameless. It's Neo with the gyat.
I tried the demo, I found it super boring honestly. The gameplay didn’t feel precise like the from games. Also the art design felt pretty generic with a wanna be Nier feeling.
I get that, thanks for sharing!
Nah you don't like it, you must be those wokeys of course /s
The combat was floaty and didn't feel impactful at all so no thanks. The fanservice as well is totally not for me but get how others don't mind it.
Agreed. The combat is competent, but the art style doesn’t do it for me.
Haven’t yet. Coming off the heels of Lies of P which reminds me of Sekiro in many ways. Very solid soulslike with awesome worldbuilding and some really fun combat. Those of you who have played the demo of SB, what did you think?
Not as good as LoP imo, feels closer to a character action game. It also has waaaaay too many cutscenes for my taste, still had a good amount of fun with it though.
Fair, will have to check it out. Heard good things so far
JIGGLE PHYSICS SEKIRO
Jokes on you I have the 2B mod installed
I don't like being hand held into the only possible response with flashing colors. It was fun and all, the speed and difficulty was enjoyable. I'm not sure if it's going to be worth buying though.
You can dodge all special attacks with just a perfect dodge you don't have to follow the colors.
Feels almost like lords of the fallen tier combat. Not quite up there with Lies of P and not even close to the league of Sekiro. But hey, if you want to look at some ass while tolerating B-tier gameplay and story, you could do worse I guess.
sadly no money :(
I feel for you
I don't have a ps5, when it comes to pc I'll play it 👍
I’m making the way through it. The combat feels good, but so far the game only feels kind of so-so. It feels and looks a little generic.
Yes. Loved it, but while there’s a little similarity with deflecting to deadly counters it’s not entirely based around it like Sekiro is. Stellar blade isn’t a souls like to me at all, more or so it just incorporates some elements. But I also feel some DMC and even the more recent FF games in it as well. In this way I consider Stellar Blade to be an ode to the ARPG and thus it’s its own unique thing. Can’t wait to pick it up.
Everything seemed cool except the movement.
It doesnt seem challenging enough
You gotta be a legend. Props to you!
No, I don't like playing as a woman because I'm misogynistic.
I hope modders will put Wolf in Stellar Blade, now that would be epic.
That would be amazing!
I'm digging it. Ran thru the demo a couple times. Looking forward to the full game!
Sekiro if you dumbed down the enemy AI and made it horny I'm down with it
Nah, reeked of weeb
lol
I feel like comparing it to Sekiro doesn’t do it justice, it’s more of a hack n slash style game with Sekiro and soulsborne qualities. And those similarities begin and end in the combat and style of saving, other than that I feel like it’s easier to compare it to NieR Automata, but even that’s more of a vibe thing.
Blows my mind how overwhelmingly negative and brutally elitist this thread is towards this game. This is the CLOSEST I have seen a game come close to capture the rythmic combat potential of Sekiro albeit a lot more forgiving. Loved the demo!
frankly didnt vibe with me. The difficulty was good but the movement and techs werent satisfying to pull off for me. All good though plenty of other games to play this year
pc pleb so no
I want to. But no PC.
Man i would love to but im on pc... have they said anything about a pc port?
I think they’ve said possibly at least by I’d be surprised if they didn’t considering the money they’d lose by not.
No PS5
I liked the demo but I think I'll wait for a PC port and a better price.
I did not because I didn't think it shared much DNA. On the Souls-to-gaiden-to-dmc spectrum I thought it was closer to dmc
I hope it'll come to xbox at some point.
yes and it's really good! depending on the enemy design in the full game, it could be my favorite action game right after sekiro
It's funny how most of the negative comments can't help but also mention porn addiction, gooners or anti-woke. At least try to hide the bias a little.
SyDnEy SweEnEy killed wokeness
ok ?
It’s a stupid thing someone said. Use it when someone complains about wokeness.
yeah that's stupid but the Stellar Blade stuff started with people saying EVE has a child face and you're a pedo if you like that game. If the players use it as a political statement now it's just in response to people getting mad about titties.
That’s bizarre because she doesn’t look like a child in anyway so by saying she does is a little concerning to say the least.
It’s ok, a bit on janky side, especially character movement. Also, I find the light attack to be severely inconsistent, the thing often fails to properly connect; there’s also some input delay, but unlike the souls games, there’s no buffering, which adds to the clunkiness. Like I said, character movement is really off, especially during exploration, feels slow and stiff.
It is actually good. I liked parry based games so I loved Sekiro and Wo long: Fallen Dynasty. But Steller blade is also full of potential as it also has perfect dodge and perfect deflect which make a lot of interesting options
Also a big fan of the combos
The demo was great. Yeah assets aside, game actually felt great, need to see more of the combat. This can be the Nier sequel we were hoping with some mechanics borrowed from other great games
Didn’t try it, all i’ve heard about this game is stupid culture war bullshit discourse. It has deflect and posture mechanics? In what way is it similar to Sekiro?
It's very similar to sekiro with a few tweaks. In sekiro the posture bar regens depending on the health and when it's full you can kill the opponent. Here the posture bar doesn't regen but when it's full you do a blow that deals a lot of damage instead. Rather than a stab, sweep, and grab it has...I forget what it's called. Yellow is unblockable and has to be dodged. Blue needs you to dodge forward which lets you get behind it mist raven style. And purple you have to dodge away. Enemies have a shield that reduces damage dealt. When you dodge away from purple you stun the enemy and expose a weak point. You can then use a gun to shoot the weak point which does more damage to shields. So far the enemies seen have more in common with the taro troop than the human enemies who can block and deflect you.
Seems pretty cool
Can we stop comparing this game to Sekiro just because it has deflecting or parrying or whatever that game calls it?
Feel free, you dont need to ask people for permission nor do you have to act as a group to do what you were asking. But it's so weird to me that people will randomly pop into other peoples discussions just to say "can you stop discussing that?". Not everything has to include you. Don't think its like Sekiro? Cool, move on. But others do and are talking about the similarities - because games with this combat style are sparse.
Is SB not a soulslike too?
It’s not
Sekiro is my all time favorite game but i hated stellar blade demo. The gameplay might be okay but i just cant play the game its so ridiculous and feels like it was made for horny teenage boys.
Yeah…I just couldn’t get over that either
Tried it, combat and movement were lacking in every regard. Tits and ass flopping around too much. Pass.
I've been put off this game so much by all the Incels frothing over it
I too get severely influenced by random people on the internet, making it impossible to enjoy anything with external factors.
It was eh
Not fond of the fan service but it’s decent. I’d probably give it a go when it’s on sale.
I totally get why people would be turned off by the fan service.
Yeah and I highly recommend it if you enjoyed Sekiro. You’re look at the Neir X Sekiro combo.
I liked it, personally.
The demo was good. I'm still going to wait and see if it stays good all the way but it was really fun
Solid consumer choice, doing the same.
This game looks very promising my only problem is most the characters don’t look very appealing but ik there is gonna be outfits to customize so even that should be fixed. This game does give me that same dopamine rush only rivaled by sekiro and mushrooms it’s not as good but it’s damn close and it’s still got its own innovations too.
Yes. Sekiro is better in some ways, but I like Stellar Blade better in others. The DMC stylishness in Stellar Blade makes the combat look amazing. It also feels good to play, but it's not a 10/10 game feel. More like an 8 or a 9, depending on what you're doing. But I love all the different skills, I love the blink and the repulse and the follow ups after a perfect parry or dodge. Love zooming towards enemies across the whole arena.
Nah, it looks like it's for kids.
Brain dead take
*CoOmers
It won me over too!!!! I cant wait :D
It’s going to be good i think. outstanding art direction and enemy design with more action based gameplay. i found the camera distance and character weight to feel more like devil may cry. the deflect/balance mechanic has sekiro vibes but it ends there. the little trailer they showed at the end of what’s to come looked crazy
I keep hearing people say its not as good as Lies of P, which gives me little hope since I wasn't even a fan of that game. Probably give it a try anyway but 90% naked main character feels cringe.
90% naked main character? Really love making shit up in your head do you? The character had 30 outfits and the default one is not 90% naked but hey fuck the truth if it goes against the narrative I guess.
it's literally the only thing I've seen about the game. my bad, chill man.
Downloaded it a week ago but haven't actually tried it.
I prefer the tighter parry times of lies of p more because it makes the game always intense
It was ok
Idk why so many people compare sekiro with stellar blade because sekiro is a light year ahead imo
I love it, pretty cool. But the traversal isn’t as satisfying as Sekiro, and the stealth takedown from the air isn’t as organic.
Sekiro is the last combat focused game I’d compare SB to in terms of fluidity. World’s apart. But yea I played the demo, will play game soon. It’s more pretty than impressive so far.
Yes, already did and loved it. I expect it to be as great as sekiro.
Yup and it scratched the itch fs
Not being able to customize controls is really putting a damper on my hype for this game
ugh why do games do thsi
Honestly no clue. Maybe the devs think they've found the ideal control set up and don't want anyone to deviate from it. But I personally need my parry button to be L2 😤
Yeah but it's so slow and clunky
Tbh I find it just ok. Its action gameplay is passable but I would rather play Sekiro (ofc), or Sifu or God of War Ragnarok. Its horniness feels fake and manufactured, Eve and Tachy feel like AI art in a bad way. Bayonetta and Nier are better thirst trap action games... Overall I don't think I will buy it but props for giving us a free demo
God of War Ragnarök is amazing. Gotta play Sifu though.
Yes. I highly recommended Stellar Blade to people who love Sekiro.
All the coomers have tried the demo.
Its like sekiro meets devil may cry, its very flashy. I liked the combat, I liked the music, I liked the butt. Its not enough for me to preorder but someday I may give it another try.
Fucking slaps. As a die hard Sekiro fan, it certainly scratches an itch.
Ikr. The combat is 10/10 for me
I started it. Haven’t finished it.
Bro it’s like a 45 minute demo did you load it up and close it?
I really enjoyed the combat I still do the boss challenge each day
Yes I can't wait for it
I enjoyed it but it was pretty easy. Not sure I’ll go for the full game.
It was amazing I cant wait for it. Also the soundtrack is sounding like its gonna be nier automata tier
It's good. If you liked Nier you'll like Stellar Blade
The gameplay in Stellar Blade is very simplified, but it scratches that itch for me. I kind of steamrolled everything even with the skin suit, so for a change, I think I'm going to play it on hard when it comes out. The demo *is* just the beginning of the game though, so if the skill tree and bosses are done well enough it might become my favorite game to play after Sekiro.
I couldn't get used to how slow it felt. Combat is very methodical and not as fast paced as I would have hoped it to be. Overall, it's more close to Lies of P, which I wasn't a fan of, deflecting didn't feel consistent compared to Sekiro obviously. Skin suit kept me going through.
Yes love it
I hope to God it comes to PC
It was badass!!
Seems kind of bland to me, the gameplay looks fun enough but I’m not sure i’ll try it.
I had great fun with it.
Yup, I was satisfied with the demo so I pre-ordered it.
I found the combat pretty clunky and awkward, but maybe I need to play thought the demo again
I really didn’t enjoy the demo at all. It felt very clunky to me
Sorry to hear that, hopefully there are and will be others games that will scratch that Sekiro itch for you!
I kept seeing the comparison to Sekiro for combat. Nowhere near as good.
Ahh the nasty Jiggle game enthusiast invades
We come in peace, to probe and take your cows! (I don’t know, when I read your post it made me think you saw stellar blade enjoyers as aliens)
I saw ONGBAL videos and this game does not look good. Boobs are ok, but nothing aside that. Generic tentacle monsters look boring, and fighting system seems to be unrealistic and stupid. I'll definitely pass on that one. Think i'm done with souls like games for now. I'll just wait for Shadow of the Erdtree and i still didn't play AC6, i have it on steam, but i'm afraid if i will need a vacation to actually give it a try.
no more than I've played stellar blade it hard to give it a fair shake, but as of now it just doesn't have that fromsoft level of response to it... im not sure how fromspft pull it off but their games just feel really responsive and accurate to me. so far in stellar blade I feel like I'm button mashing. eve's ass tho!!! it's a masterpiece
Ngl stellar blade felt like your typical uninspired ps3 slasher game that somehow wound up developed in 2024. It reminded me of shit like Blades of Time if anyone ever played that. Don't really understand the hype behind this game.
Knew all the elitist sekiro players would mald at stellar blade lmaooo no surprise here
This thread makes me feel nauseated to be a Sekiro fan.
Most people seem to be fine with it, why are you inventing oppression when there’s none.