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I barely see this game drop below $100, so seems like a good deal.
[PS5] Stellar Blade $79 + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
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kinda sad this game won't win anything for Game Awards. Any other year without Rebirth it would've won Best Score and Music without a doubt, it's almost as good as Nier:Automata's.
Sorry but no score is "almost as good as Nier:Automata's"
Haha fair, I think I had the soundtrack on repeat the whole year after I finished Automata. I’ve been doing the same with Stellar Blade’s OST since it finally dropped in its entirety a few weeks back on Spotify, so might be some recency bias here :)
@spast1ka: IMHO, nier replicant > nier automata based on number of god tier tracks. Kaine's salvation, email's theme and song of the ancients vs amusement Park boss & weight of the world.
Might be recency bias for Stellar blade but like I said, SB doesn't hit the same highs but overall on average, it's better.
SB is nier (pun intended) nier automata level.
Also, how amazing was KO♪ S→TA↗NI→KO↘ boss theme?? (Removed official name to avoid spoiler)
Hmm octopath traveller 2 should have won last year instead of Baldurs gate and I also think it's better than automata
And this year should go to Astrobot. Fingers crossed
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XbV3gGP0Iw4
I share similar thoughts with your review as well.
It was a joy to slowly work towards the plat trophy for this game on PS5.
I chuckled at the part of the interview where the game director said he was bad at these sorts of games and kept telling the team to dial down the difficulty, ultimately it made it less frustrating for casuals like myself.
I really wish Wukong had a difficulty slider too, even though I didn't have too much trouble with the game. But I know it impacted many people's enjoyment and it suffered review score-wise because of it. The devs promised it wasn't a soulslike, but the defining feature of a soulslike IMO is the lack of a difficulty slider.
The hardest section of Wukong for me was Chapter 2 Tiger Vanguard and Wind Sage when you don't yet have full smash stance unlocked and the thrust finisher, and you don't have many heals. But you can always farm to unlock these.
Tiger in particular feels like it's faster than some of the final bosses. Everything beyond that was pretty straightforward for me. Scorpion is a bit of a difficulty jump but if you get the ability to neutralize his final phase he's also relatively easy.
This is completely different to e.g. Elden Ring where the final bosses are an actual difficultly spike. Or Sekiro where you can't farm at all.
by the waifu aesthetics.
Say no more, it’s a yes from me.
$20?
Can't even get DLC for $20 these days.
@The Value: Yup, you’re right.
This is how I feel on the quality of the game (gameplay) itself. Nothing to do with music or graphics.
Go on - it’s ok to neg me to oblivion.
That's one of the games I want to play but can't (sold ps5 in 2022.) guess I will wait for next year to plan on PC.
Grabbed a copy thanks.
Yea dard
GOTY lookingL
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I’ve heard the latest update really added some extra content to the game.
Are you winning son?
I love this game sooooo much, its just outright fun! If your on the fence about it, play the free demo!!! So many companies try to hide their game so they make you buy it to find out. But not Stellar Blade, try it and see if it connects with you!
I'm not sure if I can trust you
Copypasta of my Stellar Blade Review:
This game unfortunately has been covered by controversy but it's a solid game, I've finished the game and really enjoyed it.
Stellar Blade - are you after a combat game between hack and slash and souls like game where you feel badass and at the same time feel like you are not button mashing? This is your game.
Platforming part of the game weak though.
Story has been criticised as weak or non-existent but I argue it's there as side quest. Is it as good as Nier Automata? No, director acknowledged he is not good at storytelling but I have to say I was surprised. Nier Automata is a masterpiece but I don't think Stellar blade is any bad either. Stellar blade story wasn't jaw dropping but it does leave some philosophical questions for you to ponder. That's why I would argue there is no good or bad ending.
Music wise, it's nier automata + replicant level personally. Maybe doesn't reach the same highs but I think on average it's better.
Graphics wise, well, that's controversial.
I played Korean dub with English sub and I got a PS5 for this game after watching the two BTS interview with the game director on how he created the game, with clay to model enemies and bosses as well as his interview with Yako Taro (director behind Nier series). No regret buying a PS5 for this game.
tl;dr great combat and amazing music (S tier). Overall, a joy to play and felt badass with combat without it being a cakewalk. Bosses were a great joy to fight against and new updates allows you to fight any bosses in a boss rush mode.
Weak: story not as amazing as nier but I think it's pretty solid if you look beneath the surface. Platforming not great.
Final note: my gosh, what a great variety of enemies and bosses! And really fun parry, witch time equivalent for perfect dodge, dash behind enemies for their blue circle attacks, backflip to expose their weak spot for their purple circle attacks.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Edit: Nier Automata DLC is $15 (released today) but all non collab DLCs are free. Stellar blade also coming to PC.