Aenima
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The correct version of that suit.
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DeaconOfTheDank
Member
Yeah, the soundtrack really elevates the game from like 8/10 to 9/10 in my book.
Bartski
Gold Member
MALpractice311
Member
Nooooo! Real women don't look like Eve! This is impossible! My eyes!
OverHeat
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Unknown Soldier
Member
LOL you're going to be so bored with Rebirth after SBAnd done! Beautiful game. One of the best games I have played in a long time. Might actually be one of the few games I play in NG+.
Now off to FF Rebirth.
Zheph
Member
I don't think so LOL
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Yeah thats very strange thing to say….I enjoyed SB a lot but is not same type of game as FFVIIRebirth.
Zheph
Member
Indeed and in my book Rebirth is miles ahead for my personal enjoyment but each their own
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Kupfer
Member
Got my platin trophy yesterday. What a game, my GOTY 2024.
- no bullshit
- pure & fun gameplay
- great cinematics
- awesome characterdesigns - some bosses in particular
- stunning setpieces
- sophisticated leveldesign - much to discover
- fantastic soundtrack
- best bossfights since GoW3 (for me - I'm not into souls games)
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Is there still meant to be a patch / update this week?
Luipadre
Gold Member
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I’m towards the end that’s all and if photo mode is coming I’ll hold off while I can still travel to other locations rather than start the game again for photo mode.
DelireMan7
Member
Agreed on Raven, probably my favorite fight of the game. It made me wish that the game had more humanoïd boss fight "duel" like.
Markio128
Gold Member
Yeah, hopefully there are a lot more similar fights in a sequel.
Even though I found the fight really difficult (until I’d figured out the timing of her attacks to a competent level), it was a fun fight, which is what kept me plugging away. It also gave me a real appreciation of the combat system because I had to use every trick in the book to beat her.
It’s pretty amazing what Shift Up have managed to achieve with their first console game. SB is definitely in my top 3 games on PS5.
Markio128
Gold Member
Maybe saved for a certain showcase?
I’m going to save my NG+ until the patch hits, just in case. Photomode would be an added bonus for another run.
Heaven Angel
Member
Same for me, good soundtrack significantly boost the game's quality.
Kudos to the team, they've literally outdone themselves with their first AAA single player. They deserves the appreciation.
Even exploring is fun in this game just as fun as doing side missions. This kind of feeling last I had with Elden Ring.
Yes, even I'm curious. They might release on Saturday, lol.
Venuspower
Member
Stellar Blade adds new Boss Challenge mode on May 24
Details from Shift Up on new content coming to the third-person action game.
blog.playstation.com
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Bartski
Gold Member
Stellar Blade adds new Boss Challenge mode on May 24
Details from Shift Up on new content coming to the third-person action game.
ReBurn
Gold Member
Stellar Blade burger
Man I bet that makes your poop blue
Heaven Angel
Member
At the last level of the game and I don't want this to be over.
R6Rider
Gold Member
Looks awesome. I only wish more outfits had a variety of colors. So many are red.
Kupfer
Member
NG+
Unknown Soldier
Member
The new patch was just released BTW
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Available in UK.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Boys, finally got this 3 days ago and...i don't know
I absolutely loved the demo and i actually stanned for this game but, upon getting it, everything feels so...don't know how to put it '- does "stale" make any sense ?
Enter new area, spam the scan button, try to get all the items due to Goddamn gaming OCD, fight a couple of enemies, boss-time - it feels like i'm just going through the motions and the fact that the game is super-easy (just reached Xion) doesn't make things better, there's absolutely ZERO challenge so far to the extent that i feel like i'm speedrunning the G'damn game.
I've sat down 3-4 times with the game and each time i turn it off not because i'm tired or 'cause i got pissed due to the difficulty but out of pure sheer boredom.
Maybe i just got used to masochistic difficulties in my action games but this feels way too accessible and easy.
Also : there's many low-res textures and low-poly objects/geometry - i expected better to be honest.
Going to keep playing obviously but so far it hasn't grabbed me and i don't get it, i mean, i did love the demo so...
I absolutely loved the demo and i actually stanned for this game but, upon getting it, everything feels so...don't know how to put it '- does "stale" make any sense ?
Enter new area, spam the scan button, try to get all the items due to Goddamn gaming OCD, fight a couple of enemies, boss-time - it feels like i'm just going through the motions and the fact that the game is super-easy (just reached Xion) doesn't make things better, there's absolutely ZERO challenge so far to the extent that i feel like i'm speedrunning the G'damn game.
I've sat down 3-4 times with the game and each time i turn it off not because i'm tired or 'cause i got pissed due to the difficulty but out of pure sheer boredom.
Maybe i just got used to masochistic difficulties in my action games but this feels way too accessible and easy.
Also : there's many low-res textures and low-poly objects/geometry - i expected better to be honest.
Going to keep playing obviously but so far it hasn't grabbed me and i don't get it, i mean, i did love the demo so...
Markio128
Gold Member
The difficulty does ramp up significantly so stick with it. Also, there is a hard mode for NG+. And if you go off the beaten track there are some challenging encounters to find. It started getting challenging for me once the first open area was available, then steadily got tougher.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Thanks Markio, 'ppreciate it brother
Just to make you understand, i stopped using the combo+ and hit attack power mods/exospines(?) as to make things somewhat harder...
Hope it ramps up in difficulty as you say 'cause otherwise it's gonna be a bore fest.
Also : Did they change something with blink and down+O counters ? I swear, i can't pull them off as easily/consistently as i did in the demo and yes, i've upgraded them via skills menu both, it's like...the input (especially the down+O) doesn't register properly - i noticed that it actually doesn't in the training area, enemy blinks Pink, sword blinks pink, i input Down + O, shown command on the right of the screen shows just "O"
Angry_Megalodon
Banned
The last part of the game is simply amazing. Very hard bosses, too (for an average-skilled player). The not-so-unknown natyba is as hard as it deserves to be. I loved the previous two, design, attack patterns and MUSIC.
Markio128
Gold Member
I’m not sure how to help with the counters, they generally worked for me, at least after a lot of practice. It’s worth mentioning that there are also specific exospines that can improve counters, etc., and not just the upgrade trees.Thanks Markio, 'ppreciate it brother
Just to make you understand, i stopped using the combo+ and hit attack power mods/exospines(?) as to make things somewhat harder...
Hope it ramps up in difficulty as you say 'cause otherwise it's gonna be a bore fest.
Also : Did they change something with blink and down+O counters ? I swear, i can't pull them off as easily/consistently as i did in the demo and yes, i've upgraded them via skills menu both, it's like...the input (especially the down+O) doesn't register properly - i noticed that it actually doesn't in the training area, enemy blinks Pink, sword blinks pink, i input Down + O, shown command on the right of the screen shows just "O"
And trust me, there is nothing boring about some of the later bosses, and even some of the later enemies in general. They can kick arse if you’re not on your A game.
DelireMan7
Member
From my experience (I was really confused at the beginning because I couldn't do these special dodge.), you have to first move the stick and then press O. At first I tried Up/Down + O at the same time and it never works. Then realize that I just need to first input (and hold) the direction and then press O.
On difficulty, it depends on how you play. If you enjoy styling on your opponent there is plenty thing to enjoy. If you play "optimally" and want to kill your enemy as quick as possible it can be quickly easy and boring I would say.
Toward the end, there is definitely a welcome difficulty spike, especially on bosses. But it comes quite late in my opinion.
Some sidequest will lead to rather though boss fights (just harder version you already have beaten unfortunately). But it's double edge sword because a lot of sidequests are boring (as a general rule, avoid board sidequest and give priority to NPCs' sidequest which tend to be more interesting story/lore wise and I think it's some of these quests that lead to harder boss)
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TheDuskwalker
Member
Did boss challenge and got all the new outfits.
Also made a quick vid of the 2 bonus you can now buy from Roxanne.
Also made a quick vid of the 2 bonus you can now buy from Roxanne.
Shake Your Rump
Member
You essentially just left the tutorial. The game doesn't start until you hit the wastelands.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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I'm not as surprised as Genki since SIE have always given great support to their 2nd party devs, but it's good stuff that's worth highlighting nonetheless.
You can try making it artificially more difficult by not using these Exo upgrades/slots. You can also remove Eve's outfit; she will look almost naked, but more so it removes any Shield, increasing damage taken tremendously.
Unknown Soldier
Member
You have to sit through those credits for the True Ending and so you'll be able to see that the Shift Up part of the credits is very short and then the Sony part starts and it's almost like a first party title
XDEV did a lot of work to help mobile game developer and first time console developer Shift Up, there's a reason why Sony gets so many 2nd and 3rd party bangers onto PS. They put in the work in terms of supporting studios, there's not a lot of firewall between 1st party and 2nd/3rd party when it comes to Sony