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Stellar Blade demo launches on PS5 March 29, with save data carrying over to the full game
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Varteras
Member
I didn't even know about the option to increase the windows. I just improved my timings and learned what to look for. There were definitely times I know I pushed the button correctly but EVE didn't do anything and just took the hit. But for the most part, by the time I got to the boss at the end, I wrecked it in one attempt.
The mentalities I had to break myself out of were the constant desire to keep my distance or to frequently press the attack. I changed it to getting in the enemy's face and basically dare them to hit me. Only during the ranged attacks of the boss would I run around the area. For the most part, it was me being chest to chest with them, like two kids beefing in a high school. "Come on! Throw hands, pussy"! The only time I would go ham were on small enemies that don't last long when you rush them.
Getting Blink to completely avoid fatal attacks and tear into the enemy from behind was a big shift in the flow of combat for me. Especially considering how easy it is to use. That window is stupid large considering how tight the timings are to perfect dodge or perfect parry standard attacks. Once the combat clicks, it's super satisfying.
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
I beat the demo boss third try yet still feel like I suck ass at this game. It reminds me of Nioh where you have to really engage with every element just to not fumble like a drooling idiot even against grunts.
One thing that REALLY throws me off and I dislike more and more is the fact you can't sprint right away and do a dodge first. It feels so awkward and stiff. Also have a hard time with not being able to cancel combos into jumps and jump attacks in general just not registering? Or working at certain times? The jump and dodges overall just feels wonky to me still.
I'm still very positive on it but I'm having a bitch of a time gitting particularly gud and I'm a fan of tough Action games.
One thing that REALLY throws me off and I dislike more and more is the fact you can't sprint right away and do a dodge first. It feels so awkward and stiff. Also have a hard time with not being able to cancel combos into jumps and jump attacks in general just not registering? Or working at certain times? The jump and dodges overall just feels wonky to me still.
I'm still very positive on it but I'm having a bitch of a time gitting particularly gud and I'm a fan of tough Action games.
MayauMiao
Member
Often time it may be due to their TV settings not set to game mode. i see no complaints about the lag from game streamers.
Could also FUD from the Reees.
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Idk I gave up on it lol. I really like the combat system but I'm getting the feeling this kind of game has risen above my old ass head. The massive enemy combos that have to be dodged or parried perfectly in a row are something I can't keep track of no matter how many times I've tried. Feels like ALL the difficult combat systems of the past decade or so at once
Shake Your Rump
Gold Member
I can perfect parry almost every time, but perfect dodging seems especially difficult. It certainly isn't "input lag", as the parry timing is spot on. I think it's just a matter of getting used to the timing. By the time I beat the boss, I was able to perfect dodge almost every regular attack. I failed a lot once it turned electric. I beat the boss after two tries, so I am not sure what the difference was there.
So, yeah, mark me down for "they just suck" or more accurately, they aren't giving it a chance. I mean, even in this thread you have people who are barely even getting through the intro sequence and giving up. The game has garnered a lot of attention, so we are going to get a flood of comments from people who have no real interest in the game just throwing out their opinion.
It's a boss challenge. We go from having two skills and one piece of equipment in the demo section, to a full loadout against a boss despite only having played the game for an hour. It would be like jumping into Sekiro and immediately attempting the Genchiro fight.Idk I gave up on it lol. I really like the combat system but I'm getting the feeling this kind of game has risen above my old ass head. The massive enemy combos that have to be dodged or parried perfectly in a row are something I can't keep track of no matter how many times I've tried. Feels like ALL the difficult combat systems of the past decade or so at once
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TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Wait I'm an idiot. Straight sprint is L3 click, don't have to dodge and hold down O. Cool.
VenomousCoffee
Gold Member
I played the demo some today, and I don't think I'm very interested in it. I didn't find the controls very responsive, and the dodge in particular felt terrible (yes, I think the input lag is a problem). I don't have any idea why "character action" games of today can't feel as good as the original God of War trilogy (even streaming God of War 1 feels better than SB's demo). Also, I didn't find the characters interesting (Eve seems dull as dirt), and I honestly hated the music. And yes, they spent a lot of time modeling her ass, but I don't need to spend 70 dollars to see a nice ass.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Hayabusabruh
Member
The bonus boss with that music playing was so freaking sick. Can't
No when not to attack. Also use your LB attacks.
Portugeezer
Member
The character model and skin suit have lived up to the hype.
VenomousCoffee
Gold Member
I've never played a FF game and my first thought was "this music sounds like FF."
Joshmyersbv
Member
The game was a lot of fun. The visuals were pretty good and I loved the quiet atmosphere and the ambience of the camps.
I didn't like the music during gameplay though. It was distracting to me but the music gave me Tekken vibes which was nice.
I didn't like the music during gameplay though. It was distracting to me but the music gave me Tekken vibes which was nice.
Varteras
Member
The game gives me a lot of nostalgia vibes. The atmosphere, level design, and combat (at its core) make me feel like I'm playing an Asian action game from the PS2 days. Just with better visuals and camera control. And I'm so here for it.
Eiknarf
Banned
Needlecrash
Member
It took me a few times to get it and I finally beat it. I think knowing the timing of the enemy attacks, using perfect parry and dodging will serve you well.
Eiknarf
Banned
To be clear, I was able to beat the boss at the end of the demo… which unlocked BOSS CHALLENGE mode… but I was not able to beat the boss in the boss challenge section.
Is the Boss Challenge mode on the same difficulty setting that I played the demo on? Story Mode? Or does Boss Mode perhaps default to Normal Mode?
Madflavor
Member
I felt confident that the game would land somewhere in the mid 80s on MC, but after seeing Lies of P barely made it to an 80, despite that game being awesome, maybe I outta lower my expectations. Althought I think whatever score this game gets probably won't matter because it's already won the hearts of so many gamers. I think commercially it's going to do very well.
Crayon
Member
I think there's plenty to work with at the opening of the game. It's fairly unique and after the demo is up (about 45min-hour your first time), I was still ankle-high on the learning curve. There's several options for strings and many of the hits have situational qualities. The dash is nothing at all like the ubiquitous roll. It way better thanks to it's subtleties, but you can't spam it and it takes a bit to get used to. Importantly, it's fun to learn how to use it right.
Movement and spacing is nice and free. You can make space and keep it, sort of disengage and think for a second. I think it's great. I also think God of war was great. Maybe not this good, but great. Some people called it a masher but I had to pay attention. Monster hunter is masterful. I also appreciate the fighting quite a bit in Yakuza, if that helps you calibrate.
nial
Gold Member
Holy shit, who made this pic? It's just so fitting...I’m trying to watch X-Men 97 but I keep thinking of April 26.
semiconscious
Member
see, my problem is that I don't particularly find doing this over'n'over again fun. period. if I wanted to play a rhythm game, I'd play one. but I won't, because I fucking hate rhythm games...Idk I gave up on it lol. I really like the combat system but I'm getting the feeling this kind of game has risen above my old ass head. The massive enemy combos that have to be dodged or parried perfectly in a row are something I can't keep track of no matter how many times I've tried. Feels like ALL the difficult combat systems of the past decade or so at once
the whole parry thing's become like a virus. I managed to clear bloodborne without using it, & I'll likely be going story mode whenever I get around to playing this...
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Combat in this is awesome but the game looks blurry and gray with a lot of shimmering.
Tempted to wait for ps5 pro but doubt I can
Tempted to wait for ps5 pro but doubt I can
GymWolf
Gold Member
Finally tried the demo, yeah maybe it's not for me afterall.
I like how heavy and gory the combat feel when you hit stuff, but this feel too much like dmc in term of game structure and too much like sekiro that rely a lot on parry.
Evading feels very bad unless you nail the perfect dodge, lies of p evading never felt so useless, not even in the beginning.
Seems like a great game for pure action/parry lovers, just not for me.
Maybe the game gets better when you improve the dodge but i need some serious feedback on that before preordering, i really don't like parry based games, sekiro was a white fly for me (and parry felt much more tight in that one).
Also i'm just too used to play in 4k, balance model still look pretty bad to me and fidelity is out of the discussion at 30fps.
Tacky korean voice impregnate men on a 25mt radius, she should have been the protagonist.
P.s. i'm gonna try the demo again, maybe i just wasn't in the mood.
I like how heavy and gory the combat feel when you hit stuff, but this feel too much like dmc in term of game structure and too much like sekiro that rely a lot on parry.
Evading feels very bad unless you nail the perfect dodge, lies of p evading never felt so useless, not even in the beginning.
Seems like a great game for pure action/parry lovers, just not for me.
Maybe the game gets better when you improve the dodge but i need some serious feedback on that before preordering, i really don't like parry based games, sekiro was a white fly for me (and parry felt much more tight in that one).
Also i'm just too used to play in 4k, balance model still look pretty bad to me and fidelity is out of the discussion at 30fps.
Tacky korean voice impregnate men on a 25mt radius, she should have been the protagonist.
P.s. i'm gonna try the demo again, maybe i just wasn't in the mood.
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Fess
Member
I think the gameplay is kinda mid but the visuals and presentation in general is top notch and makes me want to go through it anyway. It’s a spectacular game like we rarely see now.
There is definitely some control jank and there might be some timing issues, it’s a bit mashy and it’s difficult to play it tightly like a souls game. Still enjoyable as a complete package though. Not investing on console but my wallet is open if it’s coming to Steam.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Looks like the demo had convinced a ton of people to pre-order it! You love to see it! 
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IIRC you can by pressing L3.
Eiknarf
Banned
I just found out that ‘boss challenge’ is normal difficulty only.
Valt7786
Member
You can't make this shit up. These fuckers are genuinely sick in the head.
Thats ridiculous, literally just said they liked the characters designs and gets banned for it? Utter lunatics running the asylum type shit over there.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Why even bother having thread about Stellar Blade over there if people not allowed express their honest opinion?You can't make this shit up. These fuckers are genuinely sick in the head.
"the game is unfortunately quite good"
Oh the humanity! How dare they make a good game with attractive character design...
FunkMiller
Gold Member
You can't make this shit up. These fuckers are genuinely sick in the head.
No point in looking over there about this game.
It's only ever going to be a mountain of salt from the Zero Self Esteem Brigade over the game being received well... or a bunch of people with even less self worth and a heavy dose of Stockholm Syndrome posting about the game itself, while tip-toeing around the terminally outraged.
I guarantee you they've all downloaded the demo though.... Same as when they all actually did play Hogwart's Legacy. All performative nonsense.
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Shake Your Rump
Gold Member
Time to upgrade that Acer 1024x768 LCD monitor.
Luipadre
Member
lmaoYou can't make this shit up. These fuckers are genuinely sick in the head.
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
I somehow found this out on my 4th demo run last night and felt like Baby Jesus had come down to save me. I thought the only way to run was Hold O after that stutter step dodge
Slothbeing1209
Member
Bro they literally tell you how to run at beginning of the demo. How can you missed that 3 times lolI somehow found this out on my 4th demo run last night and felt like Baby Jesus had come down to save me. I thought the only way to run was Hold O after that stutter step dodge
Tommi84
Member
Time for those correction glassesI somehow found this out on my 4th demo run last night
. The game literraly tells you how to sprint during the first 2min of the game (when you start running up the hill to fight with the red-balls in hands monster
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That site blows, so glad I up and left. That post had absolutely nothing wrong and a 2 month ban. The moderation in that place is garbage.You can't make this shit up. These fuckers are genuinely sick in the head.
EDIT: Reading posts in that thread had so many begrudgingly angry over Stellar Blade, same group of people that found Ellie's sex scenes in TLOU2 and Abby's sex scene meaningful. There's no criteria. It's like people are encouraged to hit the warning button whenever there's a post they don't agree with.
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For me it was the other way around! I wanted to sprint right after dodging and found L3 too cumbersome for this and then figured out I can start sprinting after a dodge by holding down circle.I somehow found this out on my 4th demo run last night and felt like Baby Jesus had come down to save me. I thought the only way to run was Hold O after that stutter step dodge
Oh yeah, as
Tommi84
said, time for more attention with the pop ups But I can understand that sometimes the focus is somewhere else... or on something else 
FalsettoVibe
Member
You can't make this shit up. These fuckers are genuinely sick in the head.
Good lord. This is completely idiotic. Terrible place ree is.
Tommi84
Member
And it's not even ONE thing I focus on, obviouslysometimes the focus is somewhere else... or on something else
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Time for those correction glasses
Well, now you guys finally know why game devs design for the lowest common denominator and it still ain't dumb enough lol.For me it was the other way around! I wanted to sprint right after dodging and found L3 too cumbersome for this and then figured out I can start sprinting after a dodge by holding down circle.
Oh yeah, as
Please bully me daddiez, I deserve it!
DonF
Member
I wasnt expecting to not like this game...I love bayoneta, revengeance, nier, DMC...but this didnt click with me.
I dont know why but the block and parry really bothered me. The enemy animations or the moves. Also you can tell the expertise of From Software and Platinum games...cause the enemies are too small sometimes here, or dont pop against the backgrounds, making it more difficult to read.
I dont know, its a wait for me.
I dont know why but the block and parry really bothered me. The enemy animations or the moves. Also you can tell the expertise of From Software and Platinum games...cause the enemies are too small sometimes here, or dont pop against the backgrounds, making it more difficult to read.
I dont know, its a wait for me.
Madflavor
Member
You can't make this shit up. These fuckers are genuinely sick in the head.
Dude I spoke with that guy in a DM telling him to be careful, because a bunch REEE users started antagonizing him for this post, despite half a dozen people agreeing with him. He genuinely meant everything he said and wanted to back off because he didn't want to get banned. Then he gets banned anyway. For what? For fucking what!?
Terrible fucking place. I hope it burns to the ground someday.
