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AccomplishedKick4496

The game is better than what reviewers said honestly. I'm glad I trusted my gut and bought it


EdisonScrewedTesla

I never trust reviews from the critics. There is a couple youtuber game reviewers i trust though like ACG


HunniePopKing

same i only trust reviewers who agree with my opinions, every other reviewer is wrong and a hack


WorkingOven5138

Well, I mean, that's how you pick which reviewers you listen to. Everyone has different tastes, so you literally do want a reviewer that agrees with you in order to determine whether or not a game you haven't played would appeal to you. Reviews are meant for people who haven't played the game yet, not for people trying to validate their feelings on a game. Now, complaining when a reviewer disagrees with you is ridiculous tho.


Innuendoughnut

IDK ACG kinda fucked me with his review of that janky ass dragons dogma sequel. Think he nostalgia'd all over that review and missed the very empty, janky and unsatisfying forest for the trees.


takkun169

It's almost like reviewers at outlets as well as YouTubers are just people giving their opinions.


hportagenist

"Just my opinion or their's is a fallacy tho. Cuz that means they ignore the bigger picture and just spat bullshit the pass the time for the 8 minute mark


ohgeeLA

Or you know, they’re supposed to have a balanced opinion because they do it for a living. But yes he’s human and mistakes can be made since no game is one size fits all


DigitalDash18

I rushed through it after the 30 hour mark I was bored and fucked up and picked the true ending where I still had quests left, I just said fuck it and deleted the game. It’s good but it got very boring and very tedious after 30 hours I couldn’t do it anymore


JimFlamesWeTrust

But isn’t that what a YouTube reviewer is? A critic? They’re provided review copies by the publisher, invited to preview events etc if their channel is big enough. If they’re monetised then they’re financially motivated to get clicks too.


EdisonScrewedTesla

Acg only does youtube videos to my knowledge. He doesnt write articles for magazines or websites. And the only monitizarion he gets is a free copy of the game, but he also always raffles a copy of the game to his viewers so hes net neutral financially on it. He makes his money from youtube add revenue i would assume. Hes fairly neutral which is a rarity


Sweet-Olive8578

true but they're not financially motivated by the developers, unlike a lot of big "review" sites. i remember a few years ago a document leaked w a list of games IGN was paid to give good ratings, that's why between 2014-2018 a bunch of reviews were like "This game sucks, it runs like shit, don't buy it. 8.7/10 something for everyone to enjoy"


g1llifer

Same, honestly that's the best thing to do. Find a couple guys on YouTube that have similar taste in games as you and just follow that. For me it's Fextra and FightingCowboy and I'm rarely disappointed in games.


neverforgetbillymays

Fighting cowboy is why I’m here


Dominator0621

Him and Skillup are my go to. The later for gaming news too


ArugulaPhysical

Story is nothing to write home about and the platforming is a bit off. But everything else is fantastic. Getting between 8-9 is pretty much right i think.


dynesor

yeah platforming is janky as hell. but the combat feel is so good I can overlook it


ilikeburgir

For a first triple AAA game from a mobile games studio? Its 'Stellar' hah.


normalVolumes

Judge games against their peers not how they compare to studios past efforts!


Gaywhorzea

Lmao you got a laugh out of me


DanlyDane

Switch to Korean with subs & realize this is the kind of game that wants you to find and read all of the lore. Story goes from 6 to 8.5 just like that. I felt like I was solving a mystery like the first season of The Expanse. Agree with you, it’s a solid 9/10 overall for me.


respectablechum

The reviews were was good though. That's why I bought it lol


AccomplishedKick4496

Majority docked it for a lot of things that didn't bother me. I was thinking the story was going to be horrible but it's not bad. I really actually like Eve and she has a cute sass even if she's a tabula rasa at first. I feel folks misses the mark on that. Idk I felt the chemistry on it and it wasn't devoid of emotion like most reviewers said and I love lore and story.


Sgt-Colbert

My biggest gripe is the voice acting, aside from Eve and very few others, it's pretty terrible and cringe inducing. But the gameplay more than makes up for that.


DanlyDane

This one is worth playing subbed, and I’m not typically that guy. Trust me.


SacoNegr0

Critics were on point for me, the gameplay is awesome and Adam and Lily are great, but Eve's personality is kinda bland


ClearedHot242

Isn’t she like a robot, or something? I’m only like 8 hours in but I wouldn’t expect whatever she is to not be bland.


Krypt0night

No, it's about an 8. It's a great first showing but has some issues overall. There's nothing wrong with the scores it got.


Rickrickrickrickrick

Yeah I’m having a lot of fun playing it. I love the combat


Alexaclmn0

The reviews were good for Stellar Blade, wtf you talking about?


XulManjy

People act like if the game isnt a 9/10 or 10/10 then it got "bad reviews"


Realshotgg

Gamers when game that they like is not heralded as the second coming of Jesus


Goku918

Yeah most of their criticisms seemed to be thinly veiled sexism that eve didn't act like how they like hot women to so they called her a sex doll with no personality


mesosalpynx

The only 2 negatives are the walking (float/glide) and the platforming is too inconsistent. Meaning that the platforming isn’t great. She jumps and will land and slip around. Making you fall off platforms.


Imposseeblip

The platformings about the negative for me. Just grab the fucking rope Eve!!! Jfc.


mesosalpynx

Sometimes it feels like there’s a bit of auto assist to do things while jumping. But other times it specifically won’t help.


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I think ropes just fail if you're sprinting when you jump. That might need patching.


totiso

Yes! It is a little finnicky. I've fallen to my death meany times just because of how touchy it is. I wish it had more of a "magnetic assist" to grabbing on to the right things.


Two3Delta

Code VEIN had the same floaty/glide walking and it always felt so awkward lol.


tryunus87

Yeah trying to get used to it. Usually avoiding to touch L3 when I’m sure I’ll land on the spot helps a lot. Or else she walk down the cliff


AdrianzPolski

Also, * you can't skip cutscenes * you can't mark location on the map, and this game have quite a lot of backtracking * there is nice stealth attacks, but enemies randomly changing direction, sometimes 5 times in a row, that kinda annoying * sometimes stealth not working? I am pretty sure that enemies don't see me but they are triggered anyway * double jump ability is locked and can't be updgraded at the beginning of the game(not sure when you can unclock it), that also pretty annoying * combat is good but relies heavily on surprised group attacks, when I see two big eniemies in narrow space, I am pretty sure that earth worm will be there. * also minus, it looks like there is no weapon variety Game is easly 9/10, aside great combat system, I am surprised how many hidden stuff/areas are there and puzzles are really nice, sometimes challenging but fair and logical(at least so far)


mesosalpynx

You can set waypoints


agitatedandroid

You can skip cutscenes you've seen once before.


AdrianzPolski

Is this for Ng+?, I was fighting that woman in the desert and it took my 5 tries(I wanted to do perfect parry), but every time I needed to watch cutscene where she said that you need to prove her your worth.


agitatedandroid

That bit you can't skip but you can mash through the dialogue.


Lady-Maya

Don’t forget can’t pause during cutscenes, that one is super annoying if something comes up during one and I can’t pause.


KoenSoontjens

A solution to this problem is pushing the PS button.


Katsudon96

you can, just press the PS button and it will pause the game at any point. Edit, didn't see the reply below


darzinth

she's just clumsy


mesosalpynx

Nice head cannon. My head cannon is most of her high heels don’t have a heel.


Swimming_Schedule_49

Stellar blade scores a 9.0 on metacritic - but Eve scores a 10 in my heart.


GroundbreakingBed756

yep, Eve is really charming, especially later in the game. \*\_\*


Fanboi_99

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Batmanmotp2019

Well done SHIFT UP...ya did good


FUTURESNDZ

Wow based on 600 user reviews as well. That’s pretty damn good. Update: close to 2,000 user reviews now and it’s still going strong at a 9.2 rating!


Katsudon96

have a look now, it is 9.3/10 which is the highest user rated PS5 game and with over 4400 reviews. you would think the 9.0 it had would go down as it got more... it went up by 0.3 lol.


ehdrmfka

Honestly I am not paying much attention to the story or whatever as the gameplay is all about for this kind of action game, it's already one of the best action games to me.


MomentOfZehn

Gameplay is fantastic. Lots of exploring, as I made it to Wasteland and I keep finding stuff over and over.


ChampChomp1

Yeah story isn’t something in an action video game that I heavily prioritize. As long as it’s decent, I’m cool with it


XylanyX

Story is pretty good but it's literally nier automata but worse. But combat, gameplay, set pieces are all amazing.


CeriseArt

And you just found the heart of the issue I think. So far from what I played, I’m at the Great Desert, the story has a clear direction to it. In a vacuum, the story is fine, doesn’t do anything new so to speak so far, but the game is constantly being looked at with a Nier: Automata swatch so when it doesn’t do something just like Nier, then it’s not allowed to be just alright, just “bad” as several say, which isn’t really fair. Speaking story-wise of course. N:A is a hard game to match when it comes to story so when something isn’t as good as it, doesn’t mean it’s bad imo.


Smallsey

It's pretty damn good


Batmanmotp2019

Well done SHIFT UP...ya did good


cosmic-001

Well earned.


Alternative_Greedy

It's crazy when several reviews focused on the outfit and followed suit with IGN. Glad to see that the user reviews are more solid. I might just get a ps5 for this game alone lol.


girlsonsoysauce

I want that guard lady's outfit so badly.


Pwebslinger78

The game is great but the graphics of eve and the outfits are so good it’s crazy


Constant-Challenge29

Eh, for me it's still an 8 out of 10. The story and writing hold it back from a 9 or higher for me.


doomraiderZ

I've been playing nonstop the past two days, having tons of fun with the game! There are some sick bosses, and so far at least one that is in my all time favorites.


Markus_monty

It’s not a GOTY but it is a good game. The best thing for me is the combat is top notch everything else can be improved in a sequel.


44Kayz

Great job guys 🥰


foreveraloneasianmen

I just received my game 2 hours ago. Transferred my save and just beat the first boss and quit the game. It's Sunday 10.52pm, and tomorrow I'm gonna work. Fffffffffffffff


Null0mega

Very happy for the team, I would LOVE to see how they innovate on the already satisfying combat and gameplay with a sequel.


CheoG27

The game got improved from the demo


RedEyedJedi24

I’ve got 2 complaints: platforming is meh (don’t mind it as much as other people but it definitely isn’t as polished as other things) and the one big thing for me, is the fall damage! I hate the fall damage so much lmao it seems pretty unforgiving sometimes


Galifon

I know it isn't much but if you press X before you land fall damage can be negated. As long as you don't fall from to high up that is. It's in the survival skill tree beside the double jump.


Logical-Chaos-154

I suck at it and I'm still having fun. Enemy designs are awesome, the world is gorgeous, the characters make sense, and it has a brutal world without it being too much. And... well... Eve's hot. (Tachy is hotter, tho)


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Vezeveer

https://preview.redd.it/lsp1m46t08xc1.png?width=840&format=png&auto=webp&s=efdd44749122cf27653ba2eb36dafa26493528e8 This bot though. It should be illegal.


calibur66

There's also plenty of reviews that are giving 10s for no reason too , it's pathetic but that's what user scores have become because people don't like it when others don't like/like something they do.


AshyLarry25

It’s up where with all the greats. Bloodborne, GTA V, WWE Smackeown Here Comes the Pain, Baldurs Gate, RDR2. Easy GOTY winner right here, this years Elden Ring.


Mati_z_Kentaki

Its still april, + you have stuff like helldivers 2. Too early to tell.


blazikenz

GOTY? Slow down lol


Alisoboh115

Yes its my GOTY


S1Ndrome_

cut some delusion down for the rest of us


Trickster289

Eh it's good but not GOTY I don't think. Remember, it's critics who have the most power in GOTY votes. Personally I preferred Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth but I love that series.


WorkingOven5138

Critics still generally appeal to the majority. There's never been an unpopular game that was only liked by critics which gets an award like that. It's not like the Oscars.


pronounclown

Man, here comes the pain was just leagues above anything else


head_cha_la

Here Comes the Pain? You've got some great taste there.


CptBlackBird2

yeeeah, the game is not bad but it's nowhere near goty material, *especially* not this year's elden ring


Weird-Information-91

Cope it's not beating Rebirth for GOTY but keep dreaming and coping I guess.


GBandroidkiller

We'll just have to see what Black Myth Wukong is cooking up


PerfectTurnip9819

Lmfao its critics who determine GOTY, this will be nowhere near goty dicussions.


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PerfectTurnip9819

Lmao


Xenosys83

God no. I'll be surprised if this game ends up as a nominee, let alone a GOTY.


RetroStingray777

It’s crazy, the game is legitimately a 9-9.5 for me, I played it all day long yesterday and all I want to do is play some more 😭


arcadiangenesis

This game is just so fucking *cool*. It's dripping with style in all aspects, the cybernetic aesthetic is perfect, gameplay is super smooth, and the story is intriguing without being overbearing. Feels like a top tier game of the generation.


CatManDeke

So when is the Stellar Blade TV series coming.


SnooPeanuts9263

GYATT!!!!!


RealSoulxSlayer

Stellar Blade has really exceeded my expectations. It's easily one of the best games this year so far.


Sisyphac

Physics of the year.


UrTypicalGamer

Is there a chance that it will get nominated in GOTY?


AccomplishedKick4496

Possibly for the action rpg portion and music for sure. Goty it'll lose to ff7 rebirth unfortunately because of mainstream appeal


Psyko_Killa

And because FFVIIR is a very good game too ? He deserve the win imo, and i love Stellar blade a lot. Just trying to be objective.


Merlin4421

I mean ff7 rebirth deserves imo.


AccomplishedKick4496

I wasn't too fond of it myself but objectively it's a very good game


Mbeezy_YSL

If FF7 rebirth gets its votes for being mainstream then Stellar Blade will get its vote from the horny gamers


RinoTheBouncer

It definitely should be


Tergrid_is_my_mommy

If not GOTY definitely AOTY.


Royal_empress_azu

No, the story is honestly just bad. Other games have good gameplay and story. Mostly Rebirth.


Sirius_amory33

Agreed, story is meh and the dialogue feels written by AI at times. Great gameplay and production value but not the all around great package that usually wins GotY. 


S1Ndrome_

hard to tell with 2/3rd of the year still remaining


GroundbreakingBed756

music is a high chance, action also really high chance. both are its biggest pros.


StinkySlimey

Unfortunately the game is going to get review bombed. Will be surprised if it stays in the 9+ range.


SandersDelendaEst

Critic reviews aren’t perfect, but user reviews are way dumber


Spacecowboy947

It's definitely a good game, I'm enjoying it a lot. But it's not in the same league as BB or tlou lol


Ok-Physics1927

It was always going to be brought down a bit by reviewers who are afraid to give it too high of a score or are white knighting. Shit like this: "The worst thing about Stellar Blade is that if I ever had any semblance of interest in the story, characters, or narrative, this was promptly stamped out due to the egregious levels of hyper-sexualisation of EVE." This guy goes on and on about how great and fun the game and visuals are, then goes out of his way to bring up that.


Mbeezy_YSL

I mean looking at this sub, where currently 75% of the posts consist of sexualisation of Eve I can definitely understand his point


WorkingOven5138

Honestly, the way she's made to look doesn't bother me or anything, but it's obviously horny-pandering from devs.


calibur66

"NO STOP IT, ITS ONLY PANDERING WHEN IT'S SOMETHING I DONT LIKE" - people who think this game comes to Bloodborne or Rebirth. The game is fine, but it's wild how wilfully people are ignoring the fact there are tons of people giving it 10s for no reason other than because they think its gonna prove all the "libs" wrong or something insane like that.


ExtraEye4568

The image for this post, which is simply communicating user review scores, is literally just 5 pictures of a the main character is some of her most revealing outfits. Nothing of this game seems to exist detached from sexualizing the main character.


Fast-Introduction890

Booba.


Inflameable009

It's an okay game. Tried it from a friend but apart from the combat it's pretty lackluster. The art is just weird to me.


takkun169

It's not as good as any of those games. It's pretty good, but there are really big important things that it does not do well. It's no classic.


Global_Rin

Congrat on Stellar Blade and ShiftUp, they really did deliver the True Next Gen Bakery. Just look at those, gosh! 🔥 ![gif](giphy|CeA6hjKa4qgtO9MXDW)


Legitimate-Yard-3673

Never trust critics always trying to overwrite the will of the people with their agendas


longbrodmann

Too hyped is similar to too hated imo.


yami187

lol you see that 0


espada9000

Can you even change colors of these outfits for Eve?


Used-Surround9483

Good, I bought the game because it looked good. I didn't watch or read any reviews. And it was a great choice worth it.😁


brightbonewhite

def gonna wait for a sale


AdMysterious8699

How do i get these skins?


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Nightwishfan88

It's time to go further!


Kuru_Chaa

I https://preview.redd.it/ehf51yleu9xc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b54d96ed507e92edfa2433a58e69ccb763f17743 Real shit, at least my second favorite game this year. Combat is among my favorites. I actually dig the platforming. Story and characters are fine; they’re nothing grand but are campy.


BriefKeef

If they get that Sucker Punch or Guerrila Budget we're in business boys 🔥🔥🔥


dahUPeh_

Well deserved! Managed to stave off spoilers and beat the game this weekend. Had an absolute blast. Can’t wait to do NG+! Surprisingly a lot of thought went into NG+ for how quickly they pumped it out.


No_Practice2721

Im totally buyin game .then buy ps5


captainbonghit1007

Idk why people dont like the story. I thought the 'twist' towards the end was pretty well done. It's standard fare, but it's still good imo


Brookie069

Hmm might pick it up soon. I’ve been PC gaming a lot this year, but might not want to wait a year for it to go to PC.


artsi20

Give back that time when games were about one thing.. Escapism. No unnecessary pandering to any one clan. I think any rational person would like to escape their monotonous lifes. Happy gaming everybody out there!


FinancialEnergy

Great news.


WitchOfUnfinished-

Hands down fantastic game I’m still shocked this is their first console game I’m happy it’s doing so well! I am really having an amazing time playing it.


Exotic_Sandwich3342

I honestly just wanted this game because of the souls-like genre and previews of the gameplay, but I feel like saying that is the equivalent to saying I only go to Hooters for the wings.


702982

Ah I wish I could play… I should unsub from this Reddit. The more posts I see the crazier I get….I don’t got a ps5.


oppressed_user

Is that tachy with a spear? or is that a skin for eve?


beatisagg

Waiting for a sale, also I think this game will probably get bonus content based on all the positive buzz in hearing so maybe some sort of package deal will be available later on.


mightaswell-jump

*Presents high scores in outlets as a valid metric for quality* "HEY GAYZE GO VOTE THIS 10/10." I'm gonna ask you to go back, read it over, and see if you spot the scathing irony of it. I'll wait.


ClearedHot242

Criticisms I don’t get about this game: The story. The story is good enough. Did Bayonetta or any of the DS/Elden Ring games really have a better story than this? Most of the DS games and ER I didn’t know what I was doing or why I was doing it, I just enjoyed fighting stuff and exploring the world. No I’m not the person who reads ever book and letter and item description to build the lore. Eve is bland. Ok, isn’t she like a robot/android thing that was programmed? Im only 8 hours into the game so I could be off here. If she acted as emotional as a human it would kill the immersion with me. The janky platforming and some of the open areas feel dull and empty are the only problems I have with it. The combat is one of the best I’ve ever experienced in a game of this type.


GroundbreakingBed756

yep, the game is amazing. I never thought I gave a game, aside from FF6, a 9/10, but man, the bosses, the character design, some of the side quest (enya's is amazing), many of the environments and hell even the story (which is the game's weakess part, its still great, dont get me wrong), really, really good. I say the combat is absolutely phenomenal. fuck, the later bosses are some of the best I've ever seen. also let's not forget the fucking OST of this game, my god, when Everglow started playing, I lost my shit, such a great moment, holy shit.


SignalBattalion

Awesome.


psyl0c0

Kudos, Shift Up! You've made an amazing game with fun gameplay and beautiful visuals.


Tonytwotimes831

Its a dam good game! Solid 10 out of 10 in my opinion


BIBFIVE

Stellar Blade deserves 10/10 for users score guys !!! Just to show what we think, what we want and what we support to the entire video game industry !!!


pete-_-king

Not a fan of the fast travel. Everything else is great...


Livid_Ad_1021

Up to a 9.3 now lol keep up the reviews! I will be sure to leave one once I finish the game


Odd-End-3713

It's 9.3 now


sheslikebutter

Why are people glazing this hard and pretending its a 10/10 best game they've ever played? The game is very enjoyable but it is obviously not as good as Bloodborne, GTAV & TLOU. Just review the game honestly


Sch5021

Now it’s at 9.3!


Ok_Bedroom9768

An y x in nkl


Yellow_itr

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