Stellar Blade has enjoyed public attention by making headlines, ever since it was announced for multiple reasons. Besides, there are multiple reasons that make this title a special one. Fans have been long awaiting this PlayStation 5 exclusive, which happens to be developer Shift Up’s first console game.
Recently, the game came into negative light because of the character design of its protagonist, Eve. The physical features of the character are designed after a real-life Korean model. This did not go well with a lot of users who believe that the makers have sexualized the character.
Stellar Blade demo
The Stellar Blade demo was made available to all PlayStation 5 players on March 29, 2024. A lot of players have already tried their hands on the demo and have all good things to say. The demo currently has a limited available version of the game featuring the first early hours of the actual game showing the protagonist. Eve.
Eve is shown to be the first member of the 7th Airborne Squad and is assigned to Earth. Here she must go on a quest to reclaim the planet from Naytiba. In the first stage, players try to adjust to the combat mechanics along with other crucial aspects through the tutorials provided.
The Stellar Blade demo is roughly estimated to be around 1 hour-1.5 hours long in duration. The demo also gives players the opportunity to players to explore post-war Eidos 7, which is a human city now affected by the Naytiba.
The demo allows players to play up to the first boss fight against Abaddon. After the first boss fight, players can carry over their saved data to the main game when it launches on April 26, 2024. Players can begin from the last checkpoint rather than starting the game from the first mission again when the game finally launches.
Fans are loving the Stellar Blade demo
As soon as the demo went live, positive reviews about the game started pouring in all over the internet on social media. Several fans expressed their excitement that the demo looks pretty impressive.
A user named ‘call-lee-free’ posted a thread on Reddit saying,
“Stellar Blade Demo is pretty damn good. Playing through it right now and it’s pretty damn good. Try it out.”
Stellar Blade Demo is pretty damn good.
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Several other users added to the subreddit sharing their own experiences. Another user ‘alanpk’ wrote,
“Had a good time with the demo, definitely better than my expectations. Then after I beat the demo I played the unlocked boss challenge mode with most skills available”
A user said that they quite liked it, however, the combat felt a bit slow and the dodge felt off. To this, another user stepped in to help them improve the combat saying, that the combat can be fast after the players level up. A user even lauded the graphics of the game saying they “are insane holy.”
