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Stellar Blade review - style over substance | Video Gamer

Astonishingly stylish combat and a fantastic soundtrack help elevate this game.

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Crows9013d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Straight for the horse mouth, "I already found it difficult to get invested in the characters and the story Stellar Blade is trying to tell when it’s selling itself the way it is."

The writer was already writing it off before playing it. Hence the score. It's so blatant it's hard to ignore. This is the very definition of bias.

The review praises gameplay and sound...so pretty much 80% of the game.

So the writer actually wanted to give an 8/10 but because of the imposed controversy they were forced to give it lower.

You don't give a game, which you confess having tons of fun with, a 6/10

ravens5213d ago

Expected from some reviews unfortunately. We all knew they'd use that to take points.

DOMination-13d ago

Crows90 and Ravens52 haha

Did you just reply to yourself? Because it feels like you just replied to yourself

Tacoboto13d ago

Don't click the review - only advice I can give until the mods delete my comment again for criticizing what is obvious click-bait (with referencing the reviewer's history).

Your quote reinforces that it's click bait.

Crows9013d ago

I mean it's just not a legitimate review. The review the game for what it is not your predispositions based on a imposed controversy. This guy is a very definition of individual that judges books by covers. It's almost like he's a teenage reviewer going through puberty.

YourMommySpoils13d ago

Jack needs to find another career.

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Tacoboto13d ago

Reposting my deleted comment (thanks Mods!):

Here it is!

This is a click-bait review. Can't even read it on a phone unless you get lucky and the banner shows the "Continue" action.

Continuing the drama this game has gone through, Videogamer subverts our expectations by not being immediately forced to the front page, but guarantees discourse and clicks by being tied for the worst-scoring review.

This reviewer, a Guide writer that likes RPGs but only names mobile games... (Comment history ends there)

I went on to say this reviewer consistently gives 6's to hardcore console games. This, Ronin, and Granblue back to back.

Why does N4G feel the need to erase comments calling out low quality websites and reviews?

Luc2013d ago

Can't stand videogamer. Boring and click baity. It'll disappear after a while as it has nothing to value to offer

DOMination-13d ago

All you need to know is videogamer owns N4G.

It's not worth worrying about a review score for a game lol.. there's plenty of other reviews that are very positive about Stellar Blade. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, even if it's written by AI...

Tacoboto13d ago

I'm not worried, I'm just increasingly disappointed at the way this site is run, and shoddy questionable reviews like this from its owner are a sign of things to come that are only for the worse.

Especially since they are now both actively deleting criticism and outwardly inviting click-bait as part of their Videogamer identity.

Christopher13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

***Reposting my deleted comment (thanks Mods!): ***

I don't know what this is about. Just FYI, we can't delete comments, only mark as inappropriate/spam.

***shoddy questionable reviews like this from its owner are a sign of things to come that are only for the worse. ***

I think you're putting way too much importance on one person's opinion. Let alone next week you might praise them for doing something with which you agree.

Tacoboto13d ago

This is the comment link in my history:

https://n4g.com/comments/re...

"The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable."

Second time this has happened, both on posts critical of Videogamer.

Christopher13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

@Tacoboto That's a duplicate story that was deleted by the author for being a duplicate story. You're complaining that a community member removed their own submission because this one existed on the home page.

Tacoboto13d ago

My comment redirects to an article ID 2596457
This is article ID 2596469. So I do see that, this post is newer.

So the only thing I believe now is you deleted the original post. How is an older ID the duplicate post...

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Bathyj13d ago

Is this the same crappy website that makes an article every time someone on social media says helldivers 2 should do this?

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Gravesinger_13d ago

Having a skin tight suit and bouncing tits wasn't gonna make this game of the year, and for those of you who thought it would...seek help lol. From day one I knew this game was gonna be average to below average. Its noting but a fan service game.

Asplundh13d ago

You say that like it isn't getting 9's and 10's from most reviewers.

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anast13d ago

The writer praised the game but doesn't like beautiful women, so he/she gave it a 6.

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Stellar Blade: How To Reset Skill Tree

Learn how to reset your skill trees in Stellar Blade with our easy guide! Find out where to obtain SP Initialisers and maximize your gameplay strategy.

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jambola1d ago

Seriously?
We have 59 articles on how to do the most basic things that are told in tutorials?
Sure you don't want a dedicated article on how to jump?

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Stellar Blade Fans Discover Trick To Uncensored New Game+ Suits, Including Bondage Outfit

Stellar Blade fans have found a trick that allows them to use uncensored versions of New Game+ suits, including the Autonetic Bondage outfit.

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Felix_Argyle_Catbro5h ago

Your disc needs to have the 1.00 on it.

Barlos5h ago

Seems a lot of effort to see a bit of digital flesh.

CrimsonWing694h ago

Look, can they not just reverse the damn changes? How’s their “internal” discussions going?

MrBaskerville3h ago

What if they themselves wanted to make the changes?

CrimsonWing692h ago(Edited 2h ago)

What if they themselves didn’t and were forced to make the changes?

And let’s think about this, if you’re in the business of making a product for consumers and NOT yourself, wouldn’t it make more sense to try to lean more into what the consumer wants especially when you made it the way they wanted in the beginning? I know, right… crazy concept 🤷‍♂️

Redemption-6454m ago

If anything, they should ignore all the crying man babies.

Director: This is the desig we intended

Man babies: Noooooooooooo, you are lying. Censorshiiiiiiip. Sony forced you to add 6 inches of lace, while leaving out far more revealing outfits. Yes, that must be it. You were forced to change it. Now we have justification to keep crying online

Pathetic. Sony/Shift up, should just stay quiet 🤫

CrimsonWing6933m ago

I mean, we wouldn’t say that about the Helldivers 2 situation.

Look, I get that it’s not a big deal or worth anything to you. It’s easy to get ugly about it with each other because of differences in perspective and stances.

For me, if these were the outfits from the get-go and never altered to cover up more, I’d have been absolutely 100% fine. It’s the fact of the matter that bothers me, little or big.

Like I grew up where I’d watch movies on cable television censored for language, violence, nudity and whatever. When you haven’t seen the unedited version who cares right? When you have seen the unedited version and then watch a cable television edit of the movie… it irks me.

It’s no different here. What’s even more baffling is the fact they championed and made a campaign revolving around standing their ground and NOT censoring. The fact that they’re doing “internal” discussions goes to show there’s more to it than “this was our true FINAL design,” which was what to cover up parts in an outfit design to reveal what you covered up? Like you didn’t think this one through very well…

Here’s where we are. We have a disconnect set by what we prioritize in entertainment. We’re all man babies in here arguing over video game bullsh*t on a damn video game aggregate site, people who don’t prioritize or value games think we’re just as pathetic and a bunch of dorks for doing so.

My thing is I want my entertainment never to be censored. That’s not saying I want porn games. It could be language, violence, nudity, revealing outfits, whatever… I just don’t want to be shown one thing and then have it changed after the fact like some cable television edit because viewers might be offended. Plain and simple.

When it comes to something you’re invested in and it gets changed to appeal to someone else I’m not going to call you a man child when you whine and complain about it.

At the end of the day we’re all gamers and dorks playing video games and gushing about how cool fake characters and sh*t is in basically what is a toy. So, let’s not think we’re better than each other here. We’re all in the same boat.

MrDead3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

...why not just use the more revealing outfits if you want to see more?

Seeing the Stellar Blade reaction from some of the more sensitive parts of the internet has made me understand the term "turbovirgin". Lots of desperate crazies moaning about pixilated mesh covering cleavage in a game that's crammed full of tits and arse.

I'm sure they'll move on to something else when they're told to.

gigoran82h ago

Pretty sure the argument is about censorship and the studio bowing to peer pressure from a minority of clout chasing critics. But sure, you can stick with their antigamer turbovirgins explanation if you want.

MrDead2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

So why didn't they censor the more revealing outfits if this is censorship?

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Stellar Blade Review — Stellar Combat In A Non-Stellar World | eXputer

Narrative flaws aside, Stellar Blade shines as a top-tier action title with unforgettable final boss fights, showcasing the best of the genre.