At the end of March, the doctor recommended some new games that were released in April and were worth looking forward to, among which Stellar Blade, which has been controversial since its announcement, was a product that I was personally very interested in. Developed by South Korea's Shift Up studio and built with Unreal Engine 4, is this action-adventure game really fun? Now that many game media have unlocked their opinions and evaluations, let's take a look.
As of the time of the doctor's writing, as many as 110 media outlets have given their own scores on Metacritic, a well-known overseas rating website, and the average score of "Star Blade" is 82 points (out of 100 points)! This score is naturally lower than some previous masterpieces, such as: "Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth" (92 points), "Tekken 8" (90 points), "Like a Dragon 8" (89 points), "Persona 3: Reload" (87 points), but that's a pretty good score for the Shift Up team who are new to console gaming!
Among the 110 game ratings, 92 are positive, 14 are medium reviews, 4 have no specific scores (only evaluation content), and there are no negative reviews for the time being, such a performance should exceed Kim Hyung-tae's expectations, and the official also posted a special post on social networking sites to thank the editors for their praise. Although today's gamers don't believe in so-called media reviews anymore, there is something to be said about games that are well received by the media. The doctor went to check the evaluation content of each company, and here are a few to share with you briefly.
Foreign media Eurogamer (Germany), Impulsegamer, and GameSpew gave full marks, and they believe that the combat system of "Star Blade" is very powerful, with excellent boss battles, exciting scenes, exciting environmental exploration, and many good ideas and details, it is a high-quality single-player adventure game!
With a score of 80 (4/5) from VGC, GameSpot, and more, Star Blade offers smooth, funky combat, and if you think God of War: Ragnarok should be harder, or Bayonetta could be more diverse, then this refreshing title is the place to play. However, combat and music aren't all there is to the game, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in other aspects of Starblade, so it's not perfect.
IGN, TheGamer, gamesradar, and others only gave a 70-point review, and they thought that Starblade's combat was pretty good for an action game, but the lackluster characters, lackluster story, and lack of depth in the development system made it impossible to compete with the best in the genre. The editors are more or less suggesting that the game revolves around the heroine's figure, which is too childish and superficial, and instead ruins the experience.
Personally, I basically agree with the editors above that Starblade is an outstanding action game that organically combines adventure and challenge, with more than expected graphics and combat, but also a lot of flaws, such as limited combat routines, and a lack of deep portrayal of certain characters in the story. As for the so-called controversy on the Internet, I don't think it makes sense for a game, Kim Hyung-tae relies on some gimmicks to attract players, "Star Blade" has a trial version, you can completely experience it, if you like it, you can start playing, if you don't like to find the next target, it's as simple as that.