Stellar Blade Blood Rain Devs Focus on Accessibility and Character
Shift Up is prioritizing Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's playability on current hardware and developing a more distinct protagonist, acknowledging lessons learned from the first game.
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Waifu Wednesday: Evie from Stellar Blade BLOOD RAIN
This article discusses Evie, a character from the upcoming Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN, the sequel to Stellar Blade. It highlights her tomboyish appearance and spirited personality, contrasting her with the protagonist EVE from the original game. The piece also touches on the social media attention both games have garnered.
"There is a limit to progress based on price": In today's AI hardware disaster, Stellar Blade Blood Rain devs prioritize "making the game playable" for as many people as possible
Shift Up CEO Hyung-Tae Kim emphasized the importance of making games playable on current-generation hardware, citing price limitations for PCs and consoles. The studio is prioritizing optimization for its upcoming action game, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, rather than relying on future hardware advancements. This approach aims to ensure broader accessibility for players, similar to the successful PC port of the original Stellar Blade.
Stellar Blade boss admits he "struggled" with its boring main character, but going into Blood Rain "realized that players can fully immerse themselves even in a character with a strong, distinct personality"
Hyung-Tae Kim, head of Stellar Blade developer Shift Up, admits struggling with the main character Eve's personality in the first game and plans to give the protagonist in the upcoming Stellar Blade: Blood Rain a more defined character. He realized players can immerse themselves in characters with strong personalities, a lesson learned from player reactions to the first game.
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain "is still in early development," Shift Up says, but the devs have "made incredible progress and [are] looking forward to sharing more details when ready"
Shift Up has confirmed that Stellar Blade: Blood Rain is still in early development and will not be released soon. While the team has made significant progress, they are not yet ready to share more details beyond what was shown in the initial trailer. The sequel features a new protagonist named Evie and appears to shift combat focus from sword fighting to brawling.
