Sacred Symbols+, Episode 382 | Stellar Blade Review Discussion and Spoilercast
Added 2024-05-18 16:01:01 +0000 UTCPop a coin into a nearby vending machine, take a seat, and join us for a lengthy chat all about Stellar Blade, the new Sony-published PlayStation 5 game from South Korean studio Shift Up. It's me (Colin) writing this, but taking up today's hosting mantle is none other than Summon Sign's Brad Ellis, joined by familiar faces Dustin Furman, Gene Park... and myself. So, we've all beaten the game and lived to tell the tale. But what did we think of the experience? There's a lot to get to: Gameplay, story, characters, design, music, and more. But there are a lot of issues in Stellar Blade's orbit that also warrant investigation: Shift Up's unusual second party setup with Sony, South Korea's burgeoning AAA market, the potential of a sequel, and more. So take some time with us to explore the ins-and-outs of a remarkable PS5 exclusive that we highly recommend, and remember that spoilers are rampant within.
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Garibaldi
2025-04-10 04:10:01 +0000 UTCVery late to the gooncast but thank you for a great discussion. Inspired me to go after the platinum in ng+.
Stephen
2025-03-12 17:41:07 +0000 UTCStellar Blade goonercast
Colin Moriarty
2024-06-16 22:31:25 +0000 UTCFinally got to listen. I really love Stellar Blade also. Colin kind of mentioned it but why did people try to say this game is a souls like but I never hear that about the latest Jedi games?
FourEyes Malone
2024-05-30 15:37:07 +0000 UTCI love Gene’s humor
Ahlickaloo
2024-05-27 15:06:35 +0000 UTCSomething they touched on during the conversation was the prospect of a cross-over between Nier or Horizon with Stellar Blade; I really do think they would do a cross-over with Nier, especially because Shift-Up has already done a cross over with Nier and their game mobile game GoF:Nikke. I actually played that event and thought the cross-over was good, and that also makes me think they probably have sales numbers during that event. So maybe they'd have some sort of idea of what the cross over would bring them. Just a thought, loved hearing everyone's thoughts about the game. Good to know I was in good company.
Jon B
2024-05-24 21:31:21 +0000 UTCWhat? 6/10? That's insane, the main character is pretty cool especially during the end and the combat system is amazing, character and enemy design is awesome. The story is not the best but still pretty good. Anything below 80 should be illegal, easily a high 80s game. The journos lowballed the game, I guess it's some prejudice against Koreans because lies of P also got an 80 metacritic which is insane since it also was an easy high 80s...
Fotis Lyto
2024-05-22 21:09:15 +0000 UTCDo not be afraid to utilize those guns! The Shotgun especially can stun bigger enemies and bosses for a few moments to get quick damage in similar to the grenades, I’m in Hard mode NG+ having a great time.
DDTJOESTAR
2024-05-20 19:17:02 +0000 UTCNope.
KillnStrangers
2024-05-19 19:01:51 +0000 UTCWut.
Marco
2024-05-19 17:01:49 +0000 UTCStellar Blade is better than Nier Automata, and I am tired of pretending it's not.
Marco
2024-05-19 17:01:35 +0000 UTCMy favorite outfit is the “Kill Bill” yellow jumpsuit. It says “Kill Kill” on the shoulder. I’m rocking this one till the end.
Michael Mashpotato
2024-05-19 16:23:36 +0000 UTCNier automata never did it for me. It’s probably because 2b is Loli coded.
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2024-05-19 15:46:07 +0000 UTCThe demo completely turned me off of the game, so when everybody was even more amped after I was like wtf? 😅
NeO JD
2024-05-19 15:10:04 +0000 UTCGreat vibes from this group! Hope y’all are having a great weekend 🤙
Joe Perez
2024-05-19 02:08:35 +0000 UTCPlease go back to Nier Automata Colin, I'd love to hear your thought's
Thel4stSAIYAN
2024-05-18 23:13:54 +0000 UTCThe song that plays when you activate Tachy mode is a fucking banger.
Michael Mashpotato
2024-05-18 21:55:23 +0000 UTCI understand where the criticism of Dustin being "negative" is coming from, but I don't agree with it. I think during these shows the more "dominate" personalities spend so much time singing the games praises and going into so much detail that by the time it gets to Dustin he's like "yeah I agree with all that, and now here are the few things that I didn't like." So it's not really fair to judge his overall opinion by that standard
Zac
2024-05-18 21:41:49 +0000 UTCI’m still ploughing my way through this, it’s much bigger than I expected! The combat is so addictive, partying a sequence of attacks never fails to be satisfying.
Rich Price
2024-05-18 19:55:27 +0000 UTCStellar Blade: Hot Main Character with barely a personality along with most NPCs. HORRIBLE dialogue. Frustrating level design at times. Side missions are NOT GOOD, except for a small amount. Saves all the AMAZING STUFF TIL THE VERY END. 6/10 for me, personally. First time I agree with IGN wholeheartedly in a while !
KillnStrangers
2024-05-18 16:39:32 +0000 UTCFun game with a subpar story, and fairly easy platinum. An experience propped up by its combat (solid while perhaps overstated in depth), aesthetic, and soundtrack. Overall, greater than the sum of its parts - I enjoyed my time with it. Very excited to dig into this episode, and hear what the fellas have to say.
Lunar Tear
2024-05-18 16:25:32 +0000 UTCGonna lose my mind if no one shares my opinion that the combat is…eh
Colin Moriarty
2024-05-18 16:18:58 +0000 UTCBeat the game and got the plat- loved it!
A Hind D
2024-05-18 16:09:32 +0000 UTC
