Stellar Blade will get its extremely anticipated Nier: Automata downloadable content material on November 20 as half of a bigger replace that additionally features a picture mode.
A PlayStation Blog publish from Stellar Blade developer Shift Up mentioned “Nier: Automata considerably impressed Stellar Blade” and the DLC is “marked by mutual respect and creativity” between the video games’ administrators: Yoko Taro and Kim Hyung Tae respectively.
A handful of screenshots confirmed Nier: Automata protagonist 2B on the planet of Stellar Blade alongside the enduring however weird Emil. “Emil’s Shop makes a shock look on the planet of Stellar Blade the place 11 completely different collaboration-special objects will probably be accessible,” the publish mentioned. “Items that intertwine the very best of each video games, main you to a extra enriched world.”
Also coming within the November 20 replace is the aforementioned picture mode, which lets gamers pose the characters of Stellar Blade and costume them in numerous garments to seize the right snap. Four new costumes and one new accent (the Symbol of Legacy) are additionally coming within the replace, alongside the flexibility to take away Eve’s ponytail altogether.
On the audio entrance, gamers can quickly select what tune to hearken to from the camp turntable and lip-sync help for French, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese, can be coming.
As effectively as Nier: Automata, motion recreation Stellar Blade drew inspiration from Alita: Battle Angel, 80s and 90s science fiction, and a taxi driver strike in response to director Hyung Tae. Its already loved a handful of different post-launch updates too, together with one which added a boss problem and new outfits.
In our 7/10 evaluation, IGN mentioned: “Stellar Blade is nice in the entire most vital methods for an motion recreation, however boring characters, a lackluster story, and a number of other irritating parts of its position taking part in recreation mechanics stop it from hovering together with the very best of the style.”
In July, Shift Up raised 435 billion gained ($320 million) in its first day of commerce after an preliminary public providing. According to Bloomberg, that was the most important within the nation for a gaming firm since 2021, when PUBG maker Krafton Inc. raised $3.8 billion from its personal IPO.
The firm’s success got here off the again of the launch of PS5 unique Stellar Blade, which has offered a couple of million copies and should spawn a sequel in addition to a PC model, and its fashionable cell recreation, Goddess of Victory: Nikke.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
