Stellar Blade sequel has been announced

[TheViltsuZ]

The developer Shift Up has announced a Stellar Blade sequel to be released before 2027. Hopefully it launches on PC day one.

[Empty]

Will they have enough brains this time?

[Morrandir]

Originally posted by Empty:

Will they have enough brains this time?

it's not about brains. Shift up is, or was, a mobile gacha game developer, they never did something like stellar blade before. they wanted to release the game on all platforms but lacked the know-how to make a console game, sony gave them technical support in exchange for timed playstation exclusivity.

[ChrisFhey]

Lemme guess. It’ll be censored and have Denuvo again?

[☣lolers Mick Jogers☣]

Originally posted by ChrisFhey:

Lemme guess. It’ll be censored and have Denuvo again?

It can’t be censored if it was never uncensored in the first place lol and I hope it has denuvo then they remove it 6 months later

[Iron]

The news makes me both really happy and kinda worried.

The first Stellar Blade is so good because it's a throwback to a bygone era of gaming. Nice gameplay, well optimised, no patronizing writing, and you unlock stuff simply by playing.

Just launch the game, immerse yourself in the world and enjoy it.

Now that Shift Up had their first success and are a publicly traded company I feel like they'll quickly get up to date with modern practices, aka micro transactions, in-game store, season pass, mandatory "social" online features, toned down fan service, and the list goes on.

If we take this PC release as a first taste of things to come the signs are already here: DLCs not included with the base game as that used to be for PC releases, hiked up price, region locked, Denuvo included, time limited bonuses with the Nikke collaboration (FOMO!), and bonuses gated behind a PSN account link.

Part of me hopes all the bad stuff is due to the influence of PlayStation Publishing, but I'm not holding my breath.

[darksquallleon]

Well let's see how good it will be and if they get up to date with the modern practices, so be it, they can get their "modern audience" that so many companies say they have but I have failed to see this mythical unicorn anywhere, guess I will have to search more lol.

[Sibirski Plavac]

Originally posted by ChrisFhey:

Lemme guess. It’ll be censored and have Denuvo again?

Probably same censored crap.

[My princess]

First, is the sequel a major expansion pack or a brand-new game? We know it was initially released on PlayStation in April 2024. If it were a completely new game, the development time would seem too short to me. Personally, I think it’s more likely to be a major expansion.

If it is a new installment, I hope they maintain the original game’s style while transitioning to an open-world format. The story in Stellar Blade felt too short—the gameplay duration didn’t justify the price tag. After watching many reviews, I worry that if they don’t innovate, competitors might surpass them.

I also hope they continue using Unreal Engine 4 or develop their own engine, as this would make modding easier. Overall, this is a discussion for 2027.

[My princess]

Originally posted by My princess:

First, is the sequel a major expansion pack or a brand-new game? We know it was initially released on PlayStation in April 2024. If it were a completely new game, the development time would seem too short to me. Personally, I think it’s more likely to be a major expansion.

If it is a new installment, I hope they maintain the original game’s style while transitioning to an open-world format. The story in Stellar Blade felt too short—the gameplay duration didn’t justify the price tag. After watching many reviews, I worry that if they don’t innovate, competitors might surpass them.

I also hope they continue using Unreal Engine 4 or develop their own engine, as this would make modding easier. Overall, this is a discussion for 2027.

The PC sales of Stellar Blade must be outstanding. Other developers have probably been hesitant about games in this style, but now that there's a successful example, they can confidently create similar products. I don’t care which country or company makes these games—to put it simply, I just want to see beautiful characters. I don’t mind Denuvo either, since it doesn’t affect modding anyway. Piracy will never disappear, so there’s no need to fixate on it.

[silentnightz]

If sony is involved again there is a high chance they are going to try to take more control this time around. To inject it with dei and ruin the ip. I wish shiftup drops sony so they have all the creative freedom and not have a corpo overlord.

[Michiru]

Originally posted by silentnightz:

If sony is involved again there is a high chance they are going to try to take more control this time around. To inject it with dei and ruin the ip. I wish shiftup drops sony so they have all the creative freedom and not have a corpo overlord.

we dont know if snoy owns Stellar Blade IP or not
ShiftUp might be powerless if snoy indeed owns it

[Iron]

Considering that the design and overall technical grunt work is done, 3 years of development seems reasonable.

Personally I think a sequel offering more of the same but with polished visuals, more enemy types and more fun builds to play would be a home run.

I really hope they do not transition to a full open-world though, the formula is really tired and nobody except maybe Nintendo and Elden Ring seems to have offered something interesting in that genre lately. I'd rather have a more focused and action packed sequel than another empty field.

This said, I really hope that wouldn't be published by Sony.

[L3wt]

Snoy = filtered rat poo. If you bought a Ps5 I give you 1 slap each.

[Pozhinateli]

Originally posted by My princess:

We know it was initially released on PlayStation in April 2024. If it were a completely new game, the development time would seem too short to me.

It's not, never was AAA game but AA. The game in every aspect relate to old PS2 era - that's why it's so good. SB1 needed 5 years only because it started as fan project with very small team. Developing SB2 and other stuff around SB should be now alot faster.

[OyajiBR☕]

Originally posted by ChrisFhey:

Lemme guess. It’ll be censored and have Denuvo again?

Where is it censored?