That’s because they’re too stupid to re-release Bloodborne in any capacity
Well, the fan service is a factor for sure… (Seriously, I find the discussion quite hypocritical: Sex sells, most actors/singers are quite good looking and most block buster movies have a cast of sexy/good locking people displaying status symbols. That is not even mentioning product placing and other shit going on in popular movies/TV shows.)
- A PS 5 original which is optimized well enough to run on the Steam Deck and some potatoes smoothly
- Responsive controls
- Great enemy design which telegraph their intentions clearly
- No in game purchases or other dark monetization schemes
- A complete game which seems mostly bug free (from what I heard so far)
- Shift Up Corporation seems like a company of gamer which create the games they want to play themselves
Stellar Blade and Shift Up Corporation fully deserve a great start, and I happily payed the full price of admission w/o feeling bad about it.
That’s going to gather some attention from the big publishers.
Would be interested what you fedis think about that?
edit: interested in opinions regarding the news as the game is surrounded by quite a bit of controversy, not “just” the publishers part I mentioned.
What controversy? That it is a sex doll dress up game disguised as an action game?
One bit that’s nice about being a gooner game is, there’s enough outfit options you can just pick something “cute” and tasteful, and then just play the game. So while many people are ogling, people that are not as interested can just play the game.
EDIT: Adding onto this, though I consider myself a gooner I actually had the opposite reaction to Nier Automata, the game’s carbon copy. I didn’t quite like the bare-ass-thong look of 2B, and it felt like it was consistently distracting enough to make the game’s emotional moments feel silly. At the least, if I put SB’s “Eve” in a denim skirt, that’s my own choice.
One bit that’s a bit distracting about being a gooner game is the thought that the designers‘ minds were all over the gooner stuff instead of being focused on the game.
Sex sells, simple as that.
The gameplay is (apparently) also quite good, tbf.
I remember when I first saw an ad for this game and thought it looked neat, added it to my wishlist and everything. I looked it up a few weeks/months later and all I saw were gooner posts, or articles about how she’s saving games with her jiggle physics. I removed it simply because I didn’t want to be involved with that community. It was so gross. 🤢
I had the same reaction to it, but ended up buying it after looking into some gameplay. I’m glad I did because there’s a really enjoyable game outside of the “sex appeal.” Combat is good and fun, there’s an interesting story there too. My only major complaint is that about 2/3 or 3/4 through the game it turns into a boss rush, and almost feels like the devs ran out of time or budget so cut some story.
As for the community, it’s easy to get around that by just not taking part. I’ve avoided it for the same reasons you’re not wanting to play. It’s a shame there too because I imagine there’s well meaning people who truly love what the game has to offer outside of fan service, and would love to discuss lore, etc.
