When trying Stellar Blade to classify it as an upcoming title, you can't help but notice at least a little bit NieR Automata to think. It seems obvious that a lot of inspiration flowed here.
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Even creative director Hyung-Tae Kim doesn't shy away from comparisons with his role model. The one often met Connection of both games has now led to Yoko Taro, the director of NieR Automata, stopping by for a chat.
What is the better game? Stellar Blade and NieR Automata contributors express mutual admiration
This was accompanied Meeting between Kim and Yoko from IGN Japan, who peppered the exchange between the two with interview questions. Above all, the influence of NieR Automata focused on the conception of Stellar Blade. Kim said in a previous interview that NieR Automata helped him understand what kind of game he wanted to create.
Now he further added that the game inspired him in so many ways that it's hard to pinpoint specifics. Even if he, for example Parallels in terms of premise According to his own statement, he would not be able to replicate a similarly impressive story and sees his strength more in the structure of the gameplay.
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Yoko, on the other hand, finds his work less action-packed than Stellar Blade. Since Square Enix largely caters to RPG players, they resorted to simpler mechanics in order to give more space to the story, he explains. He would like to return the praise he previously received to Stellar Blade and notes that he even considers it a much better game than NieR Automata and is therefore a bit jealous.
To explain himself further, he cites ultra-modern graphics and great character design as points in which he thinks Stellar Blade is superior. He particularly finds the female characters very appealing and sweet. Stellar Blade was criticized early on, especially for its hypersexualized main character.
Stellar Blade: Further influences and the current status before release
In addition to NieR Automata, Kim was inspired by a number of pop culture products. Below Manga and anime from the 80s and 90s, as well as the films Battle Angel Alita and Blade Runner. It's not much different with Yoko, who calls Neon Genesis Evangelion the main template for the story surrounding 2B and the like.
As the conversation continues, Kim and Yoko pass each other's laurels back and forth with polite modesty and joke about being less talented themselves in certain areas. What is certain is that both focus on the Stellar Blade will be released on April 26, 2024 be happy. But this applies to one person from the perspective of a co-creator and to the other from the perspective of a player. If you also belong to the second category, you will certainly the pre-available demo for Stellar Blade If you're interested, you shouldn't already be in it. This is already going through the roof and points to a promising debut.