Stellar Blade

Promotional poster depicting the protagonist Eve

***Stellar Blade*** is an upcoming 2024 action role-playing video game developed by Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5.

Taking place on a post-apocalyptic earth dominated by alien invaders, *Stellar Blade* follows Eve, a young woman on a mission to reclaim the world by working together with the people of Xion, the last surviving city. In her quest, she becomes acquainted with Adam and Lily, two of Xion's survivors. *Stellar Blade* is an action game presented from third-person perspective, with players controlling Eve as she comes into conflict with NA:tives, ferocious alien lifeforms who took over the earth beyond Xion.

*Stellar Blade* began work under the title *Project Eve* and started as a self-published multiplatform title. Development is handled by Shift Up's Second Eve Studio, and is the first console game produced by the studio after previously working on mobile titles. Studio head Kim Hung Tae serves as the game's director and artist. Shift Up announced the title in 2019. In 2022, the final title was revealed to be *Stellar Blade*, with Sony taking publishing duties and game becoming console exclusive to the PlayStation 5.

## Gameplay

*Stellar Blade* is an action role-playing video game presented from a third-perspective camera. Players take control of Eve, a woman serving to reclaim a post-apocalyptic and desolate earth from alien invaders called the NA:tives. The game is divided to combat and exploration. In combat, Eve can attack, defend and evade various enemy attacks, with players being encouraged to chain combos and execute finishers. Exploration is available between combat scenarios, and Eve is capable to traverse and investigate the landscape through scaling walls, sliding and climbing with ropes. The game also includes some role-playing elements; Eve acquires Beta Gauge (BG) through perfecting actions in combat segments, which can be then spent on new abilities or attacks, or utilize them for a Burst Gauge, which allows Eve to gain temporary buffs or execute unique moves.

## Development

*Stellar Blade* is developed by South Korean game developer Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5. Prior to its title reveal in September 2022, the game was developed under the codename *Project Eve*.

### Characters and casting

South Korean model Shin Jae-eun served as body model for Eve.

## Release

Shift Up announced *Stellar Blade* under the working title *Project Eve* while hosting a live-event in April 2019, which also announced a mobile title codenamed *Project NIKKE: The Goddess of Victory*. At the time of its announcement, *Project Eve* was slated to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Shift Up maintained low profile on *Project Eve* for two years before reintroducing the game at Sony Interactive Entertainment's PlayStation Showcase 2021, which presented improved and overhauled visuals as well as revealing a PlayStation 5 version without mention of the previously disclosed platforms. *Project Eve* was shown again at Sony's State of Play of September 2022, which revealed the final title as *Stellar Blade*, a 2023 release window and the game being picked up by Sony as a publisher. On December 28, 2023, Sony confirmed that *Stellar Blade* is slated for a 2024 release.

## Gallery

### Trailers

Project Eve - PlayStation Showcase 2021- First Trailer - PS5Stellar Blade (previously Project EVE) - State of Play Sep 2022 Story Trailer - PS5 Games
## References

1. ↑ *Stellar Blade* - PS5 Games, *PlayStation.com*.
2. ↑ https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/project-eve-confirmed-for-ps5-gameplay-trailer
3. ↑ https://www.essentiallysports.com/gaming-news-who-is-shin-jae-eun-and-whats-her-stellar-blade-connection-heres-everything-to-know-eve-character-face-model/
4. ↑ https://twinfinite.net/2019/04/project-eve-nikke-announced/
5. ↑ https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/project-eve-confirmed-for-ps5-gameplay-trailer
6. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/project-eve-gets-a-new-title-2023-release-window
7. ↑ https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/28/playstation-in-2024-highlights/