Stellar Blade is a 10.

I had never 100 percented a sprawling AAA game before this one. Only something truly exceptional could change that. I scoured every corner of its world out of pure enjoyment. Full completion, albeit several New Game Plus prestiges later... was never what I was intentionally pursuing. I ended up with it as simple cause and effect, a little cherry on top.

For ten years the same title has held the favorite game showcase on my Steam profile. Until now. The music, the story, the world, the combat, the visuals, the lore and the ending (the best one) slowly combined until Stellar Blade rose and claimed that place with a concluded performance befitting thunderous applause and a standing ovation.

I bought the base game at launch on PS5 and every DLC as it released. I then went out of my way to purchase the complete edition at full price a second time, on PC. I finished every objective on console, including New Game Plus. I repeated the entire game all over again with a fresh save, on hard, on PC.

Even after all of that, my heart returns to Xion. I am playing it again, NG+ round five, as we patiently await Blood Rain.

I have given you, reader, the full measure of what this game has meant to me and continues to mean. There is nothing further to add.

I recommend, you buy the game.

This game is a masterpiece. My time with it lives fondly in my memories.

“May your memories live on forever.” — Mother Sphere

A child of Nier Automata and Bayonetta. Fast paced combat, ugly enemies and brutal killing of them, multiple customisation options and Lily. 9/10, gonna do NG+ one day.

i swear gooners make this game's rating high, gameplay is so medicore