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Stellar Bladeis a great first attempt for console gaming from Shift Up. The South Korean gaming company has an eye for quality gaming and Sony Interactive Entertainment saw the potential for a partnership. It seems as though the gamble paid off better than expected.
It seems the success of the Soulslike genre heavily inspired the game developers. The ambitious project resonated well with the gaming community; the numbers do not lie, and the game is a massive hit in the Japanese market.
Stellar Blade and the Soulslike Genre Are Carrying the PlayStation Brand in Japan
Shift Upstruck gold with this new franchise and sent the gaming community into a frenzy. All eyes were on the developers leading up to the game’s launch and the fans were already eager to see where the studio would go.
The fans have been asking director Hyung Tae-Kim for an expansion or a sequel forStellar Bladebut have not given any solid answers as to what the studio is working on next.
It is safe to assume that Sony and Shift Up are committed to expanding the series beyond the base game. The Japanese market has held up the PlayStation brand well because of this project and the latest game of FromSoftware and it is evident that the Japanese community is interested in this gaming genre.
Stellar Blade has now sold over 111k physical units in Japan!#StellarBlade– Still in the Famitsu top 30 weekly sales chart 3 months after release!– Stellar Blade and Elden Ring are the only PS5 games in the top 30 chartpic.twitter.com/CtZprbmD6Q
The developers cut corners in the development process of their first console game byfocusing more on the combat and less on the narrative. Although it was unconventional, risky, and unorthodox, it paid off immensely. The director appealed to the gaming community and identified which parts of a game worked.
Stellar blade and Elden ring are the only ps5 games
Director Hidetaka Miyazaki went all out for his latest Soulslike game and wanted to teach the player basea valuable lesson of never giving up rather than quitting.
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The influence of the Soulslike genre inspired indie game developers to step out of their comfort zone. Game developers and players are benefitting from the genre.
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Shift Up already accomplished impressive feats with their first attempt and the game receivedthe highest user score on Metacritic. It is a rare achievement but the talent of the developers exceeded expectations.
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Other game developers should look at FromSoftware and Shift Up for inspiration and aspire to make great games. The Soulslike genre is not for everybody but there is a target audience that will support any project that even slightly resembles the genre.
Miyazaki collected flowers for the success of his latest game and hinted at the possibility ofdeveloping smaller projectswith a similar tone. The future of the genre is looking bright and full of potential.
Shift Up will likely continue down this path and improve on what is already great. Fans in Japan are optimistic to see more from the studio.
What are your thoughts about theStellar Bladesales in Japan? Let us know in the comments section below!
Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
