Stellar Blade, a PS5 exclusive coming in 2024, is currently at the heart of a controversy and the studio has therefore decided to respond to it. The problem is that it didn’t help things.
Do you know Stellar Blade? If you’ve been following the news around future PS5 exclusives at all, then your answer should be yes. The game made another notable appearance at the last State of Play, revealing its release date in the process. However, he did not only make people happy for a very specific reason. A controversy broke out, and Shift Up spoke out to clarify the situation. But that obviously didn’t convince everyone.
Stellar Blade is controversial, here is the studio’s response
So, have you guessed what it was? This is of course the heroine of Stellar Blade, Eve. For your information, her body is based on that of Shin Jae-eun, a Korean actress and model you may have already heard of. In any case, it is the appearance of the main character that is at the heart of all the discussions. It is judged to be too sensual, to the point that it is almost caricatured or at least far from reality. Some players have therefore expressed their dissatisfaction, and we now have a response from the company.
To be more precise, it was Hyung-Tae Kim, the CEO of Shift Up, who spoke to GamesRadar about this. Already, for him, the shape of Eve when we see her from behind is due to the fact that we almost never see her from the front. The design of this part, which is at the center of the controversy, was therefore a priority. He continues by explaining that we are dealing with entertainment “intended for adults”. Therefore, obtaining such a result is not abnormal. Suffice to say that the players had a little difficulty with his comments, which would not excuse the heroine’s look.
The player constantly sees the character’s back when playing. The design of this part was therefore very important.
Honestly, when I play a game, I would like to see someone prettier than me. That’s what I want. I don’t want to see something normal, I want to see something more ideal. I think that’s very important in a form of entertainment. After all, this is entertainment for adults.