Summary
Stellar BladeandNieR: Automataare finally collaborating.Stellar Blademay have been an unexpected success for some, but it’s already on track for even more popularity. In addition to expanding the game’s available platforms,Stellar Bladedeveloper Shift Up is figuring out what the next titles it will release are. Fans ofStellar Bladeanticipate a sequel, and the developer is also working on a free-to-play title that may bear similarities to this game.
Stellar Bladehas taken off as a hit title for PlayStation. With estimates of over 1 million copies sold in its first two months, its success doesn’t appear to be stopping anytime soon. Developer Shift Up has geared up for the next steps for this release, which includes work on aPC port forStellar Bladeas well as a sequel to the game. There have already been some DLC additions toStellar Blade, but fans were told to expect even more in the future.
Stellar Bladewill be releasing aNieR: Automatacrossover DLC later in 2024. During theSeptember 2024 State of Play,Stellar Bladewas given a spotlight in a trailer showcasing the game’s long-anticipated photo mode. At the end of the trailer, Eve is shown walking across a platform as a transition shows her and her gear morphing intoNieR: Automata’s 2B, accompanied by Pod 042. As 2B walks into the frame, the City Ruins theme fromNieR: Automatabegins to play.
Stellar Blade Gets a NieR: Automata Collaboration
There are manyStellar Bladefans who have also enjoyedNieR: Automata, and a lot of gamers recognized the various similarities between the two games as more information surroundingStellar Bladewas revealed. In addition,Stellar Bladedirector Kim Hyung-tae has been very open about howNieR: Automatainspired the projectthat his game ultimately became. The story of an android-adjacent being struggling to justify the information they’ve been told and the truth they learn through experience may sound familiar to fans of the former.
It is unclear how much content theStellar BladexNier: Automatacollaboration will add to the game so far. The tagline for the DLC states that “worlds collide,” which could be nothing more than exciting jargon to convey the nature of the collab, but it could also be interpreted as a flag for some sort of additional story event. Gamers are hoping that this collaboration will add story missions, and given the reality-warping nature of the narratives of both games, there’s a chance thatKim Hyung-tae andNier: Automatadirector Yoko Tarowill play around with a crossover that integrates both characters into the same world.
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RECLAIM EARTH FOR HUMANKIND The future of humanity hangs in the balance in Stellar Blade, an all-new story-driven action adventure. Ravaged by strange, powerful creatures, Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of the decimated human race has fled to a Colony in outer space. After travelling from the Colony, 7th Airborne Squad member EVE arrives on the desolate remains of our planet with a clear-cut mission: to save humankind by reclaiming Earth from the Naytiba – the malevolent force that has devastated it. But as EVE tackles the Naytiba one-by-one, piecing together the mysteries of the past in the ruins of human civilization, she realizes that her mission is far from straightforward. In fact, almost nothing is as it seems…
