Stellar Blade is Sony’s big release for next month, but if you don’t want to wait, you can get a taste of the game today as a demo has just dropped (after being accidentally released for a minute earlier this month). The demo lets you experience the first chapter of the game or around one to two hours of gameplay. Check out a teaser trailer and a bit more detail, below.
“The demo takes place from the very beginning of the game when Eve, a member of the 7th Airborne Squad is sent to Earth on a mission to reclaim the planet from the Naytiba, up to the first boss fight. This first stage will include the tutorial phase to help you familiarize yourself with basic combat features as you explore post-war Eidos 7, a human city now infested by the Naytiba, giving you an early grasp of gameplay mechanics that will serve you throughout the game’s story. We also have a little surprise included for players who complete the first stage.”
While the Stellar Blade demo just dropped today, some outlets had the opportunity to try it out early, and early analysis from ElAnalistaDeBits seems to indicate this is a very solid technical effort. Unlike a lot of recent releases on console, where Quality mode delivers, but Performance mode doesn’t (or vice versa) Stellar Blade seems to deliver solidly on both fronts. Check out the analysis below.
Stellar Blade actually has three visual modes – Performance, Balanced, and Resolution. The Performance mode looks to run at around 1440p and is a steady 60fps even in intense sequences, dropping at most a frame here and there. Meanwhile, Resolution mode targets a native 4K and seems to maintain a solid 30fps. The only slightly shaky option is Balanced, which uses TAA upscaling to go from 1440p to 4K, although even its drops rarely go below 50fps, perhaps making it a viable option if you have a VRR-capable screen. As for visual quality, there doesn’t seem to be much difference between the modes beyond basic resolution. I’m sure more in-depth analyses will be incoming, but for now, things look good – PS5 players have a slick action-packed experience ahead of them.
Stellar Blade arrives on PS5 on April 26.
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