The Stellar Blade Playable Demo Is Now Available on PS5

Nice can't wait to get stuck in this character model viewer demo

That home menu music though!

There's been quite some time since we got a game to play in front of the kids. Friday family time, here we come.

@MomsSpaghetti Exactly, but that's our Sunday repertoire which is strongly needed after Stellar Blade jiggle physics

I'm not going to play the demo until closer to launch but I'm very excited to finally be so close to release for this game! Really looking forward to it next month.

Piano music is excellent, I need that South Corea Vynil

As Reggie Fils-Aime once said "My body, my body is ready"

@Korgon you and me both! Have a good weekend!

Played a bit of the demo and it hasn't really impressed me. I like the game but I don't find it worth buying at launch for full price. I'll wait for a steep discount before I get it.

I shall check out the demo today. The combat difficulty will decide if I pick this up or not. I already have Eiyuden Chronicles Hundred Heroes ready for April 21st.

Edit, the gameplay, the game performance. graphics and story are a lot better than I thought they would be. It has that Sony level of polish. Even the music is great! The combat is pretty hard for someone like myself even on the Story mode but it is enjoyable enough for me to preserve. I was even able to beat a boss in the boss challenge mode on regular difficulty after some practice! I plan on picking the game up on my payday.

I thought the demo was good, but it was the preview and boss challenge at the end that sold me. The skills from the challenge mode give a great sense of how much better the combat gets. I'm really looking forward to this.

Just spent some time playing this and I liked it enough to pre-order a copy. Definitely get some STRONG Bayonetta vibes from it for sure. The music, fighting style, sex appeal, character physique, etc.all make me think ‘Bayonetta’ which certainly isn’t a bad thing! Very much looking forward to playing the full release in a few weeks. Great idea to put a demo out there for this as it absolutely helped inform my purchase decision. More brand new IP’s should be doing this, especially if the devs really stand behind their work.

Just finished the demo. This seems to have all the stuff I enjoy in souls games with none of the stuff that drives me away from them (and yeah, this is definitely more souls than DMC/GoW/whatever), so I'll definitely be getting it.
Boss was very cool even if I expected it to be tougher than it was.

This is so my kind of thing! Stellar () combat, not too easy but not frustrating and nice polygon models. The only thing I don’t like is the PS360 era brownish palette.

Edit: husband now calls this “the perverted souls-like” but already said he is available for a shared playthrough 🤔

Lets go, time for some stellar good time.

Played it and now pre-ordered it. Visuals are incredible, music is fantastic and combat is pretty great. Looks to be a very good game.

Really fun demo

Just downloaded it but definitely concerned after reading some impressions of it. I have very little to no tolerance for stuff like From Software games, hopefully the combat in this one finds a way to be less annoying.

From what I've played of the demo I'm already going to get my wife to get me this for my birthday. It's out not long before it

I had a quick go. I like the strangely serene vibe of wandering around a ruined city - loved that about Nier Automata - and the music makes it even better. Combat seems pretty decent although i don't like the scream that Eve makes on a heavy attack.
I'll most likely enjoy this when I pick it up cheap in a sale sometime.

Nikke has a good story and I'm tired of pretending like it doesn't. These devs seem to try their best to put out quality games so I wish them luck.

Just finished it. I enjoyed it so much I kind of forgot I was playing a demo. And the way it cuts from Eve's final blow on the boss to the highlight reel at the end is stylish as hell.

That demo was incredible!!! I hadn't paid much interest until now but I should have saved my money for this and not Dragon's Dogma. I haven't enjoyed a demo so much for a long time, i'll be getting this for sure

After playing the demo it is 99% a buy for me. Gameplay is fun and tough. Hope the story is at least decent though.

@Zenos Well that explains it then as Nier Automata's score is one of my fav scores ever in any media.

Played the demo this morning, got as far as the Last of Us bloater that came out of the statue after all of the little guy ambush. Maybe I could beat it after a few more tries but I get the idea. I’m in the middle of Ghost of Tsushima now, about 30 hours in, so the similar but not mechanic is messing with my head, and more my fingers. Oh I’m playing GoT on easy, I don’t have time for all of that,will play SB o story next attempt.

My kid, who’s into the hard games, finished the demo - 400 miles away on their laptop at college for those who care about PS app remote play - and they liked it, said the boss challenge was a first try kill. Maybe a holiday gift, got FF7 Rebirth waiting for this summer.

Completed the demo an hour ago and then the tricky liittle boss fight it gives you from the main menu. Loved it. First thing i did, like always was take a look in the settings menu. Auyo loot pick up went on instantly. Good to see lots of options and features for those that may need them tho.
Just for those that are worried by the parry/timing system that can be a little tricky there is a skill tree perk that can be unlocked very early on that makes perfect dodge easier and another to make perfect parry easier. The hardest part i found were reading if the bosses were going to hit multiple time etc. Defenately not as hard as a souls game.

@Zenos So do i as well.

That's me absolutely sold, at first It felt a bit clunky and then halfway through the demo something clicked and that Boss Challenge with a nicely geared EVE was the cherry on top. The parrying is like a lighter Sekiro especially with the Blink counter working a little like the Mikiri counter timing-wise.

I hope it has a good story. Otherwise I'm out of excuses for playing it

Is there any difficulty options? I'm trying to avoid the demo to keep things fresh for when I get the game.

Really enjoyed it, a perfect level of challenge without being ridiculously punishing. This is why demos are great, I'm now sold and will be buying day one

Well, fortunately I didn't dislike the combat, in fact, once it clicked, I really enjoyed what I played in this demo, hyped for the final release. I have a feeling I'll lose a few boss battles here and there but the gameplay is fun enough that I'll definitely keep trying to 'get good.'

That first trashy cutscene almost turned me very negative about this game. But the gameplay was quite good. Not great, just good.

Played the demo yesterday. Pre-Ordered today.

I think this demo is currently the best PS5 exclusive 🤣

Awesome demo.
Chrono Trigger vibes all along.
She has a nice vibe around her....😎
60fps trough the demo.