Stellar Blade is indeed one of the most anticipated games of this year, but since the marketing started and the official trailer of the game was released, controversy has taken place about the design of the female lead of the game. While no one has any complaints about the gameplay, a group of players have been aggressively attacking the developers for the characterization of Eve.

Soon, Eve becomes an ‘Anti-Woke; symbol for the conservative players. Initially, Shift Up didn’t participate in the controversy or release any official statement, but recently, their Game Director has properly explained their point of view.

Shift Up Has Released Their Perspective Of Designing Eve As Their Game Director Stated The Aim Clearly

Before going into the statement Hyung-Tae Kim delivered to defend their objective of designing Eve, one needs to know the source of the controversy. Games often feature women protagonists and nothing generally gets wrong. However, in Stellar Blade, Shift Up has designed their female lead in an attractive way where she wears tight-fitting clothes and does all the actions required in the game. She is a right fit for the gameplay, but not for some players’ minds as they started criticizing her. 

This controversy soon divided the Stellar Blade fanbase into two sides. While one group keeps criticizing her, the other group tries to defend her by putting forward different logic. According to them, she is a gaming character and there’s no point in judging her for this. A fan on Twitter expressed,  “She represents what gaming used to be in terms of character design and sex appeal. It has nothing to do with being horny. Video games are an escape from reality.”

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Previously the gaming director has stated that they have put more attention into designing the back of the characters as in the third-person perspective, players will mostly see the characters from the back. Recently, when the controversy reached its peak, Hyung-Tae Kim again cleared their perspective during an interview and revealed “I believe that careful use of fetishistic elements in costumes can have a very positive effect.” According to him, this not only reflects her personality but also attracts more attention to the gameplay. No doubt, this statement doesn’t satisfy the angry fans. 

Amidst all these, Shift Up proves to value player reviews as they provide players with the solution to the most faced trouble.

Shift Up has Resolved the Most Annoying Slow Response Controller Issue in The Stellar Blade Demo

Stellar Balde is going to be launched on April 26, 2024, but players have been enjoying the demo version of the game for quite some time. However, demo versions often feature serious issues and that’s exactly the case with the Stellar Blade demo. For a few days, players complained about facing an issue where the game responds slowly. Precisely, whenever they press a button on the controller to initiate a command, the animation for that command doesn’t show on the screen immediately. 

This is indeed a vital problem, especially in a combat-based game. However, on March 30, the developers provided them with a solution and stated that if they switched to the TV’s game mode, the response would be immediate. 

This proves that whether controversy or complaints, the developer of the Stellar Blade tackles everything with great care. 

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