Shift Up Defends Evie Design for Stellar Blade Sequel, Self-Publishes After 1 Year of Development
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Updated · Push Square · Jun 8
Shift Up Defends Evie Design for Stellar Blade Sequel, Self-Publishes After 1 Year of Development
3 articles · Updated · Push Square · Jun 8
Summary
Hyung-Tae Kim said new heroine Evie was deliberately made shorter and younger-looking so her close-quarters combat feels tougher, cooler and more stylish in Stellar Blade: Blood Rain.
That design choice has drawn some Western criticism that Evie looks too young, especially against the original game’s sexualized character style, though Shift Up argues the smaller model sharpens the contrast with her aggressive fighting.
Shift Up also said it will self-publish the sequel to move more nimbly across as many platforms as possible, even as Kim praised Sony’s support on the first game.
Only 1 year into development, Blood Rain appears to be some way off, while Shift Up is also eyeing stronger reach in markets such as China, where the original sold well on PC.