Shift Up has released a new trailer to show off what the studio has been working on all this time for the sequel to Stellar Blade. Titled Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, the new game will seemingly tap into more of the cyberpunk aesthetic that we’ve previously seen in other games. However, Shift Up hasn’t announced any release date for the title yet, noting that it is still early in development.
The trailer starts off by showing us the busy streets of a city, with a train pulling up at a crowded station. We then get more looks at the various establishments throughout the city, before eventually getting our first look at the protagonist. An entirely new character, the new protagonist seems to go by the name Evie, which bears a striking resemblance to the name of Stellar Blade’s protagonist, Eve. The trailer also indicates that Evie will be more expressive than Eve was.
The trailer then shifts into what looks like gameplay, with the protagonist walking through the cloud as she tails her targets. Eventually, however, these targets start mutating into horrendous creatures, and our hero has to get ready to take them down.
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain will seemingly make use of good old-fashioned fisticuffs as its protagonist’s main fighting style of choice. Whether her moveset can be further expanded by getting new weapon types remains to be seen. Until then, however, she is equipped with a series of rapid-fire punches and wide, sweeping kicks that help her take down her enemies.
The visuals have also seemingly taken a massive jump forward in quality, with the physics of various characters’ clothing and hair being quite impressive.