Summary
AStellar Bladeplayer found an impressive attack animation and shared it with fans who are equally impressed by it.Stellar Bladehas launched to a wave of popularity despite some mixed reception over its narrative and controversy about censorship. The game’s action focus has been its biggest appeal to players that love testing their skills.
Stellar Blade’s combat has a heavy focus on learning enemy attack patterns, but it compliments more patience-oriented gameplay with a lean into player expression, from skill tree customization to collecting thebest outfits inStellar Blade. Players who are used to gameplay that features parry systems or Soulslike combat appear to have had an easier time than newcomers to the genre.
In a post on Reddit, user Hozasaru shows off a clip of their gameplay where Eve performs a unique retribution attack after parrying. They point out that they have only seen the animation captured in this gameplay footage once. In this scenario, the player parries a Naytiba, and is offered a retribution prompt that is followed up by Eve kneeing the creature, flipping it over, and launching into a kick. The clip has drawn attention not only because of how stylish the animation looks, but how unique it is compared to many of the other animations Eve has in fights. Other players have noted that this appears to be one of the only animations they see as they continue playing throughStellar Blade, but some fans have nearly completed the game without seeing this retribution animation once. It seems this animation may be more frequent for those who have learned tomaster the combat system inStellar Blade.
Stellar Blade Appears To Reward Proficiency
Retribution prompts are a bonus for perfect parrying inStellar Blade,and other players mention that they have encountered this retribution animation, but due to a lack of perfect parries, don’t see it often. Some gamers mention that Eve uses this retribution attack more frequently on humanoid enemies, which would explain why it seems so rare, as most enemies in-game are Naytiba. The parry and balance system employed inStellar Bladeis critical to success throughout the game, bearing strong influence from games likeSekiro: Shadows Die Twice, even though some gamers feel thatStellar Bladeis not exactly a Soulslike game.
AlthoughStellar Bladeisn’t necessarily a Soulslike, it does have features that players seek out. While visually distinct from its new parry-focused contemporary,Stellar Bladeshares many similarities withAnother Crab’s Treasure, a game that is also partially inspired bySekiro.All of these games feature parrying and posture, or balance, mechanics that need to be mastered for players to thrive, and likeStellar Blade’sunique retribution animation, some of these games offer cool secrets and rewards to their most proficient players.
