Stellar Blade is an excellent sci-fi action game that a small, ill-defined number of unhinged gamers have latched onto as the latest front in a made up culture war on boobies. After petitioning the studio behind the PlayStation 5 exclusive to “free” the game from unsubstantiated claims of censorship, some of them are declaring victory now that a new patch has added additional sexy costumes. But not everyone’s satisfied.
A May 24 update to Stellar Blade brings a 19-boss-rush “challenge mode,” new quality-of-life features, and additional nano-suits for its protagonist Eve. Since combat and boss fights are the heart of Stellar Blade, the new mode is a great way for players to put to the test the skills they’ve spent the game honing. And things like staying locked on to enemies when switching from long-range weapons to melee attacks are welcome improvements.
And then there’s the new suits. In addition to the White Kunoichi and Black Kunoichi, there’s now Midsummer Redhood and Midsummer Alice outfits available to buy and craft. These are effectively variants of the original Bunny and Cybernetic Bondage suits, two of the suits that some players loudly derided as “censored” because a pre-release patch made them slightly less revealing, even though Stellar Blade’s director said the changes were made for aesthetic reasons .
Proponents of the “Free Stellar Blade” petition are calling this a massive victory and preparing to pack up their bags before moving to a.
