Stellar Blade Demo - PS5 First Impressions - Every Mode Tested!

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  • Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
  • Coming from South Korean developer Shift Up, Stellar Blade is the team's very first effort in the AAA console space and an excellent one at that. As a PS5 exclusive the comparisons boil down to three graphics modes today, where the demo build reveals the balanced mode offers up the best trade between 60fps performance and image quality.
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    00:00 Intro
    01:30 Tech Overview
    06:34 Mode Comparisons
    09:12 Balanced mode frame-rate test
    10:11 Performance mode frame-rate test
    11:24 Resolution mode frame-rate test
    12:41 Verdict
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Комментарии • 2,5 тыс.

  • @user-nt8dy4xw9r
    @user-nt8dy4xw9r 2 месяца назад +959

    I’m a Korean and it’s surreal to see a console game from my country getting this much attention (Lies of P as well). Heartwarming!

    • @8Paul7
      @8Paul7 2 месяца назад +150

      I hope more korean studios will focus on singleplayer AAA PC and console games instead of endless MMO and mobile stuff!

    • @Jadty
      @Jadty 2 месяца назад +59

      Asia will win. Stay strong, brother.

    • @biggiebutters2251
      @biggiebutters2251 2 месяца назад +61

      Gamers around the world will reward great games and developers no matter were they are from. Shift Up is about to become a household name amongst gamers.

    • @djinnxx7050
      @djinnxx7050 2 месяца назад +4

      It's amazing how much Korea has progressed since they stopped eating fido. On a serious note though, last I heard of such things occurring was somewhere around the mid 2000s, likely a more rural thing but shit happens. Since then, Korea has seemingly turned into a great destination for tourism and technology, and is now looking to be on the cusp of becoming a new technological powerhouse to replace Japan.
      I wager, if current progression can be maintained, Korea will effectively be the new Japan in another ten or so years, and a few Korean developers will be held in equal regard to top Japanese ones. Or better even, especially when considering that many of the old marks are kinda currently pissing in their own whisky barrels these days with all the pandering to twatter leftists.

    • @anaguma90
      @anaguma90 2 месяца назад +27

      Enjoy the moment friend, and be proud of your fellow countrymen! Hope there's many more great Korean single player games in the future!

  • @crestofhonor2349
    @crestofhonor2349 2 месяца назад +1146

    Considering that this is Shift Up's first fully 3D game, it's quite impressive what this studio did

    • @Phyllion-
      @Phyllion- 2 месяца назад +43

      Not many are aware that this is a studio made of veterans with pretty famous games under their belt prior to grouping up under this new name.

    • @daysgone2997
      @daysgone2997 2 месяца назад +8

      @@Phyllion- what games?

    • @regulator18E
      @regulator18E 2 месяца назад +19

      ​@@daysgone2997 im not claiming its famous, but i think a lot of them worked on Blade and Soul together

    • @XiLock_Alotx
      @XiLock_Alotx 2 месяца назад +2

      @@regulator18E I remember hearing about blade and soul. Don’t think it did particularly well. But they obviously gained some experience from that project towards stellar blade

    • @regulator18E
      @regulator18E 2 месяца назад +5

      @@XiLock_Alotx yea I think it was one of those middle of the pack MMOs that just kinda blended in with all the others that came out at the time. I'm vaguely familiar with it but never tried it, it's wuxia themed, and that's not really my thing. Stellar blade seems great so far though. I knew nothing of it before the drama started, but the demo instantly sold me, I'm a sucker for most ARPGs lol

  • @bumpndump9643
    @bumpndump9643 2 месяца назад +1133

    1440p 60fps on console, i missed you so much! ShiftUp putting other AAA devs to shame

    • @shrekrealista5045
      @shrekrealista5045 2 месяца назад +37

      Well, there's still plenty of games running at 1440p 60fps.

    • @Zer01neBDTDev
      @Zer01neBDTDev 2 месяца назад +50

      GOW R ? Horizon Forbidden West ?
      Because yeah, HFW is far more detailed than This.
      Not even talking about DMC V and his 120FPS Mode and has far ahead characters details than This.

    • @mechanicalmonk2020
      @mechanicalmonk2020 2 месяца назад +39

      This was supposed to be the 4k60 generation

    • @mechanicalmonk2020
      @mechanicalmonk2020 2 месяца назад +23

      ​@@Zer01neBDTDevshhh, those games are "woke"

    • @CactousMan639
      @CactousMan639 2 месяца назад +9

      @@mechanicalmonk2020 Yeah, disgusting characters and writing in HZH... but GOW:R too?

  • @EVPointMaster
    @EVPointMaster 2 месяца назад +219

    Love Toms sense of humor. 4:16 "So much of what's on show is at least nicely embellished with movement" as he shows the PHYSICS.

    • @Linkl0nk
      @Linkl0nk 2 месяца назад +3

      i got spooked for a sec because as i was reading this comment, that comment came up in the video at the exact timing i started reading your quote lmao. That was weirdly perfectly timed

    • @leonardomatheus1888
      @leonardomatheus1888 2 месяца назад +11

      Based man of taste

    • @Alexander5R
      @Alexander5R 2 месяца назад +5

      I really liked he stayed serious and professional while saying and showing.

    • @ijiikieru
      @ijiikieru 2 месяца назад +3

      lmao, I think he was talking about the scenery though.

    • @ewjiml
      @ewjiml 2 месяца назад

      @@ijiikieruoh he definitely was talking about the scenery. The skin scenery.

  • @dark-cn9yq
    @dark-cn9yq 2 месяца назад +383

    Shift Up did a great job optimizing this game

    • @mattmaas5790
      @mattmaas5790 2 месяца назад +9

      I mean, it's a UE4 game with no ray tracing, so it shouldn't be hard to run well, right?

    • @Pakitorocker
      @Pakitorocker 2 месяца назад +60

      @@mattmaas5790 tell that to Square and their performance mode in FFVII Rebirth that looks blurry af (also UE4 with no RT, btw)

    • @KhromTX
      @KhromTX 2 месяца назад

      Yeah it's a last gen game, it shouldn't be surprising that it runs well. ​@@mattmaas5790

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 месяца назад +17

      @@Pakitorocker That game is WAY more ambitious than Stellar Blade lmao.

    • @cookingsauce8274
      @cookingsauce8274 2 месяца назад +19

      ​@@Pakitorockertbf that game has a lot more going on than stellar blade

  • @billybadass7718
    @billybadass7718 2 месяца назад +322

    The game is very solid. When the demo ended, I wanted more.

    • @ActNasty5
      @ActNasty5 2 месяца назад +10

      Me too. I was like okay im ready to play this asap. Then i saw the release is at the end of the month🤦🏻‍♂️😂

  • @miguelroman4294
    @miguelroman4294 2 месяца назад +50

    No pop in NPC's in site! Solid 60FPS! Beautiful 30FPS resolution mode and so much more. Great job Devs. 🎯

    • @scarpusgaming
      @scarpusgaming 2 месяца назад +1

      sight*

    • @asifmetal666
      @asifmetal666 Месяц назад

      This almost never happen to PlayStation exclusives games. Only handful of games sometime shows some lunch but it fixed very fast.
      Days Gone is the only game that lunch kinda bad but it fixed within first week almost

    • @miguelroman4294
      @miguelroman4294 Месяц назад

      @@scarpusgaming phone auto type lol

  • @8K240hz
    @8K240hz 2 месяца назад +390

    One of the best parts of this game is honestly the soundtrack, I found myself just chilling at the save points just to listen to the record player music. Lol

    • @HowdyYT
      @HowdyYT 2 месяца назад +24

      Don’t have a ps5, but I’m getting even stronger nier automata vibes now that I’ve heard some of the sound track

    • @Granhier
      @Granhier 2 месяца назад +14

      @@HowdyYTSame studio without Keiichi Okabe working on it

    • @joelmangalonzo8836
      @joelmangalonzo8836 2 месяца назад +22

      @@HowdyYT apparently, a lot of the soundtrack was made by the studio Monaca led by Keiichi Okabe -- the composer of Nier series soundtrack

    • @Alexthelion93
      @Alexthelion93 2 месяца назад +2

      Same, bro! I found myself humming along, haha. It's some Nier tier sounding music. 🎵

    • @turbotrup96
      @turbotrup96 2 месяца назад +2

      It's just ripping Nier Automata off, nothing special

  • @KarlRock
    @KarlRock 2 месяца назад +110

    Releasing a demo shows how confident they are in their game. Good for them. I’m sure it’ll massively boost pre-orders. Looking forward to trying it out after I finish Dark Souls 3 (I know, I’m years behind 😅).

    • @AmanVerma-zg5iw
      @AmanVerma-zg5iw 2 месяца назад

      Kaise h ji!!?? 😂
      I see you love digital foundry as well karl bhaiya... Boht saare comments me dekhta hu.. Btw love your vids

    • @gontsekganyago4079
      @gontsekganyago4079 2 месяца назад

      Patient gamer

    • @Dasm.
      @Dasm. 2 месяца назад +1

      Karl plays DS?! my man. Love your videos bro

    • @HellzAssassn
      @HellzAssassn 2 месяца назад

      It most certainly did. Stellar Blade is currently #1 on the preorder charts via both Amazon & Sony storefronts in numerous countries, worldwide.

  • @fabiorosolen
    @fabiorosolen 2 месяца назад +2056

    Don't let Alex see this.

    • @MegaDeth859
      @MegaDeth859 2 месяца назад +147

      😅

    • @BigBoss-tq3oc
      @BigBoss-tq3oc 2 месяца назад +704

      if you listen carefully you can hear alex crying in the background

    • @fabiorosolen
      @fabiorosolen 2 месяца назад +63

      @@BigBoss-tq3oc 🤣

    • @valk5041
      @valk5041 2 месяца назад +33

      Context?

    • @vickybengali
      @vickybengali 2 месяца назад +36

      Alex is right tho

  • @Obviousthrowawayaccount
    @Obviousthrowawayaccount 2 месяца назад +50

    Korea’s breakout singleplayer title? This game looks great

    • @JagsP95
      @JagsP95 2 месяца назад +10

      Lies of P before this but yeah

    • @Entreped
      @Entreped 2 месяца назад +3

      @@JagsP95 I was blown away with how good LoP ended up being. I thought it was going to be just another cheap souls clone. Korea is killing it lately and not just with video games either. They have had some great TV shows come out as well.

    • @beardalaxy
      @beardalaxy 2 месяца назад

      ​@@Entrepedas someone who doesn't like souls games, I actually had a fun time with lies of P for the extent that I played it and that's really saying something.

    • @3ofSpades
      @3ofSpades Месяц назад +1

      Lies of Paynus 2: Stellar Ass

  • @SteveJonesOwnsDSP
    @SteveJonesOwnsDSP 2 месяца назад +101

    I knew Balance mode was the one, just by looking at Eve's bangs in the pause menu, and comparing to the other modes. It was the best looking image, while retaining the higher framerate. Plus, the jiggle physics simply look better at 60fps.

  • @Mkilbride2599
    @Mkilbride2599 2 месяца назад +469

    Game runs beautifully, puts many games to shame on PS5.

    • @craigharris41
      @craigharris41 2 месяца назад +28

      Sony helped make the game

    • @celeschil007
      @celeschil007 2 месяца назад +3

      somebody misses Forspoken? :q

    • @Fytyny
      @Fytyny 2 месяца назад +4

      It also looks like a game from PS4, for full price...

    • @Krampus6-1-6
      @Krampus6-1-6 2 месяца назад +46

      Looks way better. ​@@Fytyny

    • @immortaldragon7980
      @immortaldragon7980 2 месяца назад +41

      ​​@@Fytynylol tell me you're a salty Xbox Fanboy without telling me you are a salty Xbox fanboy 😂😂😂

  • @8K240hz
    @8K240hz 2 месяца назад +191

    I haven't been this excited for a new game release in a long time.

    • @mattmaas5790
      @mattmaas5790 2 месяца назад +8

      Can u explain why, I don't get it

    • @EonHSD
      @EonHSD 2 месяца назад +37

      @@mattmaas5790Combat is pretty good. Music is an absolute banger. Presentation is very satisfying and feels huge, like a sci-fi epos. Visuals are also very good. And the level design feels very nice and scratches and itch that not many games did for me. This feels like a mix of Devil May Cry, NieR Automata and Sekiro and I’m all here for it.

    • @8K240hz
      @8K240hz 2 месяца назад +16

      @@mattmaas5790what EonHSD said

    • @mineralwater6736
      @mineralwater6736 2 месяца назад

      @@mattmaas5790 IGN employ?

    • @mattmaas5790
      @mattmaas5790 2 месяца назад

      @EonHSD well that does sound good. Can you explain the story a little to me? And are there skill trees for the combat?

  • @WholesomePotato1
    @WholesomePotato1 2 месяца назад +11

    I briefly saw the graphics settings in this video - it's very nice that they let you tweak the motion blur intensity! :) Lots of console, even PC games, have a simple on/off toggle.

  • @polskagurom12345
    @polskagurom12345 2 месяца назад +518

    i stand behind that protagonist anyday

    • @illegalfoodz8402
      @illegalfoodz8402 2 месяца назад +65

      As do the rest of us.

    • @alexisestrada9188
      @alexisestrada9188 2 месяца назад +9

      Thought the saying was beside....ohh I get ya

    • @RTX4050Games
      @RTX4050Games 2 месяца назад +35

      Well there would be a long queue

    • @tysopiccaso8711
      @tysopiccaso8711 2 месяца назад +17

      Porn addiction is bad

    • @Mattened
      @Mattened 2 месяца назад +25

      @@tysopiccaso8711Coomers everywhere. Sad

  • @Kysen10
    @Kysen10 2 месяца назад +232

    Rear automata

    • @cube2fox
      @cube2fox 2 месяца назад +58

      Buttonetta

    • @billybadass7718
      @billybadass7718 2 месяца назад

      Nice!

    • @venomfuryx3250
      @venomfuryx3250 2 месяца назад +58

      Sexiro Automata: IGN France Cry Twice

    • @nayyarrashid4661
      @nayyarrashid4661 2 месяца назад +39

      ​@@venomfuryx3250IGN France may cry.

    • @KillyRR
      @KillyRR 2 месяца назад +4

      @@venomfuryx3250 🤣🤣🤣 Based

  • @SnakeGamerPS5
    @SnakeGamerPS5 2 месяца назад +37

    Regarding HDR, I found it much better leaving 65/55/45.... if anyone wants to test...

    • @user-ez1kx3vs2u
      @user-ez1kx3vs2u Месяц назад

      55 60 100 better

    • @SnakeGamerPS5
      @SnakeGamerPS5 Месяц назад

      @@user-ez1kx3vs2u It varies a lot, depending on the type of TV panel, I just left one suggestion.

  • @colinmx.
    @colinmx. 2 месяца назад +28

    Lol light interacts woth the rubber material on their suits 😂

  • @parasolo89
    @parasolo89 2 месяца назад +192

    Looks like the devs poured much love and care for Stellar Blade, will definitely pre-order this game.

    • @mechanicalmonk2020
      @mechanicalmonk2020 2 месяца назад +6

      "love and care"

    • @maineman5757
      @maineman5757 2 месяца назад +14

      @@mechanicalmonk2020 I will be shooting I mean pouring my love and care to this game as well.

    • @nayyarrashid4661
      @nayyarrashid4661 2 месяца назад +9

      ​@@maineman5757I will try my skills as a one handed gamer with this one. I have to customize a controller now.

    • @baronsengir187
      @baronsengir187 2 месяца назад

      How does it look like that?

    • @KillyRR
      @KillyRR 2 месяца назад

      @@nayyarrashid4661 👌

  • @wiremesh2
    @wiremesh2 2 месяца назад +77

    I'd just like to note that for anyone familiar with Hyung Tae Kim's illustration work over the last 20 years or so, I think he actually is showing some restraint in his character designs here.

    • @arielm9847
      @arielm9847 2 месяца назад +20

      I played Blade and Soul for a few years. Stellar Blade is definitely holding back compared to his usual designs.

    • @chrisanderson7820
      @chrisanderson7820 2 месяца назад +2

      Lol, I was wondering why it reminded me of Magna Carta

    • @3ofSpades
      @3ofSpades Месяц назад

      Absolutely no one is showing any restraint with their hands after seeing these characters. We need reverend paynus.

  • @LastDreamy
    @LastDreamy 2 месяца назад +46

    I was half half on the game before trying out the demo, then the boss & trailer at the end of the demo blew me away on top of the soundtrack. Happy to see a DF review about it great work.

    • @OscarHazeGaming
      @OscarHazeGaming Месяц назад

      Hope you stayed for the bonus new boss fight that unlocks afterwards, because I grinded that sucker for at least three hours to really test out the combat.

  • @cun7us
    @cun7us 2 месяца назад +34

    I definitely enjoyed it more with their native, Korean language with English subtitles. However, I appreciate that they lip-synced the characters to all the spoken languages which is very rare.

    • @charliemilroy6497
      @charliemilroy6497 2 месяца назад +1

      I really like the English vo, which is very rare for me. I play all Japanese games in Japanese and most others in German including the last of us, so those characters belong to those actors in my mind.

    • @cun7us
      @cun7us 2 месяца назад +1

      @@charliemilroy6497 indeed, the English one is good, much better than I expected. I usually choose that by default but for an Asian game like this, Korean language felt more fitting.

    • @charliemilroy6497
      @charliemilroy6497 2 месяца назад +1

      @cun7us I think the setting makes a big difference as well as the voice cast. English VO for Asian games as well as anime is notoriously bad because they often try to mimic the style of the Japanese or whatever. Yakuza has to be Japanese for me, but Final Fantasy XVI I will play in English when I get round to it. Stellar Blade doesn't appear to be a Korean setting even though the cast all seem to be Asian (not very diverse, I know), and I don't know any Korean and subtitles in games are poorly presented and/or I need glasses (I'm fine with TV and movie subtitles).

  • @javier3108
    @javier3108 2 месяца назад +9

    Thanks Tom for such a professional and thorough analysis, even for "just the demo". You always do great!

  • @no2war274
    @no2war274 2 месяца назад +74

    Looks rather solid in every aspect, nice surprise. Combat and music are a treat. It's a blast from the past, fun and beautiful, no bs. I hope it sells millions. Great coverage Tom, thank you.

    • @ignacio6454
      @ignacio6454 2 месяца назад +1

      It will! Don't doubt it, it will be nice to see.

    • @AI-qd4vb
      @AI-qd4vb 2 месяца назад +1

      @@ignacio6454 it will sell a few millions and thats about it... Lets be serious... It will come nowhere close to something like Bayonett or DMC, and those games' sales range from 2 to 7 million the most successful.

    • @TimeMasterOG
      @TimeMasterOG 2 месяца назад

      It's literally topped pre order charts so yeah it's sold well already

  • @andrethevegan_
    @andrethevegan_ 2 месяца назад +26

    man this demo was way better than i expected. This is a day one for me.

    • @mechanicalmonk2020
      @mechanicalmonk2020 2 месяца назад +1

      Remember to hydrate and moisturize your other hand too

    • @andrethevegan_
      @andrethevegan_ 2 месяца назад +2

      @@mechanicalmonk2020 Not all of us are incels that are looking forward playing this sorry buddy.

    • @stuckintheinbetween
      @stuckintheinbetween 2 месяца назад +3

      @@andrethevegan_ So you're an "incel" that's just not into video game characters? That's fine.

    • @JagsP95
      @JagsP95 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@andrethevegan_i dont think you know what incel means 😂

    • @andrethevegan_
      @andrethevegan_ 2 месяца назад

      @@JagsP95 you

  • @ekaaaaaans
    @ekaaaaaans 2 месяца назад +12

    Great review Tom.

  • @user-xw5xq6dm4d
    @user-xw5xq6dm4d 2 месяца назад +15

    Thanks for covering this game.

  • @SIPEROTH
    @SIPEROTH 2 месяца назад +12

    Quite the Stellar performance. I disagree that it needed some of the new visual goodies now in fashion like RT etc.
    By keeping it relatively "old tech" they managed to perfect what they had and make it perform quite well.
    If they went with UE5 stuff and RT lighting and all that it would have been another immortals of Avion that gets upscaled from extremely low resolutions and looks like Vaseline was all over the screen.

    • @juju7462
      @juju7462 2 месяца назад +2

      It is still blurry as hell

  • @Starflddrms74
    @Starflddrms74 2 месяца назад +13

    Shaping up nicely

  • @grrdondon
    @grrdondon 2 месяца назад +9

    Now this is a best way to promote a game - show a demo that runs great, looks great, has options, and looks fun to play and experience and is old-school - totally wish-listed it! Thanks Tom! (I just hope there won't be any bg3 act3 performance moments in the full game )

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 2 месяца назад

      The second best way. The best way would be to have a _free_ demo. I really don't get what's behind this new trend to make people pay for what's essential an ad.

  • @techsamurai11
    @techsamurai11 2 месяца назад +5

    Impressive selection of modes and a functioning 60fps mode out of the box. Hats off to the team!

  • @just_a_turtle_chad
    @just_a_turtle_chad 2 месяца назад +78

    The fact that the CEO gave all his employees a PS5 to enjoy Stellar Blade is so heartwarming.

    • @MercerVerse
      @MercerVerse 2 месяца назад +9

      I see you literally everywhere, you'll be commenting in my dreams next

    • @Bawrabawla
      @Bawrabawla 2 месяца назад

      @@MercerVerse ooh ooh, can I do that, comment in your dreams? I promise I will be nice!!!

    • @MercerVerse
      @MercerVerse 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@Bawrabawla Stay away bruh

    • @Bawrabawla
      @Bawrabawla 2 месяца назад +1

      @@MercerVerse 🥺😭

  • @apgdanielricardo8196
    @apgdanielricardo8196 2 месяца назад +25

    The soundtrack feels so good, one of the few times I'm "vibing" with a relaxing soundtrack

  • @Bynoe
    @Bynoe 2 месяца назад +1

    Have you guys ever considered measuring response time as a part of your testing? I'd be curious to know if the temporal reconstruction used for the balanced mode adds any input delay in comparison to the raw 1440p performance mode.
    I think it would be a useful, relevant and interesting metric to measure in any event.

  • @parazels83
    @parazels83 2 месяца назад +13

    Good candidate for 4k@60 mode on PS5 Pro.

    • @D-D--
      @D-D-- 2 месяца назад +2

      Questionable. With an uptick of only 45% in rasterization i'm not sure.

    • @brunogm
      @brunogm 2 месяца назад

      @@D-D-- 1800p reconstructed maybe but i would prefer a enhanced perf mode @ 120fps 1440p

  • @adamb6119
    @adamb6119 2 месяца назад +4

    Good game! I've finished the demo and I'm sure I will buy the full version.
    I really like their approach with changing only the resolution. It simplifies the choice for people with 4k displays and is a a "no brainer" for people with full HD screens.

  • @MrHamof
    @MrHamof 2 месяца назад +16

    10:55 Feel like they should have an option to disable the frame-cap for people with 120hz VRR displays. Especially with the performance mode being what it is.

  • @KeeteleKeet
    @KeeteleKeet 2 месяца назад +2

    Fantasstic work as always. You never miss with these.

  • @sabakunovedo
    @sabakunovedo 2 месяца назад +132

    The game is simply incredible in more ways than one. Dev team deserved all the praise for achieving this level of quality.

    • @turbotrup96
      @turbotrup96 2 месяца назад

      like what? Name some.

    • @sabakunovedo
      @sabakunovedo 2 месяца назад +17

      @@turbotrup96 everything from level design, character design, combat, performance, visual quality, game mechanics... all of this was executed with such high standards in Stellar Blade that it easily rivals the work done by much larger and more experienced dev teams

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 месяца назад +8

      @@sabakunovedo The character design is the very generic Eastern 'waifu' aesthetic that you see in a million Korean mmos and live service games. The other elements of the game are pretty mediocre. I'd recommend you play Lies of P, Sekiro, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, or Nioh. This game had the backing of Sony, it's not like it's a tiny team with zero budget.

    • @turbotrup96
      @turbotrup96 2 месяца назад +3

      @@sabakunovedo Graphics' quality is on a level of PS4 games. In fact, some of said games actually look better than Stellar Blade (FF7R, DMC5, Horizon games, TLoU2). And because of that, PS5 is able to hold it all together with decent performance. (EDIT: and also, just like the person above me said, they obviously did get some of Sony's help)
      Artistic choices are very generic, at least when it comes to the environment; just a post apo destroyed city, not much else to see here.
      Game mechanics? It adds nothing new to the genre, or did I miss something? The freshest idea it's had that I've noticed was moving a footbridge while swimming, and I'm pretty sure even that is not new.
      I don't mind the character designs, but I also see nothing new here besides simple, tight, shiny suits inspired by works like Gantz -- being worn by typical moe characters designed by eastern asian artists.
      Level design, as in: platforming - is decent. I think they did a bit more than they would do in most other eastern slashers, and, especially, jRPGs.

    • @sabakunovedo
      @sabakunovedo 2 месяца назад +11

      @@hihihi1q23 yep, played all of the listed games and still appreciate what Shift Up did here
      If the team sucks, no amount of backing and money will help turn the game into a polished final product

  • @prav3304
    @prav3304 2 месяца назад +3

    6:58 the green ring on her back has more resolve in Performance mode than Balanced mode. I've seen similar cases where Performance mode has more resolve than Balanced in many other areas, even when camera is still.

  • @DontGiveUp_Skeleton
    @DontGiveUp_Skeleton 2 месяца назад +11

    It really surprised me and I was already looking forward to it. Best combat I played in ages, it's complex and satisfying foundationally.

    • @baronsengir187
      @baronsengir187 2 месяца назад

      How so?

    • @DontGiveUp_Skeleton
      @DontGiveUp_Skeleton 2 месяца назад +3

      @@baronsengir187 Parrying that is well rewarded and forgiving. Enemy attack patterns that are well telegraphed but punishing if you try to spam through them. Enemy types that require different approaches. And I say foundationally because the demo is the opening to the game, where Eve is at her most limited in terms of what she can do. For instance, one of the first free gets is a pseudo mikiri counter.

  • @AndyMetalHeadBR
    @AndyMetalHeadBR 2 месяца назад +214

    Take a note Capcom: This is the correct way to optimize a game.

    • @Karlach_
      @Karlach_ 2 месяца назад +40

      DD2 running at 30 FPS is honestly just embarrassing and speaks to the dev's laziness. The PS5 and XBSX are more than capable of running a game with the last gen graphics DD2 has at 60 FPS.

    • @LN.2233
      @LN.2233 2 месяца назад +27

      Capcom made DMC5 that looks better than this and has as many performance modes with more than 5 enemies on the screen at once.

    • @omikis2082
      @omikis2082 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@Karlach_I blame series s

    • @ACameronUK
      @ACameronUK 2 месяца назад +7

      It’s the cpu usage because of physics calculations that slow DD2 down, not much to do with the visuals. 🤷‍♂️

    • @noodleman4555
      @noodleman4555 2 месяца назад +16

      @@Karlach_ As someone who knows it well, I mostly blame the Engine. It wasn't made for a game of that scale, it was originally made for linear horror games and is now being hamfisted into every major Capcom project forcefully.

  • @gunnerfan2000
    @gunnerfan2000 2 месяца назад +11

    How refreshing to get a well optimized game

  • @sreenivasmurali9366
    @sreenivasmurali9366 2 месяца назад +19

    Excellent demo

  • @rokkudayo
    @rokkudayo 2 месяца назад +152

    Alex ain't even in the video but he's getting cooked lmao

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 месяца назад +42

      Which is weird. He made a totally valid point. The character design is bland and generic fanservice. People make fun of this stuff on twitch all the time with all the e-girls, but somehow it's bad when you say it about this game?

    • @leighsherval1023
      @leighsherval1023 2 месяца назад +38

      ​@@hihihi1q23there is something weird going on with the bot-like responses to this game. All from the anti woke crowd

    • @TheTurbanator123
      @TheTurbanator123 2 месяца назад +34

      ​@hihihi1q23 just sounds like a debate between west and east. She's not bland to a lot of people. Also she will have 30 costumes. I think Tifa looks more bland and I dont dislike tifa. But so many animes have done characters like this. But when its done in live action or a game people come out of the woodwork to shit on it pretending like there aren't millions of people who love it and will pay money for it.

    • @rob19ny
      @rob19ny 2 месяца назад +14

      The clowns showing up as expected.

    • @yarikistaken
      @yarikistaken 2 месяца назад +91

      @@hihihi1q23Generic by what standards lmao? I haven’t seen a character like this in a while. Just say you don’t like attractive women

  • @superstew79
    @superstew79 2 месяца назад

    It’s so good to be hearing Tom doing more vids lately

  • @Starless85
    @Starless85 2 месяца назад +7

    Gotta love these Korean games from studios almost none of us have heard of coming out highly polished while Japanese and western games come out the gate blind drunk.

  • @karl343
    @karl343 2 месяца назад +60

    Such a stellar performance, definitely a day one purchase.

    • @cun7us
      @cun7us 2 месяца назад +5

      *Stellar. Just like the title.

  • @DJBV
    @DJBV 2 месяца назад +14

    I like using the balanced mode sure its not perfect 60 but its good enough for me

  • @kevinbrodacki
    @kevinbrodacki 2 месяца назад +1

    How did you manage to record gameplay while covering your eyes?

  • @maegnificant
    @maegnificant 2 месяца назад +2

    These are some of the best renderings of rubber materials on suits I have seen in a videogame

  • @Dragonfury3000
    @Dragonfury3000 2 месяца назад +11

    This game will sell really well I bet

  • @astreakaito5625
    @astreakaito5625 2 месяца назад +6

    Very clever resolution and performance profile. They clearly meant for people with VRR to use the balanced mode and a performance mode for those won't don't, or like me would rather use BFI instead.
    It's very impressive and nice to see a dev on their first try actually understand critical stuff like this when so many others don't.

    • @brunogm
      @brunogm 2 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, maybe with post launch updates they can add 40fps mode. And fix any issues of balanced reconstruction.

  • @barnuner
    @barnuner 2 месяца назад +5

    I wish all games could be optimized like this. I couldn’t tell much of a difference in picture quality besides the obvious 30 vs 60fps.

  • @deviantarsenal
    @deviantarsenal 2 месяца назад +6

    Shift Up and Neowiz/Round 8 (Lies of P) came out swinging and hit a homerun on their first attempt at making a quality game with smooth, consistent performance! It's wild how some game devs can make these beautiful games run at 60FPS but some devs simply can't figure it out. I love Fromsoftware but just about all their games have terrible frame pacing and usually suffer with poor performance when they first release. I don't know anything about making games but it's just interesting to me that some devs really know how to make a well polished game and some still struggle after years of knowledge and experience...

    • @scragglie
      @scragglie 2 месяца назад

      for some reason japan is perpetually like 20 fucking years behind tech and optimization wise. none of them seem to understand how to fucking optimize and stabilize their goddamn games anymore. fromsoft, capcom, square, they all have been putting out just dogshit performance in their games recently.

  • @spinksy173
    @spinksy173 2 месяца назад +44

    I've liked the look of this game since the announcement and was straight on the demo, and I have to say I'm shocked at just how good this game is.

    • @freshnesbro3792
      @freshnesbro3792 2 месяца назад +1

      crazy right, their first game, and it's much better than from studios, that have been in the game for 20 years.

  • @divinitymode9364
    @divinitymode9364 2 месяца назад +3

    Looks great, plays great. Total banger. All that’s required are toggles for chromatic aberration and film grain.

  • @frokenok
    @frokenok 2 месяца назад +1

    Stellar job from ShiftUp!
    26th April can't come up soon enough

  • @ff_user
    @ff_user 2 месяца назад +1

    I love that there's a demo. It looks good, so I'll definitely try it out. Great video, as usual.

  • @Fellipe2k5
    @Fellipe2k5 2 месяца назад +93

    “Bygone Era Woman” - DF

  • @jeronimo196
    @jeronimo196 2 месяца назад +29

    Where is Alex?
    Is he safe, is he all right?

    • @Karlach_
      @Karlach_ 2 месяца назад +8

      He's in the corner rocking back and forth and crying.

    • @jamessouth3808
      @jamessouth3808 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Karlach_he praying for a future where lead characters will be overweight purple haired lesbians (male or female)

  • @ragashingo2105
    @ragashingo2105 2 месяца назад +2

    Good overview... and whoever was playing took their time to learn the game. I appreciated the decent combat performance with good parries and dodges throughout!

  • @Shingatsu279
    @Shingatsu279 2 месяца назад

    Great video but i have small question : if the actual screen resolution is limited to 1080p (wether by the screen itself or in the PS5 settings), does that impact performance in Balanced Mode since the game actually doesn't need to go all the way up to 1440p/4k ?

    • @brunogm
      @brunogm 2 месяца назад +1

      the games still goes 4k or 1440p but the PS5 downsamples to actual output.

  • @opal817
    @opal817 2 месяца назад +11

    Now that's quadruple A hair tech.

  • @fwabble
    @fwabble 2 месяца назад +3

    Performance mode for me without question and thank you SO much devs for that!

  • @userOmi-sensei
    @userOmi-sensei 2 месяца назад +10

    The Demo runs smoothly in balanced mode❤

  • @Thelgow
    @Thelgow 2 месяца назад +1

    I actually play on a 1440p monitor. So how would that work out? Just Performance should be fine?

  • @C1K47
    @C1K47 2 месяца назад +43

    Alex has left the building

  • @yagami999913
    @yagami999913 2 месяца назад +9

    It's crazy how the locked 60fps mode in a freakin' action game is now considered a "backup" for "some players". Thank god SHIFT UP doesn't think like this.

    • @Entreped
      @Entreped 2 месяца назад +1

      No kidding. I don't care how good a game is, I won't play 30 fps anymore. I'm glad people still enjoy 30 fps, but for me it's a major headache waiting to happen. This is especially true if the game is action focused. And for $70 per game, that 60 fps better be locked with solid frame pacing.

  • @Archeteo
    @Archeteo 2 месяца назад +1

    I am confused, the image quality in Performance Mode is a native 1440p, but Balanced Mode varies from 1080p to 1440p. Wouldn't that mean the resolution is actually better in Performance Mode?

  • @manohmanusa
    @manohmanusa 2 месяца назад +1

    I have a 1440p monitor, so would Performance mode be my preferred option? Or would Balanced mode still be better 'sharper image' despite not having a 4k display?

    • @brunogm
      @brunogm 2 месяца назад

      Temporal and reconstruction issues or your sensibility to it will decide. 4k res mode will get "free" 4X AA at 1080p output

  • @ChoongYeow
    @ChoongYeow 2 месяца назад +35

    Dang DF reviewing a bygone era game? what would alex say?

  • @soulhunter6.6.6
    @soulhunter6.6.6 2 месяца назад +27

    My most anticipated game of 2024. Can't wait to play it

  • @JohnThornburgh
    @JohnThornburgh 2 месяца назад +1

    Can’t wait to play!

  • @Slambear
    @Slambear 2 месяца назад +167

    You get games like stellar blade and lies of p coming out with flawless performance from small studios, then you have games like dragon's dookie 2, or skull bones from large studios. Bruh.

    • @TheBean87
      @TheBean87 2 месяца назад +4

      Lies of p is a Xbox one game and this isn’t doing anything special.

    • @LN.2233
      @LN.2233 2 месяца назад +34

      There's a big difference between linear action games and open world action games. Shocker.

    • @Spede667
      @Spede667 2 месяца назад +36

      Interestingly enough both Stellar Blade and Lies of P are from South Korean studios using UE4. It's like the Hyundai cars beating Toyotas all over again.

    • @ghostray3252
      @ghostray3252 2 месяца назад +60

      @@LN.2233 And nobody forced the devs to make a open world game. Their choice, their responsibility to put out a decently performing game. You are not going to buy a mechanically flawed performance sedan based on the logic of "it is much more difficult to make a performance car compared to an everyday car," are you?

    • @mattmaas5790
      @mattmaas5790 2 месяца назад +6

      Because actually being a cool and interesting game is more important than flawlessly running something boring and uncreative.

  • @jadedrivers6794
    @jadedrivers6794 2 месяца назад +37

    Good to see DF kept it professional this time around.

  • @TaeSunWoo
    @TaeSunWoo 2 месяца назад +6

    My eyes have been blessed during this demo

  • @blackwidow7804
    @blackwidow7804 2 месяца назад +2

    Whats better mode for my 1080p TV? Performance or balanced? PS5 will downsample the image to 1080p anyway so should i go with performance?

    • @thedudely1
      @thedudely1 2 месяца назад +2

      yes performance mode would probably make more sense. There could still be a minor benefit to image quality by going up to the balanced mode, but most likely not, because of the reconstruction artifacts. Quality mode would provide a minor image quality improvement I would assume because of the higher amount of downsampling.

    • @Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch
      @Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch 2 месяца назад

      1080 is the max res you'll see, any other setting makes no difference

    • @blackwidow7804
      @blackwidow7804 2 месяца назад +1

      @@thedudely1 the balanced mode might actually have worse image in my case becouse of the fsr2 artifacts i think while having performance dips.

    • @thedudely1
      @thedudely1 2 месяца назад

      @@blackwidow7804 yes I agree. I would be curious to hear if you notice a difference in image quality between performance mode and quality mode on a 1080p display

  • @CrispyJohnsonYT
    @CrispyJohnsonYT 2 месяца назад +1

    really looking forward to this one

  • @smashingwarden
    @smashingwarden 2 месяца назад +4

    The demo actually convinced me to buy the game and support Shift Up. I actually chose Performance mode as I was playing, it was evident it was a 60fps lock 🙂, but I guess I'll try balanced mode now.

  • @unnoticedhero1
    @unnoticedhero1 2 месяца назад +6

    I love that they included a native 1440p option with no reconstruction, I can't stand the artifacting in these methods, especially in hair and particle effects, IMO the performance mode looks best.

    • @brunogm
      @brunogm 2 месяца назад

      yeah which AA method ?

  • @TheJukeboxzero
    @TheJukeboxzero 2 месяца назад

    I realize this is a visual review, but man the music was so good. Especially, chilling at the camp listening to the record player.

  • @user-vm9gm5ns3h
    @user-vm9gm5ns3h 2 месяца назад +2

    Preordered this

  • @mikem2253
    @mikem2253 2 месяца назад +7

    Day 1. The demo was a blast, ran very well, and the characters are easy on the eyes. Perfect combination. Was going to wait for PC but the Ps5 balanced mode looks good and is basically 60fps with VRR TVs. Getting mad Nier vibes which I am all for. Would have liked to see an uncapped VRR mode for us with those TVs, especially the performance mode.

    • @TimeMasterOG
      @TimeMasterOG 2 месяца назад

      You were going to wait for pc on a ps5 exclusive?? Meaning you'd be waiting like a good 3 or so plus years?

    • @mikem2253
      @mikem2253 2 месяца назад

      @@TimeMasterOG i’m waiting for certain games like FF7 Rebirth. That game has a terrible performance mode on PS5. I buy on PS5 so long as the performance mode is good.

    • @TimeMasterOG
      @TimeMasterOG 2 месяца назад

      @@mikem2253 oh fair enough. So because the performance on ps5 is amazing your going to get it on the ps5 basically?

    • @mikem2253
      @mikem2253 2 месяца назад

      @@TimeMasterOG Correct. My PC demolishes the PS5 but if the game looks and runs well on PS5 i’ll never wait. Spiderman 2, GoWR and Horizon FW are all games i’ve bought on PS5. GoW 2018 is absolutely stunning on PC though.

  • @rocstarang5747
    @rocstarang5747 2 месяца назад +6

    1440p/60 is plenty for a console. No complaints from me 👍

  • @rasheeddaley6773
    @rasheeddaley6773 2 месяца назад +3

    The music sounds amazing

  • @HaloinfiniteEternal
    @HaloinfiniteEternal 2 месяца назад +1

    Wait @ 6:40 the performance mode is native 1440p while balanced is lower between 1080p to 1440p ? I know balanced is upscaled but theoretically the performance mode should look better with a higher native resolution so it’s a bit confusing as to why balanced looks better but I guess the reconstruction up to 4k explains that

    • @brunogm
      @brunogm 2 месяца назад

      Reconstruction costs some ms if one takes FSR with a RX6700 as example.

  • @yogiwp_
    @yogiwp_ 2 месяца назад +21

    Finally ordered a PS5!

    • @yogiwp_
      @yogiwp_ 2 месяца назад +1

      Played the demo and it's an absolute blast!

  • @benmcmanus4154
    @benmcmanus4154 2 месяца назад +4

    This is turning out to be a really well-produced game. And pretty fun too, going from the demo! I think this will be looked back upon as a classic in the PS5 generation.

  • @WhiteBoyGamer
    @WhiteBoyGamer 2 месяца назад +28

    thanks for being a real journalist

    • @LewisHamiltonMSPR
      @LewisHamiltonMSPR 2 месяца назад +4

      That username would cause some snowflakes a triple triggering:
      White = REEE!
      Male = REEE!
      Gamer = REEE!

  • @Lewdology
    @Lewdology 2 месяца назад +24

    The Physics. Yep.
    Jokes aside, I was very impressed and frankly surprised the actual gameplay is so good. It takes from my favorite games and improves on some of them. Nier automata had basically no boss fights and you fight the same robot in various configuration ad nauseum, so it's great to see cool enemy designs instead.
    EDIT: Where is the photo mode though? You can't make a game like this and NOT have a photo mode...

  • @misiopuchatek152
    @misiopuchatek152 2 месяца назад +6

    1:43 tell that to Microsoft and 30fps cinematic experience...

  • @smashingwarden
    @smashingwarden 2 месяца назад +3

    11:18 I read that part of the soundtrack was composed by the team that did Nier's OST and I think this one does sound like it 👍

  • @RicardoAtenas
    @RicardoAtenas 2 месяца назад +54

    Gonna be so funny when Alex covers this game when it comes out to PC

    • @artvandalleigh7894
      @artvandalleigh7894 2 месяца назад +31

      I hope it runs flawlessly on PC so we can see Alex wage internal war against himself.

    • @RicardoAtenas
      @RicardoAtenas 2 месяца назад

      @@artvandalleigh7894 and also with super well done deep settings for optimization

    • @afropovic
      @afropovic 2 месяца назад +29

      He'll boycott it like he did Atomic Heart and Hogwarts Legacy. DF seem quite lenient towards his political views.

    • @skyMcWeeds
      @skyMcWeeds 2 месяца назад +10

      Alex would be welcome to work with Sweet Baby Inc then 😂

  • @elgranpeyo
    @elgranpeyo 2 месяца назад +11

    I'm keep getting more hype for this game

  • @MrMetalforever5
    @MrMetalforever5 2 месяца назад +30

    As nice as the ladies and graphics are to look at, I REALLY dig the creature and world design, I’m looking forward to playing the game just to see more of the insane designs.

    • @nayyarrashid4661
      @nayyarrashid4661 2 месяца назад +6

      These things get kind of lost in the cacophony of this Woke disgusting crowd. The game has pretty solid footings.

    • @largesmallworld
      @largesmallworld 2 месяца назад +1

      Few monster/alien designs amaze me but those showcased in the demo have impressed me.

  • @asimmehmood8868
    @asimmehmood8868 2 месяца назад +4

    Game looks and sounds amazing! I am especially surprised by the soundtrack which sounds beautiful.

  • @juraj_b
    @juraj_b 2 месяца назад

    I played this last night and was blown away how smooth it was. Worth playing just for that!

  • @mistermcking8445
    @mistermcking8445 2 месяца назад +3

    Well done Shift Up!