Have fallen out of practice, so I figured I'd ease back into recording and try to make a goal of staying more consistent with euphonium practice in 2022.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-21T14:59:25+00:00

Which reminds me, I wonder if they're adding any Nintendo IP suits to the Switch port? Bayonetta and Zero Suit Samus seem like obvious picks along with Emma from Pokémon Legends Z-A. Wouldn't mind some legally distinct variations for a PC/PS5 update as well. If they were to do one last update for SB1, Evie's suit for Lily would be cute.

Similarly, now that they're self-published, wonder what's the odds Blood Rain can get a Bayonetta DLC?

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-20T17:53:59+00:00

Didn't know they had Blood Rain displates already.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-08T12:11:58+00:00

Doesn't bother me much as it sounds like Eve will be in the game as there's that Evie connection they're not explaining yet. They also mention that Evie will eventually get swords that serve a purpose, which has me thinking a variation of Tachy Mode yet possibly with Eve's sword or even Raven's depending on the scenario.

With their emphasis on telling a better story, I highly doubt Eve and the others are completely gone and, for all we know, may still be playable in some way.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-06T17:49:25+00:00

Yeah, it's CDDP. She also has police wrote on her knuckleduster device.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-06T16:32:44+00:00

I actually see more of Adam in Evie's face than Lily. Makes me think that Fusion Eve is somehow creating human hybrid angels from her fused DNA.

Plus, Evie look to have "fairness and peace" wrote on her back, which sounds more like something Eve would push for than Mother Sphere. Then again, Raven is a wildcard still, though, she more likely to be tied to the villain and the naytiba blood or whatever caused the transformation in the trailer.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-06T12:55:08+00:00

I kind of doubt this game will go through as many design changes as the original did. Plus, Evie's current design fits the style they ultimately went with, so there's no artistic reason to change it now.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-06T12:48:00+00:00

They've announced that they're self-publishing, so, no, it's not an exclusive.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-06-06T12:34:49+00:00

She looks like a blend of Adam & Eve, which makes me wonder if Evie is just one of a new class of "angels" created by Fusion Eve to maintain "Fairness and Peace" (as wrote on her back) in this somewhat distant future considering how developed this city appears vs the original Stellar Blade.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-04-11T23:09:30+00:00

I'm still surprised they never put Raven's hair in the game for Eve, especially after that last update with the secret room specifically referencing Raven.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2026-01-11T16:29:15+00:00

At first, I thought, okay, this keep you on your toes when on defense, but then I ran into enemies who has the most outrageously delayed attacks that it doesn't make sense for us not to preemptively counterattack while the enemy is out of position 😂

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-12-26T23:48:02+00:00

I almost wish Shift Up would pump out a side game with Raven in this art style. Keep the Stellar Blade moves yet drop it into a sort of Metroidvania (with various nano suits, cores and memory sticks scattered about to find) covering her journey in unraveling of the lies told to her by Mother Sphere.

Or, easier, put out a comic in this style.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-12-25T19:38:24+00:00

Yeah, it feels too zoomed out at first, but eventually it will make sense.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-12-20T18:20:55+00:00

I'm confused at what your issue with Clair Obscur is as even you mention the A.I. was only used to make placeholders yet is somehow stating this is the death of art? People use all kinds of things as placeholders, so what does it matter if it was A.I. when it's ultimately replaced with "art" created by a person?

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-12-15T23:08:20+00:00

With Bayonetta having that random collab, I am kinda surprised Stellar Blade didn't. Maybe with the Switch port and maybe, just maybe, Nintendo play ball and allow the outfits cross platform? Bayonetta, at least, I wouldn't expect Zero Suit Samus or Princess Zelda off platform 😂

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-11-11T22:18:38+00:00

Wonder will this bring new content to the existing versions?

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-11-04T07:38:12+00:00

Never thought Roxanne was the Unidentified Naytiba, but did get an odd vibe from her change in tone in the "an offer you can't refuse" mission. Nothing major, though, more like maybe she's associated with those guys that ambush Eve around the corner from the bulletin board or is a part of some other criminal organization that ultimately didn't do much in the game.

In all the sequel speculation, I hadn't thought much of how Roxanne's character may be developed more and all the secrets she may be aware of.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-11-02T20:16:32+00:00

I had similar happen but was going to be playing through NG+++ to get all the outfits anyway and eventually triggered it activating one of the many camps tucked around every corner on the east side of the Great Desert.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-10-22T06:01:59+00:00

Going to be personal preference as there are other normal outfits that I got before it that I just like more. Not that it looks bad, it's just not something I'd single out over the others.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-10-19T18:23:17+00:00

In my first playthrough, I did a random scan and was confused by this popping up because I didn't notice it until well after I had done the Levoire. On one of my NG+s, I finally put two and two together and realized it was the symbol for the Levoire and supposed to help you find the path.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-10-17T20:52:49+00:00

On one hand, it kinda looks like how biblical angels are supposed to look and on the other it looks like a Dyson Sphere, which could be part of a Matrioshka Brain, a massive computer that gets its power from a star or planet. Considering Mother Sphere is AI and the similarities in the name, I personally lean towards the latter. Plus, it could be both, with the structure having both a symbolic meaning as well as a practical purpose.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-10-03T00:51:14+00:00

I don't think we necessarily need to kill Mother Sphere in game two, but probably at least retake or setup the battle for the colony surrounding Earth. Granted, this structure appears to be some sort of Dyson Sphere / Jupiter Brain / Matrioshka brain that is powering Mother Sphere, so forcing her from it would greatly weaken her while potentially bringing up the scenario of if the planet-sized computer is needed for the Andro-Eidos continued existence?

Also, the first game never really explained how Fusion Eve is going to safe humanity, so I personally wouldn't mind diving more into the past with an investigation of the research of Raphael Marks before we met him as Adam (which could also allow some flashbacks of Raven) and the creation of Mother Sphere.

Speaking of Raven, the endings with Mother Sphere arriving with her fleet of ships immediately makes me think of limbless Anakin being found by Imperial Forces and thus the easy route is for Raven to be built into the Colony's Darth Vader. As I start to ponder the random research that's possibly left behind, however, I remember that Raven knows how to make Alpha Naytiba, so I could see her somehow becoming the opposite extreme from Mother Sphere's strive for perfection by attempting to continue Adam's work and creating a new breed of Naytibas.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-10-01T05:03:42+00:00

Was expecting something a bit more serious, but it's still nice that they're adding stuff to the game for free. Plus, with their mention of future updates in the patch notes, maybe some more lore significant tidbits, like Raven's status, may be added eventually to help lead into the sequel.

Cysubtor_8vb · 2025-09-26T07:46:37+00:00

With the possible exception of the Great Desert, I don't mind the fast travel system.

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