The main premiere of the spring game release season will be the dynamic slasher Stellar Blade from Korean developers from the Shift Up Studio. Long before its release, the project created a lot of noise among gamers and media representatives, all because of the attractive appearance of the girls in the game. In particular, journalists began to worry about the overly sexual image of the main character Eva, which has already become the subject of entire articles. Their arguments caused a lot of objective criticism from ordinary users, and now the key creator of Stellar Blade, studio CEO Kim Hyun Tae, decided to comment on the situation.
The developer, in his statement, rather carefully reminded that the gaming industry is just one of the many forms of art where complete freedom of creativity is possible. When asked by Japanese journalists from the Ruliweb portal, Kim Hyun Tae said that games are just entertainment, and Stellar Blade is no exception. As the developer notes, he understands the concerns of the Western community but urges them to be less critical of their project.
I know that in the West, game characters are expected to look realistic in many ways, and that multiple issues such as gender and racial diversity are intertwined. However, Stellar Blade is just entertainment and a cultural product. I hope you'll keep an eye on this because a fun action game has just been released.
— said Kim Hyun Tae, CEO of Shift Up.
Stellar Blade will be released on April 26 on PS5, and later the game should also be released on PC.
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