Festive Update for 'Stellar Blade': Embrace the Holiday Spirit

Stellar Blade's Festive Holiday Update: A Cozy Christmas in Xion

Get ready for a holly jolly update to Stellar Blade! Arriving December 17th, this festive event brings Christmas cheer to the game with new outfits, decorations, and a mini-game.

New Holiday Attire and Accessories

Deck the halls of Xion with festive flair! Eve and other characters receive stylish holiday makeovers. New outfits include:

• Santa Dress (Eve)
• Rudolph Pack (Drone)
• I’m No Santa (Adam)

Eve's holiday look can be further customized with a Santa Girl hairstyle, Snow Crystal Glasses, Wreath Earrings, and Sleigh Ear Cuffs.

A Festive Xion and a New Mini-Game

Xion itself gets a festive makeover, transforming into a cozy winter wonderland adorned with warm lights and red, green, and white decorations. The Last Gulp and Eve's camp also receive the holiday treatment, complete with new seasonal background music ("Dawn (Winter)" and "Take me away") to create a relaxing atmosphere.

A new mini-game adds to the holiday fun. While details are scarce, it involves targeting a holiday-themed drone for special rewards.

Control Your Festive Fun

The update introduces an option to manage seasonal content, including the Nier:Automata DLC. In the game's settings under Gameplay, you can adjust "Seasonal Event Content" to:

• Auto: Automatically enables or disables seasonal content based on the season.
• Disable: Deactivates seasonal content regardless of the season.
• Enable: Activates seasonal content regardless of the season.

This allows players to enjoy the festive atmosphere at their leisure. Note that changing this setting requires a game restart.

Mixed Reactions

The announcement on Twitter (X) was largely well-received, with many fans embracing the "Christmas Eve" nickname for the protagonist. However, some players expressed concerns about the frequency of event updates in a single-player game with a relatively short playtime (around 30 hours). The need to restart the game to fully experience the seasonal content was another point of contention.

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