{"id":29091,"date":"2024-03-28T16:42:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T07:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=29091"},"modified":"2024-03-28T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T07:43:49","slug":"stellar-blade-dev-talks-about-fetishistic-elements-in-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/stellar-blade-dev-talks-about-fetishistic-elements-in-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellar Blade dev talks about \u201cfetishistic elements\u201d in the game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shift Up\u2019s<strong> Stellar Blade <\/strong>releases on April 26 for the PS5, and one of the upcoming title\u2019s most discussed points are its provocative character and costume designs. While many are as excited for Stellar Blade\u2019s fanservice as they are for its sleek battles, there has been criticism of the overt sexuality as well. In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/202403\/27338068.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famitsu<\/a>, the game\u2019s director Hyung-Tae Kim talked about his approach to designing the heroines Eve and Lily, also giving his take on \u201cfetishistic elements\u201d in video game character designs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stellar Blade - Demo Teaser | PS5 Games\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C3GLEPFrlhw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Voluptuous body proportions, tight, revealing clothes and exaggerated jiggle physics \u2013 Stellar Blade\u2019s developers have poured a lot of work into making Eve sexy, and Kim has even commented that his pursuit to \u201ccome up with the most attractive looking body for the user\u201d led him to <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240207-26822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">work with a real-life South Korean model<\/a> famous for her attractive physique. Kim has previously worked on designs for Magna Carta, Destiny\u2019s Child, and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, which all reveal a taste for exaggerated sexiness, but the developer recently spilled some details about how he approached Stellar Blade\u2019s designs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the pronounced \u201cglossiness\u201d of many of Eve\u2019s outfits, Kim explains that the Earth seen by Eve is dominated by destruction and drought that does not cease even when rain falls. On the other hand, the off-world colony where Eve and her companions live has a developed civilization. Thus, Kim strived to express the contrast between the dry Earth and the civilized colony through the character designs. He also mentions that it is not just glossiness that he emphasized \u2013 players will be able unlock new costumes for Eve that have various textures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Kim admits that many of his creative decisions also come from his personal preferences, rather than from Stellar Blade\u2019s lore. One such element is Eve\u2019s extremely long hair, which she wears in a ponytail. Kim reveals that a year could have been chopped off Stellar Blade\u2019s development period if Eve had been short-haired. Likewise, Lily\u2019s ginger hair and freckles are also physical features the developer decided to incorporate based on his personal partiality. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-001.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-001.webp 1000w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-001-380x214.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-001-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-001-600x338.webp 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about some of the \u201cfetishy\u201d elements of Stellar Blade\u2019s costume design, Hyung-Tae Kim responds, \u201cI think that careful utilization of fetishistic elements can bear very good results in terms of costume design.\u201d He explains that this is why he likes to \u201cspice things up\u201d with elements that will draw users in as soon as they spot them and appeal to specific subcultures. By subcultures, Kim likely means things like anime fans\u2019 love of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zettai_ry%C5%8Diki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">zettai ry\u014diki<\/a> and similar. \u201cThis is an important element for video games,\u201d he concludes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s to express an aspect of lore, satisfy personal preferences or appeal to different subcultures, Stellar Blade\u2019s developers have put a lot of work into the game\u2019s visuals \u2013 which is apparent from all the previews we\u2019ve seen so far. We look forward to seeing how this attention to detail will be reflected in the full game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1449\" height=\"875\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1449px) 100vw, 1449px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-002.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-002.webp 1449w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-002-380x229.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-002-768x464.webp 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240328-29091-002-600x362.webp 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10006891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stellar Blade<\/a> is scheduled to launch on April 26 for the PS5. Pre-orders are currently open, and the demo releases on the PlayStation Store on March 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about how <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/stellar-blades-director-is-already-teasing-a-sequel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stellar Blade&#8217;s director is already teasing a sequel<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stellar Blade&#8217;s director addresses the much discussed character and costume designs of the game, as well as his take on &#8220;fetishistic elements.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":29097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-29091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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