Analysis of character design
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| Several discussions revolved around Eve's character design. ''[[GamesRadar+]]''{{'}}s Austin Wood meanwhile complained that several of her outfits and the overemphasis on her sex appeal felt at odds with the game's overall presentation, and how little it factored into her personality. However, he added at the same time he "quite enjoyed [the game] both despite and sometimes because of Eve's design". He explained that while her outfits were often jarring, he appreciated her core design, enjoying the subtle details and that she was not just "a walking trope built like a snake that swallowed some melons", and felt the game's best outfits were the ones that had enough material to "embellish and accentuate" her.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ac...sign-and-had-fun-with-this-action-rpg-anyway/ |title=Stellar Blade puts Eve in some incredibly stupid sexy outfits that hurt the game's story, but despite the forced sex appeal I actually love her detailed design |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |date=2024-04-24 |accessdate=2024-04-26 |first=Austin |last=Wood |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...sign-and-had-fun-with-this-action-rpg-anyway/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rachel Kaser of ''VentureBeat'' argued that the character's design wasn't "sexy ''enough''", arguing that while sex appeal "was as interesting a design element as any other" to her, many of the outfits had design elements that clashed with that aesthetic. While she felt elements such as the body suit worked well, others that incorporated aspects such as neckties made other outfits lack coherence, stating "If you’re going to be sexy, be sexy. None of this avant-garde fashion nonsense."<ref>{{cite web |first=Kaser |last=Rachel |accessdate=2024-04-06 |title=Stellar Blade’s Eve isn’t sexy enough, actually |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/stellar-blades-eve-isnt-sexy-enough-actually-kaser-focus/ |date=2024-04-05 |website=VentureBeat |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024040...es-eve-isnt-sexy-enough-actually-kaser-focus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | Several discussions revolved around Eve's character design. ''[[GamesRadar+]]''{{'}}s Austin Wood meanwhile complained that several of her outfits and the overemphasis on her sex appeal felt at odds with the game's overall presentation, and how little it factored into her personality. However, he added at the same time he "quite enjoyed [the game] both despite and sometimes because of Eve's design". He explained that while her outfits were often jarring, he appreciated her core design, enjoying the subtle details and that she was not just "a walking trope built like a snake that swallowed some melons", and felt the game's best outfits were the ones that had enough material to "embellish and accentuate" her.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ac...sign-and-had-fun-with-this-action-rpg-anyway/ |title=Stellar Blade puts Eve in some incredibly stupid sexy outfits that hurt the game's story, but despite the forced sex appeal I actually love her detailed design |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |date=2024-04-24 |accessdate=2024-04-26 |first=Austin |last=Wood |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...sign-and-had-fun-with-this-action-rpg-anyway/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rachel Kaser of ''VentureBeat'' argued that the character's design wasn't "sexy ''enough''", arguing that while sex appeal "was as interesting a design element as any other" to her, many of the outfits had design elements that clashed with that aesthetic. While she felt elements such as the body suit worked well, others that incorporated aspects such as neckties made other outfits lack coherence, stating "If you’re going to be sexy, be sexy. None of this avant-garde fashion nonsense."<ref name="kaser">{{cite web |first=Kaser |last=Rachel |accessdate=2024-04-06 |title=Stellar Blade’s Eve isn’t sexy enough, actually |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/stellar-blades-eve-isnt-sexy-enough-actually-kaser-focus/ |date=2024-04-05 |website=VentureBeat |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024040...es-eve-isnt-sexy-enough-actually-kaser-focus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
| Levi Winslow of ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised her outfit variety instead, feeling that many of them were well proportioned and had good color variety, and helped make Eve "a style icon" due to how she walks "around in heels like it’s nothing. If that’s not slaying the digital runway, then for real, what is?" They additionally felt these would be a boon to cosplayers, drawing comparison to similar fan reactions to 2B and Bayonetta's outfits.<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Kotaku]] |first=Levi |last=Winslow |date=2024-04-25 |accessdate=2024-04-26 |title=Dressing Up In Stellar Blade Is So Much Fun |url=https://kotaku.com/stellar-blade-ps5-game-how-outfits-unlock-1851435563 |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-blade-ps5-game-how-outfits-unlock-1851435563 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a follow up article, Winslow analyzed how many of her outfits complimented her figure, and expressed a preference for how the more detailed and covering outfits enhanced the character's beauty through encouraging the curiousity as to what was underneath, drawing a comparison between a design being stimulating and one being 'sexy' in the sense of being suggestive through elements such as see through fabric. In this manner they drew comparison to ''[[Playboy]]'' centerfolds "tease you with their bodies", and while Winslow didn't want to diminish one option over the other, argued for him blatant nudity would diminish her sex appeal, and added "She’s already hot. Let the clothes create some intrigue."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/stellar-blade-ps5-game-sex-appeal-outfits-1851454261 |title=Stellar Blade's Eve Is Hottest When She's Not Revealing Everything |website=[[Kotaku]] |accessdate=2024-05-03 |date=2024-05-03 |first=Levi |last=Winslow |archive-date=2024-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024050...-blade-ps5-game-sex-appeal-outfits-1851454261 |url-status=live }}</ref> | Levi Winslow of ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised her outfit variety instead, feeling that many of them were well proportioned and had good color variety, and helped make Eve "a style icon" due to how she walks "around in heels like it’s nothing. If that’s not slaying the digital runway, then for real, what is?" They additionally felt these would be a boon to cosplayers, drawing comparison to similar fan reactions to 2B and Bayonetta's outfits.<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Kotaku]] |first=Levi |last=Winslow |date=2024-04-25 |accessdate=2024-04-26 |title=Dressing Up In Stellar Blade Is So Much Fun |url=https://kotaku.com/stellar-blade-ps5-game-how-outfits-unlock-1851435563 |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-blade-ps5-game-how-outfits-unlock-1851435563 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a follow up article, Winslow analyzed how many of her outfits complimented her figure, and expressed a preference for how the more detailed and covering outfits enhanced the character's beauty through encouraging the curiousity as to what was underneath, drawing a comparison between a design being stimulating and one being 'sexy' in the sense of being suggestive through elements such as see through fabric. In this manner they drew comparison to ''[[Playboy]]'' centerfolds "tease you with their bodies", and while Winslow didn't want to diminish one option over the other, argued for him blatant nudity would diminish her sex appeal, and added "She’s already hot. Let the clothes create some intrigue."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/stellar-blade-ps5-game-sex-appeal-outfits-1851454261 |title=Stellar Blade's Eve Is Hottest When She's Not Revealing Everything |website=[[Kotaku]] |accessdate=2024-05-03 |date=2024-05-03 |first=Levi |last=Winslow |archive-date=2024-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024050...-blade-ps5-game-sex-appeal-outfits-1851454261 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
| Fans meanwhile took to a particular clothing option, the "Skin Suit", which covers Eve in a skintight two-toned beige bodysuit with various electronics atop it. Unlockable in the game's demo, the outfit is also the only one that can affect the character's gameplay, as her defensive capabilities are drastically lowered while using it. However as a result players used it as a means to increase the game's difficulty as a viral challenge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/stellar-...-nsfw-skin-suit-without-taking-damage-anyway/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |title=Stellar Blade director advises making Eve wear clothes "as much as possible," but fans are acing the RPG's demo boss in the NSFW 'skin suit' without taking damage anyway |first=Catherine |last=Lewis |date=2024-04-09 |accessdate=2024-05-04}}</ref> Levi Winslow acknowledged how the outfit had gone viral on social media, stating that the reaction was not surprising despite the "beauty is pain" aspect, and compared it to 2B's skirt removing technique in ''Nier: Automata''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Levi |last=Winslow |accessdate=2024-05-04 |date=2024-03-14 |title=Stellar Blade’s Sexiest Outfit Comes With Deadly Consequences |url=https://kotaku.com/stellar-blade-ps5-game-nsfw-skin-suit-hard-mode-1851335212 |website=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> Rachel Kaser on the other hand criticized its appearance, stating it would have been better to have shared Even's skin color and that the "weird duo-colored tan pattern just makes it look like she spilled the wrong shade of foundation all over herself".<ref name="kaser"/> | |
| ''[[Den of Geek]]''{{'}}s Matthew Byrd noted that the developer's statements regarding the character drew some controversy, stating that some had found Eve and Kim's attitude "problematic and simply creepy", and were arguing that a [[fan service]] approach to character design was "regressive" in an environment where many game characters were criticized for not being "sexy enough".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |first=Matthew |last=Byrd |website=[[Den of Geek]] |accessdate=2024-03-15 |date=2024-02-16 |title=How Stellar Blade Became 2024’s Most Controversial Game |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024031...om/games/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rachel Ulatowski of ''The Mary Sue'' argued that the character's design wasn't an issue, but reactions to it from certain groups, particularly in her view [[conservatives]], who called the character a return to "tradition" over a "[[woke]]" mentality in game design upon her reveal. However, she also called out Kim's statements, feeling that along with the above crowd, it painted Eve as the "only woman that men want to see" and further exasperated an issue with hyper-sexualization of video-game characters in the industry by "catering to misogynist men".<ref>{{cite web |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |url=https://www.themarysue.com/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |first=Rachel |last=Ulatowski |accessdate=2024-03-15 |date=2024-03-13 |title=‘Stellar Blade’s Design Isn’t the Problem—It’s How Creepy Men Are Being About It |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024040...ysue.com/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ''[[Den of Geek]]''{{'}}s Matthew Byrd noted that the developer's statements regarding the character drew some controversy, stating that some had found Eve and Kim's attitude "problematic and simply creepy", and were arguing that a [[fan service]] approach to character design was "regressive" in an environment where many game characters were criticized for not being "sexy enough".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |first=Matthew |last=Byrd |website=[[Den of Geek]] |accessdate=2024-03-15 |date=2024-02-16 |title=How Stellar Blade Became 2024’s Most Controversial Game |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024031...om/games/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rachel Ulatowski of ''The Mary Sue'' argued that the character's design wasn't an issue, but reactions to it from certain groups, particularly in her view [[conservatives]], who called the character a return to "tradition" over a "[[woke]]" mentality in game design upon her reveal. However, she also called out Kim's statements, feeling that along with the above crowd, it painted Eve as the "only woman that men want to see" and further exasperated an issue with hyper-sexualization of video-game characters in the industry by "catering to misogynist men".<ref>{{cite web |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |url=https://www.themarysue.com/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |first=Rachel |last=Ulatowski |accessdate=2024-03-15 |date=2024-03-13 |title=‘Stellar Blade’s Design Isn’t the Problem—It’s How Creepy Men Are Being About It |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024040...ysue.com/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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