We knew that Shift Up was working on a Stellar Blade sequel, but I'm not sure anyone was expecting that sequel to be shown off quite this soon. The follow-up to Eve's debut got a bumper trailer at Summer Game Fest starring an all-new protagonist.
Dubbed Stellar Blade Blood Rain, the trailer follows the sequel's new character as she sneaks through and then eventually fights through a futuristic city that gave off serious Stellar Blade vibes before the title card had even been revealed. It also seemed like the new character was taking orders from Eve over her earpiece.
Shift Up has been openly discussing plans for its Stellar Blade sequel for a while, but the last we heard, it still seemed like it might be a long way off. The studio was scouting locations at the beginning of the year, and as recently as April, Shift Up noted that it wouldn't have anything to show until the sequel had reached a "satisfactory quality".
Clearly, Shift Up believes it has reached that point. Blood Rain certainly looks like it's in a good place. After being shown the cutscene that introduces its new protagonist, we were also treated to...
