Stellar Blade director Kim Hyung Tae has revealed that the game’s central theme was inspired by Battle Angel Alita and born from witnessing a taxi drivers’ strike over fears of autonomous vehicles replacing human workers.
“The story came to my mind one day as I witnessed taxi drivers on strike. The strike erupted when self-driving car technologies began advancing, almost hinting at their near-future implementation.”
Watching those events led him to wonder what would happen if humans themselves were replaced by something non-human.
“As I watched them on strike, I asked myself what I would do if this were to happen to me—if one day humans were entirely replaced by something non-human. This is where the theme for Stellar Blade originates.”
Kim said that the team wanted to create an action-adventure game first and foremost.
“We tried to create an action-adventure game that players can enjoy as they follow Eve’s story.”
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