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Shift Up revealed Stellar Blade: Blood Rain at Summer Game Fest Live, introducing a new melee‑focused protagonist in a dystopian cyberpunk setting. The trailer suggests brutal combat and a provocative jacket-removal moment; the game is described as in early development and is not Sony‑published, with Shift Up pursuing a first‑party service model to market the Stellar Blade IP more directly.
Remedy confirms Control Resonant will follow Dylan's story and Jesse Faden will not be playable. The game is described as an action-RPG with a focus on close-range melee, the Aberrant weapon, and momentum-based combat that rewards aggression. It features divided Manhattan zones with World Quests and other encounters, new character Zoe De Vera, and a streamlined map designed to reduce grind. There will be no multiple endings. Release is planned for 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Mac.
Remedy's Control Resonant preview highlights DNA from inFAMOUS: Second Son, with fast, punchy melee combat, an Aberrant shape-shifting hammer, and city-based traversal. Melee hits fuel abilities, stuns set up finishers, and a smooth combat loop aims to melt enemies, all within a Remedy-style urban sandbox that isn’t fully open-world but emphasizes a cityscape vibe.
Remedy’s Control Resonant is a melee-focused RPG sequel where Dylan is the playable lead (Jesse Faden isn’t playable). It features skill trees and the Aberrant weapon, two quest types (Dylan’s Journey and World Quests), a redesigned map, no open world slog, a dodge-based combat system with no parry, a 60fps target on console and PC, and an on-the-move dialogue system with a single ending, plus Dylan’s outfits are customizable.
Remedy says Control Resonant will be the biggest, most ambitious game yet—a non-safe sequel moving the story beyond the Oldest House with Jesse Faden’s brother Dylan, expanding to the wider city and prioritizing melee combat, signaling a bold push after Alan Wake 2.
The Last of Us Part II originally began as an open-world, melee-focused game heavily inspired by Bloodborne, according to insights from the release of Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II. The game's co-directors revealed that the initial vision was to create a purely melee open-world game with a labyrinthine layout structure similar to Bloodborne, but this direction didn't align with the story Naughty Dog wanted to tell, leading to the game's eventual cinematic adventure format.
The English dub for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will not be available at launch, but will be added via a post-launch update. The game features two fighting styles and fills in the gap of why Kiryu appeared in the seventh mainline entry. It will launch on November 9, 2023, for multiple platforms.
Naraka: Bladepoint is a melee-focused, momentum-based martial arts battle royale game that features combo-laden melee combat and a focus on movement as a core pillar of its design. The game has a thriving player base and offers a PvE story mode called Showdown in addition to its standard battle royale mode. With its unique combat mechanics and grappling hook movement, Naraka: Bladepoint stands out as one of the coolest games in the battle royale genre.