Summary
Stellar Bladelocks its side quests away for a good few hours. Once players make it to the last bastion of humanity, Xion, they can talk to NPCs to get side quests. There are even bulletin boards with side quests, too, and players don’t even have to talk to anyone. These are the most basic types of side quests and they rarely result in engaging gameplay or stories.
Stellar Blade’sbest content is hidden within the NPC-based side quests. For example, there is one called Angel of Death which will unlock adouble jump ability for Eve inStellar Blade. It’s great but does it rank up there as the best overall? Let’s find out with spoilers on.
7A Treasure With A Name
Location: Great Desert
A Treasure with a Name is a later side quest that can be tackled in the Great Desert. June is a nervous NPC that resides in Xion and frantically asks Eve to find her treasure. It’s unknown what this could pertain to, but the investigation begins regardless. The quest marker will lead players to a dead end wherein a wall will explode followed bydozens of robotsattacking players.
There aren’t many side quests or areas in general that force players to fight as many enemies back to back-in this fashion. That’s one reason why it’s memorable. It’s also touching that the treasure turned into the Memorysticks of June’s fallen comrades, all code-named after months of the year like her.
6An Offer You Can’t Refuse
An Offer You Can’t Refuse is another side quest that will take players to the Great Desert. Roxanne is the quest giver and Eve has a bad relationship with her from the start. As a back alley store operator, Eve could seemingly smell trouble on Roxanne’s breath.
This sense turns out to be true wherein players learn she planned to use turret parts for nefarious deeds after the side quest wraps up. It’s an eye-opener moment but not much comes of it. Like most shady characters in life, Roxanne gets to keep operating without penalties. The reward is worth it though as a Body Core can boost Eve’sHP inStellar Blade.
5The King Of The Tunnel
The King of the Tunnel is yet another side quest in the Great Desert but the variety is different than most. Cedric is a fairly generic scrapper in Xion who wants a fusion cell to power up his monitor. The reason comes at the end when the monitor showcases his dead wife and that’s all Cedric has left of her.
That in and of itself makes The King of the Tunnel a great sentimental side quest. The other reason is that players get to surf down a tube as if they were playing anextreme sports gamelikeSSX. The mini-game isn’t that extreme but it is a nice change of pace from the constant combat.
4Looking at You
Location: Wasteland
Looking at You is the first in a trilogy of side quests that will lead to one of the most tragic and heartwarming stories in the game. In a bar within Xion, a soldier named Su asks Eve to get parts to help repair his friend Enya. Enya isa female cyborg, like most in the world, who is missing a way to talk beyond singing and she has no chest or legs.
Players can get her voice and chest back in working order by the end of Looking at You. The other two side quests will help fix Enya’s disabilities in other ways. What makes this series of side quests great is getting a look at the relationship between Su and Enya which evolves over the game’s adventure.
3Lost Ark
Location: Xion
One of the main characters of the game is Oracle, who is the elder of Xion. He’s the one who protects the data of humanity and gives Eve and the others the main quest of objectives. Beside him is a soldier named Mann wholooks like a samuraifrom the future.
Lost Ark is a side quest Mann assigns to Eve, which has her look into a strange door within Xion. After acquiring the passcodes, players can head into the secret bunker wherein they will find a horrific scene of secrets and gore. Mann wasn’t expecting good news from this investigation but he also wasn’t expecting this report.
2Memories In The Doll
Location: Matrix 11
Memories in the Doll takes place in Matrix 11, another one of the game’s few dungeons. Jett, a citizen of Xion, will ask players to find his sister Jade’s lost teddy bear. Around his house is a litter of stuffer bears, givingStellar Bladea freaky vibe akin to a Five Nights at Freddy’s game.
It turns out to be an innocent request though as Jett gets to have closure after Jade’s bear gets retrieved. It’s a weird but sweet conclusion. The best part is the reward though as players will get acostume for Eve inStellar Bladethat will make her look like a teddy bear too.
1Oblivion
Location: Eidos 7
Oblivion is one of the few side quests that will open up a completely new area. It will have players return to Eidos 7, the starting area of the game after a nameless girl gives Eve a request in Xion. With the message, players will get a password to drain the toxic water in Eidos 7’s plaza and there is a whole network below.
It will lead to another bunker full of dead victims that someone tried to cover up. Not only will players get a cool but dark story out of this side question, but they will also get tons of cool materials. This will include several cans that players can collect to unlock bonuses for Eve like expanding her inventory.
