Stranger Than Heaven hands-on report: brutal combat and the glitz of show business intermix
A PlayStation Blog preview explores two sides of Stranger Than Heaven: close-range fighting and the work of producing live entertainment. The hands-on session sampled several periods in Makoto Daito's story, including early twentieth-century Kokura and later scenes in Kure and Osaka.
What to know
The report describes independent left- and right-side combat inputs, weapons with different recovery times, and arena challenges. Away from fights, collected sounds provide ideas for compositions, while performers, arrangements and stage effects influence shows. These observations come from a limited preview rather than a review of the finished game.
Key points
- The announced PS5 launch is January 15, 2027; this is a future release date.
- Music production and combat both feature in the preview, with activities changing across its historical settings.
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