Stellar Blade punishes down-bad fans who equip the viral NSFW skin suit by making the RPG so much harder
The ‘Skin Suit’ is exactly what it seems
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Stellar Blade’s very NSFW character skin makes the action-RPG much harder if you’re down bad enough to equip it.
Last week,Sony rapidly scrubbed a Stellar Blade demo from the PSN storefrontafter it went live a little ahead of schedule. Some people were still able to get in on the action, leading to the discovery of brand new in-game skins for protagonist Eve. One, called the ‘Skin Suit,’ has quickly amassed a dedicated following on Twitter, to put it mildly.
Eve - Stellar Blade #StellarBlade pic.twitter.com/t0bj9pkAj7March 9, 2024
AsAutomaton Medianotes, the Skin Suit has an intriguing description. When equipped, the skin fully disables Eve’s in-game Shield ability, meaning you’ll effectively have less in-game defense to rely on for Eve when using the Skin Suit and thus make yourself far more vulnerable.
“Skin suits are outfits crafted by Mother Sphere,” the description of the Skin Suit for Eve further reads. “It covers the body of the Airborne Squad Member and deploys on its own, or expands and contracts depending on the situation. In other words, it’s like a living skin.”
The lack of a shield for the Skin Suit makes perfect sense—if you ditch all your clothes, you’re going to be left more vulnerable. It’s slightly reminiscent of the self-destruct ability from Nier: Automata, where protagonist 2B could take off her skirt, but her health would drop to just one point.
Stellar Blade launches next month on April 26 as aPS5exclusive. Read our fullStellar Blade interviewwith the game’s director for more on how it’s secretly a fully-fledged RPG thanks to its customization options for Eve.
You can also check out ourupcoming PS5 gamesguide for a look ahead at all the other exclusives coming toSony’s new-gen console.
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.
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