Stellar Blade Makes You Use Maths

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Stellar Blade - the game that is perhaps best known for its hot protagonist - makes players solve maths problems.

That's right, a couple of the puzzles in Stellar Blade require a decent grasp of mathematics to solve. So, if it's been years since you stepped foot in a classroom, you might find yourself looking up guides more often than not, because Stellar Blade will really put you through your paces if you can't remember your old maths lessons.

Sorry, Americans, I will keep calling it "maths", with the S.

One of them was sent into our work chat at TheGamer for help, and it's easy to see why. I haven't had to look at numbers this way in years.

Credit to our social media editor Trevor Ford for coming in with the answer almost immediately, and even showing his working. To quote the message he sent over:

You square both and then subtract

37^2 - 21^2 = 928

77 ^2 - 44^2 = 3993

123^2 - 17^2 = 14840

So, 71^2 is 5041 and 6^1 is 36. Subtract the answers and that gives you 5005. And to think, we laughed when our teachers said we'd use all of this in the real world. Although at least we have calculators on us at all times now.

I've been told that there are only two maths-based puzzles in Stellar Blade, so that won't make up the bulk of your time in the game. Well, unless you get stuck on them for ages, I guess. There are other puzzle types, although these are more of what you'd expect in an action game, like dodging lasers and platforming. You can also ignore them entirely if you're not feeling like a completionist, and just focus on the main campaign.

If you want to try this out for yourself, Stellar Blade is out now. It's only out on PlayStation 5, but there is a demo if you want to try before you buy.

You also don't have to worry about which region you buy it in. Despite some fears from fans, the devs confirmed before release day that the game would launch "uncensored" in all countries it's available in. This means that all of the ratings boards it