Phantom Blade Zero: Release date, trailer, and everything you need to know

There aren’t many, but what fans can find speaks to a really big console exclusive

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  Owen S. good
  

• on May 25, 2023 2:10 PM

Of the 25 trailers shown during Wednesday’s PlayStation show, it seems the one fans were talking about the next morning was also the most memorable. that it ghost code zerofrom S-Game, and its genre/style/features can also be hard to describe as a kitchen sink.

We’ll do everything we can to get you up and running in this interesting adventure, which at least seems to offer players an elegant sword-and-melee combo in a world based on feudal China.

What is Phantom Blade Zero all about?

It is a role-playing game that should delight fans of modern role-playing games like Ghost of TsushimaAnd Sekiro: Shadows die twiceAnd Wu Long: Fallen Dynastyparticularly as they share themes from Asian culture.

but Ghost Blade Zero Layers on a lot of its own traditions with an amazing blend of martial arts and steampunk. Become a Dark Raider exiled by The Order, set out on a path of revenge, and uncover Wulin’s darkest secrets! he tells her Official YouTube List.

a PlayStation blog post From S-Game founder Soulframe Liang after the show said, “Phantom World”, the universe in which the game is set, is a world where many types of powers converge. You’ll find Chinese Kungfu, complex machines reminiscent of steampunk, occult arts, and interesting stuff that doesn’t quite fit into any of those categories.”

The protagonist, named Spirit, is an assassin who has been framed to kill the leader of The Order. After being mortally wounded, a magical healer saved the soul’s life, but only for 66 days. So, there is a race against time through the game’s narrative to defeat the enemies of The Order and bring justice to those responsible.

Of the game’s visual presentation, Liang said, “The dark/gloomy visual style you’ll see a lot in the game is a deliberate decision. The gloomy world makes the characters with golden hearts really stand out.”

Other than that, the S-Game website is mum, leaving things to the teasers and screenshots. Good place to find more a newly created subredditwhere fans pulled out parts of the trailer and highlighted what they think of it Ghost Blade Zero You will receive it when it is released.

Is Phantom Blade Zero a soul-like game?

This is a question many fans ask, given its comparisons to Sekiro And Wu Longbut Liang says Ghost Blade Zero Not necessarily a Soulslike game.

“We’re big fans of the hack-and-slash genre,” Liang said. “The most popular today are the ‘strategic action game’, like Soulslikes and Monster Hunter. They choose to slow things down a notch or two, giving players more time to think strategically.

Liang added, “But this approach doesn’t convey the kind of action-fest we have in mind, namely, the sleek, spectacular movements in ’90s Kungfu films.”

Who is S-Game, the developer of Phantom Blade Zero?

S-Game is a studio based in Beijing. Ghost Blade Zero (And executioners) appears to be his first Western release.

If this is Phantom Blade Zero, is there another Phantom Blade game out there too?

S-Game is also a developer Phantom Blade: Executioners, a side-scrolling “dark Kungfupunk action game” for Android, iOS and Windows PC. This game has been and is playable in several closed beta tests Listed as “coming soon” on Steam.

You can watch the gameplay Phantom Blade: Executioners Below for a taste of S-Game’s 2D action slices.

Liang said the Phantom Blade cannon his studio has created consists largely of games launched on mobile devices in China, not the West. The Phantom Blade series evolved from another game called Rainblood: City of DeathIt is an indie game developed by Liang at RPG Maker and released in 2010.

What is the Phantom Blade Zero release date?

The game does not have one yet. Wednesday’s trailer was the first of its kind ever Ghost Blade ZeroThe trailer did not mention a launch date or window.

Is Phantom Blade Zero a PlayStation exclusive?

the games Official Website It lists PlayStation 5, Steam, and the Epic Games Store as platforms, so yeah, it appears to be a console exclusive title for PlayStation.

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