IGN has shared a video, showcasing 24 minutes of gameplay from Phantom Blade Zero. In this gameplay video, we get to see the game’s dark art style, fast-paced combat, and a Kung-Fu punk style that blends traditional Wuxia combat with a unique fantasy flair.
According to the devs, Phantom Blade Zero will not be a new Souls-like game. Instead, players will have at their disposal various combos to use. They will also be able to stagger their enemies, similarly to Sekiro.
If I had to describe the game’s combat, I’d say it’s a mix of Devil May Cry and Sekiro. I mean, even the devs themselves said that they were inspired by DmC.
For those wondering, Blade Phantom Zero will be coming to PC. S-Game confirmed that back in February 2024. To be more precise, the game will be available on both Steam and Epic Games Store. However, we don’t know whether its playable demo will be exclusive to PS5, or whether it will be also released on PC.
There are currently no Steam and EGS pages, so you can’t Wishlist or pre-order the game yet. Plus, S-Game hasn’t shared the game’s PC requirements.
Finally, Phantom Blade Zero will be powered by Unreal Engine 5. However, we don’t know whether or not it will support Lumen or Nanite. We also don’t know whether there will be support for NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR or Intel XeSS.
S-Game hasn’t shared any more details about this game. Nevertheless, I really like what I’ve seen so far. And, since this won’t be another “Dark Souls” clone, you should keep an eye on it.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
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"is this souls like?"
"No only the map design, the combat is like dmc"
YES BASED THANK YOU.
Woahow! It feels so floaty here. No weight in movements, jumps, attacks which is very different from the first trailer. I hope they fix it because otherwise the gameplay shown was very promising.
Can't wait for this to end up on PC
Looks good, but I think the market is being saturated with these Asian-themed soulslikes/hack 'n slash games. We're getting this, Black Myth: Wukong, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Where Winds Meet and Project: the Perceiver (and to some extent, the upcoming Dynasty Warriors). We previously got Wo-Long: Fallen Dynasty and Rise of the Ronin. I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting about, but the point remains. People are going to get sick of these real fast.
People need to make peace with the fact that whatever is successful is bound to oversaturate the market, Doom clones, MMO's, survival games, whatever.
I think its just how these entertainment industries move. Last year there were quite a few bigger movies, John Wick 4, Fast 10, Glass Onion that took advantage of the Italian Movie Filming Tax Credits that were enacted a few years prior. I think something similar is happening with games. Like 5-6 years ago a lot of studios felt "wow sekiro is wild popular lets do that" and got to work independent of each other and now all of the games are coming out.
Someday I'll understand why people mention Devil May Cry in all the action RPG games they see, this game is nothing like DMC.
It can see the similarities to Sekiro at least, but it seems to have way more gameplay depth.
In terms of graphics it looks quite bad for a 2024 game, PS4 Graphics, so I assume it has a low budget.
delusional.
sekiro is as souls like and its slow, you people are acting as if sekiro invented feudal japan and blocking and counters. Graphics are fine, "current year" is not an argument most games coming out look cartoonish, not to mention the psx and 16bit grpahics.
You the only delusional person in this entire website, is clear you have no understanding of the industry whasoever when you claim,
I suggest you educate yourself on what graphics design means, then come back once you figure out what yearly standards means, considering the tech available.
As for being like Sekiro, I suggest you do your research on what that entails as well, before putting words in my mouth.
Regardless if you put effort to learn what my comment means or not, I'm blocking you, cause I don't have time for 12y kids who don't understand basic concepts.
Blocking everyone that has a slightly different opinion than yours is indeed the best demonstration of a 12yo behaviour, yet, you're blaming others for being childish.
Hypocrisy 101
Hey I blocked all 3 of the above long time ago, and since we're talking about a different opinion here's one: have you ever thought that some are just idiots that insult and curse others at the expense of their so called "opinion"?
You can't reason with them, their last resort is 5yr old insults at the expense of having the last stand. #delulu
Those 3 up there are fking idiots, scum of the scum.
Hey I blocked all 3 of the above long time ago, and since we're talking about a different opinion here's one: have you ever thought that some are just idiots that insult and curse others at the expense of their so called "opinion"?
You can't reason with them, their last resort is 5yr old insults at the expense of having the last stand. #delulu
Those 3 up there are fking idiots, scum of the scum.
Ofc mate, there’s times you need to block moröns, like you said, but that’s not the case in here. Not by a long shot!
What do you mean by "not the case in here"? On dsogaming? On this article?
Durka durka falls into that category very easily. From what I've seen, he doesn't add value to any conversation. He resorts to insults to prove or 'win' his point which is extremely childish. That would be a candidate for getting blocked.
Well, DMC combat is definitely more elaborate than Souls combat, so this direction is good news at least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFf65H8q1lg
more soulslike garbage
The best the Japanese and Chinese can come up with nowadays are games where the gameplay consists of mindless button spamming, DODGE-ATTACK-DODGE-ATTACK-DODGE-ATTACK.
Soulslike are the sewer pit of game design. How many of these trash games do we need. Pathetic.