Phantom Blade Zero State of Play Provides a Deep Dive Into Combat and the Wulin World - News
by William D'Angelo , posted 7 hours ago / 635 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment and S-GAME during the Phantom Blade Zero State of Play provided a deep dive into the combat and the Wulin world.
View the State of Play below:
Read the details via PlayStation Blog below:
The Wulin world and combat options
The Wulin, our dark wuxia world, is a place rife with conflict and intrigue, where our protagonist, Soul, will encounter citizens in need along his journey. Interacting with them and completing some of the side quests might even open up new story paths and deepen your understanding of this perilous martial world. Secrets are hidden throughout the Wulin, waiting to be uncovered as you learn the truth behind the events that set the story of Phantom Blade Zero in motion.
While exploring the Wulin, you’ll unlock more than 30 main weapons, plus 25 secondary weapons known as Phantom Edges. You can upgrade your weapons and pair them with different accessories to create the build you want. Want to take down enemies from afar? Use summons to assist you in battle? You’ve got plenty of options. Express yourself freely through combat as you fend off assassins, those who have succumbed to darkness, and martial arts masters who plot against you. Defeating some enemies expands your arsenal, giving you even more ways to take on challenging foes. Don’t worry if you second guess a weapon you’ve upgraded or want to switch up your build. You can always reforge it, get those materials back, and reinvest them in another.
Difficulty options
Our range of difficulty options lets new players and even the most experienced action game veterans tailor the experience to their liking. If you’d simply like to enjoy the story, Wayfarer mode is for you. But if you want to ramp up the challenge, try Hellwalker to face more advanced and adaptive enemy intelligence or take on Sixty-Six Days mode, which isn’t for the faint of heart.
Kung fu consultant Donnie Yen
To capture the spirit of authentic kung fu, Donnie Yen serves as our Creative Consultant while also bringing Mó Yuan to life through facial and motion capture. Through his likeness, performance, and creative guidance, Donnie has helped bring the essence of kung fu cinema into your hands. This has been one of the most exciting parts of developing Phantom Blade Zero, and we’ve been dying to share it for a long time. Crossing paths with Mó Yuan will keep you on your toes.
Phantom Blade Zero will launch for the PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on October 29.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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Honestly looks well above my expectations. I hope this does big numbers and I'm glad they delayed it to October where it will have a bit more time to breathe.
On Steam it's tracking ahead of games like Crimson Desert, so it should do well there at least. 300k+ concurrent players(assuming reviews are not terrible)
Yeah it was the top non-free game on the latest Steam weekly charts despite being over 2 months away from launch.
