Phantom Blade Zero is an upcoming action role-playing game with hack and slash elements being developed and published by Chinese[2] game studio S-GAME for Windows and PlayStation 5. The game will feature fast-paced, third-person combat set in a dark, samurai-themed world. The game is a spiritual successor to the game Rainblood: Town of Death.[3]
| Phantom Blade Zero | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | S-GAME |
| Publisher(s) | S-GAME |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5[1] |
| Platform(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
editPhantom Blade Zero is set in the Phantom World, a shared world with other games developed by S-GAME. In Phantom Blade Zero, the player controls Soul, an elite assassin who serves an organization known as The Order. Players can explore a semi-open world split into large connected areas while fighting perilous foes. The combat utilizes a two-button combo system that lets the player unleash stylish attacks and a block that drains stamina. The game's combat has been compared to Dark Souls and other Soulslike games.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Plot
editThe main character Soul is framed for the murder of The Order's patriarch. Soul gets severely injured in an ensuing manhunt and a mystic healer saves Soul from dying with a magic cure. The cure lasts for 66 days and Soul must find who framed him for murder before his time runs out.[3][11]
References
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