Chinese video game development studios never cease to amaze the West. One of the games that most attracted the attention of the PlayStation Showcase 2023 was precisely a Chinese one, Phantom Blade Zerowhich had amazing gameplay and will have many more features, but will it be exclusive to PlayStation on consoles?
Soulframe Liang, founder and CEO of the developer S-Game, explained that the combat of Phantom Blade Zero It will not be soulslike, but hack ‘n’slash, apart from the fact that it will have details of kung-fu (kungfupunk), dark fantasy and RPG.
The study mentions that it is the game that he always wanted to do and defined it as the “spiritual renaissance of rainblood original”, the first game he worked on.
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Phantom Blade Zero It will have a long duration, multiplayer and a robust endgame
The studio made it clear that all combat scenes are “real” and captured in-game. However, he explained that he used a more cinematic camera or angle and that the final game will have a broader perspective to avoid dizziness.
Phantom Blade Zero it will have “super complex and fast combos”, but it will be easy to execute them thanks to 2 command chains that players can customize, although he warned that it will not be icing on the cake, since doing it correctly will require skill and precise timing (dodge, counterattack).
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Additionally, it was confirmed that Phantom Blade Zero It will have a semi-open world developed in Unreal Engine 5.
Best of all for solo campaign lovers, the title will offer a main story mode that will require 30-40 hours to complete.
As if that were not enough, when the player finishes the main campaign mode, they will be able to find endgame content, which includes multiplayer dungeons, as well as a Boss Rush mode, rogue-like abysses and more.
whatPhantom Blade Zero will it have exclusivity with PlayStation?
It is important to mention that Phantom Blade Zero it was revealed at PlayStation Showcase 2023 and was mentioned to be coming to PlayStation 5, but it’s also known to be coming to PC. Regarding exclusivity, the study confirmed that at the moment “there is no exclusivity with any platform”, according to the question and answer section in the discord project officer (via MP1st).
Unfortunately, the concept of the game began planning in 2017, but formal development began in early 2022, so the release date is still a long way off.
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Phantom Blade Zero has confirmed its development for PlayStation 5 and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), but still has no release date or window. You can find more news related to this series if you visit this page.
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