Let’s clear one thing up: Phantom Blade Zero is not a soulslike. Sure, it has bonfires in the form of ornate bells and challenging multi-stage boss battles.
But, with flashy high-octane combat and cinematic, choreographed action sequences, it’s clear developer S-Game is pushing in a wholly unique direction with the studio’s upcoming RPG. And, after an hour thrashing and flipping through its stunning mythical world, I’ve realized that it doesn’t really matter how we categorize it, because whatever this is, it absolutely rules.
