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"It's very important for us to feel like we are defining our game": Phantom Blade Zero devs want their kung-fu action game to shake up the genre, and I'm already spellbound by its stylish grace

Hands-on | S-Game's upcoming action-adventure game that channels fierce kung-fu battles with challenging spectacle action

Phantom Blade Zero lead says the advice he's taking from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads is to "cut things" from the kung fu action RPG and "polish the rest"

Phantom Blade Zero lead says the advice he's taking from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads is to "cut things" from the kung fu action RPG and "polish the rest"

"The most important thing is to delete things"

'Phantom Blade Zero' Director Says 'Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Mistake Was A Wake-Up Call For His Team

'Phantom Blade Zero' Director Says 'Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Mistake Was A Wake-Up Call For His Team

In a new interview, Phantom Blade Zero's director breaks down the game's new trailer, hitting the release date, and what kung fu punk really means.

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Phantom Blade Zero director crafts enormous boots for himself, suggesting his action RPG is a blend of Dark Souls, The Witcher 3, and Baldur's Gate 3

That's quite the pedigree

In 15 years of interviewing AAA game developers, I think this is the first time one's straight up told me 'Many people make games for money, but we make money for games'

Well, there it is.

Why 'Phantom Blade Zero's Director Sees The Western Game Industry As A 'Warning' From The Future

In an exclusive interview, 'Phantom Blade Zero's director dives into its story aspirations, Metroidvania inspirations, and the state of the Chinese industry.

After flying around the world to play my most anticipated action RPG, I'm convinced Black Myth Wukong was just an opening salvo for big budget Chinese games

Here's why Phantom Blade Zero is the real deal.

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‘Phantom Blade Zero's Hellwalker Mode Already Feels Like the Game's Killer App

‘Phantom Blade Zero's Hellwalker Mode Already Feels Like the Game's Killer App

‘Phantom Blade Zero's Hellwalker mode is a smart take on difficulty that doesn't just challenge players, but wants to reward perfection of its systems.

As the Chinese game industry flocks from mobile to AAA blockbusters, Phantom Blade Zero's director says the quiet part out loud: 'Good games are good. It's not 'big games are good.''

As the Chinese game industry flocks from mobile to AAA blockbusters, Phantom Blade Zero's director says the quiet part out loud: 'Good games are good. It's not 'big games are good.''

"Good creators can make smaller games or big games."

Phantom Blade Zero is "neither a Soulslike game nor a traditional action game," creator says, suggesting that "maybe it could create a new identity" altogether

Phantom Blade Zero is "neither a Soulslike game nor a traditional action game," creator says, suggesting that "maybe it could create a new identity" altogether

Could Phantom Blade Zero be the first official "Wuxia Action" game?

I play all the big action RPGs every year, and the 'PS2 Golden Age' approach of Phantom Blade Zero is exactly what I want right now

I play all the big action RPGs every year, and the 'PS2 Golden Age' approach of Phantom Blade Zero is exactly what I want right now

And so Phantom Blade Zero goes up a few ranks on my list of anticipated games

People said it wasn't hard enough, so one Phantom Blade Zero dev cooked up a hardcore difficulty mode that changes enemy AI so much it feels more like PvP

People said it wasn't hard enough, so one Phantom Blade Zero dev cooked up a hardcore difficulty mode that changes enemy AI so much it feels more like PvP

This Extreme Mode will only unlock after beating the game for the first time

Even if it isn't a Soulslike, Phantom Blade Zero still wants to channel that "pre-Elden Ring" FromSoftware level design with secrets and layers

Even if it isn't a Soulslike, Phantom Blade Zero still wants to channel that "pre-Elden Ring" FromSoftware level design with secrets and layers

"Level design is something that's very important for us"

Game director Soulframe Liang has used his online nickname for so long he even trademarked it in China, and when Digital Extremes and Tencent came knocking for the Warframe sequel? 'I'm not selling'

Game director Soulframe Liang has used his online nickname for so long he even trademarked it in China, and when Digital Extremes and Tencent came knocking for the Warframe sequel? 'I'm not selling'

The game developer behind Phantom Blade Zero owns his unusual name—literally.

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'Phantom Blade Zero' Is 'John Wick In 16th-Century China,' And I'm Already Obsessed With It

'Phantom Blade Zero' has the chops to be the next big action game, and off the success of 'Black Myth Wukong', it's easy to see how the game could hit it big.

Phantom Blade Zero is a "kung fu punk" action RPG that wants to follow in the footsteps of Black Myth Wukong: "there's a lot of pressure on us, but I think in a good way"

Big in 2025 | Studio lead Soulframe Liang on archetypes, creating a new subgenre, and representing the Chinese games industry through Phantom Blade Zero

Devs and analysts predict Black Myth: Wukong could change games in China - "Wukong is proof a well-made single-player game can be big"

"This is really only still the beginning of major international titles developed in China"

The incredible-looking Phantom Blade 0 is a semi-open-world "rebirth" of a $7 indie JRPG

This is one heck of a glow-up

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My highlight of Sony's PlayStation showcase is, you guessed it, coming to PC

Phantom Blade: Zero looks like Sekiro on a drunken night out.

I love the art and design of these new PS5 games from PlayStation Showcase

I look behind the headlines of the PlayStation Showcase, these are the new PS5 games with the best art direction.

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