Phantom Blade Zero Bucks Soulslike Label, Contains Problem Choices

On the floor, Phantom Blade Zero appears like a Soulslike, however developer S-Recreation has bucked that label, bluntly saying that anybody who has performed the demo now is aware of that it’s not. It took half in Summer time Recreation Fest after making a “large splash” a PlayStation Showcase final 12 months.

After SGF wrapped up, Phantom Blade Zero’s developer took to X to thank those that performed the demo and gave their recreation the time of day in addition to talk about some issues. Most notably, there was dialogue across the recreation being “one other Soulslike.” This didn’t sit proper with the dev, which tossed the label apart saying that whereas then recreation was impressed by Soulslikes by way of branching paths, hidden secrets and techniques, and multi-layered maps, that’s the place the inspiration ends.

That is a wrap for #SummerGameFest! We had such a blast 🎉Thanks for all of your love and assist of #PhantomBladeZero!

Here’s a Q&A letter from our Recreation Director, Soulframe, to reply a few of your most-asked questions on the occasion. pic.twitter.com/fgfAIne9tl

— Phantom Blade Zero (@pbzero_official) June 11, 2024

The endgame for S-Recreation is to make a recreation that has “combo-driven, heart-pounding fight that’s hectic, rewarding, and exhilarating.” Whereas it could sound like a recreation on this subgenre, it bucks among the frequent issues for it. Phantom Blade Zero will embrace a problem choice and gamers gained’t should cope with respawned foes after dying or interacting with a checkpoint.