《影之刃零》定档10月29日 媒体试玩前瞻出炉

Phantom Blade Zero will take up roughly 135GB of storage space on PS5, according to PlayStation Game Size, presumably before any launch day patches. Developer S-GAME has therefore decided to skip a physical release, which would require two discs. The Chinese-developed PS5 exclusive launches on 29th October.

Several outlets published hands-on impressions and previews of Phantom Blade Zero, including IGN, GamesRadar, Insider Gaming, Push Square, PCGamesN, Game Informer, Polygon and Metro UK. The previews describe the hands-on experience from angles such as its action style, Soulslike twist and ladder climbing.

The author played around four hours of Phantom Blade Zero on Windows PC at a preview event hosted by developer S-Game in Beijing. He describes the game as carving out its own space among sword-slashing action games, blending simple controls and intense parries with wuxia-style animation.

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The author played Phantom Blade Zero at Gamescom, covering the opening tutorial, Soul's clash with his brother Zuoshang, and the carriage ambush that ends in a valley crash. He found the level design circuitous and interesting, called Soul the fastest ladder climber he has controlled, and said the game feels more forgiving than Souls-likes. The session skipped to the Lion Dance boss, whose second stage raises pillars and lets players grab a lion mask to fight back after clearing minions.

Push Square played six hours of Phantom Blade Zero in Beijing and found its combat system and boss fights to be the standout. Basic attacks do not consume the Sha-Chi stamina gauge, while blocking, dodging, and Sha-Chi strikes do, and performing them charges an Essence attack. There is no death penalty, enemies do not respawn, and difficulty can be switched from the pause menu, so the author argues it is not a Soulslike. The story follows protagonist Soul, who receives a new heart that leaves him 66 days to live, and the game launches in a few weeks.

After six hours of hands-on play, IGN says S-GAME's Phantom Blade Zero has the smoothest and most satisfying action since Sekiro, with tight parries, distinct weapons, and plenty of optional bosses, side quests, and hidden areas. The preview also notes infrequent but fairly severe framerate drops on a capable PC, and that the game launches only on PS5 at the end of this month. The story was only seen through first-act setup, so its payoff remains unclear.

Beijing-based studio S-Game's action RPG Phantom Blade Zero will launch on PlayStation 5, Epic Games Store, and Steam on October 29. It is an entry in the Rainblood/Phantom Blade series and was announced at the August PlayStation State of Play. The studio describes it as inspired by a mix of wuxia, fantasy, and folk horror, and coined the term kungfupunk for it.