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Phantom Blade Zero News
2025
April 21
⚫︎ One Phantom Blade Zero developer received feedback that the game wasn’t difficult enough, and therefore they developed a hardcore difficulty mode that completely changes the enemy AI that makes them act like they’re being controlled by another player.
April 18
⚫︎ Phantom Blade Zero takes huge inspiration from FromSoft’s Souls game for its exploration mechanics, while it is heavily influenced by Resident Evil for its vibes such as aesthetic and ambience.
⚫︎ Though they take inspiration from past Souls games, Phantom Blade Zero devs are adamant that the game is not a soulslike, and instead wants to invoke the golde age of the PS1 and PS2 through combat inspired by Kung Fu movies.
March 26
⚫︎ Soulframe, the developer of Phantom Blade Zero, recognizes the pressure of Chinese-made games to be of the highest quality due to the massive success of Black Myth: Wukong, but in addition points out how now everyone sees the potential of Chinese games to sell well over 30 million copies.
