Phantom Blade Zero review
I wasn't around to witness the golden age of Martial Arts cinema, but there are moments in Phantom Blade Zero that make me feel as though I've…
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Phantom Blade Zero delivers combat sequences that draw from martial arts film choreography. Players engage enemies using parries, aerial maneuvers, and weapon strikes that flow between multiple opponents. The game includes environmental interactions such as using horses against enemies, creating dynamic combat encounters across varied settings.
The game features a healing system that incorporates collectible items called healer's memories. These can be used to enhance healing capabilities during gameplay, giving players options for managing their health resources throughout combat encounters.
Phantom Blade Zero emphasizes timing and positioning in its combat design. Success depends on executing precise parries and counterattacks rather than button mashing, with the game rewarding players who master the mechanics of chaining attacks across groups of enemies.
What happened
I wasn't around to witness the golden age of Martial Arts cinema, but there are moments in Phantom Blade Zero that make me feel as though I've tumbled through a crack in time onto the set of a kung fu film. There's one particular encounter that sticks in my mind. Approaching a group of enemies in a shaded valley, I slowly raise my sword, and the first enemy rushes at me. I perfectly parry the blow, performing a slow-motion somersault to land behind him and plant my sword firmly in his back. The next guy comes running in, and I kick him in the face while simultaneously stabbing the previous enemy in the throat. A third joins the fray - this one on horseback - so I boot him off his horse, and use his steed to trample his helpless friend into the dust.
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