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Something to look forward to: Phantom Blade Zero has been one of TechSpot's most anticipated games since developer S-Game Studio unveiled the Wuxia-themed adventure last December. A lengthy recent presentation outlined the game's combat, characters, and system requirements. Although the spec sheet relies upon upscaling, Phantom Blade Zero supports older mainstream GPUs while also offering high-end ray tracing options for those with more robust hardware.
Pre-orders are now open for Phantom Blade Zero, a kung fu-themed action-adventure game that aims to follow in the footsteps of prior Chinese hits such as Black Myth: Wukong. Despite featuring highly detailed Unreal Engine 5 graphics, developer S-Game Studio claims that the game can achieve high frame rates on aging graphics cards.
The footage released so far, including a new 11-minute pre-order trailer, mostly focuses on Phantom Blade Zero's fast combat, which appears to be based on dodging and parrying in contrast with the stamina-driven Dark Souls games. The developers have dubbed the game's wuxia-themed setting "Kungfupunk" and described its levels as semi-open-world. The latest trailer also reveals that actor Donnie Yen served as a creative consultant while performing motion capture, facial capture, and voice acting (in Chinese and English) for one of the main characters.
