“We call this overall art direction ‘Kungfupunk’.”
This quickfire action RPG looks brilliant and oh so slick.
In Phantom Blade Zero, you take on the role of Soul.
Thankfully, he was saved from death by a “mystic healer”.
This all sounds enticing enough already, in my opinion, but there is more.
you’re free to see how it all looks in the trailer below.
In ablogpostaccompanying last night’s reveal trailer, Liang shared more about Phantom Blade Zero’s inspirations.
“Kungfu in pop culture is constantly evolving, but always awesome!
“We call this overall art direction ‘Kungfupunk’.”
Liang continued: “We are huge fans of the hack and slash genre.
Stellar titles like Devil May Cry orNinja Gaidenare insanely exhilarating with their huge arsenal of moves and lightning-fast pace.
However, they are not for everyone.
“What’s more popular today is ‘strategic action game’, such as Soulslikes and Monster Hunter.
They choose to slow things down a notch or two, giving players more time for strategic thinking.
“Kenji-san is responsible for many mesmerising fighting scenes in classic Kungfu movies.
In fact, many of our ideas are inspired by his early works,” Liang shared.
“You’re reading it right.
Meanwhile, the game will take place in “a semi-open world”.
As you’ve got the option to see, I am quite excited about this one.
We will keep you posted when we know more.
