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Why 'Phantom Blade Zero's Director Sees The Western Game Industry As A 'Warning' From The Future

Hayes Madsen

created: Aug. 11, 2025, noon | updated: Aug. 15, 2025, 12:32 p.m.

Two years ago, Phantom Blade Zero crashed onto the scene with a stunning trailer at PlayStation’s State of Play. You’ve previously said Phantom Blade isn’t a Soulslike, but I’m curious about your thoughts about the Souls genre as a whole. Do you think the future of it is games like Phantom Blade, where you take elements but do something different? Phantom Blade will feature 32 main weapons, most of which are based on or inspired by traditional Chinese weapons. Is that part of why your approach to showing Phantom Blade has been so transparent?

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