PS5 Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero new details
- Development began in 2022; core gameplay and system framework completed; content filling next; release date TBD
- Received investment from Tencent, like Black Myth: Wukong did
- Sony support gained after meeting a Sony employee in San Francisco in March 2023.
- Shuhei Yoshida put in the showcase
- Sony provides development and marketing support, including demo event consoles
- Development costs so far: 28 million USD
- Game can be played without prior PB titles experience.
- Main story: 20-30 hours, multiple endings, extensive side content, and exploration
- Inspirations: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Sifu, Bloodborne
- Former FromSoftware art director Michael, now at S-GAME, influenced Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1
- Favorite games from the dev team Bloodborne, Ninja Gaiden 2, Vagrant Story
- Additional inspirations: Gu Long's Wuxia novels, anime (Berserk, Vagabond, Blade of the Immortal), 80s-90s Hong Kong Kung Fu action movies
- Action choreography by Kenji Tanigaki's team