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Issy van der Velde

EXPLAINED: People said it wasn t hard enough so one phantom blade zero dev cooked up a hardcore difficulty mode that changes enemy ai so much it feels more like pvp - The Real Truth

Phantom Blade Zero trailer screenshot of main character standing in gray background.

Phantom Blade Zero is an upcoming action RPG that isn't a soulslike, but it does feature some challenging combat. Some players at Gamescom thought it wasn't hard enough, though, so the devs kicked things up a notch.

In Phantom Blade Zero, you play as Soul, an assassin searching for answers about the murder of their organization's – The Order – patriarch. It's billed as a playable kung fu movie channeling the genre's golden age and folding in the creative spirit of the best PS1 and PS2 games.

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