{"id":51631,"date":"2026-11-14T11:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T10:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/phantom-blade-zero-review-i-sunk-50-hours-into-this-martial-arts-masterpiece-the-bar-is-breathtakingly-high\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T11:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T10:35:11","slug":"phantom-blade-zero-review-i-sunk-50-hours-into-this-martial-arts-masterpiece-the-bar-is-breathtakingly-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/phantom-blade-zero-review-i-sunk-50-hours-into-this-martial-arts-masterpiece-the-bar-is-breathtakingly-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Blade Zero review: I sunk 50 hours into this martial arts masterpiece. The bar is breathtakingly high."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \t\t\t\tPhantom Blade Zero\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\tMSRP\t\t\t\t\t$60.00 \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\tReleased\t\t\t\t\tOctober 2026 \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a class href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/awards-we-offer\/\">\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t \t\t\t \t\t\t\u201cPhantom Blade Zero has the best combat of the year, and the variety of weapons ensures it never gets old, even if the story takes too long to make sense.\u201d \t\t \t      \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t\t\t\tPros\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tStylish, fast-paced and entertaining combat\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tMassive weapon variety\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tStunning visuals and character design\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tDeeply immersive, near-UI-free presentation\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tMemorable bosses that adapt to your weaknesses\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tRewarding progression and strong replay value\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \t\t\t\tCons\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tFragmented, hard-to-follow storytelling\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tVisual clutter during boss fights\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tEasy to overpower your character with certain skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\t\t\tLip-sync gaps in the English dub\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \t\t \t      Quick Recap    <\/p>\n<p>The reveal of Phantom Blade Zero back in 2023 promised a kung fu-style epic that looked too good to be true. While there have been several extremely well-made action games in the past decade, like Devil May Cry 5, Sekiro, and, more recently, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, none of them have the extremely choreographed combat that makes the live gameplay look and feel more like a movie.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/gaming\/phantom-blade-zero-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phantom Blade Zero MSRP $60.00 Released October 2026 \u201cPhantom Blade Zero has the best combat of the year, and the variety of weapons ensures it never gets old, even if the story takes too long to make sense.\u201d Pros Stylish, fast-paced and entertaining combat Massive weapon variety Stunning visuals and character design Deeply immersive, near-UI-free<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":51632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1399],"tags":[7228,7229,7230,140,36,194,332,7231],"class_list":["post-51631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-techplus","tag-action-games","tag-game-review","tag-game-reviews","tag-gaming","tag-mixtv","tag-phantom-blade-zero","tag-reviews","tag-rpg-game"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}