Phantom Blade Zero arrives on PS5 and PC today, October 29, with S-Game’s martial-arts action RPG putting its weapons at the centre of both combat and exploration. PlayStation’s latest breakdown explains how equipment taken from defeated bosses can change the way players fight and open routes through the world.
Win the weapon, learn the possibilities
Most weapons come from beaten bosses, giving players a chance to face their abilities before using them. The Scarlet Wraithblade, for example, creates flowers that slow enemies after combos, while the White Serpent and Crimson Viper swords support separate or combined attacks.
Combat revolves around Sha-Chi. Blocking drains that resource, while well-timed defensive moves and attacks can weaken an opponent’s reserves. Switching between two equipped main weapons replenishes Soul’s Sha-Chi, encouraging players to work both into a sequence rather than simply sticking with one favourite.
Some Phantom Edge weapons also let players break barriers or reach distant locations. Returning to previously inaccessible paths can therefore be part of progression. Memory Flowers add story context, with completing a story’s collection increasing Soul’s health.
A hunted swordsman, an extensive arsenal
The official PlayStation game page sets out the premise without needing to spoil the journey: Soul is accused of killing his master and has only sixty-six days left to live. He must uncover the conspiracy while being pursued across the Wulin.
S-Game’s “Kungfupunk” setting mixes traditional martial arts with mechanical prosthetics and fantasy. The game is built with Unreal Engine 5, with motion-captured performances supporting the cinematic combat. The advertised arsenal spans more than 30 main weapons and over 20 Phantom Edges.
On PS5, the feature list includes adaptive triggers, haptic feedback and 3D audio. More practically, the listed accessibility options include adjustable difficulty, control and tutorial reminders, manual saving, and pausing during offline gameplay. Those options are worth checking before choosing how to approach the opening hours.
PC launch timing and graphics
NVIDIA’s October 28 launch briefing confirms the Steam and Epic Games Store versions unlock at 7pm Pacific that day. For South African players, that converts to 04:00 SAST on October 29, explaining why American coverage may use the previous date.
The PC version supports ray tracing and path tracing, alongside DLSS 4.5 technologies including Ray Reconstruction and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation. NVIDIA says it worked with S-Game on PC-exclusive path-tracing enhancements, which affect lighting, reflections and shadows.
These are graphics options rather than a promise of identical performance on every machine. NVIDIA’s published performance examples use specific hardware and settings, so they should not be read as a universal frame-rate guarantee. Players weighing those options should distinguish the base game’s availability from what their own PC can deliver with its most demanding effects enabled.
Featured image: S-Game / PlayStation Blog.
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