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How to beat The Gold-Masked One in Phantom Blade Zero
This guide details how to defeat The Gold-Masked One boss in Phantom Blade Zero, emphasizing the importance of parrying and perfect dodging to break its Sha-Chi. Players are advised to counter specific attacks to create damage windows and can utilize bleed effects. The article suggests that while the fight can be challenging early on, it becomes easier with progression and weapon/accessory upgrades.
How to find the Phantom Blade Zero Cell Key
This guide details how to find the first key in Phantom Blade Zero, the cell key, located near the Weeping Creek Valley outpost. The key unlocks a jail cell containing a Blackstone Fragment, which is one of four needed to permanently increase attack and guard break stats.
How to upgrade medicine in Phantom Blade Zero
This guide explains how to upgrade medicine in Phantom Blade Zero to improve HP restoration, damage negation, and Sha-Chi replenishment. Players can upgrade their medicine at the Green Serpent House in west Pangzhen, the game's fourth region, after defeating Xie Qiudong. The Apprentice Healer there uses Apprentice Healer's Memories and Skilled Healer's Memories for upgrades.
How to beat Hua, Deadly Betrothed in Phantom Blade Zero
This guide provides strategies for defeating Hua, the Deadly Betrothed, an optional boss in Phantom Blade Zero. It details how to avoid her various lily attacks, counter her red grab attacks, and extend damage phases using the Dread Axe. Recommendations include upgrading weapons and healing arts.
How To Unlock Skills In Phantom Blade Zero
This guide explains how to unlock skills in Phantom Blade Zero. Skills are accessed through the "Train Abilities" menu at fast travel points and are categorized into attack, energy, and health upgrades. Unlocking specific skills requires collecting in-game resources like Blackstone, Sha-Chi Amber, and Memory Flowers, with some advanced perks only becoming available later in the campaign.
All answers for the Gentle Thief's questions in Phantom Blade Zero
This guide provides the correct answers for the Gentle Thief's questions in Phantom Blade Zero, found within the 'Blood Letter from the Nimble Thief' page of the Wulin Tales book. Answering all three questions correctly rewards the player with the Silent Wrap Accessory, which reduces noise from footsteps and assassinations by 40%.
How To Reach The Mandate Encampment In Phantom Blade Zero
This guide explains how to reach the Mandate Encampment in Phantom Blade Zero, a locked zone accessible after defeating the boss Gu Wanyue and obtaining the Mandate Encampment Gate Key. The area features a sprawling battlefield, unique rewards like the Bashpole weapon, and boss encounters tied to other in-game objectives.
How to enter the Crimson Manor in Phantom Blade Zero
This guide explains how to access the Crimson Manor, an endgame area in Phantom Blade Zero. Players need to find three portals around Wulin to open a hanging puppet's eyes, which will then grant the Puppet's Tongue item required to unseal the manor's door. The article details the locations of each portal within the Village of Lu, Mandate Encampment, and Mountain of Imprisonment areas.
12 Phantom Blade Zero tips to help you become a master martial artist
This guide provides 12 essential tips for new players of Phantom Blade Zero, a fast-paced wuxia action game. Key advice includes mastering parrying mechanics, thoroughly exploring each area, managing resources like Remnant Dust and upgrade materials, and strategically switching weapons to maintain Sha-Chi. The guide also touches on utilizing stealth for efficient combat and optimizing character builds to exploit enemy weaknesses.
All Quickhand's Request treasure locations in Phantom Blade Zero
This guide details the locations of Quickhand Zhang's treasure chests throughout Phantom Blade Zero's various regions, including Crimson Forest, Village of Lu, Pangzhen, and Meigu Lake. Each treasure provides a unique reward, such as new Phantom Edge weapons, accessories, or medicine, with specific instructions on how to access them, often involving combat or puzzle-solving.
Games Inbox: What is the best game of 2026 that’s not GTA 6?
This collection of reader letters discusses potential Game of the Year contenders for 2026, the possibility of Grand Theft Auto 6 having a troubled launch, and concerns about AI's impact on game development. Readers also debate Resident Evil's narrative consistency and the underutilization of Jill Valentine, while expressing a desire for improved Zelda remakes.
Phantom Blade Zero Guide – 15 Tips and Tricks You Should Know
This guide for Phantom Blade Zero offers 15 tips and tricks to help players survive its harsh world. It covers unlocking new talents, the importance of stealth, effective weapon switching, experimenting with different weapons, upgrading medicine, and utilizing Phantom Edges and Power Surges.
Phantom Blade Zero Debuts to Over 500,000 Concurrent Steam Players
Phantom Blade Zero has achieved a strong launch, surpassing 500,000 concurrent players on Steam and receiving a 'Mostly Positive' user rating. The game's performance is noted as being significantly ahead of other recent action RPGs, with estimates suggesting over one million copies sold before launch across PC and PlayStation 5.
Phantom Blade Zero Director Discusses The “Extraordinary Journey” of its Development
Phantom Blade Zero's game director, Liang, shared insights into the game's extensive development journey, highlighting its origins in a hobby project and the team's dedication. The article touches on the game's wuxia themes, technological advancements, and the creative process, celebrating the studio's accomplishments and the positive reception of the title.
Phantom Blade Zero Fixes The Struggle That Might Be Keeping You Away From Soulslikes
Phantom Blade Zero offers a more accessible take on the soulslike genre by incorporating features like mid-boss fight checkpoints and adjustable difficulty settings. These changes aim to reduce the time commitment typically associated with soulslike games, making them more appealing to a broader audience while retaining challenging combat.
Phantom Blade Zero is the 20-year culmination of a $7 indie RPG: "Sometimes, it is passion and a little madness…
Phantom Blade Zero, developed by S-Game, is the culmination of a 20-year passion project that began as an indie RPG Maker game called Rainblood: Town of Death. Creative director Liang has described the new action RPG as a spiritual rebirth of his original work, with the team canceling other projects to focus on its massive scale. The game is set to release on October 28, 2026, and is already being hailed as a potential Game of the Year contender.
GTA 6 file size revealed at 210GB, but SSD upgrades aren't the answer if you're already running out of space
The file size for Grand Theft Auto 6 has reportedly been revealed as 210GB for the PlayStation 5 version, placing it among the largest game installs. The article discusses the implications for console storage, suggesting that external hard drives for PS4 games might be a more cost-effective solution than upgrading to a larger internal SSD.
Phantom Blade Zero will already be "well past" 1 million copies sold, analyst says, but the action RPG "won't hit the highs" of Black Myth: Wukong's "insane sales"
Market research firm Alinea Analytics estimates that Phantom Blade Zero has already surpassed one million pre-release sales across PC and PlayStation 5, with a significant portion coming from China. While these sales are strong, they are not expected to reach the "insane sales" figures of Black Myth: Wukong, which sold over 30 million copies.
Phantom Blade Zero Looks Like a Hit Before It's Even Come Out, With an Estimated 1 Million Prelaunch Copies Sold
Phantom Blade Zero is projected to be a major success, with estimates indicating that the action game has already surpassed 1 million pre-launch sales. This strong pre-release performance suggests significant anticipation for the title.
Evening Reading - October 27, 2026
This edition of Evening Reading covers several game-related news items including Pokemon Unite ending service in March 2027, Valorant's latest patch, and a cyberattack on Warhorse Studios. It also notes the announcement of a Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Capcom delisting Street Fighter 5, and Evo Brazil's confirmed dates. Business news includes investments from Nvidia and AMD into Facebook, and Seagate's earnings report.
