What Is Kungfupunk? Phantom Blade Zero's Style Explained
Kungfupunk is S-GAME's name for Phantom Blade Zero's look: wuxia cinema fused with steampunk machines, prosthetics, occult horror and rock, in the devs' own words.
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From Rainblood to Zero: The Phantom Blade Series History
How a free RPG Maker game made by an architecture student became Phantom Blade Zero: every Rainblood and Phantom Blade release, the dates, and what Zero changes.
Phantom Blade Zero vs Black Myth: Wukong — Culture Compared
Not a review: how Phantom Blade Zero's wuxia, folk heritage and attack-while-defending combat differ from Black Myth: Wukong's gods, demons and Buddhist world.
Donnie Yen as Mó Yuan in Phantom Blade Zero, Explained
Donnie Yen plays Mó Yuan in Phantom Blade Zero: who the gold-masked lord is, what 魔渊 means, the wuxia roles behind the casting and what he did as consultant.
Why 66 Days? The Meaning Behind Soul's Countdown
Why does Soul have 66 days to live in Phantom Blade Zero? The official premise, the Sixty-Six Days permadeath mode, the 9/9 date, Rainblood's countdown and lucky six.
影之刃零: Phantom Blade Zero's Chinese Name Explained
What does 影之刃零 mean? Phantom Blade Zero's Chinese title character by character (影, 之, 刃, 零) with pinyin and audio, why it's “Zero” and the series' Chinese names.
Phantom Blade Zero Character Names & Their Chinese Meanings
Phantom Blade Zero character names decoded: Soul (魂), Zuo Shang, Mu Xiaokui, Mó Yuan and the bosses, with hanzi, pinyin, audio, literal meanings and wuxia allusions.