The director behind the highly anticipated action-RPG Phantom Blade Zero has compared the game's map to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:FromSoftware's Souls series before t🌠he decidedly open-world Elden Ring arrived.
Talking to GamesRadar+, the director, who goes by the moniker 'Soulframe,' 🦄explained what makes Phantom Blade Zero's map distinct from a traditional open-world map ala Elden Ring.
"It's just like the old Souls 🧸games," Soulframe said. "You move around and explore in a seamless map, it's just not a huge open-wไorld map. But every region is connected together seamlessly."
Without getting into the incredibly thick and perilous weeds around what makes a game open world, it sounds like Phantom Blade Zero takes place in one interconnected map with distinct regions that may or may not be accessible from the beginning of the game. Soulframe told us are🗹as of the map include minor enemies between bosses, secret collectibles and hidden characters, as well as stealth൲ and ranged approaches for many encounters. Yup, sounds familiar.
"There are certain🥂 gates requir🤪ing keys, and the keys are obtained from some missions," Soulframe said. "There's still some process you go through, but it's non-linear. There are always multiple paths you can go through. It's just like the Souls games before Elden Ring."
Soulframe was quick to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:once again point out during our interview that Phantom Blade Zero isn't a Soulslike, but rather an action-RPG with "combo-driven, heart-pumping combat that is hectic, rewarding, and exhilarating." It just so happens to have a map design that's similar to the pre-Elden Ring 💙Souls games.
For our hands-on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Phantom Blade Zero preview, ൩Austin chimed in on the topic: "It is not a Soulslike, and I'm uncharacteristically not disappoint♐ed by this. Saddling this game with the deliberate pacing of that genre would only weaken the absurd speed and aggression that makes Phantom Blade stand out. It is irresponsibly fast, but it just works."
Now, if you want some 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:games like Elden Ring, we've got you covered.
After e🅰arning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.
