MAX REACTS: Phantom Blade Zero - Year of the Snake Gameplay Trailer

[@587DeathKing]

Learning that the dev has said it's not souls like combat was honestly the single thing I needed to sell me on this game.

[@StephenTheZ]

They've been saying for a few years now that they love the level design of souls games but hate the combat. Which hey, me too! So they wanted to combine that level design with combat a bit closer to a character action game. They name drop Ninja Gaiden a lot and I'll say in terms of mechanics this obviously looks nothing like that, but, the speed is def faster than your typical souls game.

[@jeffwolfplays0513]

Still not enough for me. I need a story.

[@ft-Shadow]

@@jeffwolfplays0513The announce trailer kinda has some story elements to it, which was released some time ago. You should check it out if u haven’t already.

[@simonarques5201]

@@StephenTheZ I love souls game, but i need action games too, Having this and ninja gaiden this year has me insanely hyped

[@Wi11iamNZ]

Seems like they are taking a similar route to what Wukong took. Souls like elements with a faster action game game style combat.

[@nathanrg5508]

This the type of combat I'd imagine in my head as a kid.

[@jays.6843]

I'm pretty sure this is what people think they're seeing when they play Ghost Of Tsushima.

[@cquba]

Right? It's the type of combat I imagine now.

[@doromizu.]

After watching them old kung fu movies

[@randallmakhanya]

that guitar harmonic or slide or whatever it is during the 2nd phase sounds like an evil laugh. I love it

[@Linganguliguliwatalinganguli]

That whole soundtrack sounds crazy very unique to see that in a chinese game, it almost sounds like a DOOM OST

[@consequentlycross-stitchna-r3t]

I believe it's Erhu

[@lzzhu3925]

er hu

[@adt7058]

@@consequentlycross-stitchna-r3t yep that's what i think also , similar to the end of horse racing song

[@consequentlycross-stitchna-r3t]

Actually it might be Morin khuur

[@LockenLode]

This and Ninja Gaiden 4?! Action games are cooking right now

[@dmappzoom6778]

ikr, my wallet is crying right now.

[@MrJoker190]

You forgot the remake of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black too

[@froggydarren]

Your assumptions are there actually gona be decent 🤷

[@KrazyBean14]

Finally. Was getting a little tired of Soulslikes.

[@OneRandomVictory]

COMBOS! Finally, combos!

[@axongear9650]

This trailer really blew up. People yearn for hack and slash games

[@RangerofNE]

If it's ninja gaiden without the cheap shit I'm sold

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

It's less hack and slash from prior gameplay it rewards combos and being good at parries and dodging

[@fernandosepulveda7297]

I yearn for tenchu.😔

[@matthewlugo2417]

​@@fernandosepulveda7297same sekiro is close tho

[@antwango]

@@fernandosepulveda7297 tenchu is no more! Sony doesnt own it anymore and activision most probably doesnt care and sees no potential in the franchise

[@kaibrunnenG]

The fight choreographer/action director is Kenji Tanigaki who is train with the Hong Kong stunt team and have works with Donnie Yen many times. Dude have a great resume under his belt so S-Game hire a top tier fight choreographer.

[@paleposter]

Awesome!

[@antwango]

thought there was another Chinese guy? there was an award winning Chinese director or action director, there was a mini documentary like 5 months ago where he talks about it... the guy has like 90s hk chinese movies under his belt.... cant remember the name of the guy though

[@Legion31]

They learned long time ago that someone playing the game effectively sales it. It shows the possibility of what you could possibly pull off.

[@JO-hs1ue]

Good, tired of journalist gameplay 😂

[@virtuoso1505]

Sifu, Hellblade 2, Virtua Fighter 5 and now this... I'm really liking how cinematic and seamless combat sequences in games are becoming. The entire boss fight seemed almost choreographed to the music. Really cool!

[@RGisOnline]

The music that is shown so far in the trailers are fucking awesome. I really hope they release a public demo soon

[@dmtmediabrothers]

You can play this at max volume

[@RocketSlug]

Check out the composer, Caisheng Bo, this kind of style is all over his work

[@CountArtorias]

Max’s face in the thumbnail says everything

[@murattunali9391]

the style is Wuxia

[@305VERSATILE]

Correct. ?I wonder Why do they call similar anime Donghua??

[@Lipitakke]

@@305VERSATILE Donghua is Chinese Animation and Wuxia is "chinese medieval" fiction

[@lzzhu3925]

yeah，wuxia（武侠），wulin（武林），wushu（武术）

[@ChaseYu]

@@Lipitakke武侠/Wuxia are more like the Chinese own ancient times “superheroe” genre. The character 侠/Xia is use to describe the good guy and their good samaritan actions.

[@loveaintfree1409]

you mean genre not style !!!!!

[@Gurgio]

All these Chinese action combat games look nearly identical and I want more of them

[@am9189]

Okay, I'm sold. That little spin he did with his sword while USING a sword... I'm hooked. Sign me up.

[@DrBussdownMD]

This game looks like it’ll scratch an itch that a platinum game hasn’t been able to in a while

[@tarantangtao]

I like the presentation of the boss here. In the first phase, he controls the minions. Then at the second phase, The minions controls the boss' body.

[@DarkTurkey267]

Hearing Max’s laugh of pure joy was everything I needed to know. Will be preordering this game IMMEDIATELY

[@dawidmateuszbudkiewicz4938]

The music is crazy I can't wait for more bangers for my playlists XD

[@RocketSlug]

The composer has done a fair bit of stuff in a similar style combining traditional Chinese instruments with rock, check him out, his name is Caisheng Bo

[@ChaseYu]

1:35 that’s the Big Dipper. 7 stars

[@KENSHRIOSGUTS]

Kenshiro is around somewhere going wtttattat

[@ChaseYu]

@ well! No, no Kenshiro nor the Japanese, cause this game is inspired by Chinese Wuxia fictional story world. Style wise, the 90s Hong Kong Wuxia/kungfu movies were also the inspiration as well. For American to understand it more clearly, I believe the 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon would be a great example.

[@IceX92]

Holy fuck this is the hardest gameplay and music I've ever experienced, it's actually up there with Metal Gear Rising and Devil May Cry 3

[@UnOc2]

This is pretty much a textbook example of games that makes you go "hell yeah".

[@spiderill7791]

I love the old school Kung Fu movie references in this game! The weird jerky movement of the enemies, their glowing blue eyes , and those sound effects reminds me of films like Zu Warriors and A Chinese Ghost Story. I am so excited for this game!!

[@solarstormgames]

Take my MONEY!! What?!!

[@petebagwell6666]

Someones gonna have to mod these guys into the power rangers for me

[@LeoTheMoonman]

NInja Gaiden 4 just dropped their trailer today and you can tell this game is inspired from it. Action single player games are back baby!

[@inoodlesi4459]

We miis action single players games so much. Game companies are finally learning😭 this needs to be a regular thing.

[@pixytorres7117]

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black Remake also dropped today

[@Dracobyte]

Onimusha is also coming back!

[@clrl936]

Back? When did the go away?

[@tehtayziez]

Honestly Max saying he's gonna play revengeance in preparation has me even more excited than the trailer, it's long overdue having him play that again! Game does look really impressive though, I'm curious how much of what is shown is essentially one button press for some of the lengthy animations and how locked into them you are as that will have a big effect on the enjoyment.

[@infinitybelt]

I think this game is what I wanted Wukong to be. I don't think I've ever seen a game that looks this incredible.

[@a9udn9u-vanced]

Looks like they took inspiration from Hong Kong kungfu movies. The action director is from Donnie Yen's team.

[@beanmclean7959]

I love all the discordant strings and the heavy guitar in the boss' theme, since they fight you with strings. I'm so ready for another action game soundtrack to approach MGR's glorious design.

[@gn01945116]

U know when max clap and smile he already been sold

[@Aaron11411]

I was so into the enemy I forgot about how badass the main character really is.

[@BackwardGalaxy]

Max's exuberant laugh is hysterical

[@ericksolis7820]

The music man in the second phase.

[@The_RedVIII]

I gave this trailer a standing ovation.

[@MaxBraver555]

Previous trailers we’ve seen disaturated colors, now there’s sunlight

[@orrthehunter]

Remember this is a remake of their first game called Rainblood town of Death so we only play as Soul. If this does well we may get a remake of the second game called Rainblood City of Flame which introduce 2 other characters to the main character cast.

[@lv.2073]

I was SWEATING from how hype this was

[@312arts]

That 2nd phase straight went to pinata boss😁😁😁

[@paxvesania2008]

"Not a souls-like combat" Say no more, I'll take 1.

[@shutup1037]

👍👍

[@voidrendx6601]

that second phase music hits everyone the same starting with shock and then pure elation

[@Macfierce1]

Looks absolutely sick!

[@danielhizkia9169]

Damn man. The music and gameplay really like Ninja Gaiden.

[@Eyes-Scream0213]

That music is on fire! Great heavy metal song. Now we need this game 😮

[@iceman10129]

The boss having elements of wire work choreography like Crouching Tiger is pretty awesome.

[@Whatthetrash]

This is an incredible boss fight! Just... wow! :)

[@dhoop4482]

This looks freaking AMAZING and the music was unbelievable. I'm looking forward to this game more than any other I've seen in the past year!!!!!!

[@frostmourne1986]

The Wuxia sfx are insane.

[@uplnk_8746]

The weapon demonstration is straight out of Devil May Cry. Anytime Dante gets a new weapon, bro flashes that shit like crazy. Loving this game so far

[@ICE-Rouge]

Looks so good, my goodness!

[@tyronemerrill9073]

Every time I see this game, the vibe, the speed of the swordplay and the visuals with the main characters hat always makes me think of Vampire Hunter D!

[@Jeronimo-l2e]

4:14 deadly piñata

[@uptowndadeboi7925]

Happy Year of The Smoke😤

[@mariorusinek5037]

Looks AWSOME and the MUSIC IS INSANE👌👌👌

[@shahs1221]

Okay THIS is the character action game more akin to DMC that I've been waiting for. There's so much of this that's just "what if everything was just cool af?"

[@BackwardGalaxy]

That boss was badass af

[@sialiasialis.]

I don't think I've seen a game with this level of "interactivity" in its combat, where there is a give and take, a performance of sorts, actual clashing and counterplay instead of hitting a punching bag or taking turns in combat.

[@ijustsawthat]

Whatever they are doing with this game: Let them cook.

[@ActNasty5]

Well this looks fucking incredible 😂

[@Random-ln5mt]

Wow 👌 I dont really play much games out of a select few but this had my juices flowing 😂

[@Yoshimatsu414]

NG1 on Xbox was PEAK action adventure game period. I'm glad NG is coming back and a dev like this recognizes how good the combat was.

[@novalawhp]

Awesome boss fight design

[@lokl2627]

Am I crazy or were the “seven stars” standing in the shape of Big Dipper at 1:35?

[@va8157]

No you're completely right, it's like fist of the north star

[@aliciamagness4542]

是的，北斗七星阵

[@Juggernaut76-e7m]

No stamina bar? Day one 😎

[@ibewatchin6497]

Sold..... I want it like right now

[@carlisborgon]

This is so Sekiro and Nioh coded holyyyyy. The animation focus is insane, i thought it would be a scam on release cause the anims looked way too good to be true, but once i saw it in gameplay, holy shit they did it 🥹

[@Darius_Vi]

please stop

[@Squidward_000]

Stop it now…

[@franklinreed7614]

After Wukong, I don't trust anyone saying that a Soulslike plays like a character action game. 😭

[@dannyboylan5926]

I tuned in live right when you started watching this and was immediately hooked. Now easily my most anticipated game.

[@hundergrn]

Holy crap, that movement and interaction.... I haven't felt this grin since seeing MGR for the first time. That first battle was pure asmr visually and audibly.

[@VanceWeebin]

Now we wait for the Ninja Gaiden 2 and 4 reactions 😂🙏🏼 it’s a good day

[@mikeestill1672]

The music for the second phase is SAAAAAAAVAGE

[@branberrycakes]

This game just continues to hype me up. Can’t fucking wait!

[@dmtmediabrothers]

Was the the actual soundtrack with metal like that? 🔥🔥🔥

[@MySplatterhouse]

Man that drop with the shamesan at the entrance of the second stage boss entrance was SICK!!! 👍🏿👍🏿

[@gmaster2647]

This trailer absolutely sold me on the game. I was interested at first but now I NEED IT.

[@ahmzzz420]

looks insane

[@Funhater]

4:18 🤯🎧🤯 - This looks so damn good!

[@Cwahsawnt]

Max: It's a reference to MGR Me: Wow this reminds me of Demon Slayers S1 Spider forest arc *also trailer*: "Weapon No. 13 Soft Snake Sword" & "Weapon No. 27 White Serpent & Crimson Viper" (Queue *that* Hashira couple from Demon Slayer)

[@zedrinbing]

2.34 nier automata animation sequence but the flying back animation after the the stab +the rope boss is unique it seems original

[@Ghettoparables5]

Koei Tecmo just dropped a trailer for ninja gaiden 4 and ninja gaiden 2 Black 🔥

boss's second phase was inspired from puppet princess anime movie.

[@MKhavik]

Scratches all my itches. Souls, Elden, Lies of P, DMC, Stellar Blade, Black Myth. This and Berserker Khazan. 👍🏻

[@Zenocius]

Fall of the west

[@DeepVoiceKam]

Praying for 2025 release but most likely is gonna be 2026. It looks AWESOME

[@michaelballack3051]

This is MGR on steroids

[@Laoruperteen18]

These SoBs took soulslike concepts, gave us ninja gaiden combat, with nioh themes, sekiros rapid parry system, and mixed it with character movement straight out of crouching tiger, THEN added asian metal music? my man, im sold.

[@Black_Fyre94]

So not only is this game’s combat gonna be crazy but the soundtrack is gonna be FIRE!!

[@Aztecashadow]

If they got you then they got me, I’m sold

[@FredMaverik]

This game looks like a game.

[@jddesmore]

8:20 vacant until the new ninja GAIDEN JUST got announced 😭❤️

[@morrisg6140]

I need this game 🔥🔥

[@luigiongaming3959]

Makes my arthritic thumbs hurt just looking at it but ill be damned if I'm not gonna play this shit.

[@meijinraditya2887]

01:07 "Beware of the Seven Stars and their sword formation! Together, they have slain countless evildoers. But now... Now they are dark and hollow, just like their faces." A Nameless Survivor

[@ethanliao2769]

1:35 and the boss actually forms the said seven stars alignment

[@meijinraditya2887]

@ethanliao2769 indeed they form the Big Dipper formation. And even the name of the main boss is called "Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars".

[@oscarloria]

OMG this game is incredible!

[@Honey1essBee]

I'm clearly the audience they are targeting. 😮

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

This was a great gameplay trailer reaction!

[@TheBilayer]

This not a ninja game This is not a soul game This is not a elder ring THIS WUXIA ELEMENT GAME.

[@aaroninau]

The dev director wrote in one of his weibo posts that he was inspirated and encouraged to start phantom blade 0 by black myth wukong trailers. The success of bmw has attracted Lots of money and dev to work on AAA games in China. Watch out for more AAA games pouring out from China in the next few years.

[@pr0newbie]

I did not expect Wuxia's re-emergence to come in the form of gaming. But it makes perfect sense.

[@Cconstantinnee]

first attack happened and i was like "yeahhhh oh im in"

[@SullySadface]

Holy hell. I had to go watch the actual trailer. This looks marvelous.

[@TURNlP]

Had the pleasure of playing the demo at gamescom. It was insane then, and this is even more of a step up.

[@shl6367]

Electric ErHu is wild. Tf is that