Phantom Blade Zero's reviews were exceptional. It outscored contemporaries like Nioh 3 and Onimusha: The Way of the Sword, earning an 88 on Metacritic and becoming the best-reviewed Chinese game of all time. It scored a 5/5 from us here at TheGamer and achieved a frankly staggering player count on Steam for a single-player game.
There were some pre-launch concerns from players, though—some reviewers deemed the game a little easy, and it lacked the Soulslike elements some players expected (despite S-Game making it abundantly clear it wasn't one).
For those who had those concerns, fret no more. In just a few days, somebody has made a comprehensive mod that turns Phantom Blade Zero into a full Soulslike game.
While Phantom Blade Zero is very much not a Soulslike, it definitely shares some of its DNA. The game's Bells mimic Dark Souls' Bonfires; there's a big reliance on parrying and dodging; the bosses are almost rhythmic in nature; and some of the exploration harkens back to titles like Demon's Souls or Bloodborne. The inspirations are clear, but Phantom Blade Zero charts its own path.
Enemies don't respawn, you don't lose your Remnant Dust (the game's version of...
