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Phantom Blade Zero tops 4 million copies sold within 72 hours of launch
Players debate the game's accessible difficulty design
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Commenters discuss the developers' choice to make the game more accessible than typical souls-like titles, with some praising the approach and others saying bosses are too easy.
“They wanted it to be accessible to a wider audience than make it another souls-like that punishes you harshly and makes you redo entire levels of enemies.”
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When you make a good game, players will respond. Asian game makers are masters at telling really good stories. Other parts of the world have gotten worse at it for the sake of pushing a political agenda.
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon stuff. Imagine people jumping long distances or great heights while swinging swords at each other at high speeds and "running in the air" with their feet.
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Nah it’s challenging but you get a lot more leeway compared to souls-likes. Worst case you can always play on easy.
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Crazy that 'studio makes game, people buy game, nobody gets laid off' now reads like a fairy tale ending.
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