This year the Year of the Snake is celebrated, an animal with a slender figure and graceful and rapid movements, whose image symbolizes wisdom, mystery and intuition. To pay tribute to this symbol of the Chinese horoscope, the Phantom Blade Zero trailer is dedicated to snake-themed weapons, which allow for a fast and precise combat style. Throughout the fights three swords are used in one hand. The Soft Snake Sword is a sword with an elastic constitution, while the White Serpent is accompanied by the Crimson Viper, a weapon that can be thrown at enemies in different ways.
During the middle of gameplay the hero faces minor enemies and a mini-boss, while the rest of the trailer is dedicated to combating a final boss.
Phantom Blade Zero is a «kungfupunk» action RPG whose proposal seeks to give a twist to the wuxia genre. This specific genre of Chinese culture is distinguished by being related to martial arts and having as its protagonist the figure of a knight with combat skills who is moved by a sense of justice and honor. For example, The House of Flying Daggers or Kingdom of Assassins belong to the wuxia genre.
In the case of Phantom Blade Zero the protagonist is Soul, an elite assassin at the service of a powerful organization known as The Order. After being accused of the death of the patriarch and injured during a chase, a mysterious savior saves him from death, but the cure will only last 66 days. Consequently, Soul will have to wake up if he wants to discover who is behind everything. The world of Phantom Blade Zero is semi-open and is made up of maps that promise to offer a large amount of detail and activities.