Walkthrough of Phantom Blade Zero, part 1: prologue, Valley of Weeping Brook and first bosses

We begin the walkthrough of Phantom Blade Zero from the S-GAME studio.In the first part, we look at the prologue and the first region, Weeping Creek Valley: where to save, who to meet and how to get through the first bosses.

Prologue: training battle and duel in the rain

The game opens with a scene on a wet roof with the caption "Eight Days Ago", that is, "Eight days ago".Next comes training.Mentor Zuo Shang demonstrates the defense stance: hold L1 and move, but remember that the stance constantly drains the Sha-Chi gauge.Then you need to perform different Sha-Chi combinations on the dummy twice.

A duel then begins with Zuo Shang himself, the "Shadow Lord of the Order".The hint on the screen is straightforward: break his defense with combinations.Hit with regular attacks, throw in Sha-Chi attacks, and don't stand still.You can’t lose here, you need a fight to get used to the rhythm.

Flesh Sculptor and Infected Heart

After the battle, we watch the scene with the Flesh Sculptor.It shows the objects for which the whole story was started, and among them is the Tainted Heart.Just watch the video, no action is required from you.

Cart fight

Next you find yourself on a cart, which is being pursued by enemies.The controls are the same: regular attacks, Sha-Chi attacks and target capture.Enemies attack from the side, so grab the target and parry the spears.At the end of the fight, the boss bar “The Hunt, Hunter of the Order”, the hunter of the Order, will appear on the screen.This is a short story-based battle, the tactics are the same as in a duel.

Valley of Weeping Brook

After the prologue, a map of the first region, Weeping Creek Valley, opens.The player is marked at The Beginning bell, the map is 1 percent complete.Then there is a chain of locations in order: The Beginning, Lady's Rift, Red Thread Barrier, Broken Puppet Valley, Rustblade Pavilion, outpost and Great Waterfall.

Bell The Beginning

The first bell stands right at the beginning of the valley.Here Inanis's Voice says that the bell rings only for you and will heal all wounds.This is a save point: through the menu you can select “Train Abilities”, “Save” or “Leave”.Look here before every serious fight.

Further along the path is a stone carving, a note from a villager, and a staircase with red lanterns.Read the records found: some of them are included in the region’s collection.

First Boss: Aberrant Three-faced Puppet

On the area with the red lanterns, the “Aberrant Three-faced Puppet”, a three-faced doll, awaits you.The battle takes place on an open track, there is enough room for maneuver.Keep your distance, avoid sweeping attacks and respond with series after her attacks.

Yuer and the Sanguine Twin weapon

At the stream you will meet the girl Yu'er.She talks about her sick father and her mother, who has been gone for three years.The Flesh Lily and Apprentice Healer subplots are linked to it and are easy to miss, so take your time and listen to the end.The quest "Whence the Weeping" will appear in the journal.

In this section you get a paired Sanguine Twin weapon: damage 200, defense penetration 100. The game immediately offers to equip it.His peculiarity is the Shadow Execution technique: when the Sha-Chi scale is filled to more than 90 percent, he performs a triple slashing blow, which kills or seriously wounds the enemy.

Red Thread and Rustblade Pavilion

Next comes the Red Thread Barrier, a barrier made of red threads.At the same time, take a look at the ability tree and spend the accumulated points.After the barrier, the road leads to the Rustblade Pavilion, where the first serious boss awaits.

Boss Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute

"Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute", a frantic brute, fights with a heavy blade.The enemy is aggressive, so don't try to hit first at every pause.Dodge, wait for the end of the series and attack through the window.After winning, you receive the Jagged Steel weapon.

Outpost: traders, forge and quests

Then the outpost opens.There is a blacksmith shop, an old archer on the roof and several more characters: a merchant, an old beggar, a monk and guards.You can get the quests Purge the Sect and Festering Secrets from the archer, they are also easy to miss.Climb onto the roof and talk to him.

In the next part we go further along the valley: Axemaster Peng Meng, hunting, archer camp and the Great Waterfall.