Only about 10 hours in but here's my mini-review of #PhantomBladeZero. So far enjoying it a lot. The combat is pretty straight forward, if I had to make a comparison I'd say it's a fusion of Sekiro and Ninja Gaiden. The base attack combos are simple but the enhanced skills and combat freedom really help to elevate the experience. In terms of difficulty, fodder dies to basic attack spam but bosses and swarms of enemies are where the combat shines. So far boss encounters have definitely been the highlight, along with experimenting with new weapons. The two story bosses thus far went down rather easily, one optional boss took 4-5 tries, and I found two "you need to return later" bosses that were completely out of my reach atm. Not a soulslike in any capacity. Enemies don't respawn and restarting bosses from whatever phase you died in definitely makes things a bit easier, aside from the optional bosses most my deaths have been from gravity so far from trying to explore and ending up out of bounds lol Speaking of exploration, it's actually very straight forward and the map marks areas you need to return with specific Phantom Edge's for later which is nice. It also does this for locked doors making it very easy to remember what you're missing for a particular path. The map also shows a percentage of map completion which makes progression incredibly smooth. Honestly don't think a walkthrough will even be needed, finished the first zone with 88% completion and the missing stuff was behind a path with a clean "you need to return here later" situation. Not gonna score it this early but initial impression is anyone who enjoys action heavy games will feel right at home.