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Phantom Blade Zero’s Combat Is So Good, You Won’t Care The Story Makes No Sense

Phantom Blade Zero’s Combat Is So Good, You Won’t Care The Story Makes No Sense https://ift.tt/KPSX6di S-Game, the Chinese studio behind Phantom Blade Zero, clearly understands the core tenets of character-action games. If your melee combat isn't tight, responsive, and oozing cool, then what's the point? Some games might have better combat, but few can match Phantom Blade Zero's style.  Every moment feels like you're in the middle of a Chinese martial-arts movie, pulling off moves that shouldn't be feasible--moves that go against what we expect from third-person action games--yet are baked into the mechanics. The game is not without issues, and they do hold it back from reaching the genre's upper echelons, but the highs are stratospheric. Character-action games aren't typically known for telling riveting stories, and Phantom Blade Zero is no different. You play as Soul, a stoic assassin who dies in the game's opening moments when a sword tears t...
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Yakuza Games Are On Sale For Cheap In Celebration Of New Prime Video Series

Yakuza Games Are On Sale For Cheap In Celebration Of New Prime Video Series https://ift.tt/ZzuQ3xc

The Like a Dragon--previously called Yakuza--video game series has been around for nearly 20 years, but it's never been more popular in the West than it is today thanks to Yakuza: Like a Dragon and its 2024 sequel Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. It figures to move even more into the mainstream with the arrival of the Like a Dragon: Yakuza TV series on Prime Video today, October 24. In honor of the new TV series, several retailers are holding sales on the entire Yakuza series, making now the perfect time to get into the beloved Japanese crime saga. You'll find deals on console and PC versions of the games, including an Amazon discount that drops the most recent game, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, to just $30 (normally $70).

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This nearly 60%-off deal is the best price we've seen for Infinite Wealth since its release earlier this year. The discount applies to the PS5, PS4, Xbox (cross-gen) versions of the game, but it's only available for a limited time, so grab it while you can. As mentioned, Infinite Wealth is a direct sequel to Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which starts a new story arc with a brand-new protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. Like a Dragon is a great game to start with if you're new to franchise. Infinite Wealth continues Kasuga's story and brings back Kazuma Kiryu, the original protagonist of the Yakuza series.

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