Can Phantom Blade Zero Raise the Bar Set by Where Winds Meet?

W hen we dove into Where Winds Meet last year, one thing was clear: Everstone’s wuxia-based world permeated the very foundations of its gameplay loop. As a character whose destiny was going to be forged through steel on a long and winding road, that premise and martial-arts-focused systems made it stand out. It still does a year later; there’s no doubt about it. But in the interim, a new contender for the gaming world’s metaphorical wuxia throne has entered the fray.