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A letter from the Director! Phantom Blade: Executioners CBT2 Sneak Peak and PC Gameplay Footage!

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Hi Players,

We made a promise and we intend to keep it. Phantom Blade: Executioners (PBEX), our “kungfupunk” brainchild, will have its second Closed Beta Test (CBT2) on August 18!

First and foremost, thank you for your appreciation and love earlier this year during the CBT1! The last thing we want is to disappoint, so this time you will find just about everything you liked, made bigger and better! More story chapters, revamped level design, and one more playable character.

The CBT2 covers Android (microtransaction enabled), iOS (through TestFlight), and Windows PC. An S-GAME account grants you access to all three platforms. Your beta character will be wiped at the end of the CBT2, but every penny you spent will be fully refunded (plus a 100% gratitude bonus) to your S-GAME account, which will be duly kept, when the Open Beta begins.

And did I just mention Windows PC? Yes, you asked and we heard it loud and clear! Why confine slick action to the small screen? Indulge yourself with 4K graphics (even cutscenes are remastered), decluttered user interface, and full keyboard/mouse/gamepad support!

Check out this in-engine PC footage to find out what I mean:

Here are some of the finer points you can expect in the CBT2:

▍Glorious 2D art with extra depth.

All stages in PBEX are now completely revamped with dynamic 2D, i.e. Chinese traditional scroll painting augmented with physical depth. The terrain is also enriched with environmental hazards, traps, hidden treasure, and branching paths to encourage exploration.

▍Slick action + noir art. Oriental fantasy presented in modern style.

PBEX is an action game that highlights noir fantasy, skill-driven combat, and art style inspired by traditional Chinese painting. In CBT2, players will find four story chapters unfolding in over a hundred stages of diverse level design.

Animations are built in the same hybrid approach – 3D skeletal models for consistency, and fully hand-painted frames to bring fine details to life. The best of two worlds is brought together in a fluid, organic unity.

▍The world burns as the story continues.

PBEX’s story centers around “Sha-Chi Mod”, a body engineering technique that grants the subjects incredible power but makes them mentally unstable. It’s supposed to be rooted out, but apparently brought back because people actively seek power, especially in a place like the Phantom World. After the morbid lover, the cannibal monk, the vengeful mother, a new menace rises in the fourth story chapter, A Failure’s Redemption. Get ready for investigation. More mysteries await.

That’s it for today. Enjoy!

Soulframe, Director of PBEX

▍Sign-up for PBEX CBT2 while the window is still open

[About CBT2]

Sign-up window: July 29 12:00 – August 11 12:00 (UTC+8)

Testers needed: 50,000 (global total)

◆ 40,000 for Android and PC (combined)

◆ 10,000 for iOS (through TestFlight)

Sign-up page: https://bit.ly/3czxwfq

Platforms: PC/Android/IOS

＜PC＞

Recommend system requirement: Intel® Core™ i5/8 GB RAM/Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or above

＜iOS＞

Recommend system requirement: iOS 13.0 or above/iPhone 8 or above/a least 10 GB or above available storage space

＜Android＞

Recommend system requirement: Android 5.0 or above/4 GB or above/a least 10 GB or above available storage space

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Comments

mark

Very cool 👍😎

2022-08-06

DarKside

I remember being very hyped for this game but now I totally forgot it even exist lol I think that's a good thing because waiting will be easier now since I don't care much anymore

2022-08-08