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Phantom Blade Zero might be more morally interconnected than anyone expected. S-Game CEO Soulframe Liang has revealed that the upcoming Wuxia action RPG features an honor system where the choices you make in side quests can ripple outward and influence the main story itself.
It’s all rooted in Wuxia philosophy
In a recent interview, Liang broke down the game’s Wuxia foundations into two parts: ‘Wu’ and ‘Xia’. Wu covers the external, the martial arts and combat that the team researched extensively, drawing from real schools and classic Wuxia films. Xia, however, is what the developers care about most. It’s the interior quality; the idea that even in your darkest moment, you’re still thinking about others.
That philosophy feeds directly into how the game is designed to play.
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Side quests are more than filler
Liang described side quests as moments where you encounter strangers by chance, people with their own stories, where you’re just a passerby. But those encounters aren’t throwaway content. Act with honour, do the right thing, and you won’t just feel good about it, it could actively shape your “own story of vengeance and love,” as Liang put it.
The implication is a butterfly effect running beneath the surface, where consistent honourable choices accumulate into something larger and more meaningful than any single quest suggests.
Phantom Blade Zero launches in September 2026 for PS5 and PC.
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