Phantom Blade Zero is a sprawling Wuxia adventure, the best action game of the year, and one of my favorite action games ever . It offers a lot to do, from main story quests to dozens of side quests, collectibles, hidden bosses, secret areas, and more. I highly recommend checking out Game Informer's list of Phantom Blade Zero tips and tricks before jumping in. It mentions some tasks required to achieve the perfect ending, but here I'll break down exactly what you need to see it.

As a note, getting the perfect ending in Phantom Blade Zero isn't that unreasonable. It requires doing a lot of the game's side content, but it's not shrouded in mystery or puzzles; you just need to complete certain things before heading into the finale. I'm going to keep these requirements relatively spoiler-free, and honestly, without the wider story context, they'll be a lot of mumbo jumbo proper nouns that don't really mean anything.…