Jade Empire: Special Edition

I played this game back on the XBox and loved it then. It has an interesting story, memorable characters and pretty fast paced combat. Just what you'd expect from a Bioware game (back before they sold their souls to EA). The dialogue is a little cheesy at times but it doesn't detract from the gameplay or story (and sort of reminds me of an old '80's movie at times, but in a good way). I also like the way the game justifies you being a darker character. In Jade Empire you aren't Good or Evil, Light Side or Dark Side. You are Open Palm, a kind and merciful character who gives of yourself to make the world a better place, or you are Closed Fist, a hard and merciless character who believes that by helping others you make them weaker and unable to help themselves in the long run. I definitely recommend giving the game a shot if you haven't, especially if you can find it on sale. It is worth it.

Bioware was a good company. Better than mass effect andromeda

First off, I'm not a hardcore Bioware fan. The story seems to be good but nothing outstanding. I'm adding a star because the combat is fast paced action. Since I'm not a huge fan of this type of game I bought it on my tablet, the graphics are still good and I like the controls and can play anywhere.

This game is clearly a labour of love, with great attention to detail given, It's an RPG set in China where you basically play as a Monk class with light magic and weapons, and combat can be satisfying enough for you to keep playing. The story is also pretty nice, with some memorable characters. It's not perfect. I nearly quit once because of a game breaking bug that wouldn't let me talk to a character (only coming back and reverting to an hour old save because I wanted to play it through to the end). The story is good, but not BioWare great. And there are two chapters with big hub worlds stuffed with lots of sidequests, where you'll spend the majority of the game, but all the chapters following them are linear punchfests. Still, I'm glad I played it, and it's certainly worth checking out.

The combat is fun, the characters are interesting, the settings are really cool. The game lets you be a martial artist travelling from a hot air balloon, to a palace, to villages, to a city, and all are convincing for the world. The decisions and the ways you mold your character are also interesting and feel like they have weight. Definitely recommend this old classic of Bioware's.