Jade Empire: Special Edition

Everything to please different types of gamers: the Adventure gamer, the RPG gamer, and the Action gamer. Providing, in the 2020s, that you can still appreciate a game from an older generation, that you can endure a UI stretched in wide-screen (only the UI, not the graphics), and that you are ready to modify yourself the ".ini" file to beautify the graphics (easy steps to follow, plenty of explanation on how to do it in the forums). It is worth the effort a hundred times!

Whenever I play a BioWare game, I always have to ask, "Is this going to be as good as Jade Empire?" The answer I get is always, "No." Why? Because Jade Empire is a masterpiece. The combat (although outdated by modern standards) was fluid, intuitive, and insanely fun! Making the combat a two-button system really showed the hallmark of "simpler is better." The story was amazing, the cast of characters was unforgettable (and honestly, who can forget the Black Whirlwind?), and the setting picturesque. While the combat can get a little repetitive, especially late-game, the addition of new styles and combos really allows you to try and experiment. There's also the multiple endings, the Galaxian-style mini-game, and the "Open Palm/Closed Fist" moral system. There's honestly not enough I can say to enshrine how much I enjoyed this game. Just pick it up, give it a try, and before you know it, you'll be on your second playthrough.

Mir hat das Setting des Spiels - fernöstliche Fantasy - sehr gut gefallen. Leider war die Story nicht so fesselnd wie in anderen Bioware-Rollenspielen, ich habe irgendwann in der Mitte das Interesse an dem Spiel verloren, was mir sonst bei noch keinem Bioware-Spiel passiert ist. Auch die Charaktere fand ich vergleichsweise seicht. Das Kampfsystem ist interessant & defintiv mal was Neues, wenn auch nicht perfekt umgesetzt. Insgesamt ist das Spiel schon noch empfehlenswert, kommt aber nicht an Bioware-Größen wie KOTOR oder Dragon Age: Origins heran.

I don't doubt this game was great when I originally wanted it but didn't have an Xbox, but it's just boring me. I actually was having a good time for quite a while, but then all at once the repetition and clunkiness of it all just hit me and I've been slogging through the last few hours. I'm at the end of chapter 3 and I just don't care enough to finish. The setting is nice, but the story and voice acting are just so phoned in that it hasn't created one memorable moment yet.

Ist nicht mehr spielbar. Windows 10 ging es noch perfekt, aber nicht mehr bei Windows 11. Habe die Steam Version geschenkt bekommen, da funktioniert es auch nicht mehr. GOG bitte das Game für Windows 11 fixen damit es wieder funktioniert. Es ist zwar ein Medicorgame von Bioware, aber das chinesische Setting hat mir gut gefallen, mal was anderes im RPG Sektor.