Posted on: October 24, 2017

daffodillz

Игр: 62 Отзывов: 1

Rough on the edges, but still hillarious

Forget the same old European medieval mage/barb carnage or year long char build and dialogue fuzz. This game takes you to good old China, with plenty of brainless conversations and Kung Fu fighting! The overdone good/evil path has now been replaced by a normal guy/complete sociopath alignment system, where you can outlive your wildest fantasies of being a complete a-hole and still be a kung fu hero (imagine nwn turned into a 70's kung fu movie). The game should probably not get more than 4, since the dialogues tend to be a bit off and fit oddly with the alignment system, while having a sloppy storyline with rather random use of "old tongue" (biowhare got lazy and replaced some voice acting with the same "o kana, yu ku si odu" giberish track). With that being said, the game managed to entertain me like no other. Both fighting and char-building is really simple, so you'll get started quickly without considering too much. Simplicity is really the strenght in this game, since you'll get to feel the flow of the combat more than just micromanaging skills. I was actually surprized by how differently you could manage those three atributes you have and the few skills that are worth investing skillpoints in (spoiler alert: basic weapons+axes and viper!) while still getting a rather differering (but well working) character build. Aside from the actual gameplay, theres plenty of extra stuff like flying in a little aircraft and completing weird alchemy puzzles. Your companions a rather fun too. I found myself to be a cold and beatiful woman with an evil toad demon fella and a gradually colder and badass princess lover (yes you can be a cold-ass gay kung fu fighter with a gun and two double axes! Whats not to like?!) Did i mention John Cleese has a little role in there too? Long story short: The game is not deep, nor complex or very well narrated. It's just full of it's own little odd suprises and it's funny as F...K!

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Posted on: November 27, 2017

OrdinRhea

Владелец игры

Игр: 123 Отзывов: 3

Bioware's best?

Great blend of action and story in Bioware's signature RPG style, the balance leaning towards action gameplay. Most impressive is the mind-body-spirit character progression dynamic with a strong emphasis on balance or purposeful lack thereof. Think Knights of the Old Republic with fluid multifaceted martial arts, or Mass Effect with a spiritual side. This game feels well finished and flows well, though some may feel the story lacks serious challenge.

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Posted on: December 14, 2017

sketch21

Владелец игры

Игр: 27 Отзывов: 4

Nice unique take on an action RPG game

A great, unique take on an otherwise ho-hum game. I would classify this more as an action game than an RPG, the RPG elements are very few and very, very shallow at best. what I like about the game: - graphic, excellent graphic for its time, a good blend of cartoon-realism, smooth - uniqueness, love the uniqueness of the setting - realistic kung-fu form, I'm pretty impressed how true to form the actions are to the original kung-fu form - plot, not the most original but does its job and gets you involved - characters/NPC; a good cast of NPC that aren't just flat, hood ornament - the mini game is a nice addition what I thought could be improved on: - view; very limited view of what you see - character movement, especially during combat; limited, not very intuitive, hard/frustrating to control at times especially with the automatic camera angles - very limited character customization; character customization is basically just your 3 attributes, gems and fighting techniques ... not something you would want for an RPG type game - too linear and very limited storyline/plot/world. And just like many food Chinese restaurants, very rushed. In summary, Jade Empire offers a unique take on an action RPG, along with its beautiful graphic, fine gameplay is worth the try - a great pickup at under $5 in my opinion. But one can't help wonder what the game would be like if they actually go all out and make the game (and the game world) deeper, I felt they're just scratching the surface with this game. It's like going to an all you can eat buffet boasting over a hundred items but only the bread is available. It's a very good game, but when you realize its potential, can't help but be bummed out as well.

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Posted on: November 26, 2017

gianfranconerdi

Владелец игры

Игр: 570 Отзывов: 23

If you loved KOTOR I&II, get it.

This is definitely a good game, and one of the three, main reasons I joined GOG.com, the other two being KOTOR I & II. But this is by no means a masterpiece; it is unique, sure, but it is mostly that uniqueness that accounts for it being called a masterpiece. There is a lot of wasted potential in this game. Too bad they never released a sequel that shoud have addressed some of its flaws. I first played the game on the original Xbox, and man were the load times atrocious. This PC version eliminates the problem, and, if anything, loads the next areas (almost) too quickly. An annoying thing, despite the GOG fix that consists in setting its core usage to 1 (Task Manager > Affinity), is that before you are even given the time to block your enemy's attack after he's done talking to you, you almost immediately get hit, as a consequence of this. That's right, the enemy manages to almost always hit you first, which, at higher difficulties, could give you some trouble, and among the reasons I think Skyrim sucks. I should also talk about some of the ugly textures present in the game; they have a very unclean, dirty look, and feel choppyblocky. This is what I disliked in the Xbox version, and that's what made me mention load times at the very beginning; I never understood what the hell the game was supposed to load all the time. Another issue is that in this version, the controls have been changed somewhat, and definitely not for the better. If I recall correctly, the Xbox version allowed you to turn the camera around your character with the right stick, and all movement was handled by the left stick. Not so much in this version. I played with the Xbox360 controller, and moving sideways (<-- or -->) places your character in some fighting stance, albeit always moving, but slowly; annoying, and not something I was able to get used to till the very end of the game, but maybe not even then. All in all a good game that will give you about 19-20 hours of fun, if played on Easy.

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Posted on: February 8, 2019

Blackdriv3r

Владелец игры

Игр: 78 Отзывов: 3

Old school RPG experience

After completing the DA:I storyline, I felt something was missing from my RPG experience. I really wanted to experience a good old school-style RPG like KOTOR I and II as I did in the past. So with a bit of research I've found this gem where I sunked 45 hrs. Jade Empire is a great old school RPG with asian theme. Basically it is set in fantasy China. As an apprentice you embark on a journey, fighting, making new friends, engaging in interesting dialogues etc. The strongest aspect of a game is dialogue and its options I'd say. There are good, evil and neutral choices. You can follow the way of the Closed Fist (evil) or Open Palm (good) wich are two philosophies. Those have an impact on the story. For me combat was a little bit cluncky, also character building but you get used to it. What kept me playing the game was the storyline. I will definitely replay it in the future. :)

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