Posted on: November 8, 2020

Pherim

Игр: Отзывов: 25

Great Setting and Story, but...

...I didn't enjoy the combat, despite the many different styles that were available, so I switched to the easiest difficulty setting at some point. Really, it was the refreshing setting, the well-written characters and the fascinating story that kept me going, and I'd say it was worth it. The world is where this game really shines. Heavily inspired by Chinese mythology and culture, this is far from the average fantasy world you have seen so often. The graphics, while definitely dated, do a great job in bringing this world to life. You may not visit a huge number of places throughout your journey, but they are all unique and have a great atmosphere to them. I never doubted that there really was a great empire behind the boundaries of where the game allowed me to go. The story is compelling and full of mystery and intrigue. You meet very different and interesting characters along the way, many of which have their own agendas and goals, some of which may not fully coincide with yours. And not everyone is who they appear to be - in fact, barely anyone is. There are many twists and surprises, some of which you see coming, some not. Not all of them were equally strong, but overall it is a very fun journey. Yes, it is fairly linear, but I didn't think that was a big problem. The morality system is very similar to Knights of the Old Republic, but from what I've seen (basically, the "good" side), it is a bit more ambiguous and subtle. In fact, when I played through KotOR I with a dark side character in my second playthrough, I ended up hating the story because of how little sense it made and how badly written the "evil" choices were most of the time. I think that this kind of thing was avoided in Jade Empire, though I cannot be sure. Maybe, some day I'll do an "evil" playthrough, but I somewhat doubt it. Oh, and the music is very good. It fits the world and atmosphere perfectly, and is in itself a nice change from the usual generic fantasy music.

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Posted on: July 8, 2022

Drejzer

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Игр: 865 Отзывов: 11

Wuxia-themed Bioware RPG

Jade Empire is a fantasy RPG, with demons, ghosts, martial arts, magic, firework-propelled aircrafts and huge dose of "vaguely oriental" themes. It still looks and sounds beautifull, even if the graphics ar erather dated. The game runs on the same engine as kotor (And, from what I've heard still uses turns "under the hood"), but is more real-time action oriented. Theough it is much *much* lighter on the RPG elements, Uses 3 stats, which determine a buch of stuff, the equipment is "pick 3 items that grant me bonuses I want" (later on you can equip more of them) There are multiple "styles", each having a light attack chain. a heavy attack and an AoE attack. Styles are separated into: physical straight up damage dealing (they also finish "combnations"); Support - debuffs and opening "combinations"; Magical - ranged attacks using up chi (which also can be used to heal or deal more damage); Weapon - they use a weapon bigger damage, attacks use up Focus (bullet time you can use basically at will), as well as Transformations, which let you well, transform into one of several forms. The combinations can be used to spawn health/chi/focus pickups on killing the target, which is their only use. Also, now you have only one companion at a time, in one of 2 modes: attack or support, attack is rather straightforward, they will fight together with you (and they ar erather useless), support on the other hand makes them buff the player, some regenerate resources, some increase damage dealt with certain styles. It presents a unique moral framework, based on the martial arts philosophies described in the tutorial... but almost immediately shallows it into old "good" and "evil", which is a tremendous shame. The game is also linear, at few points allowing you to choose in which order to do the current selections of subgoals. It is a fresh breath of novelty between all the typical western fantasy settings. On a side note: I recommend using the "Jade Empire in Style" mod

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Posted on: December 21, 2017

IamWhatIam69

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Игр: 237 Отзывов: 5

Console KOTOR with an asian setting

Listen, i get it. Jade Empire has its flaws. Its limited. Its not going to appease a lot of Old School Bioware fans that need their deep DnD system. But this game right here still has Old School Bioware written all over it. Its systems may not have been the deepest but they are far from shallow. The world and its lore are beautifully realized, the characters are memorable, the quests interesting, the dialogue is great, there are minigames and overall this is very much a "console KOTOR with an asian setting." For all the things that Jade Empire did wrong the things it did right it did well enough to have reached cult classic status in the hearts of some gamers (such as myself). If you like games like Knights of the Old Republic and you appreciate games like Mass Effect but think they could use a bit more of an oldschool approach when it comes to roleplaying your character then you should absolutely give this game a try. Because of nitpick reasons and limitations that a lot of new and old games both acclaimed and disliked also share the game has never got the attention it deserves. No its nothing for hardcore RPG fans. Its nothing for CRPG fans that need a deep DnD esque System but its certainly not a shallow piece of work. One can tell its a game that came out between Kotor and Mass Effect. Its kind of oldschool Bioware and its kind of newschool Bioware. Just love the game for what it is and dont hate it for what it isnt. Kotor Fans are surely going to enjoy this one.. if you can live with hack n slash esque combat. You dont think this can be called an RPG? fine. I mean you are wrong but okay. Dont call it an RPG then. I call it a great game.

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Posted on: November 16, 2022

wigginslel

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Игр: 165 Отзывов: 4

Classic that still holds up

I love this game and its setting. It was my first introduction to eastern philosophy and religion years ago. I'm particularly fond of the karma system, which I thought was done better than KOTOR. The game also ran better on my PC than it ever did on my xbox/xbox 360 with fast loading times. I used both an xbox one and a gamecube controller, both work marvelously. If you like KOTOR and want something a little more action-packed, buy dis

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Posted on: August 29, 2023

jomorim

Игр: 488 Отзывов: 2

The best Bioware game ever.

I played Bioware games since Baldur's Gate, and this was the most fun I had with any of them. In true Bioware fashion, the dialogues can be absolutely delicious (Egregious Prevaricator anyone?), and it's full of memorable NPCs (I'm looking at you, Lustful Lao, Zhong, and Qi the Promoter). Looking at the overland map, you can clearly notice that the game was intended to be considerably larger that it was, which is a shame, as it left me hungering for more. It is a love poem to the martial arts genre, sometimes with meme levels of hilarity, and a truly unique gem of a game.

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