When I first got my Original Xbox an EB games employee suggested Jade Empire and Halo and games to buy. Since then I have beaten Jade empire 3 times on Xbox Original, 2 times on the 360 re-release, once on PC on the Origins client and am purchasing it again here. The game is short in comparison to Skyrim or other openworld RPG's but it delivers its content well and doesn't overstay its welcome. The variety of fighting styles, choices and hidden areas and missions give the game a lot of room for replayability, and the starting characters while not really customizable are varied enough in delivery that they provide room to play through differently, particularly the beginning of the game before you really unlock more martial styles. I personally enjoy shorter more crafted experiences and to me that is what Jade Empire is, its got great moments, moves well and doesn't stagnate. You can beat the game in one sitting if really grinding main quest, or stretch the linearity a little to the side and discover many hours of extra content in missions and martial styles. I missed my now favourite style on my first playthrough completely. The fanbase of the game can get pretty ridiculous but there is a real gem here, before DragonAge 2 and nuBioware this game really has heart and soul and is a great western made Chinese Kung Fu RPG and it's pretty awesome something like that even exists.
