Jade Empire Special Edition (Rhino Demon Exclusive Content)

Average customer rating: 4.0

Nice!!
Cutscene after cutscene.. more like watching an animated movie.
Wonderful game! Must-have!
Top-Notch Bioware
For people who have bought Bioware in the past, AND JOHN CLEESE

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Jade Empire Special Edition (Rhino Demon Exclusive Content)

Manufacturer: Take 2
Product Group: Video Games
Binding: Video Game
ASIN: B000MKGK16
2007-02-26

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Nice!!.......2007-06-01

A truly fine RPG and a real treat for anybody who played and enjoyed KOTOR 1. Jade Empire has all the Bioware trademarks: Good graphics, a fine story, great dialog, romance, challenging combat (on higher settings) and interesting characters/locations. Like KOTOR, it has two paths to follow (something like good and evil), plot twists and even the ability to completely change your alignment near the end. Some people say it's "cartoonish", but I definitely don't agree. Rather I think it tries to impart a sense of another culture's mythology, and it succeeds beautifully in my opinion. Think Titan Quest if you want an example (or Star Wars for that matter). I did almost everything in the game, and it took me about 30 hours to complete. There are a lot of cut scenes, but they can be easily skipped by pressing the ESC key. If dialog screens bother you, you shouldn't be playing this type of game in the first place. It's really a shame that it took so long for Bioware to port Jade Empire to the PC. It would have been much more popular if it came out a year ago. Even so, I count this as among my favorites to be played many times.

Cutscene after cutscene.. more like watching an animated movie........2007-05-21

If you like watching animated movies, especially foreign Asian animation, you might like this game because that is what you do in Jade Empire. If you like some good button mashing and then watching cutscene after cutscene after cutscene, then this might be the game for you. I like SOME cutscenes in my games, but too many will take me out of the immersion factor. Also, the graphics in Jade Empire just feel cartoony.

Your character fights scripted linear enemies and then triggers another cutscene. Then your silent voiced character will have choices of dialog to select from leading eventually down the path of good or evil. Once you choose your dialog, you continue to the next cutsene. I just couldn't get into this game no matter how hard I tried.

Wonderful game! Must-have!.......2007-05-19

The game is great! I don't know why some people complained that it's too short. No! It is just the right length! And, a short good story can be much better than a bad long story. There are also some varieties for re-play value. I am actually building my 3rd characters now.

Top-Notch Bioware.......2007-05-07

I'm a PC-only gamer, so when Jade Empire came out for Xbox I had my fingers crossed, hoping Bioware wouldn't leave me in the dust on this one. Two years later, I am not disappointed. If you've played Knights of the Old Republic, Bioware's Star Wars game, you'll find everything you liked about it here, albeit in a sometimes streamlined form.

You play as a martial-arts prodigy in a fantasy version of ancient China, the titular Jade Empire, filled with magical flyers, menacing demons, and all manner of sorcery foul and fair. But something is rotten in the Empire, and it's up to you and a band of adventurers to find out what. You can select from a number of characters, both male and female, each of whom is balanced for a specific fighting aspect - be it speed, strength, or magic use. Your character starts as a martial arts student in the sleepy little town of Two Rivers, but you soon discover that you are destined for a greater role in the Jade Empire.

The story is great - very engaging, with well-voiced characters (look for John Cleese as Sir Roderick and Firefly's Nathan Fillion as Gao the Lesser) whose elaborate backstories directly influence the game's storyline. You can choose whether to follow the altruistic Way of the Open Palm or the harsher Way of the Closed Fist through the choices you make during the game. Each philosophy opens up different subplots and abilities for your character. As in previous Bioware RPGs, the storyline features numerous side-quests and a complex series of central quests, all with multiple solutions.

The art direction is fantastic, capturing a diverse and compelling Eastern-Asia stylistic fusion. In terms of graphics, some of the environmental textures show their age, but the beautifully designed locales and characters shine through. It's the kind of game that you just want to stop and look at for a while. Bioware has significantly expanded their palette of faces, and I rarely felt that I was encountering the same character over and over.

The action-style fighting gameplay is fast-paced and engaging, though it can seem almost too easy at regular difficulty. Your character can learn a variety of different styles, from magical fire and ice attacks to double-handed swords and axes to good old-fashioned punches and kicks, and switch between them during combat for the best advantage against different opponents. I actually found myself using only a small selection of the game's numerous styles, and not switching very often. Still, the fighting looks great (Bioware used motion capture technology and professional, real-world martial artists to create the game's fighting styles) even if it lacks a bit of challenge. The game uses a simple 3-stat mechanic - there's Body, which influences Health (HP), Spirit, which influences Chi (spellcasting, replenishing health, and certain special attacks), and Mind, which influences focus (fighting with weapons and a slow-motion bullet-time ability). The give-and-take between the three stats in battle creates some interesting engagements, and each stat is also linked to the conversation skills of Charm, Intuition, and Intimidation, which can affect encounters with other characters.

In summary: If you want a great-looking game with an engaging storyline, compelling characters, and fun (if a bit easy) martial-arts combat, Jade Empire is the game for you! Highly recommended.

For people who have bought Bioware in the past, AND JOHN CLEESE.......2007-04-03

Jade Empire is a safe buy. If you have bought any game from Bioware you know what I mean. However, you may want to wait a little while and hope for a price drop. The game mechanics work out fine, lots of fighting moves. Companion AI is not retarded which is a nice plus. Finally a game where followers do not constantly die! But obviously, the player will still be the best fighter on field. I am not sure what Bio-Ware did for the game (Who reads game credits?), but with any game they have their name tagged onto, the story is top notch. (Not everyday you get a game with a compelling story). Though it is short. One could beat the game in under 8 hours easy, if they did just the main quest. And if you are still unsure to whether you want the game from reading this review, or any other online reviews. I will tell you why you should buy this game. John Cleese does the voice acting for an NPC (Don't want to give to much away). John Cleese's aura of Awsomness should be reason alone to buy this game.

Pros.
1. Compelling Story
2. Fun fighting moves
3. John Cleese
4. John Cleese
5. John Cleese
6. John Cleese

Cons.
1. Rather Short

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