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I actually played it all the way through TWICE, and started a third time but didn't finish (got another game that I was anxious to start). slightly linear gameplay. The short version: The story line is really good with an unexpected plot twist. You can easily replay this game several times because of the infinite options you have - several characters to choose from, and many different choices during game play, with different outcomes. This was the first xbox game I ever played, a couple of years ago. The fighting is real-time, not turn-based. I've read some of the other reviews, and I pretty much agree that the game does have some excessive load times (which I didn't really notice at the time, since I had never really played an xbox game before anyway and thought it was normal) but Jade Empire is engaging enough that it shouldn't stop you from playing it. The Amazon description makes it sound like you CREATE a character, which isn't true - you choose from (I think 6) different pre-existing characters with different looks, fighting styles, abilities, etc.
I would definitely recommend this game to anyone with an old-school xbox. (It was also the first game on any platform that I ever actually beat/finished). This is a great game overall, especially if you're looking for something that you can re-play. Jade Empire was the beginning of my love for gaming. (I don't have a 360, so I don't know if you can play it on the 360 or not).
I beat it once and I'm goin in for seconds. I am a big fan of being able to fully customize your character(Fable is one of the best examples of this), and according to the product description above, this is what Jade Empire offers. Yes you have control over their stats and what fighting styles they use, but you can't change their appearance, armor, or their voice(WTF is that about. ok so right off the bat: this is a great game, I loved it. You get to CHOOSE between 5 characters. why does it say that.). Plus, you end up with damn near all the fighting styles by the end of the game anyway, so that customizable aspect kind of loses it's "umph".
THIS IS A LIE. But I have one major gripe. False advertising, I say. Don't get me wrong, I didn't turn this game off for a week after a got it, but I was expecting a Kung-Fu Fable, which it is not.
The characters are dynamic, the storyline impressive, and the overall gameply is fun and exciting. I have to give Bioware another round of applause for yet another expertly crafted RPG. It's fun playing through the game multple times, choosing new things to say and different paths to follow. Jade Empire is honestly a very well thought-out, well executed game. Jade Empire features a fully immersive world with its own history and culture and great characters that really jump out at you and become memorable. Another aspect I truly enjoy is the dialogue option. The story is great and of course, features one of Bioware's usual twist endings.
Besides, it feels good having a combat system that is easy to use and yet still lets you pull off attacks that look impressive and difficult. Some people are saying that the combat is too simple but it works for me. I honestly did not want this game to end. I don't think that a rock/paper/scissors type system takes away from any of the difficulty (I played the game on hard). I would recommend this game for any RPG fan.
The story and side stories unfolded excellently, and the freedom I had to shape the story was even better. It's a single player action RPG but it's not like the others I've played.The fighting is intense. I bought this game in hopes of killing some time and hopefully having some kind of fun. I was extremely satisfied with this game. I found myself imagining that the people and monsters I was fighting were real. What I got was an awesome adventure that stayed with me. Weather it was what was said, who I chose the fight, the missions I took and even the lies I told. I recommend it to ANYONE who enjoys single player games.
Simply a great game. I couldn't help but be immersed in the game and the outcome of the battles. The story is awesome and it makes the combat all the more exiting. This game allowed me to make choices that changed the course of the story constantly.
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The combat was never difficult on the hardest difficulty till the end when they put massive reflect damage shields on mobs that would half kill me from 1 combo.
I expect immersive true to the experiance games from bioware and that's what disgusted me the most from this game.
I find this cheap since the ai was never good enough to hit me practically.
Karma was a big part of the culture but not even properly explained.
The idea of open palm and closed fist was a great idea but it seems that they didn't have a single person that so much as read Shogun because none of the dialog options would be anything a self respecting samurai would ever do and the closed fist options were even worse because they were based upon american ideas of evil instead of a different path.
The japan culture was a failure because it was so unrealistic.
Samurai would dishonor themselves by simply even lowering themselves to the level that most of the quests put you into.
I would even say that its borderline mockery to feudal japans culture.The only 2 things I can say that's positive about this game is that the secondary chars where funny at times and the graphics are ok.
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