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Very good PC game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my husband's birthday. He's loving it, the graphic is pretty good and the story line is quite interesting.

Jade Empire is not jaded at all for the PC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game twice, once good and once bad. This game rocks. I was a little skeptical about it being a console game that made it too the PC, but it really is a game worth buying if you like RPG/Strategy.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a lot of fun. Great saucy dialogue. Gameplay is simple to learn, and there is a difficulty level for everyone.

Incredibly Bold and Successful Endevour by Bioware

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a very bold attempt to bring an eastern story into a game, and there's no one better than Bioware to do it. This game has a very nice depth in terms of storyline. Combat system is not as great some times, but it is still great. I purchased this in hopes bioware coming out with Jade Empire 2.

For people who have bought Bioware in the past, AND JOHN CLEESE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: April 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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

Wonderful game! Must-have!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

Fanciful Oriental style empire setting with a Jade's worth of dialogue

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If any game had so many(great) elements it wouild be "Jade Empire". The fighting is very interactive, the dialouge is something to die for(though a bit depressing in backstories told by some of your characters), the graphics are eye-tear dropping gorgious. Bioware always knew what they were doing when writing games. And no one writes better dialogue than "Bioware", not even Origin.(defunct Ultima under-company distroyed by E.A and ethics of law). Why do the good ones keep getting canned by the louses!
You can choose between eight characters of varing extremes and mediums and magical attunements(calld Chi). Each has a gender varient of male or female, which gives you the best choices unlike Diablo(or it's MMROG clones) or most RPG's in general, in which are not nessesarily the class and gender you wish(biased). These choices are much more than just for personal astetics though, each specific charater is of a special ability gained by no other and some commentary and even direct dialogu is effected by not only which gender but what character you chose. The best part of this game is the direct intervention of the player in fighting(unlike any other RPG even KoToR which is stat reliant). Your stats are utilized quite well in sync with your input, meaning the use of your mouse/keys in synergy with the character's Chi, focus, body and skill. game charatcer's skill is very important despite your own playing skill as it affects speed, damage, and a big part of the chi involived in this. your pivitol counterpart(despite your chosen gender) is "Dawn Star"-I don't go into plot spoilers but this is a name that means something vital to the game's plot she will explain this later. You do not control her directly but she not only has great dialogu but exceptional magic and a special abilty not gained by your PC or any other. It is important to choose the right charaters for the right quests. Thier are many who will be availible but she, and the very alooof, Sacacious WU(voiced by Cam Clarke who does quite alot of central characters in animations on TV) are piviotal to your sucess. Speaking of the voice overs John Cleese(Monty Python's Flying Circus) is also in this as the only non-oriental character giving an outsider's perspective on "Jade Empire". If you have a short attention span or do not like much violence do not get this game, otherwise it is the most variable and enjoyable game out there since the dawn of video games(I ain't kiddn' folks!) as a required reading of Lord of the RIngs novels this is required playing!(thouhg I am not so overbearing as to tell another that, very "closed fist!") I do hope for a Jade II but I hope Bioware, not Obsidan proclaims the rite to make it. I am tired of this pattern with Obsidian taking over the sequals to these great RPG's!-very "closed fist"!

great story and gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

awesome game, the story is great, very involving as usual with Bioware games. Gameplay is easy and very user friendly, only downside is that the game is too short!!! want more! ;)

Fun the first time through

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: March 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Jade Empire: Special Edition is a lot of fun. The milieu is a fresh breath of air from the typical fantasy setting and the combat is certainly more dynamic. Instead of issuing commands and then waiting for the computer to resolve dice rolls behind the scenes, the combat is pure real-time martial arts. You jump your character in and out, dodge, roll, and have to actually connect when you strike. It brings out an urgency and involvement that is sometimes lacking in RPG combat.

The graphics may not be at the level of Oblivion, but they're crisp and pretty. Plus the game runs on a system that's not quite state-of-the art without issue. Apart from a few bugs (sometimes the camera angle gets stuck, easily fixed by a quick reload), Jade Empire runs smoothly.

The game has limited replay value, though. This is simply not as in-depth or large a game universe as Knights of the Old Republic or the Baldur's Gate series. You have a small starting town, which there is no point revisiting once you finish the introductory chapter. After that, there's a somewhat larger town (Tien's Landing) and then the Imperial City. Again, once you leave the town, you probably won't have any reason to ever go back. And the Imperial City is the same story: once you've wrapped up everything and head to the Imperial Palace, you won't be going back to the City.

That's a shame because the game feels so linear as a result. There's side quests in each urban location, but nothing that really makes you feel like you're forging your own destiny in another world. You won't be doing anything equivalent to rescuing Anise's castle in BG2 or acting as a hit man for the Genoharadan in KOTOR.

So my final verdict is that this is definitely a good game. But will I dust it off the shelf every few months, eager to give it another go (like I do with BG2, Kotor, and even Fallout 2)? That I can't be so sure about.

Jade Empire SE

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: March 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a stable game with excellent graphic and a very good story line. The controls are simple and easy to learn. Unfortunately it is a bit on the short side, it took me only 14 hours to finish the game my first time.

There are a number of subplots, but they don't take long to complete. The romantic subplots for male characters are good and varied, female characters have only two options.

While the story is a bit lacking for replay, the combat options are keeping my interest. I have just started my third game. My wife completed it once and is likely to play through it again soon.

Personal Rating
Graphics: A
Stability: A
Controls: A
Combat Options: A
Character Customization: C+
Story Depth: A-
Story Length: C
Replay Value: C+

Overall I give Jade Empire SE a solid B.

I honestly found the Rhino Demon exclusive combat style to be of little value. But it is a cool little bonus that is fun to play around with once or twice.

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