Jade Empire™: Special Edition

Jade Empire is probably the weirdest RPG BioWare has made (MDK2 still takes the cake for oddest game by them), It's oddly charming in a way which is likely due to it's vivid art style, As a big fan of Wuxia, Xianxia and Murim entertainment Jade Empire still manages to hit a good amount of the feelings each of those genres give whilst still being its own thing, Jade Empire builds off Chinese Mythology very well and nothing showcases that more than its wonderful main story, The Companions are a delight which shockingly good voice acting. Combat Wise Jade Empire delivers on that front as well, It's a blast to toy around with the different styles, One major issue with combat is how unbalanced it is, Some styles are completely overpowered (Leaping Tiger) compared to the others and do in fact make the game a cake walk, I found most styles to be fun though so this wasn't an issue i couldn't fix myself by just enjoying a different style. Sadly this game does suffer from what a lot of older games on steam also suffer from: Not Working Immediately, You will likely have to fiddle around with it and there is a plethora of guides on the steam community tab on how to fix it! (10 Minutes Top is…

Bioware, pls fix your game.

GOATED. works well on the Steam Deck just had to adjust the resolution. Wish i could romance Black Whirlwind 😥

It is a gem, one of the less known old Bioware games. If you liked KotOR you will probably like this too.

Where's the Jade Empire 2 Bioware?? A Sequel? a prequel? anything??? A fkin remake atleast??? Too busy making mid Dragon Age and Mass Effect sequels I guess? Occassionally making something like Anthem for a change too. ♥♥♥♥ you Bioware and EA. Generational fumble. Genuinely wish someone bought this IP and did something with it cause this has so much potential and it's too good to be sitting here for 2 decades slowly fading to obscurity.

Great game, love the story, dialogue trees, comedy, voicework, and 2000s-style CRPG goodness. The combat left some to be desired, but I value that less compared to the other stuff. Worth at least a playthrough, took me 25 hours and I talked to everyone and read everything so slightly shorter than KotOR I and KotOR II.