Poll: Jade Empire.
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It you did think it was horrible, you'd be the second in the poll to think so.Klepa said:
"Bioware blew it." = it sucked, btw.
I liked Jade Empire; it was a martial arts RPG that had a brilliant story (awesome plot twist, never expected that one). The only thing I hated was the combat system, far too "button-mashy" and not in a good way; all you had to do was press X all day and you were fine, throw in a B to block and a random back-flip for advanced mix-ups.
However, I really hope BioWare actually starts development on a JE2. I'd be one happy black man. X3
However, I really hope BioWare actually starts development on a JE2. I'd be one happy black man. X3
Ah yes, good old Jade empire. That was the last game we (Me and my dad) got for our old xbox before we bought the xbox 360, and we vowed to only buy it once we'd completed the game. From the bioware RPGs I've played (i.e Knights of the old republic which I own, jade empire which I own and Mass Effect which I am currently borrowing to rekindle the fun I had with those games) jade empire is my absolute favourite. The boss fight at the end is one of my favourites (Mainly due to it being so damn HARD!) and that big bloke you got as a teammate with the two small axes that could kill ghosts, he's one of my favourite gaming sidekicks (Mainly because he was the one teammate in the game I used).
Though altogether the setting was brilliant (A mix of Chinese mythology and steampunk), the course of the game was varied and entertaining, the gameplay was great (The combat was brilliant and the game was nicely varied with arcade style segments of you flying through the sky shooting things in a canvas sheet aeroplane or that old brawler style bit where you had to defend that mountain temple from the army) and I love the fact that unlike most Bioware RPGs it isn't spoiled by a constant stream of fanboy ejaculation (With the exception of the rare threads like these).
My only complaints for the game are that I only changed swords once (I chose a sword at the academy in the beginning and I bought a big beast of a sword that had rings coming off it), that whole gem swapping for different perks felt a little bit odd and unnecessary and it had that Bioware habit I've seen them trying to break in recent times of MOUNDS UPON MOUNDS OF DIALOGUE!
Though altogether the setting was brilliant (A mix of Chinese mythology and steampunk), the course of the game was varied and entertaining, the gameplay was great (The combat was brilliant and the game was nicely varied with arcade style segments of you flying through the sky shooting things in a canvas sheet aeroplane or that old brawler style bit where you had to defend that mountain temple from the army) and I love the fact that unlike most Bioware RPGs it isn't spoiled by a constant stream of fanboy ejaculation (With the exception of the rare threads like these).
My only complaints for the game are that I only changed swords once (I chose a sword at the academy in the beginning and I bought a big beast of a sword that had rings coming off it), that whole gem swapping for different perks felt a little bit odd and unnecessary and it had that Bioware habit I've seen them trying to break in recent times of MOUNDS UPON MOUNDS OF DIALOGUE!
Tell me about it. The first real town (the port town or whatever, next to the forest) has me there for over TWO HOURS before I left to TAKE ON THE QUESTS I GOT IN TOWN. So, all in all, about 5 hours in a single town. Yeah, I also died a fair bit, due to my preference for the shitty magic styles.Pegghead said:
It was a good departure from normal rpgs and shied away from Japanese anime stereotypes that are always so prevalent in eastern style games.
The game's decent. But it's sooo full of missed opportunities (like doing away with an inventory system, because who would want to equip mystical and beautiful Far East weapons, robes, jewels, etc.?). It's also way too small: the world map has two(!!) locations. And the combat is only fun in a button-mashy sort of way, but it's way too simplistic and not worthy of even an action RPG's combat.
It was a very fun game. I do not think its biowares best but it certainly has the potential to be. Deserves a second go, that's for sure. Then again, im always curious to see what bioware can come up with next.
Even if thier formula is pretty consistent... at least it's consistently good.
Even if thier formula is pretty consistent... at least it's consistently good.
Meh I wasn't impressed. Not because of the game itself or the way it played. I am just not a fan of the whole fuedal Japan setting. BG and Kotor were far superior to me because I saw Star Wars when I was 5 and it shaped my childhood and BG because I luv me some D&D.
I liked the fact it was real time combat, and there are not alot of Kung-Fu centered games. I would like to see a sequel. But for me KOTOR is still the best.
I love it, but considering my long-known stance that Baldur's Gate II was the best game ever made, I can't call it BioWare's best. But it definitely had a lot of unique ideas and a truly beautiful setting and story structure.
oh well to each his ownsquid5580 said:
i still think it had the best plot twist ever... it made me go wtf and stare at my pc for a while... and yeah i liked the setting a lot... which isnt a selling point to u oh wells... love me some D&D too IWD2 is still my favourite dungeon crawler... you basically played nameless heroes who try and save the world and along the way u kill a lot of stuff...ftw!! 
i bought it on steam recently and tried it, cause i loved all of biowares games. anywho, i installed it, and played about an hour of it and hated it. i coudlnt figure out the menus, the graphics were atrocious (looked like it was made for nintendo 64) and the gameplay was...odd. anywho i hated it.
It was great. I loved the story and the characters. I keep meaning to play it again. During the next gaming lull, I probably will.