Jade Empire: Special Edition

Bioware stands for Role-playing games that set Standards. After Hits like "Baldurs Gate," "Neverwinter Nights" and "Knights of the Old Republic," The Creators presented the game "Jade Empire" to the 2005 (PC version 2007). Accordingly, my Expectations for the Game were high. However, since I was previously spoiled by the RPG sensations "Dragon Age" and "Mass Effect," my Expectations were a little dampened. Still, "Jade Empire" is without a doubt an outstanding Game. STORY The Setting is set in Asia. We take on the Role of the last surviving Ghost Monk. We are not aware of this at the Beginning, but very slowly we are introduced to the Secrets of martial Arts through our Master Li. Of course, in the midst of our Training, disaster happens when our Home Village is attacked and razed to the Ground. In search of the Culprits and the Reasons for this, we learn not only that Master Li is not the one we thought he was, but also that the Action is riddled with Intrigue and other Adversity. GAMEPLAY is Played with the Keyboard according to proven RPG control. Bioware typical Of conversations with all sorts of characters occupy much of the Game, each with several answer options available, which we also use to determine whether the Character is more likely to contest the dark or the bright Path. The dark Path relies more on Hardness and Punishment, while the bright one is characterized by Goodness and Courtesy. The Fights work simplistic, there are few Opportunities for Action that vary depending on the Fighting Style we use. We learn the different Fighting Styles during the Game and can then refine them a little through Experience. I was a little shallow about the depth of Play, as the Depth of experience gained is used to Develop the Character, but it quickly became apparent that I – although I had learned a Variety of Fighting Styles, I always accessed three specific ones, as they were already far away from the start of the year. They were developed and I coped with it quite well. There are no numbers on the Fighting styles, but only a slightly different Description. Therefore, the Player cannot "see" which Fighting Style now deals or heals more Damage in real life. Otherwise, there is a lot running around the World, the World is quite clear, the individual Sections are quite linear, large Alternative Paths are scarcely available and long Walkways are limited, but are quite present. GRAFIK AND SOUND You quite notice to the Game that it has already 10 Years + under its Belt. The Graphics are – also for 2007 – not an Overachiever, but "functionally beautiful." The Sound fits in wonderfully here, most Of the conversations are set to music and the Speakers do a solid Job. ATMOSPHERE The Far Eastern Theme hasn't fully reached me. One also notices that Bioware was still in the Development of "Conversation leadership." So some Dialogues Are almost outrageous, Interlocutors are turned 180 Degrees by the simplest Arguments. For me, that was already gnawing at the Mood. That didn't change the fact that the Language seems ancient and repeatedly harbors a flowery Rewrite. The Names of the individual Characters are equally baffled, so we encounter Characters with the Names "Morgenstern," "Wilblume," "Hou the Slipper hero" or "Flitzender Fox." You have to be able to get involved in That already. FAZIT If you don't get bothered by the Aging graphics and also not by the flowery names of the Characters, you can enjoy a really good Role-playing game that gives just under 20 Hours to Play Through. Even if "Jade Empire" could not fully inspire me, anything but a Recommendation would be inappropriate. Because the Game is without a Doubt good and has a quite exciting Story. Did You like the Review? At GERMAN REVIEWS there is a growing Database with even more German-language Reviews of many Games, created by Gamers for Gamers!