Jade Empire: Special Edition Review
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Jade Empire Special Edition is a very polished game. The music and voice acting are what you'd expect from a BioWare title. The updated graphics are crisp and ran perfectly on my rig. Combat is fluid and easy to pick up. Multiple endings and difficulty settings offer some replay value. Fans of the Far East or real time combat should give this game a shot.
Despite these merits I couldn't help but feel like it was just more of the same. Playing Jade Empire felt like I was replaying Knights of the Old Republic and not just because it uses similar interfaces. The story seemed as though it was made using the usual formula for a BioWare game, regardless of the setting. I can only describe the romance options as silly and predictable. To top it all off this is actually a setback in terms of linearity from BioWare. Perhaps they have simply taught fans like myself to expect far too much. If you are looking for a mind blowing twist on the genre, this probably isn't the game you're looking for.
