Jade Empire Review

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Written by BuckGB on June 1st, 2005

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In the mythos of Jade Empire, the martial arts strive for balance above all things. I have to think that this philosophy translated to Bioware's design plans as well. Taken as a whole, the game skillfully dances back and forth between the storytelling and action camps, weaving a tale and experience that expands on each side with equal measure. While the story is grand in scope, it also features personal tales and some laugh-out-loud humor, balancing the instant gratification of learning an NPC's whole story with an epic overarching quest. The combat has this same ebb and flow of instant accessibility rolling into a system with such subtlety that, even in a second pass at the game, players probably won't discover all its depth. Jade Empire's biggest strength is its balance and that balance can carry players through the entire journey multiple times, making it an entry worthy of the time it consumes.­

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