Jade Empire (PC)

Difficulty: Medium. Learning Curve: Around 10 minutes. During the time when Microsoft was porting many console games to PC, Jade Empire was no exception. Jade Empire is an RPG from the creators of such epics as Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights; Bioware. Set in the prosperous East, you begin an epic journey of martial arts mastery that will take you through several beautiful environments to peaceful villages hidden away to bustling cities of the Jade Empire. From the get go, you have a variety of characters you can choose from, be it male or female, and with the inclusion of the PC version, you also have access to a ...  Read the complete review

You begin as a student of Master Li at the Two Rivers martial arts school until an attack on Two Rivers occurs. Then begins your journey to save the Water Dragon from the Emperor. In Jade Empire you may select a character from a range each with their own fighting styles. Fairly early on you'll need to decide how you're going to spend your skill points to make your character strong at one fighting style. The stats are Body, Mind and Spirit. The points in these will determine your Health, Focus and Chi in that order as well as your Charm, Intuition and Intimidation. There is a good/evil element in that you can choose between Open Palm and Closed Fist. ...  Read the complete review