doesn't work with controllers which sucks because I owned this game a long time ago on the OG Xbox and it was a great game. When I saw it here and it was on sale I jumped at it then it wasn't controller compatible.

Before my review please note that this game does not run on launch. The fix is fast, easy, and simple. It is utter garbage that this wasn't rectified years ago but such is the state of gaming now. Follow this steam link for the fix https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=244205842. Now on to the review.

Jade Empire was made in the glory days of Bioware with a very similar style and approach to SWTOR but also different enough to separate itself and also made by Bioware. It is a 3rd person martial arts/RPG set in what appears to be a somewhat feudal yet prosperous China with elements of fantasy and magic added in. Lots of different fighting styles that all have very different strengths and weaknesses, support styles to help you gain an upper hand in fights and even help you get more orb drops, magic styles to throw ranged attacks at your opponent when they least expect it, weapon styles to take the fight directly to your enemy with the intention of ending it quickly, and even transformation styles allowing you to turn into different demons and such overwhelming your opponent with the very thing that they use against you. With the morality system in place like SWTOR your actions truly have consequences yet also rewards as some styles in the game are locked behind either Way of the Open Palm (choices usually involving mercy and kindness) or Way of the Closed Fist (taking what you want and where you want not ever considering weakness into account). There's a solid enemy pool to boot that kinda goes everywhere and is better experienced in person and with this being the Special Edition originally cut content from the original game is included as well, Really love the story and all the interesting characters you meet along the way all giving there 2 cents on the matter at hand or maybe even asking for help from there new ally. If beating up bandits, ghosts, and even demons is your thing then this absolute gem of a game I highly recommend. If your playing on a controller I highly recommend going in game and change all the controls back to the original xbox controls as the new ones won't allow you to press start or do certain things and the original ones also play SO much better.