Or additionally the player can visit any Focus or Chi shrines they can find and replenish themselves from there. Or when they initiate "Focus Mode" which is very similar to " Bullet Time" slowing down enemy actions and allowing players to attack swiftly dealing extra damage.įocus, Chi and Health can be replenished by collecting orbs that drop from fallen enemies. Focus is used for when players primarily opt for utilising weapons in combat instead of martial arts styles that focus on hand to hand techniques. Chi is similar to mana as it is used when players heal their character, cast spells or choose to charge up a "Chi Strike" which will deal additional bonus damage when they next attack an enemy. There are three primary stats in the game: Mind, Body and Spirit, which control the secondary stats Chi, Health and Focus as well as the conversation specific stats of Intimidation, Charm and Intuition. As they progress through the story the game become more challenging and the player gains experience from fulfilling quests and killing enemies which allows them to increase their stats and upgrade their fighting styles as they gain more levels.
Jade Empire follows a tried and true method of RPG gameplay where players choose a character to begin the game with, customizing their initial stats and then proceeding to start the game where they begin in a tutorial environment. Using aspects of all three groups players can combine them to varying effect from focusing on offensive, defensive or supportive results. Combat is focused on learning and developing martial arts styles, magical abilities and weapon techniques. Others providing a romantic interest for players to pursue.Īs well as this the game also boasts an intricate combat system that functions in real time with the players actions which allows them to block and/or dodge attacks when appropriate. From there players find they may interact with various NPCs in the game, some of which will join the players team and become a selectable companion to explore with. It features an epic adventure for players to enjoy allowing them to pick from various male or female characters to play as before thrusting them into the rich world of the Jade Empire. It was released later for the PC on 26th of February 2007 and the Mac OS X version of the game was announced by TransGaming Technologies to be available on the 18th of August 2008. An announcement on the 10th of May 2006 by BioWare revealed plans for a PC version of the game that would be published by 2K Games. Published by Microsoft Game Studios it was the last game developed by BioWare for the original Xbox and was released for the platform on the 12th of April 2005.
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