Jade Empire™: Special Edition

Jade Empire™: Special Edition

Steam Deck Unsupported

BioWare · RPG · Feb 27, 2007

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $3.74.

76%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 114 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 74 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Recommend if you enjoyed the mass effect series as the game runs a similar story engine.
114 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The Special Edition adds a few improvements—higher-resolution textures, new fighting styles, rebalanced gameplay, and an additional playable character—but the heart of the game remains untouched.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Honestly, I'm not sure I want to try and score the graphics.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I played using a third party controller and x360ce and it has worked fine throughout.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Speaking of the soundtrack and the overall sound quality both are great giving us a piece of special zen music and atmosphere.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
EDIT: The game works perfectly on Steam deck too.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters114 reviews
Gameplay36 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Controls18 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat74 reviews
86%
Crashes18 reviews
39%
Performance15 reviews
67%
Bugs13 reviews
62%
Difficulty9 reviews
89%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
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