Jade Empire 2005

Is it still worth playing?

In a world inspired by Chinese mythology, you control the last surviving Spirit Monk on a quest to save the tutor Master Li and defeat the dark forces behind his kidnapping. It is an action role playing game, first released in 2005 as an Xbox exclusive and ported to Windows in 2007. The Monk comes in six pre-set archetypes, three male and three female, with statistics split into health, magic energy called chi and Focus, which slows down time during combat. Exploration is third person through mostly linear or hub-based environments, where quests are accepted from non-player characters. Completing quests rewards experience points, currency and sometimes fighting techniques. Morality-based choices shape the story. A quest through a world of Chinese myth is a journey still worth making.