Does it get...better ?

[The Dicksmith]

Does the game get ...ya know...better ? Because up until now I just finished the first chapter and I don't like the game at all... Don't really like the combat - but the combat in most rpgs is crappy so thats okay with me - But the story is not engaging for me at all right now... I don't like my 2 companions and I couldn't give less of a ♥♥♥♥ about my Mentor which is supposed to be my main motivation - So to make it short:

It's to linear for me. I can't choose my own path. Does that change in the later game ?

[Ylight94]

I dont agree with you about the combat but you do get diffrent styles and i cant say anyting about the companions there are some i like and some i dont but i love the side quest in this game and there are alot of redeming qualitys but with me the combat sucked me in and the strange mythological and mystical charicters you meet kept me playing i have always loved this game is say keep playing and see how you like it the imperial city is very intresting i suggest going to the arena battle.

[Walkampf]

I first buyed this game years ago, when it was released.
I liked it very much. (That's why i decided to re-buy it)
The story gets much better. You know, the first chapter is basically nothing but tutorial and explanation of the setup.
But i remember a lot of really interesting plot twists.

Regarding your companions...
Did you even bother look into the menu?
Those two are just the first two.
There are many more to come over the course of the game.

As for it's linearity... what are you expacting?
This is a story driven RPG, not a sandbox like for example the Elder Scrolls games which sacrifice the quality of the story in favour of having always something to do.

The story of Jade Empire is as good as any other Bioware game.

[4square]

The game does get better, there are some far more interesting companions coming up, and the story gets more engaging once you leave your little school. The second major town seems to take a while, but the Imperial City is next and that is where the plot really starts to take off.

[Dumpy the Dumpster Cat]

You're joking right... This is one of the best games and has one of the best stories and plot twists I've ever encountered in a game.

[The Dicksmith]

Okey dokey I'll keep playing then...

And about the one of the best games evar-Thing: I read the same thing about Dragon Age 2 ...so there's that. Also your playtime on your profile suggests that you like Skyrim, but don't like Witcher 2 - I felt Skyrim (or every TES Game except Morrowind for that matter ) was garbage, but I love the Witcher-Series - so maybe our RPG-Tastes are a bit different.

Edit: I also had to giggle a bit when I read " good as any other Bioware game"

[Walkampf]

Originally posted by Inquisit0rGeneralis:

Edit: I also had to giggle a bit when I read " good as any other Bioware game"

Now i'm curious, why whould you have to giggle?

[The Dicksmith]

Because, at least for me, ever since the frist Dragon Age their games were getting worse and worse - Case in Point: Dragon Age 2 - A soulless mess of a game consisting of around 10 different rooms. It has laughable gay-sex in it just for the sake of controversy, ridiculous gore to appeal to teenagers, dumbed down combat, the characters were one-dimensional and the story was also just a holding pattern for DA3 - It's just a problem I have with Bioware lately... gameplay to appeal to a wider audience and bad writing - not to mention the employees acting like ♥♥♥♥♥ on the internet...

[The Dicksmith]

But hey If you guys can enjoy it - more power to you. I just can't..

[Walkampf]

Well, yeah, DA2 was pretty bad, but that's more like the exception of the rule.
And it's still a reasonalby good game, if not compared to other Bioware games.
But aside from DA2, they made titles like
Baldurs Gate, a great RPG.
Baldurs Gate 2 & BG2 Throne of Bhaal, the, in my opinion, the best western RPG ever made. Yes, i think it's even better than the Witcher 2.
Then you have Neverwinter Nights, very, very solid RPG.
The same with Dragon Age Origins.
Mass Effect, also a really great series.
Star Wars: Knights of the old Repuplic, the best Star Wars Story aside from the original movie trilogie.

[Dagg]

This game is as good or better than any other bioware game in my opinion. Actually this game hits my top ten list of all time greats. Dragon Age 2 is widely considered one of the worst sequals in gaming history. But as everything else in life to each his own.

[The Mad Hat Bunny King]

i played this game on console and i loved it the fighting and the story the choices you gotta make youself the love story you can get its kinda like mass effect and dragon age but then alittle diferent

[Experiment1]

Do companions follow you the entire game, like Mass Effect/Fallout, or do they follow you up to a certain point?

[Walkampf]

The whole game, like Mass Effeckt.

[shhhhdigital.ca shhhhdigital.com]

The combat in it is pretty good if you play it strategically. Try it with a joystick (xbox 360 or compatible dual analog stick. It is a mixed rpg action title, so if you aren't into the rpg genre it might not suit you, though the styles and action should be a draw to most players. It really expands in the chapters after the first chapter as well so it should have enough to be challenging to you.

[DirtyHarry]

The first chapter just sets up the foundation for the story which is involved and I thought very good but you'll have to see it through over about 40 hours of gameplay roughly to find out what happens. It does get really good. I liked the story and in particular thought it had a very good ending.

The combat I found very slow to ramp up at first but does improve quite a bit as you improve your character over time.

If Dragon Age is a yardstick you use to define quality in RPGs since that time it is worth remembering that this game predates that and also as you've seen is very different from it.

As far as having a good story, it does and the combat does open up and get better with time. I enjoyed this game myself although it certainly shows its console roots in its interface and in its gameplay at times which for a long time PC player like myself was a noticeable thing. On that note, some might call this game streamlined, simplified or even dumbed down from traditional RPG fare and it is depending on what games you want to compare it to. In terms of traditional RPG elements this is no Baldur's Gate.

It just depends on how you want to look at the game. It does simplify character development. Combat is relatively simple. There is no loot to speak of and no equipment upgrades to speak of and these things may be seen as serious shortcomings to some. What it does have to offer though is a world that is a nice change of pace from the usual fantasy settings and a good story to tell and again the gameplay becomes a little more fun as your character develops.

If you were expecting Dragon Age in an Asian setting, this ain't it though.