I Finished A Video Game | Jade Empire Retrospective | An Extremely Comprehensive Critique and History @IFinishedAVideoGame | Uploaded September 2021 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
"I know, I'll do a review of Jade Empire next! That will be quick"

Today we're looking at Jade Empire - the bridge between Bioware's days as a hardcore CRPG developer and their more modern cinematic output. It's an incredibly unique game - critically acclaimed but also highly flawed - an iconic Xbox original game yet a complete commercial flop.

Strap yourself in because we're going deep and we won't be coming up for air.

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Chapters
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:40 - I - What Even is A Bioware?
00:12:38 - II - Set to Fail
00:20:58 - III - A World of Promise
00:26:09 - IV - Having Actual Morals
00:34:33 - V - This Charming Man
00:40:12 - VI - Real Time Stunt Action
00:44:14 - VII - A Heavy Dose of Bioware Narrative
00:50:57 - VIII - Twist and Shout
00:55:46 - IX - Rough Around the Edges
00:58:35 - X - Jesus, It's Still Loading
01:00:50 - XI - Follow the Yellow... Straight Line?
01:06:37 - XII - The Black Leopard School
01:14:11 - XIII - Faintest of Side Content
01:19:49 - XIV - The Walking Stick Conundrum
01:30:38 - XV - Refusing to Follow the Crowd
01:42:27 - XVI - The Grand Messy Finale
01:57:16 - XVII - Could Jade Empire Ever Come Back?
02:03:58 - Goodbyeeee

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