A mythical China, martial arts and a master watching you grow, that is the playground Jade Empire sets up.

The profile by criterion tells a story of hands. Controller feel puts the game ahead of 94% of titles, on few votes but the signal is clear, and attachment along with the desert island pick both land ahead of 89% of games. The early votes suggest an RPG you keep close. The rest settles gently, around the middle for fun and art style, a notch below for the soundtrack. No rejection, just a game that marks you through its fights and its bond before its looks.

For a BioWare RPG of that era, it tracks. This sits closer to Knights of the Old Republic than to pure action, the studio's soul comes before the visuals, and the combat system does all the hooking here.

So, who is it for? For you if you love RPGs that ask you to pick a path, raise a character and feel every exchange in your hands. Much less if you are chasing a visual punch first, or a soundtrack that camps out in your playlist.