

In the original game, each shop had like 5-8 things to buy. I also like that most of the item shops have more stock in them. There are now “gem armor”, which work as makeshift armor and bestow certain bonuses upon you. The mod also introduces a crap ton of new gems that you can slot into your talisman.

The challenges are usually just you fighting a small group of enemies in the game. This will allow you to get some overpowered styles early on if you invest enough time and effort into getting them. I literally just discovered you can do that as I was typing this! Not only that, but you can also complete tough challenges given to you by the talking animals. It lets you change how frequently you get style points, which is something I should’ve tinkered around with earlier. The game also introduces talking animals, who basically let you tweak certain elements of the mod or the game. Regardless, I still appreciate the increased variety. While it’s true that I’m only on the early portions of the game, it’s still a noticeable change from the earlier playthrough I did of the game. It’s possible to pick up 3-4 style points with random mooks alone! This unfortunately lead to my character being extremely strong before I even left the starting village. While that seems like a tall order, it’s not if you spam the front flip technique like a mad-man. For you see, the only way to get style points in this mod now is by doing well in combat. In fact, I’d argue that the mod makes the game a bit too easy.

This allows you to really beef up your character early.

You see, you can now pick up new fighting styles by simply beating your opponents in combat.Īfter trouncing an enemy, you’ll be sent to a shop where you can buy a fighting style for a small fraction of what you’d pay for it at the store. This mod not only adds over 40 new styles, but new ways to learn said styles. One of the big draws is that you can learn all these different and unique combat styles. As I stated in my review, you are a martial artist in this game. While, it’s true that this mod hasn’t seen an update since 2011, it’s probably one of the best mods I have ever played in a Bioware game. So, you may be asking yourself: What’s so good about this mod? What makes it stand out from other mods for the game? Well, I’ll tell ya all about it! Yes, this mod introduces talking monkeys. I managed to get it working last night, and it seems to run fine now. The main reason I didn’t discuss this was because the mod wasn’t really working at the time the review was up. Something I forgot to mention in yesterday’s review of Jade Empire, was the “Jade Empire In Style” mod.
