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Official Jade Empire Thread
- Thread starter GashPrex
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Damnit.
I went to two places to buy Jade Empire today. First stop, Circuit City. I checked earlier in the week when Jade Empire would be in via their catalog... Thursday. I go there, no Jade Empire. I ask the guy at the counter. "We didn't get our shipment in." Oh really, asshat? Then I'm going to Best Buy (which is conveniently right down the street from this Circuit City). I go there, no Jade Empire. I am confused, dazed... I check my watch, which has the month and day on it... yeah, the game should be out. I ask the festively plump Best Buy clerk who loiters around the games aisle. "Do you guys have Jade Empire?" And I don't remember it exactly, but he said something to the means of 'the street date changed to the second of NEXT MONTH so he couldn't sell me a copy' (I'm thinking that's BS).
So I come on here to find this stickied thread and whattaya know? A bunch of people who have, and are enjoying, Jade Empire. Son of a bitch, what the hell happened? I guess I should've went to Gamestop.
Is the Limited Edition of Jade Empire really limited? Like say, to pre-orders or is a limited time offer? Or is it limited in the sense of Halo 2 limited edition... which is not limited at all.
I went to two places to buy Jade Empire today. First stop, Circuit City. I checked earlier in the week when Jade Empire would be in via their catalog... Thursday. I go there, no Jade Empire. I ask the guy at the counter. "We didn't get our shipment in." Oh really, asshat? Then I'm going to Best Buy (which is conveniently right down the street from this Circuit City). I go there, no Jade Empire. I am confused, dazed... I check my watch, which has the month and day on it... yeah, the game should be out. I ask the festively plump Best Buy clerk who loiters around the games aisle. "Do you guys have Jade Empire?" And I don't remember it exactly, but he said something to the means of 'the street date changed to the second of NEXT MONTH so he couldn't sell me a copy' (I'm thinking that's BS).
So I come on here to find this stickied thread and whattaya know? A bunch of people who have, and are enjoying, Jade Empire. Son of a bitch, what the hell happened? I guess I should've went to Gamestop.
Is the Limited Edition of Jade Empire really limited? Like say, to pre-orders or is a limited time offer? Or is it limited in the sense of Halo 2 limited edition... which is not limited at all.
Bristow said:
Just to give you an idea of how completely clueless and out of tune you are with most people's tastes:
Some of KotOR's Game of the Year Awards
Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards
Console Game of the Year - Finalist
G-Phoria Tech TV 2004 Awards
Game of the Year
Electronic Boutique Customer Voted - Best Game of the Year
2004 Game Developers' Conference - Game Developers Choice Awards
Game of the Year
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Best Xbox Game of the Year
Computer Games Magazine
Game of the Year
The Space Channel - 2nd Annual Space Awards
Game of the Year
Computer Gaming World
Game of the Year
PC Gamer
Game of the Year
Official XBox Magazine
Game of the Year
1Up.com
Game of the Year
IGN
Overall Game of the Year
IGN
Xbox Game of the Year
IGN
PC Game of the Year
GameSpot
Best Xbox Game of the Year
GameSpot
Readers' Choice - Xbox Game of the Year
GameSpy
Game of the Year
GameSpy
Xbox Game of the Year
GameSpy
Gamer's Choice Xbox Game of the Year
CNN.com
Top Gaming Title of 2003
Amazon.com
Game of the Year
Amazon.com
Xbox Game of the Year
Gamefly
Favorite Game of 2003
Gamefly
Best XBox Game of 2003
Golden Joystick Awards
Xbox Game of the Year
Atomic 2003 Reader Awards
Xbox Game of the Year
Golden Joystick Awards
Ultimate Game of the Year - Finalist
Games Domain
Game of the Year
TeamXbox
Reader's Choice: Game of the Year
International Press Academy Satellite Awards
Outstanding Execution of a Gaming Concept - Game of the Year Nominee
TechTV's X-Play
Best Game of 2003
Maximum PC
Single Player Game of the Year Maximum
RPG Vault
Game of the Year
San Francisco Chronicle
Best of 2003
DailyGame
Best Overall Game of 2003
Marin Independent Journal
Game of the Year
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Game of the Year
Cinescape
Xbox Game of the Year
Extreme Gamer
Game of the Year
Console Gold
Game of the Year
Console Gold
Xbox Game of the Year
Game Revolution
Game of the Year
GameZone
Xbox Game of the Year
GameZone
Reader's Choice of 2003: Xbox
GameZone
PC Game of the Year
Netjak
Best Overall Game of 2003
TeamXbox
Staff's Picks: Game of the Year
Electronic Playground - EP Blister 2003 Awards
XBox Exclusive Game of the Year
Electronic Playground - EP Blister 2003 Awards
Best Canadian PC Game of the Year
So keep that in mind when telling others in a forum that a critically acclaimed game sucks. It might just be that it's your tastes that do.
shpankey
not an idiot
what i found so funny was his insistance to keep claiming that the dialog sucked yet admitting he never read it. :lol how the fuck do you know it sucks if you don't even read it, moron? :lol
what's up with some of these gamers with all this pent up hate nowadays anyhow? by his contradiction, you could tell right off the bat he wasn't being honest; and i seen that banning coming from a mile away. kudos to the mod.
what's up with some of these gamers with all this pent up hate nowadays anyhow? by his contradiction, you could tell right off the bat he wasn't being honest; and i seen that banning coming from a mile away. kudos to the mod.
Alex said:
This is a good question. I have an amulet on that ups my Intuition factor and I've been getting more options to intimdate people into agreeing with me. Also, I have some bonuses which really boost my focus and I notice that I'm doing all sort of crazy focus jumps to get away from booby trapped chests where I'm taking minimal damage. I have the speedy chick (Forget her name right now. Zen Li?) so that may help. I believe in speed over power though!
I always take the quick moving, fast hitting characters in Dynasty Warriors as well! You can't hit what you can't touch!IJoel said:
I've always found lists to be a sign of fanboy desperation and immaturity which you unfortunatley conveyed, I'm sure to his glee. They rarely convince anyone of anything. Kotor was a great game. He would of posted it blew until eternity. Your list just wasted everyones bandwidth. Why bother? ... and that's not a question to be answered. I've learned long ago that you cannot convince the world of anything but only comfort yourself in the knowledge that others feel as you do.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
ok mebbe im missing something
I just hit chapter 2 and all I seem to be doing is whacking the A button and when I get in trouble go into bullt time and hit X over and over?
I just hit chapter 2 and all I seem to be doing is whacking the A button and when I get in trouble go into bullt time and hit X over and over?
Sysgen said:
Hang on there, he didnt list like a fanboy at all. He just pointed out that Bristow's opinion was so far out of the norm, that its obvious he is trolling.
I firmly believe that even if you dont like a particular title, you should at least have the ability to recognise its obvious quality. Its like saying ferraris suck, when in actualt fact they dont and are great cars - just not for me.
Sysgen said:
What what what?
What a way to completely miss the point.
Let me make it clearer... coming into a thread and announcing a widely critically acclaimed game sucks in at least most aspects, is simply stupid, and the list was simply a way to show him how completely clueless and out of touch he was with how most others think. Obviously, the intent is to show that while a game might not be for him, doesn't mean it can't be enjoyable for most others.
The point was never to post a 'fanboy' list to show the game being the best thing ever, or anything for that matter.
IJoel said:
Oh it was clear and I didn't miss the point and did you convince him? I think he knew how popular the game was and I think he knew he was pushing buttons. Lists are stupid. My opinion. Live with it.
.... and to add. I don't want to insult you unlike the treatment you afforded me yesterday but on the Jade Empire box it says from the developer of the 2003 GOTY. Do you think he did not know how Kotor was regarded? Yea, you showed him.
shpankey
not an idiot
his list wasn't anything even remotely to be considered as "fanboy'ish" and especially not immature (scratches head on that one). and you probably should of took your own last sentence of advice instead of making this weird post.Sysgen said:
p.s. i seen how everyone piled on you today in that other thread and imo that was very lame of them. it's when i see that kind of stuff i start thinking about taking a break from here.
shpankey said:
shpankey, how many lists do you see on this board to prove a point?
As far as yesterday hey, it's no big deal. There was a misunderstanding sparked by a mod no less that made an inflamatory remark that incited the inmates. I like this board for the most part. In fact I think it's the best on the internet. When you run into a mob like that you can take a break. As for me. I like to post and mix it up, as you should know based on our time at VoodooExtreme. I think I'll stay. Thanks for the concern though. As for IJoel I owe you an apology. My mistake.
Here are some just finished the game and watched the documentary thoughts..
The combat was fun, and there were some great boss battles, but overall it was kind of easy. It definitely seemed that there was less things to do than in previous Bioware games, and the whole follower influence thing from the Obsidian boys in KOTOR2 would have been a cool addition as well. It was a fun ride however, making me stay up wayy too late at night trying to get as far as possible, and i look forward to further games set in this world.
Here are some suggestions for Jade Empire 2:
Less styles, more moves - Combat is fun, but I only ended up using a few of the styles I picked up, and since each style only has 2 moves more or less, combat was kind of simplistic in that regard. I did however feel like a badass swordsman in the end though, mowing down legions of enemies.
Better role for magic styles - I relied mostly upon martial and weapon styles, since it didnt seem that magic was doing anything that great for me. Even though it is ranged, enemies would close the space pretty quickly on me anyways.
Less linear story - The game was a great rollercoaster ride, but it really felt that you were being pushed in a certain direction unlike KOTOR. Of course, most non-linearity in games are illusionary, but its nice to feel like you could do other things instead of where the story is pushing you. The sense of urgency is good though.
The lack of inventory actually didnt bother me that much, because I had a good time messing with my gems, but it did make the game feel sorta RPG-lite (well besides the combat). Its all about endgame in RPGs when youre rolling deep in some crazy armor and badass weaponry.
Features from Previous Games, such as multiple locations to re-visit over time and Strongholds
Cant wait to see Biowares next game, Dragon Age, but in the meantime, Im going to have to learn the Way of the Closed Fist
The combat was fun, and there were some great boss battles, but overall it was kind of easy. It definitely seemed that there was less things to do than in previous Bioware games, and the whole follower influence thing from the Obsidian boys in KOTOR2 would have been a cool addition as well. It was a fun ride however, making me stay up wayy too late at night trying to get as far as possible, and i look forward to further games set in this world.
Here are some suggestions for Jade Empire 2:
Less styles, more moves - Combat is fun, but I only ended up using a few of the styles I picked up, and since each style only has 2 moves more or less, combat was kind of simplistic in that regard. I did however feel like a badass swordsman in the end though, mowing down legions of enemies.
Better role for magic styles - I relied mostly upon martial and weapon styles, since it didnt seem that magic was doing anything that great for me. Even though it is ranged, enemies would close the space pretty quickly on me anyways.
Less linear story - The game was a great rollercoaster ride, but it really felt that you were being pushed in a certain direction unlike KOTOR. Of course, most non-linearity in games are illusionary, but its nice to feel like you could do other things instead of where the story is pushing you. The sense of urgency is good though.
The lack of inventory actually didnt bother me that much, because I had a good time messing with my gems, but it did make the game feel sorta RPG-lite (well besides the combat). Its all about endgame in RPGs when youre rolling deep in some crazy armor and badass weaponry.
Features from Previous Games, such as multiple locations to re-visit over time and Strongholds
Cant wait to see Biowares next game, Dragon Age, but in the meantime, Im going to have to learn the Way of the Closed Fist
I'm a good 6 hours in the game ---- does openfist/closedpalm have any visual impact on your character??? You would think that it might, seing has how the lack of inventory keeps your character looking the exact same.
I'm just not seeing a reason to go OpenFist or ClosedPalm, since you get to see a lot of the dialoge --- mostly in getting to see your selectable responses.
The beads are nice --- very PaperMario --- but they're just mathematical tweaks, nothing too insanely special......
I managed to get a 'rare' spirit orb from one of the big froggies, it's fun turning into him and laying the smack-down.
I'm going the way of the 'closed-fist' .... and not really seeing its impact on anything outside of the menue-screen.
I'm just not seeing a reason to go OpenFist or ClosedPalm, since you get to see a lot of the dialoge --- mostly in getting to see your selectable responses.
The beads are nice --- very PaperMario --- but they're just mathematical tweaks, nothing too insanely special......
I managed to get a 'rare' spirit orb from one of the big froggies, it's fun turning into him and laying the smack-down.
I'm going the way of the 'closed-fist' .... and not really seeing its impact on anything outside of the menue-screen.
Is anyone else that's using a female character feeling like the game was "intended" to be played through with a male character? Dialogue seems very...awkward at times with a female. (I picked the balanced type; the balanced male looks goofy) I'm thinking of starting over using the monk character (fast type).
It's limited to specialty retailers like EBgames and Gamestop AFAIK; that's all they are stocking. The game itself is actually the same in both versions; the LE comes with a second disc, which contains the making of video and the extra character, so even if you got a regular version, you could get the extra character from a friend that has the LE.
Where do you live, BTW? It wouldn't happen to be in Atlanta, would it? (There's a Circuit City and Best Buy right down the road from each other and the mall is also there) If so, just go to the Perimeter Mall EBgames. They should still have some copies left.
silenttwn said:
It's limited to specialty retailers like EBgames and Gamestop AFAIK; that's all they are stocking. The game itself is actually the same in both versions; the LE comes with a second disc, which contains the making of video and the extra character, so even if you got a regular version, you could get the extra character from a friend that has the LE.
Where do you live, BTW? It wouldn't happen to be in Atlanta, would it? (There's a Circuit City and Best Buy right down the road from each other and the mall is also there) If so, just go to the Perimeter Mall EBgames. They should still have some copies left.
Lyte Edge said:
There was a point in the game early on when Dawn Star and my character (Jen Zi) are in the same camera shot, and the camera makes it so it looks like they're about an inch from each other, staring into one another's eyes. I thought they were both going to go at it at that point. :lol
Apharmd Battler
Member
Raoul Duke said:
LMAO!! :lol
Lyte Edge said:
No, actually I thought it was handled better in JE than KOTOR and KOTOR II. People have actually been refering to me as a woman instead of it always being vague like in the others.
You can be in a lesbian relationship.
If you talk to Silk Fox enough the right way she'll start talking about how she's never felt this way towards a man and how much you mean to her. In Chapter 6 we finally kissed. I've heard you can fall in love with Sky if you're a guy.
Picked this up today... this is my first Bioware game and it's pretty damn good. If it keeps up, this'll be my favorite game on the Xbox. Got the limited edition and the guide (the regular guide, not the one with the DVD of it, since they didn't have that in stock). There was only one copy of the limited edition in my store.
Graphics are really nice, even though I don't like the fluctuating framerate... a consistent 60FPS would have made this game look phenominal. The architecture is pretty varied and the towns remind me of what a Suikoden game *SHOULD* look like in 3D.
The fighting styles are kind of unique and an interesting addition, but the combat feels a bit too slow paced and lethargic for me. Even compared to say, Fable... It has more depth than Fable but still I prefer the latter's combat. Certainly the overall game is a *LOT* better. The combat actually reminds me of those old N64 AKI wrestlers, though sometimes the hit detection just seems off. A lot of people seem to be enjoying it but I think that's the weakest part of the game.
The story seems pretty decent, but lots of elements remind me of a typical Japanese RPG plot.
There's a LOT of dialogue (almost excessive amount, Xenogears level even!) though I like how you have more control over your choice. And yes it seems that inrcreasing your intimidation/charm/etc and you get some different dialogue options laid out for you that you can take advantage of. I'm wondering how subtle some of the responses are - like, if you answer intimidatingly/sarcastically a lot, does your intimidation factor go up? Not too far, just made it to Tien town or whatever it's called, in Ch 2. (about 5 or so hours in). I'm using Radiant Jen Zi, cuz she's pretty cute, and I like more agile characters. I like girl characters in games.
The shooting minigame is pretty cool, but a bit more sophistication would be awesome (maybe for the sequel, have it so you get bonuses based on how well you do - I'm better at 2D shooters than 3D action by far).
Overall, I'm enjoying the game. Well, now I can see why Bioware has got the support they do, this game is definitely one of the better Western RPGs. Though it still feels rather linear in terms of story. I think my perfect RPG would have Western style character development, semi-linearity, lots of subquests, with Japanese style overall plot, polish, battle systems, and character designs.
Graphics are really nice, even though I don't like the fluctuating framerate... a consistent 60FPS would have made this game look phenominal. The architecture is pretty varied and the towns remind me of what a Suikoden game *SHOULD* look like in 3D.
The fighting styles are kind of unique and an interesting addition, but the combat feels a bit too slow paced and lethargic for me. Even compared to say, Fable... It has more depth than Fable but still I prefer the latter's combat. Certainly the overall game is a *LOT* better. The combat actually reminds me of those old N64 AKI wrestlers, though sometimes the hit detection just seems off. A lot of people seem to be enjoying it but I think that's the weakest part of the game.
The story seems pretty decent, but lots of elements remind me of a typical Japanese RPG plot.
Collecting pieces of the Amulet, your village burning, your ship crashing in the middle of nowhere and you have to rebuild it...
The shooting minigame is pretty cool, but a bit more sophistication would be awesome (maybe for the sequel, have it so you get bonuses based on how well you do - I'm better at 2D shooters than 3D action by far).
Overall, I'm enjoying the game. Well, now I can see why Bioware has got the support they do, this game is definitely one of the better Western RPGs. Though it still feels rather linear in terms of story. I think my perfect RPG would have Western style character development, semi-linearity, lots of subquests, with Japanese style overall plot, polish, battle systems, and character designs.
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
Too busy with school and work but this game fucking rocks. I am deeply enjoying it and I love admiring the environments.Sysgen said:
I'm at Tien's landing and I'm about to
fix the dam and find the second piece of the amulet
One of my favorite moments was acquiring
the Toad demon attack style and being absolutely surprised that I actually turned into the beast I just slaughtered
summon creatures or have them as followers not actually turn into them
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