Jade Empire To PCs

by Maarten Goldstein, May 08, 2006 12:52pm PDT

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By: wytefang x Show Full Post

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I think it's cool that they're finally releasing this title for the PC (which is where it should have found a home in the first place) but it's a little late to share the love now, imho. You lost a sale by catering to a console over the platform that originally made you famous, Bioware. Not that a single sale will matter but you gotta vote with your wallet if you want to make any kind of impact in the gaming world.

May 08, 2006 8:42pm PDT

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I think it's cool that they're finally releasing this title for the PC (which is where it should have fou... : wytefang
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  you think that by not buying a PC copy you'll encourage them to focus more on PC releases? : deathmuppeter
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    you think that by not buying a PC copy you'll encourage them to focus more on PC releases? QFT : Derek French
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      Like my NOT purchasing a copy is GOING to make them make more PC titles? Not likely and since they're no... : wytefang
      
      Sigh..that first line should read "Like my PURCHASING a copy of this game is GOING to make them make more... : wytefang
      
      You are a little confused. The BioWare MMO is being done out of a new studio based in Austin. That had no... : Derek French

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Adding new fighting styles is a great idea, because that was one of the biggest shortcomings of the original game.

Though I don't think I'll be picking it up, as overall, it was one of my least favorite games from bioware.

May 09, 2006 2:34am PDT

Adding new fighting styles is a great idea, because that was one of the biggest shortcomings of the origi... : aaarrrgh

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Never played the game, but not to wild about Xbox ports to PC..

I know its a computa in a box, but it has this thing called a gamepad..
..is that like a keyboard and mouse?

May 08, 2006 1:41pm PDT

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This has KOTOR like gameplay minus star wars right?

May 08, 2006 2:08pm PDT

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This has KOTOR like gameplay minus star wars right? : buzzbat
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I love the game, played it on Xbox twice, was hoping for a PC port since the first rumors came up... (yeah I know combat gets cheesy once you figure out how to jump/dodge away from enemies) - yeah, RPG elements aren't too strong, nor is the combat - but story is its strong point, and I play many video games for the story (too bad not many of them have a story worth mentioning...)

I'll also love it because it will allow me to archive my savegames, something the/my Xbox version doesn't - why the HECK do Xbox devs lock the savegame-copy function? How is it your business what I do with MY savegames? And what genius at Microsoft came up with developer-dictated read-only flags and savegame DRM?

May 08, 2006 5:37pm PDT

I love the game, played it on Xbox twice, was hoping for a PC port since the first rumors came up... (yea... : yuried

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I loved Jade Empire - but what I'd like is the sequel
ON XBOX 1!

This game looked fantastic but it really didn't do much in the way of high speed action or anything.

I'm sure a sequel on the Xbox 1 would still look awesome and then I won't have to buy an X360 just for 1 game :(

May 08, 2006 3:04pm PDT

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I loved Jade Empire - but what I'd like is the sequel ON XBOX 1! This game looked fantastic but it ... : abrasion
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  - What I'm saying I guess is, I liked the first one, I'd like a second one - I wouldn't be surprised (at AL... : abrasion

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By: te[R]ror x Show Full Post

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Better late than never as they say. I watched my brother play this on xbox and it looked very good. Can't wait to try it "the way it's meant to be played" :)

May 08, 2006 5:00pm PDT

Better late than never as they say. I watched my brother play this on xbox and it looked very good. Can't... : te[R]ror

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This is sweet. I own every Bioware rpg apart from this one, because I've never been bothered getting an xbox

May 08, 2006 4:27pm PDT

This is sweet. I own every Bioware rpg apart from this one, because I've never been bothered getting an x... : dflanny

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How much work will be put into rebalancing combat/styles/weapons? There were some way overpowered styles/combos that could be considered "gamebraking." What is being done with regards to the AI? I remember how you could beat the gamefrom begining to end by simply attacking -> jump behind enemy -> attack -> jump behind....

Will there be support for mods? Like new Player Character models?

How about some 360 controller suport?

May 08, 2006 3:18pm PDT

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- That is part of the combat AI that we are revisiting. The game will support gamepads, but I am not sur... : Derek French

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This is great news for the PC!!!

JADE was by far one of the best games to hit the XBOX. I am happy to see it go on the PC.

It had one of the best stories for an RPG along with great graphcis and an awesome gameplay system.

Can't wait to see a followup on the 360 and PC in the future. Totally awesome

May 08, 2006 3:15pm PDT

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As much as I prefer keyboard mouse, this game requires a gamepad. I cant imagine playing it with anything else.

May 08, 2006 2:42pm PDT

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- I agree thoroughly. : abrasion
- Gamepad support will still be there for you. (Oooooo, I hit the Post Rate Limiter. SCORE!) : Derek French

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I don't think I've even seen a screenshot of the Xbox version of this game, but everyone here blew their wad talked about it quite a bit, so I'll have to give it a gander.

May 08, 2006 2:04pm PDT

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- Despite the lack of 16:9 (UGH!!!!) and low Xbox resolution vs a PC, it's a really really nice looking ga... : abrasion

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Didn't they swear up and down that there would be no PC version of this? I recall being very upset about it.

May 08, 2006 1:49pm PDT

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  We said that we had no plans for a PC version at that time. When we said it, it was true. I am a PC gamer... : Derek French
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    Yeah, this announcement really excites me. I've been wanting to play Jade Empire for a long time. You g... : Vantage
    - You guys still working on Dragon Age? Yeap, many things on the go for us right now, Jade Empire for th... : Derek French
  - Why should you? It wasn't that much fun on the Xbox? I haven't even finished it yet since I found out th... : maxmc

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I've not played the xbox version but will this have any multiplayer in it?

May 08, 2006 1:04pm PDT

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I've not played the xbox version but will this have any multiplayer in it? : peetabix01
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  - nope, i was thinking more along the lines of multiplayer coop. : peetabix01
- Jade Empire is a single-player game. : Derek French

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By: prowlinger x Show Full Post

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YAAAAYYY!!!!

I always wanted to play this! :)

May 08, 2006 1:40pm PDT

YAAAAYYY!!!! I always wanted to play this! :) : prowlinger

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When is it coming to PC, and will there be a demo?

May 08, 2006 1:18pm PDT

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Good game, pick it up if you didn't play the x-box version. Had lots of fun kicking ass with the different fighting styles.

May 08, 2006 1:24pm PDT

Good game, pick it up if you didn't play the x-box version. Had lots of fun kicking ass with the differe... : Ravenkettle

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I didn't like how the game felt almost identical to KOTOR in a martial arts fantasy world.

What I had played at E3 made it seem like much more of an RPG with fighting game style combat. I was disappointed with the combat in the final product.

May 08, 2006 1:13pm PDT

I didn't like how the game felt almost identical to KOTOR in a martial arts fantasy world. What I had... : gnoleb

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How long until you pull this news piece Maarten? :P

May 08, 2006 1:12pm PDT

How long until you pull this news piece Maarten? :P : K1Bond007

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but no wait! microsoft has Big Plans! (tm) for the pc as a gaming platform! it's certainly not like they made companies sign agreements to give them x months of xbox exclusivity

May 08, 2006 1:08pm PDT

but no wait! microsoft has Big Plans! (tm) for the pc as a gaming platform! it's certainly not like they ... : deadfish

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By: sevogajre x Show Full Post

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It lives.......... AGAIN

May 08, 2006 1:02pm PDT

It lives.......... AGAIN : sevogajre

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By: grizzo x Show Full Post

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This was one of my favorite xbox games. I played through it 3 or 4 times focusing on different fighting styles and varying my interactions with NPCs. I may or may not pick up the pc version but if there is enough new content then I might get this when it comes out.

May 08, 2006 12:58pm PDT

This was one of my favorite xbox games. I played through it 3 or 4 times focusing on different fighting s... : grizzo

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This seems very familiar somehow...

May 08, 2006 12:54pm PDT

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