IGN gives Jade Empire a............

[Flawless]

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gamespot gave it an 8.4

Good score from Kassavin, his standards are very very high.

So far

Gamespot - 8.4
Team Xbox - 9.7
IGN - 9.9
Gamespy - 5 out of 5
GameInformer - 9.5 (GOTM)
OXM - 9.4
Game Zone - 9.8
Game Daily - 4.5 out of 5
Console Gold - 98 out of a 100
OXM UK - 9.3
Buzzscope - A+
Gamer Feed - 4.5 out of 5

Team Xbox review just posted

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/925/Jade-Empire/p1/

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Oh man, I can't wait.

I was going to pass on this game until later, but damn. I'll probably pick it up Thursday or next week sometime.

[jfsolo]

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gamespot gave it an 8.4

The elements of the game that the reviewer seems find the most fault with, are the elements of RPG's that I am not as critical of. Long loading times, some framerate issues, and somewhat repetitive/simplistic combat. If these are the game major weak points then I know that I will LOVE this game. If the story was poor or the characters dull, or the music weak, then I would have been P.O'd.

[Jistic]

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The video review looked pretty good on IGN.

[funkydelic]

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8.4 at Gamespot the game is terrible, its a flop I wont be getting Jade Empire as it sucks!

[TCrouch]

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8.4 at Gamespot the game is terrible, its a flop I wont be getting Jade Empire as it sucks!

Trolling is against the Operation Sports TOS. Without giving reasoning or any sort of validation of what makes you dislike a game, you definitely fall under the "troll" category with that. Consider this a simple warning.

Flaming, Bashing, and Trolling

Hate posts and personal attacks will not be tolerated on the Operation Sports boards. Treat others on these message boards as you would expect them to treat you. Talking trash about another user is a quick way to earn a banning, as is posting topics specifically to provoke a negative response (aka trolling).

I'm assuming your post was sarcastic and meant to be a joke, but I guarantee you that a lot of people won't take it that way. All that can come from that post is a flamewar. If it's not a joke, well...that's even worse.

[funkydelic]

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Trolling is against the Operation Sports TOS. Without giving reasoning or any sort of validation of what makes you dislike a game, you definitely fall under the "troll" category with that. Consider this a simple warning.



I'm assuming your post was sarcastic and meant to be a joke, but I guarantee you that a lot of people won't take it that way. All that can come from that post is a flamewar. If it's not a joke, well...that's even worse.

Ill bet if I said the game was Awesome then I wouldnt be "trolling" then eh?
thats my opinion sorry for having one.

[fossen]

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Ill bet if I said the game was Awesome then I wouldnt be "trolling" then eh?
thats my opinion sorry for having one.

No. You wouldn't be trolling if you took the time to make a point.

Shouting 'It is tehSuxx0rz!' is trolling at it's finest.

[TCrouch]

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Ill bet if I said the game was Awesome then I wouldnt be "trolling" then eh?
thats my opinion sorry for having one.

Any opinion at this point would be unsubstantiated, don't you think? Unless you have a retail version that you've played early, how can you know anything about it? The point was your post did nothing but incite negative response. It wasn't "well this game might suck because of this and this...". It was a simple "THIS SUCKS!" despite never having played it, or at best, old demo code on OXM. You must see the difference, if not, then so be it...just move on and know that posting something with nothing but "this game will flop and sucks" is textbook trolling.

[Jistic]

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NE one have this yet?

[TCrouch]

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I have the Limited Edition, which is the first time I've seen a Limited Edition actually be useful. A new player character and a new fighting style? Sign me up.

I haven't put any time in on it yet though, so I can't say anything about it. Still at work

[Flawless]

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NE one have this yet?

Nope, i'll be getting it tomorrow, but here's some impressions from eastside49er over at Team Xbox...

Well I got my copy of the game around 6 tonight and I have been playing it ever since I got home around 7. I got the LE copy of the game.

Picture art is what opens up the game, then a start menu comes up that leads to other options (difficulty, video, audio, etc.), mini-games, game demos, game credits, new games and load game.

You have 6 players to choose from when starting a new game and you can add another fighting style, which will start you out with 2, while also customizing your health, chi and focus.

Once you choose a name and customize your character, you start out in a fighting ring talking to one of the students. You spar with him and its kind of like a mini tutorial. It tells you how to fight, change fighting styles, block, break through blocks, etc.

Ok enough with that. The game is one of the best looking games around. I thought the graphics would be one of its weaknesses, but its one of its strengths. The art direction in this game is amazing. Lets just say, you won't be disappointed when it comes to the graphics.

The cutscenes when you talk to others is exactly like KOTOR, except the graphics are MUCH more detailed. You still have many options when it comes to responses and actions. You also level up just like KOTOR. The more XP you get, the higher you level up. You get ability points once you level up to level up your chi, health and focus. Plus you can level up your fighting styles, like damage, focus cost and speed. The game is 16:9 and in 480p for you HDTV owners. The framerate of the game is very good. You have a few hiccups here and there, but nothing major. The load times aren't bad either. I'd say they are much shorter than KOTOR's.

The gameplay IMO is very well done. Its not a button masher by any means. There is strategy involved. It is real time action. I have been playing the game on Grand Master difficulty and let me tell you, its pretty tough. It took me 6 times just to beat the bandits on the beach. You basically have a focus button (Y), block button (B), attack button (A), power attack (X), chi strike (Black), chi heal (White), right analog is for moving the camera around, directional pad (switch style), left analog is for movement, right and left triggers are used for targeting. I have loved the action. Its fast paced and challenging so far.

The sounds of the game are wonderful. The voice acting so far is top notch. Everything about the sound is top notch especially if you play this game in Dolby Digital surround sound.

The story so far is pulling me in, just like KOTOR did. Bioware is the best at doing this so it seems.

The only knock I have on the game so far is pretty much what IGN talked about. The camera can sometimes become your enemy more than the people you are fighting.

Any way, I just got to the spirit cave and I'm off to play some more.

[Flawless]

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Some more impressions

Aero Hudson over at Team Xbox

All I can say is ditto. I picked this game up last night and played for 5 straight hours and had to force myself to go to bed. Excellent game and definitely worth the wait and better than both KOTORs IMHO. Here are a couple of positives from my impressions.

- Art Direction: what can I say here except that the game is just beautifully done. It truly captures a living, breathing, vibrant environment and it helps that the graphics are top notch. Not to mention the environments I have been in so far can be quite sizable. Nicely done.

- Character Models and Animation: The characters and beautifully detailed and really come to life on the screen. Think KOTOR except 5 times better. Some of the facial models are just downright amazing if you ask me.

- Deep Fighting Mechanics: I really don't get why one or two reviewers, I will not name names, stated this was shallow and repetitive. I only have about 7 fighting styles right now and can mix up my attacks quite effectively which is a lot of fun. Not to mention you have to make some difficult choices on what to level up and how to do so. Deep in concept and enhancing, simple in execution.

- Immersive Story: I thought I was sucked into the first KOTOR story...that is nothing compared to this one so far. Your past is a mystery to include others around you. I have a few sucpisions of characters motives that if even half true will blow this thing wide open down the line. So far the story ranks up there with the best of them.

- Sound: The music is indeed amazing. Truly magical and immersive all in the same breadth.

- Huh?: To this point I have not experienced any framerate issues and if they are there I am so engaged in the combat that I can't tell when the slow downs occur. Also, the load times are much faster than KOTOR and to be honest I don't mind waiting 30 to 60 seconds to get into another huge part of the environment. I can't believe any reviewer would deduct a significant part of score off for these two minor, and I do mean minor, challenges that in no way detract from the overall experience.

Now for some minor drawbacks...

- Camera: For the most part this is not an issue. The only minor problems I have had here is you have no constant control over the vertical camera whether fighting or not. In other words I can press the right stick up to adjust the camera but the second I let go it goes back to the default angle. I have also experienced in only a couple of engagements the camera getting kind of funky on me but all in all very minor quip.

That's all I can think of regarding drawbacks.

The game is truly great with just about 4 to 5 hours into it. I can tell this one will keep my attention until the end and I can't wait to play it some more.

Just my thoughts!

[Jistic]

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Thanks Flawless. Tcrouch ditch outta work and give us some impressions!

[Jistic]

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Ok so let me get this straight. The highest rated Xbox game in IGN history is out and NOBODY has impressions.....NOBODY? Man I don't even know you guys anymore.