KOTOR vs. Jade Empire Special Edition

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#1 tracphone
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Hey everyone. I have played both KOTOR and Jade Empire, the latter was the last one I played. NEedless to say I enjoyed KOTOR quite a bit. I really wanted to like Jade Empire as much, mostly for it's beautiful theme of martial arts etc. It was good but, in my opinion, not as good as KOTOR. It lacked that special something that KOTOR had, and im not talking about the famous Star Wars license. I feel as if it could have been fleshed out alot more. What do you think? Also any news on a sequel to Jade Empire and other similar RPGs out there?
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#2 HardcoreKiller2
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I agree, I enjoyed KOTOR a lot more than Jade Empire. So far, I don't think there is going to be a sequel to Jade Empire, since I heard it bombed at retail, but I don't know for sure. If your looking for similar RPGs, BioWare is making Dragon Age, and it should be coming out next year, and try out Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate if you haven't already, they are great. :)
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#3 Zillaschool
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Yes i liked kotor far better than jade empire.
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#4 thusaha
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Kotor is better.
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#5 Herrick
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I also like Knights of the Old Republic more.

I was really looking foward to Jade Empire due to the real time combat & the similarites in gameplay with the Knights of the Old Republic series. The Combat was disappointing and like the Thread Kreator said, the game did not have that special "something" that Knights had. I never finished Jade Empire on the Xbox, but I'd like to give the PC Special Edition a shot.

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#6 Galzakian
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KOTOR was a better game, Jade Empire combat just didn't turn out to be what I expected.
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#7 Delius
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I also felt KoTOR was the better game. Jade Empire, although a solid game, felt like it was missing something.
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#9 Darth_Kane
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My TOP 3 RPGs:

1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2. Jade Empire
3. Fable: The Lost Chapters

Best PC game ever: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Best game ever: Metal Gear Solid

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#10 tracphone
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one!

To Herrick: I don't own an Xbox so I can't compare the two versions but since the changes are mostly in the gameplay, and they are minimal, if you're going to try out the pc version in hopes that it will be better, you'll probably be dissapointed. The graphics though are fantastic. The atmosphere is beautiful. It has the light glow that Sands of Time had to give it that fairytale look and feel to it. Just think of KOTOR with Sands of Time graphical look to it....OH YEAH.

To HardcoreKiller2: I have tried the first Neverwinter Nights. It was good in the first few hours but then it just got so difficult to me. Maybe I wasn't playing it right but I'd like to give it another shot. I also tried the first Baldurs Gate and I had the same problem. Again, I'd like to try those two again.

To Darth Killer: Your list is looking good!

Hopefully Bioware will straighten up and give Jade Empire the attention it gave KOTOR in a sequel. Here's to hoping....CHEERS!

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#11 BNB2000
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Jade sucks, kotor is good.
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#12 1005
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My top three RPG's of all time would be in this order...

1.) NeverWinter Nights + Expansions

2.) Knights of the Old Republic

3.) Jade Empire Special Edition

The only reason i class KOTOR better is that JESE had obvious console port issues, the menus, the mouse, the movement and camera at times all emphasised a less than complete/good job at porting it to the PC.

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#13 Grantelicious
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KOTOR but play both because Jade Empire is fantastic.
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#14 Vic_Vega1994
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I would rather play KOTOR. Does the Jade Empire Special Edition work well with Windows Vista