I find it so odd that we have never game-nerded before. I think this is because when we usually meet we are in the company of non-gamers (or people that I assume to be non-gamers, since I never see them blog about games), so we tend to limit our talks to various anime/manga and the drama of said fandoms.
God of War is actually for the PS2, so...I guess you don't have to worry about XBox-ness for that one. ^_^
Yes, you must play Jade Empire. I love the engine. It's so much fun. It's a little bit easy if you play on "Normal/Master" level, so if you're really looking for a challenge you should play it on "Grand Master." I just played through on Master because I wanted to finish it quickly before I moved. :x I really need to get myself an XBox (maybe I'll get the XBox 360 when it comes out), cause it looks like it'll be having a lot more interesting games in the future. (But then again, so is the PS3.)
There are a lot of features of Jade Empire which will totally make you go, "Whoa, deja vu from KotOR." Most notably the availability of Light Side/Dark Side paths, the conversation options, the menu screen layout, etc. etc. but the most important part is the fact that you have so many "battle styles" and actual active battle, instead of "select 'attack' from the menu." (Which I am very sick of.) KotOR is really awesome. :D You'll like it, I think. It's really hard not to like. ^_^
As for HP/DM, try to find Aja's "Love Under Will" and Maya's "Underwater Light." They're both amazing, but unfortunately unfinished. (Ugh, that just kills me, you have no idea.) "Love Under Will" is my favorite HP/DM of all time. :D *hearts* If I think of any other really good HP/DM, I'll let you know.
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Date: 2005-06-20 11:11 pm (UTC)From:God of War is actually for the PS2, so...I guess you don't have to worry about XBox-ness for that one. ^_^
Yes, you must play Jade Empire. I love the engine. It's so much fun. It's a little bit easy if you play on "Normal/Master" level, so if you're really looking for a challenge you should play it on "Grand Master." I just played through on Master because I wanted to finish it quickly before I moved. :x I really need to get myself an XBox (maybe I'll get the XBox 360 when it comes out), cause it looks like it'll be having a lot more interesting games in the future. (But then again, so is the PS3.)
There are a lot of features of Jade Empire which will totally make you go, "Whoa, deja vu from KotOR." Most notably the availability of Light Side/Dark Side paths, the conversation options, the menu screen layout, etc. etc. but the most important part is the fact that you have so many "battle styles" and actual active battle, instead of "select 'attack' from the menu." (Which I am very sick of.) KotOR is really awesome. :D You'll like it, I think. It's really hard not to like. ^_^
As for HP/DM, try to find Aja's "Love Under Will" and Maya's "Underwater Light." They're both amazing, but unfortunately unfinished. (Ugh, that just kills me, you have no idea.) "Love Under Will" is my favorite HP/DM of all time. :D *hearts* If I think of any other really good HP/DM, I'll let you know.