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[rockabilly]

Shadows , Have you played KotOR? It's great and so is Jade Empire , both done by Bioware.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

Shadows , Have you played KotOR? It's great and so is Jade Empire , both done by Bioware.

Hello Rocka(is it okay to call you that for short?).

I have not played them yet, but I do own them both. If an Adventure or RPG game comes out I try to buy them even if I don't play them right away, as they are not easy to find once the stores no longer sells them(and unlike console games, EB Games no longer sells used PC games due to piracy and the fact that the games will usually have activation codes now. I really freaking hate what piracy has caused for PC gaming. Stupid DRM for one!).

I have the Jade Empire:Special Edition, which I think adds some more content to the vanilla game.

I also picked up Fable: The Lost Chapters the other day($20. not bad!), but I don't have the strategy guide for it. That is another thing that I like to purchase, as there are sometimes hidden gems/easter eggs that I might not find if I don't have the book. Also, I like to complete the games if I can(as I have so many games to play, and so little time) and having the maps that are given in the books make the game a little easier to find my way around.

Do you use strategy guides as well, or do you prefer to go it solo?

[rockabilly]

Yeah it's cool , call me Rocka. I like to work my way through a game w/o a guide , it adds to the playtime. But if i get stuck sometimes i'll get the guide to get past the trouble spot. Jade Empire sp. ed. gives you an extra character to play as ... an awesome monk character. I have the sp. edition for X-Box and it's a great rpg. You should get Mass Effect if you don't have it yet.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

Yeah it's cool , call me Rocka. I like to work my way through a game w/o a guide , it adds to the playtime. But if i get stuck sometimes i'll get the guide to get past the trouble spot. Jade Empire sp. ed. gives you an extra character to play as ... an awesome monk character. I have the sp. edition for X-Box and it's a great rpg. You should get Mass Effect if you don't have it yet.

LOL! I have Mass Effect as well(and Mass Effect 2: CE on pre-order). I have not started it yet, but it looks like a great game(Bioware make some pretty sweet games).

One thing that irked me about Mass Effect is that they made a CE for the XBox 360 and, even though they had promised one, decided to not make one for the PC. I heard some of the menu actions you could do screamed "CONSOLE PORT!!!", but I have not seen for myself yet. Also, I heard the inventory system for ME was a nightmare. Is that true?

PS. I don't suppose you have a Fable strategy guide for sale, do you? LOL!

[rockabilly]

The inventory system sucked , it was hard to keep up w/ what equipment was good and what you could sell off.

Fable is not that hard , but it is fun.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

The inventory system sucked , it was hard to keep up w/ what equipment was good and what you could sell off.

Fable is not that hard , but it is fun.

To be honest, I will even buy strategy guides to games that are easy to play/figure out. I enjoy reading them as sometimes they will have backstory in them amongst other things. The Utima ones bring this to mind.

How many hours of play would you say ME has? I still have to download the patch from Bioware. Does 'Bring Down The Sky' get downloaded with the patch or would I have to purchase that seperately? I know that there is DLC for Dragon Age that I would like to get, but I will wait for it to come on CD(as it is wont to do anymore). Watcher's Keep I think it is called. I prefer having a hard copy of something(in case my drive gets pooched) rather than just a downloaded copy of it.

[rockabilly]

If you just burn through the story quest , you can beat ME in about 9hrs to 12hrs. But i'm a completist and spent weeks going after every hidden item and side quest.