The "What are you playing?" topic.

[Monk]

Don't hold your breath for Jade Empire's plot and characters. The lower your expectations of it the better chance you might like it. I found it to be the ultimate Bioware-by-numbers, to the point where I guessed everything that would happen within the first hour. I didn't like the combat much either, or the deja vu quest design. This game is the reason why I left Mass Effect sat on my shelf for months; I was afraid it would be as bad and then I'd have to scrub Bioware off my list of good developers.

If you like the combat then that's a good sign. Just keep those plot expectations low and you should be pleasantly surprised. I had high hopes for another KOTOR style hit and that was fatal to it.

Ugh. Froggy, why must you be the screen door on my submarine?

I was happily diving into something not Gears of war for the first time in a while and you come by and just crush my dreams so thoroughly. If this were Fallout 3, you'd have the Dream Crusher perk.

If you like the combat then that's a good sign. Just keep those plot expectations low and you should be pleasantly surprised. I had high hopes for another KOTOR style hit and that was fatal to it.

In all seriousness, thanks for the heads up. I too was thinking "Bioware did KOTOR, this must be great!" when I made the purchase off Live last night. Your post brings me back down to earth a little in that I won't be expecting much, only to be entertained.

I only got to play around with the combat a little but I liked it, I thought it worked well with the 360 controller. It does take some getting used to though.