Jade Empire PC E3 Preview
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Some easily apparent differences from the PC version and its XBox brethren is the load times or rather the lack there of. The loading times during the demonstration were barely noticeable. The graphical eye candy is plentiful from massive fireball explosions to foes annihilated into bloody spatter as the goodness abounds at now higher resolutions. Newer graphic cards are beneficial but don't be put off as the game will work just as well on lower end system albeit with some minor differences. AI has been given new life as now the baddies better react to your advances and tactics resulting in varied encounters. Three difficulties settings allow you to kick back and enjoy the story to seriously challenging your abilities. With the new difficulty levels BioWare / Pandemic Studios has addressed the complaint of some of the "too easy" trek through the original XBox version. Tons of new content such as weapons and foes have been added while the same story remains intact. This means no new areas or quests however if it ain't broke don't fix readily applies here. For those familiar with earlier XBox version take not that game-pads are supported but the old standbys of the keyboard and mouse work just as well if not better as being more suited for PC gamers.
