Jade Empire is now available as an Xbox Original for the low, low price of 1200 Microsoft Points ($15).
As with most Xbox games to be made purchasable through Xbox LIVE, it's actually cheaper to buy a hard copy rather than going the digital distribution route.
Back in 2005 when Jade Empire had just been released, my friends tried to force me to play the game, even though I'm not much of an RPG kind of guy. As a result, I ended up playing the game for 5 minutes at most and not buying it because I really am that damn stubborn.
The moral of this story is that I should have gotten Jade Empire, and I probably will one of these days ... just not from Xbox Originals.
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1:58 PM on 07.21.2008
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Come on!! Release Conker before i buy it!!
I got the brand new, factory sealed limited edition for $10 after shipping on Amazon.com about two months back.
Why even bother? I'm surprised there isn't a footnote on the end of every Virtual Console article that says:
"(insert name here) is out on the VC, but you can just get it for free via emulation. Don't bother."
(Why yes, I am aware that much of what's offered on the VC isn't available in a GameStop used bin. That isn't my point, and I find VC titles to be just as horrifically overpriced, if not more so. Thank you.)
I think we get it. You don't like the Xbox Originals pricing. Apparently, NO ONE here does. But doesn't it feel just a tad redundant to report on it whenever it happens, telling people that it's a bad idea to purchase it?
Must be just me.
I'll argue the VC point by saying that I enjoy playing my classic games on my television, and that I no longer have my older systems. Many of the games that they offer on the Virtual Console are more expensive on auction sites and while they may be free for emulation, some of them have graphical and text errors.
+ I enjoy the Virtual Console controller.