Call Me Jaded
The hands-on demo consisted of four major sequences from the game that showed how the game’s action blends seamlessly with more traditional RPG elements (read: the talky bits). The game looks simply stunning, as one might well expect from the folks who brought you Knights of the Old Republic. Given free reign in their own game universe, BioWare has really gone to town. Massive golems that resemble suits of armor inhabited by living flames, a floating boulder chained to a sacred garden, even ancient airships inhabit the stylized, mythical China that is the Jade Empire of the title. The game runs on a second-generation version of the KOTOR engine, and the refinement of graphics and style can be seen in eerily realistic character models and the fast-paced combat system.