BioWare has, after Blizzard, perhaps the most solid reputation and uninterrupted string of smash hits in the gaming industry. There is no doubt that they have revived and sustained RPGs for the better part of the last decade. Which, of course, makes reviewing their latest game - Jade Empire - all the more difficult.

After all, are you comparing Jade Empire with the typical RPG? With what you expect from BioWare? With how it compares with console RPGs? If it's "as good" as Knights of the Old Republic, does that mean it deserves as high a score, considering that games have gotten better in the meantime? Does the unfamiliar setting take away from enjoyment compared with the well-developed Star Wars universe?