How would you describe Jade Empire and, how does it differ from other games in the genre?

Ray: Jade Empire is an action roleplaying game set in an original world based on mythical China. The main character your character starts the game as a martial arts student who grows up in the village of Two Rivers, a tiny town in a remote corner of the Empire.

At the beginning of the game, the PC hears rumors of ghosts and demons that haunt the countryside. The story has many twists and takes the main character across the continent over the course of the game. Jade Empire has all of the cool features and story depth that fans have come to expect from BioWare RPGs for example, players can customize their characters’ appearance, abilities, and styles, and can choose between good and evil paths through the story on their way to become masters of martial arts.

One of the unique aspects about Jade Empire is that it is the first new IP developed entirely here at BioWare. In addition to all of the cool aspects of the brand new world of the Jade Empire, we designed a brand new, intuitive yet deep rule set from the ground up for Jade Empire, using our experience working on games like Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights. The distinctive setting, the detailed combat system as well as the lush area and character graphics, the motion captured animation system and the storyline rich, deep and non linear, and full of replayable options in the BioWare tradition will really set Jade Empire apart.