Can you introduce us to Jade Empire, telling us about the genre, setting, plot, main character and that character's objective in the game?

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

As the game opens, the player character hears rumours of ghosts and demons that haunt the countryside. Many of the first quests surround this problem of hostile spirits, but the story has many twists and takes the main character across the continent over the course of the game.

We can't discuss many details of the story yet, but we can tell you that it is an epic adventure in the tradition of games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights.

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.