Jade Empire: SE - Looking back

Gamepressure looks back at Jade Empire:

BioWare always wanted to develop game like this. Jade Empire was their first original RPG

Quite a few people may have already forgotten about Jade Empire. The brand is currently dead, but it was once the apple of BioWare's founders' eye. And it's hard to believe that they eventually abandoned this interesting world.

Contents:
- BioWare always wanted to create Jade Empire.
- Demons, gods, mad scientists - in this world, we cannot get bored
- Plot is also quite something
- Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
- What about the fight?
- How to play Jade Empire today?

Martial arts stimulate the imagination of many people. For some, fascination is fleeting, for others it lasts for years, and sometimes even a lifetime. For me, the greatest period of interest in this topic was at the beginning of the 2000s. It was also an interesting time for games. For the purposes of this article, however, we are only interested in one studio - BioWare. It was on a roll then, releasing hit after hit. One of the games from the golden era of this developer is Jade Empire, which allows us to play as a martial arts master.

BioWare always wanted to develop Jade Empire

BioWare always wanted to develop game like this. Jade Empire was their first original RPG - picture #1
Everyone needs our help, whether they are gods, demons, or humans. Source: Jade Empire, developer: BioWare
BioWare is a studio that probably doesn't need an introduction. No matter what people think of their games, this is one of the industry's veterans that brought the world iconic series like Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. They developed Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, and Neverwinter Nights. Classics with a capital C.

Once they completed the licensed games for Dungeon & Dragons and Star Wars, BioWare began a project that had been developing in the founders' minds since the studio's beginning. Jade Empire was the brainchild of Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk (via IGN). They wanted to give the player the opportunity to play as a martial arts master. Ultimately, the game was released in 2005 for the original Xbox. This seems like a strange move, because the Xbox 360 was released just a few months later. After years, Greg Zeschuk admitted in an interview with Gamesindustry.biz that polishing the game and waiting for the new Microsoft console could have benefited this title.

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