Looking Back… Jade Empire

Bioware are best known for their interpretations of existing franchises: Knights Of The Old Republic remains a classic RPG that took Star Wars in more interesting directions than it had ever been before, and Neverwinter Nights makes fine use of the Forgotten Realms universe.

They’re also a company who love to tell a story, and with Jade Empire they invented their entire world; sure, it’s lifted from Chinese mythology and history, but they were only constrained by what felt right. CVG spoke to Jade Empire’s senior producer, Diarmid Clarke, about the development process of the game they’ve been wanting to make for aeons…