Today we’re looking at Jade Empire – the bridge between Bioware’s days as a hardcore CRPG developer and their more modern cinematic output. It’s an incredibly unique game – critically acclaimed but also highly flawed – an iconic Xbox original game yet a complete commercial flop.
Strap yourself in because we’re going deep and we won’t be coming up for air.
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Chapters
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:40 – I – What Even is A Bioware?
00:12:38 – II – Set to Fail
00:20:58 – III – A World of Promise
00:26:09 – IV – Having Actual Morals
00:34:33 – V – This Charming Man
00:40:12 – VI – Real Time Stunt Action
00:44:14 – VII – A Heavy Dose of Bioware Narrative
00:50:57 – VIII – Twist and Shout
00:55:46 – IX – Rough Around the Edges
00:58:35 – X – Jesus, It’s Still Loading
01:00:50 – XI – Follow the Yellow… Straight Line?
01:06:37 – XII – The Black Leopard School
01:14:11 – XIII – Faintest of Side Content
01:19:49 – XIV – The Walking Stick Conundrum
01:30:38 – XV – Refusing to Follow the Crowd
01:42:27 – XVI – The Grand Messy Finale
01:57:16 – XVII – Could Jade Empire Ever Come Back?
02:03:58 – Goodbyeeee
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