BioWare Open to Jade Empire Sequel

by Nick Breckon, Oct 14, 2009 5:01pm PDT

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While Dragon Age lead designer Mark Laidlaw says there are currently no plans for a sequel to BioWare's RPG Jade Empire, he says the company would be willing to tell another story in the Eastern-themed game.

"At this point, Jade Empire is a staff favorite and a lot of us love it, so we'd love to revisit it at some point," he said to Strategy Informer. "But right now, we are very focused on Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2."

Jade Empire was released on Xbox in 2005, eventually seeing a PC release in 2007. Rumors of a sequel were kick-started in 2008, when journalist Dean Takahashi claimed that he'd spoken with someone who could confirm the sequel was in development as an Xbox 360 exclusive.

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By: Meadows.TR x Show Full Post

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I wish BioWare started making real games instead of interactive novels with a 3D background.
Infuriatingly extensive dialogues and very little game in all of their productions. Worse than Bethesda's Oblivion.

Oct 14, 2009 11:22pm PDT

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  All the dialogue and roleplaying is precisely the appeal of BioWare games. That is why I like them. : Arceihn
  - Agreed. You can't blame them for making games that appeal to their demographic. : mobab
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  It's like asking Carmack to make some puzzle game. : zverozyab
  - Tetris with 2 levels and 4 hours of dialogue? : Johnnsen
- The interactive dialogue IS part of the game. Things can go very differently in Mass Effect depending on... : Lone Swordsman
- Looks like you don't like real RPGS. : one random winner
- Yeah, let's make every fucking game Call of Duty. : cookman08
- Then play something else? Have you ever thought of the possibility that the games are like that for a rea... : droveri
- I wish I could hate you dead. You are worse than dogshit. : GigiLeCheshire
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Rumors I heard was that a sequel was in development, but EA killed it.

Oct 14, 2009 5:03pm PDT

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Rumors I heard was that a sequel was in development, but EA killed it. : Fred Garvin
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Jade Empire was a horrible, horrible game. A ten year old could design better combat balance and strategy. They CLEARLY didn't even attempt to make it good, content to let it pad the length between their excruciating smalltalk trees.

Oct 15, 2009 10:41am PDT

Jade Empire was a horrible, horrible game. A ten year old could design better combat balance and strateg... : Boxelder

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"At this point, <SHOGO/No One Lives Forever/Blood> is a staff favorite and a lot of us love it, so we'd love to revisit it at some point. But right now, we are very focused on FEAR Project Origin and Condemned 2."

Oct 14, 2009 5:26pm PDT

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  Mainly because people actually bought FEAR and Condemned.... : majinpsyduck
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    who wasn't a fan of the NOLF series? : soundcreepy
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      Loved the 1st one, the 2nd infuriated me because of the decision to make enemies respawn. Stupid, stupid,... : sinclair4217
      
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      yeah I hated the respawning enemies too, but they didn't respawn everywhere so I could live with it : yuried
      
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    Im pretty sure FOX owns the NOL IP as well. : swimteampie
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By: -efx- x Show Full Post

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I loved Jade Empire and would love to see more of it.

Oct 15, 2009 1:03am PDT

I loved Jade Empire and would love to see more of it. : -efx-

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Wait... did Laidlaw leave Valve?

Oct 14, 2009 6:41pm PDT

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Wait... did Laidlaw leave Valve? : greasyjohn
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- That's what I thought too, had to check the facts myself. : Navy Spitfire
- I thought the same thing too. Everyone in this world should have a different designation. Good to see ... : Chekemrot

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is jade empire on steam

Oct 14, 2009 8:27pm PDT

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BioWare Open to Jade Empire Sequel Eastern-themed game.

Oct 14, 2009 7:57pm PDT

BioWare Open to Jade Empire Sequel Eastern-themed game. : Anastomosis

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