Jade Empire Interview

TeamXbox has conducted an interview with BioWare's Dr. Ray Muzyka, Dr. Greg Zeschuk, and Jade Empire producer Jim Bishop about the upcoming Xbox RPG. Here's a taste:
Q: How big is the game world, let's say compared to KotOR? Can you tell us about the size?

Dr. Ray Muzyka: Jade Empire is a large game - it should take about 30-40 hours to complete. Moreover, there will be tremendous replayability with Jade - depending on whether you're playing as a good or evil character the game will have very different paths and endings, and the game will play differently in terms of storyline depending on which followers you attract to your cause. The combat in the game will be quite different depending on whether you focus on the martial arts, weapon systems, or magical arts with your character; of course, you can learn all of them if you so choose! The world of Jade Empire is quite expansive and fans of exploration in RPGs will definitely enjoying reaching new parts of the world and opening up new subquests to solve.