After a clean install of Windows, I finally got Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines working on my PC. I've wanted to play it for a long time as some of my friends here on GameSpot call it one of the best RPGs ever. I also happened to find Jade Empire for only several euros and decided to give it a shot. Now even with Vampire Bloodlines much richer RPG elements, I find Jade Empire a lot more compelling to play. Being a vampire is not what you get to do every day, but as a long time martial arts fan, I'll always take wuxia over it.

Now with EA taking over BioWare, there's a high chance of seeing a sequel for Jade Empire - and every other BioWare franchise for that matter. As strange as it may sound, I will actually be happy for the takeover if I just get some more Chinese goodness. We could argue whole day about Jade Empire's quality but it doesn't really matter when it has no real competition. In fact, Guild Wars Factions is next to Jade Empire the only role-playing game based on Chinese mythology I can name right now. There are a few free-to-play martial arts MMOs but I have my limits. I won't touch those grind fests again even with a long stick.

While Chinese culture is arguably the largest in Asia, it's not the only one. Japan, India and Korea and many others all have cultures stretching back over a millennium offering countless possibilities for developers. Even as popular as ninjas are, there aren't many ninja games. We've got the fantastic Ninja Gaiden series and dozens not so fantastic Naruto spin-offs, but that's where my knowledge of popular ninja franchises ends. Does it feel wrong that there are only two major franchises for such a beloved theme? Samurais get even less attention - only a handful of samurai games have ever made their way to western market and they are rarely any good. Maybe it's time for a western developer to show how a great game that appeals to the western market is done. Some of you might even be interested in Adventures of the Holy Cow.

It's safe to say the setting was a major selling point for Assassin's Creed. Medieval Middle East is as interesting as it gets and with over 3 million sold copies, customers seem to agree with me. Now those 3 million people are looking for more Middle Eastern fun. No doubt Ubisoft is already developing Assassin's Creed 2, but now is also the optimal time for other companies to get their share of the cake. Ubi proved that modern Iraq is not the only interesting time in the history of Middle East and now that the way is clear, other developers can take the idea forward. And hopefully ditch that horrible sci-fi side story.

It's been a while since the last time I was even slightly interested in a World War 2 shooter. What developers could at least try to do is find things from the war that haven't been done to death already. We've seen quite enough of Berlin and Omaha Beach for one decade; now give me some Iwo Jima and Philippines for a change. Fortunately Treyarch is doing just that and is focusing on the Pacific frontier of World War 2. It's not the first time we get to play as United States against Nippon but it's always refreshing from the usual Nazi slaughter.