"IMHO Jade Empire is a decent action/adventure game but it's not really an RPG."
Eh. Quality issues aside, JE is very much a RPG. Afterall, you ROLE-PLAY a character making decisions thate ffect your PC, the npcs, and the world. You get multiple solutions to quests, and you 'level up' which effects what your character can do and how well they do it. You also have the ability to learn new skills, collect equipment, and absolutely everything else one can do in a RPG. The only 'non typical RPGish' thing that JE offers is RT combat. Bottom line is JE is a RPG. And, a better one than either KOTOR. Heck, Vampire would likely be as good as JE if it wasn't for the bugs, and the lame combat as it story, characters,a nd role-playing is mostly top notch.