Then, sometime around 2008, an announcement was made. Sure, there were other great roleplaying games released by studios such as Bioware, Obsidian and Bethesda, but fans of Star Wars, and of the Old Republic era in particular, were left with faint hopes and little else to cling onto.
Entire plotlines were left dangling in the air and the final few hours of the game felt like the developers were hastily trying to finish the job while the developer was calling out “Pencils down!”Īnd then came that long, dark time of absolute silence. Unfortunately, it was also blatantly obvious the game was simply not finished. Also, it explored the philosophical and moral aspects of the Jedi, the Sith and the Force in general in a thought-provoking way. It was backed by an impressively complex story and some of the deepest characterisations I’ve seen. There’s no doubt KOTOR’s successor had its merits. KOTOR 2 was, in my opinion, a bit disappointing compared to the first one. It’s rather remarkable how I can replay the game 8 years after its original release and still love every minute of it. No wonder then, that the original Knights of the Old Republic is definitely in my top-three list of favorite video games. Like many geeks, I love Star Wars and I love roleplaying games.
