This was my first time playing KOTOR, and my goodness did it deliver. I've sunk countless hours into Dragon Age: Origins and the ME Trilogy, but never tried either of the KOTOR games, and I have to say that, despite its age, this game easily sits up amongst the many RPG greats I've played. The characters are so likeable and the story twist hit me like a train. This was the most worthwhile journey I've taken to the galaxy far, far away in a long time, and it's one I'll never forget.
Wow. It has been years since a game moved me to tears, but In Sound Mind came out of nowhere and has completely bowled me over with its powerfully delivered story, masterfully fun gameplay, and absorbing atmosphere. The ending quite literally pulled tears out me, and I'm so excited to see what else the developers do. Please, buy this game. It's so, SO worth it.
I have loved The Saboteur since I first played it many years ago, and I return to it every few months without fail. The game is very clunky in a lot of places, but my God does it have so much heart and charm. I love the atmosphere of the game and I find the systems of progression very rewarding. A personal favourite and a treat to the right kind of person.
I hovered between 3 and 4 stars for this review because this game was mostly a very enjoyable experience for me despite the many obvious faults to be found here. Ultimately, I went for 4 stars, because I found a lot of heart in both the good aspects of the game as well as the poorer parts. As an example of this, something I found especially humorous (for both the wrong and right reasons) was the dialogue - some of it is hilariously cheesy and can be delivered in a very hammy way, which really delivers that "they wanted this sentence to mean so much more than it does" kind of feeling. The thing is, this is kind of emblematic of the game as a whole - they wanted it to be so much more than it is, and the game is dripping in that kind of charm, but also those kind of bugs. If you can put up with bugs galore, combat that is too easy, and just a general lack of polish, I think the rest of the game more than makes up for it.
