This game is an absolute Bioware, and Star Wars, classic. It was revolutionary for it's time as it brought cRPG to the masses with it's incredibly accessible, yet deep, gameplay. A wonderfully fleshed out world, familiar, yet different. It's set thousands of years before the original trilogy, and features worlds familiar and new. The characters are deep, have motivations, can be funny, sad, and tragic. The story line is memorable. If this is your first time playing, I pray it hasn't been spoiled for you. Combat is faux-realtime, with a turn based engine underneath, and with all the pausing and queuing you would expect. This is the game that set Bioware on the trajectory toward Mass Effect. Don't miss it, it's a wonderful classic that everyone should play.