STAR WARS™: Knights of the Old Republic

The only better Star Wars game than KOTOR is KOTOR 2. No Battlefront or Republic Commando or even the great Jedi Knight saga can stand against this amazing masterpiece of a game. One of the best cRPGs ever made. Interesting characters, good plot, nice plot-twists, funny mini-games and a "living" world unlike few others leave this as an amazing product. Put in some nice Force Powers and Jedi classes and a maybe outdated graphic which still can do its job, and you'll got some real jewel. Completed about 4 times and I think I'll never get tired...Same goes for KOTOR 2, too

Probably the best Star Wars game ever made, but to me much more than that. Playing an rpg SW game with a Jedi apprentice making very cool decisions far above all. Basically the charisma attribute the best because your converstions not just highly affected by it, but means completely changes the events, and greatly helpful for a non-soldier character. Jeremy Soule ideas help you deepen into this wonderful world(s). By the way story excellent, but near the end it was obvious that .....

A fantastic storyline, deep characters and npcs, a lot of freedom in character building and lots of humor make Knights of the old Republic one of my all-time favourites.

BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) represents the perfect marriage of one of the most popular fictional settings of our time with one of the greatest Western RPG developers in its prime. For many of the RPG fans who experienced it at the height of its popularity, KotOR will forever be regarded as one of the greatest games of all time. KotOR features well written and brilliantly voice-acted companion characters and the classic epic story arcs of self-discovery and redemption that resonate with so many players. It also introduces Revan, one of the most popular Star Wars characters outside of the movies. Along with its awesome sequel, The Sith Lords, it is responsible for the popularity that brought about BioWare's The Old Republic MMORPG. The 3D graphics understandably can't match the poly counts and lighting effects of today's games, but the craftsmanship has allowed the game to age quite well. The locations and characters are eminently memorable. KotOR also has a wonderful soundtrack, which has been borrowed from heavily by The Old Republic MMORPG. For combat KotOR borrows from the d20 system popular at the time it was made. It is a simplified version of the system used in BioWare's earlier Neverwinter Nights, but it greatly improves combat flow and companion management. In addition to their main character, players can directly control up to two companion characters. Characters can be equipped with blasters, blaster rifles, and yes, lightsabers, depending on their character class. Conversation choices sometimes have Light Side or Dark Side consequences that change the outcome and affect your character's alignment. Your character's alignment in turn affects how other characters interact with you, as well as some bonus powers you attain later in the game. KotOR is Star Wars down to the bone, and it's earned its place in the fandom. It's also a great RPG, and it's earned its reputation as one of the greatest ever made.

It was the time when Blizzard would release Broodwar, and then Diablo 2, and then Warcraft 3. And we didn't even begin to question if these games were gonna be amazing. Ofcourse they would be, they would be instant classics but we were having so much fun that we didn't even realize the concept of a computer game classic. They say that "You don't know what you got til it's gone." Well, that's the prevailing thought I have when trying out a new Diablo 3 season. Or when looking at the sad state Anthem is in. Because it wasn't only Blizzard that was at the absolute top of gaming. Bioware was the other company that woed so many people with their unique game design. Not as gameplay oriented as Blizzard, but more narrative heavy, their games had legions of fans. And for good reason. Bioware had an uncanny ability to not just get some good writers and have them tell a complex, intricate story. But to understand that computer games needed a different sort of writing. It needed to be concise; it needed to contain all the charm and wit in as few lines as possible. It needed to discuss simple things; earthly stuff that any person could relate to. Don't talk about the space-time continuum; talk about how people regret the past. That is a big part of what made Bioware rpgs so great. You were always interested to hear what any character had to say because you knew it would be worth your time. Bioware's games were a testament to the idea that brevity is the soul of wit, even though their games were sprawling and epic. KOTOR is from this unforgettable generation of games. Bioware took the Star Wars license and made a game that's terrifically similar to A New Hope in terms of soul and character. It looks at its source material with young, naive eyes, and again, isn't interested in complex matters such as politics or science, but much more so in capturing that sense of wonder and adventure we all know from our childhoods. It's Bioware at its finest.