Title: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-04-14, 06:23 So I just started Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic the other night.
Damn it's good. I'm usually not a fan of RPGs (theres about three I enjoyed, and this is one of them), but this is just FUN. Choosing between lightside and dark side is really damn entertaining, and has a profound effect on the game world. My only gripe is that choices seem to fall into extremes at times. You can either give someone a lot of cash to survive, or kill them. There's often no middle ground. I'm currently playing through as a good guy. The game is fun, but it'd be so much better if I could just start killing the whiney people begging for my help. ;) One person on your team in particular deserves this. Spoiler (click to show/hide) I can't wait for my dark side run so I can do all the evil things I haven't been able to do so far. And according to Oobey, the story is competely different as dark side, with the options to betray/kill/destroy the people you helped in the light-side campaign. You essentially get two games in one. Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: dev/null on 2004-04-15, 14:54 Quote from: ConfusedUs Damn it's good. I'm usually not a fan of RPGs (theres about three I enjoyed, and this is one of them), but this is just FUN. What are the other two?Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-04-15, 15:38 Final Fantasy X and Zelda: Link's Awakening (for game boy).
And yes, I know that Zeld is more of an adventure game than an RPG. Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: dna on 2004-04-15, 15:48 Not to sound like a fan boy or anything, but I have to say FF7 was the best RPG I've played, though I'll always have a special place in my heart for Legend of Vay.
Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-04-15, 15:55 Isn't that the one where
Spoiler (click to show/hide) Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: dna on 2004-04-15, 16:33 Quote from: ConfusedUs Isn't that the one where You and your Spoiler (click to show/hide) Spoiler (click to show/hide) Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: dev/null on 2004-04-15, 17:35 Eh, Final Fantasy. I could never enjoy a series where none of the installments have any relation to the other, except in special cases where there are idiotic titles involved like X-2. I don't know, I have always found Final Fantasy to be kind of, eh, "girly games", for lack of a better all encompassing term. Chrono Trigger was nice though.
Really though, I can't say I'm a devout RPG fan, as so many seem to be poorly executed. But when I find a good one, I love it. Actually, I was enjoying Morrowind last month until it decided it didn't want to run on my computer anymore, hehe. Diablo II is still on my machine, and I play it on occasion (As well as Hellfire, which I have on my laptop). Lately though, I've actually been debating whether or not to install Vampire: the Masquerade - Redemption and have another run through it. Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-04-16, 06:27 Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: Xypher on 2004-04-16, 06:38 lol you spoilered something just about everyone already knows, ahahhahahhaa!!!!!!oneoneoneoneoneone ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: OoBeY on 2004-04-16, 06:42 I hear that at the end of Romeo and Juliet,
Spoiler (click to show/hide) But anyway, hell yeah I told you this game rules, Con. Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-04-16, 06:49 I didn't know he was an
Spoiler (click to show/hide) Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-04-29, 05:33 I just got past
Spoiler (click to show/hide) HOLY SHIT I didn't see that coming. At all. Man, if the Star Wars movies had the same kind of plot this game did, I'd be in heaven. Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: LeeMon on 2004-05-10, 01:52 HK-47 has been mentioned by Bioware several times as being most players' favorite character.
Incidentally, he was designed as the straight man (in theatrical terms) -- an anti-C3-P0 with no humor. But the writer for KOTOR had just finished writing a ton of serious dialogue, and decided to put a twist to HK-47's mission and purpose. Playtesters loved it, as has most everyone since. As for the others... Quote Georg Zoeller - Designer - Bioware [...] - A lot of (male) players didn't like (mildly put) Bastila and my impression is that this partly is because she is portrayed a dominating and strong character. While that's a nice trait for evil NPCs (Viconia), it doesn't work out for a "good guy". Why? *I* think because that part of the (male) audience wants to play the shiny (or evil) hero who is in control of his world, Bastila doesn't fit there too well. - and there is Carth. He's a big hit with the girls (as is Valen) - (Shayna can certainly shed some light here), while most male gamers complain about him being "whiny", "talking to much" and "weak". Coincidence? I don't think so (as Dave wrote them as main female romance interest). Personally, Carth resounded with me as being a very well-written character. I found myself accepting him, his personal flaws, and the way he choses to view and go through life, just as I do towards other people in real life. He was very non-two-dimensional, and well voiced as well. Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: Tabun on 2004-05-10, 02:10 You didn't see that coming Con? Strikes me as odd.. that whole plot twist was exactly what I was waiting for from the start. It came later than I'd expected :)
Title: Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-05-10, 20:03 I was fine with Bastila, but I still hate Carth.
I agree that he's well-written and voiced...I just hate him. |