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Baldur's Gate + Star Wars = KOTOR

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game really needs no introduction. Pretty much anyone who follows games knows that this is widely held to be the best XBOX RPG--which isn't saying much, but in fact the game really is excellent--and even though it's a couple of years old, it still holds up pretty well. Gameplay essentially consists of your standard RPG fare of guiding your characters through the process of accomplishing quests, interacting with a diverse and interesting cast of NPCs, and of course large amounts of combat, all in service to a good story set against the backdrop of the Star Wars universe. It uses the Dungeons and Dragons D20 system and focuses heavily on the moral development of your main character--ie, you can choose to be good or evil through your words and actions.

Sound familiar? Within a few hours of firing this baby up, I was struck by a strong sense of deja vu. You may have noticed that, aside from the setting, this game sounds very similar in concept to the old Baldur's Gate computer RPGs. And you'd be right. After all, BioWare was involved in the creation of the old BG games and clearly they carried a few ideas from that series into this one. In my opinion, such similarity is a good thing--BG2 was one of my all time favorite games, and KOTOR is a worthy successor. The only problem is that the whole time I was playing it, I couldn't help but think that KOTOR could have been even better. The main area that I think could use improvement is the combat system. Don't get me wrong, the KOTOR system works well and provides for some exciting battles, but personally I think it would have been better either turning it into more of an action/RPG with direct control over a character, or else letting you have a larger party (say, six people, like in BG) and giving combat a more tactical focus, letting the different strengths of your party members complement each other. Having only three active party members I think limited the gameplay experience a little two much; in KOTOR I found myself sometimes having to go back and forth between the Ebon Hawk (your base of operations) and the combat zone to change party members, alternating between a trio of bruisers to clear out all the enemies and a group with a weak thief-type character to open doors and locked compartments. All in all, still an excellent game, but I can't help but wonder what might have been.

Positively Brilliant - Lucas Arts' and Obidian Entertainments' Crowning Achievement!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is quite unique, a refreshing breath of air from the bulk of rather monotonous and repetetive Xbox titles available on the market today. In focusing on gameplay, many production companies seemed to have been sidetracked from the driving force, or plot, that makes the game want to be played by a gamer, and NEED to be played. This also holds true in scenarios where it is vice-versa, leading to a slew of 'unfinished' games being released. Star Wars, Knights of the Old Republic, seems to find the sweet spot in the delicate balance between these two elemnts, leading to a perfect combination of attractive, purely fun gameplay, and a drawing storyline that hooks you in from the first sentence spoken, and keeps you coming back for more.Initially, upon my first test run of this masterpiece, I was somewhat surprised by the inability to directly engage in fights. Even though it seemed somewhat strange, even in a Role playing game, that we were not given complete control over our character, and the ability to execute different attacks, I noticed that, as I continued to play, the rest of the games brilliant elements more than compensated for it, and in fact, added further richness and depth. (By means of using statistics to determine battle outcomes, and having you boost these statistics as you play, deciding which ones to focus on.)

The real shining element, though, in this epic, is the complete immersive experience that you are treated to as you play through it. The storyline becomes more engrossing with each passing hour, and the exquisitely detailed Star-Wars universe provides an irresistible delight of a package, be the gamer a hardened Star Wars fan or not.

If you have the privelige of owning an Xbox, this game is a must have for any gamer's palette. It serves as a testament to just how perfect a game experience can be, and sets an insurmountable standard for all games that follow. This is potentially the best game experience available on the Xbox - An instant, timeless classic that simply must be played.

more fun than the movie

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has very fun battles you can do. Graphic are great. The robots are well made. This game gives you a nice challange. If you don't like talking this has a lot of it.
Too much repeating their history. They tell you the same thing over and over. You don't have to be one side you can choice good or evil. It is a game you can save it and come back you don't have to play for hours before you can save.
Loved by my son JAcob age 12

Jedi Gold

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Wow. This is probably one of the most entretaining and coolest games on the Xbox. As an RPG it shines.

Created by Canadian company Bioware (the king and master of the RPG's), this is a game I would have loved to see in the big screen. If you haven't played it, please give it a try. It's simply put, a golden classic.

The story has the magic of the original trilogy, the spiritual aproach of the jedi, the music, decent graphics, cool gameplay (my only complaint is that after playing Jade Empire, I wish KotoR had have a real time combat system), and the impact in the story any fan of an RPG would like to have.

You choose between Jedi and Sith, you choose how to aproach the game and how the story will end with the fate of the galaxy in your hands. The story is truly epic and you care for the characters, and the replay value is extraordinary.

You get interest characters to play with including a hilarious assasin droid (best dialogs are hard to find), a wookie (yeah! you can play with a wookie!), 3 cool jedi with interesting back stories and lets not mention the great true Dark Lord of the Sith involved in the game, just take my word for it, this Sith Lord is in the list of top 10 villains along with Vader.

There's a twist in the story that will leave you gasping like when you first saw The Enpire Strikes Back.

With over 7 planets and a couple of ships to visit, along with one of the best stories you will find in the Star Wars Universe, you cannot miss this classic gem of the first Xbox.

This Game is like an Interactive Star Wars Novel!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Truly Amazing. The story is phenomenal and convicing enough to truly be part of the star wars universe. The graphics are beautiful, and there is a fantastic investigation of the philosophies of both the Good and Dark sides of the force. The game also gives you the power to choose the destiny of your hero and depending on your choices, as well as what gender your player is, can determine your oppurtunities as well as the course of the entire game. The game takes place thousands of years before Episode I in a Pre-Star Wars time, but it certainly brings back similar themes that help one understand the intricacies of Star Wars Epi. 1-6 far better. One can't help but image Governator(j/k) Palpatine reading the scrolls of history and reading this, and putting together his plan of using an army of Mandalorian clones to destroy and corrupt Jedi which is what happens in this game as well as Epi. 3. It's one of the best games I've ever played.

From someone who didn't care for RPGs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off, I'll admit that I'm not a fan of RPGs. I'd tried my luck with things like Final Fantasy only to become quickly disappointed within an hour or two. So on a whim, I picked KOTOR up and... wow. Within the first few minutes, I was hooked. I loved it. The ability to suck you in is pretty good despite having some downtime during certain parts of the game. The ability to customize your character to your liking is also good. Weapons, sides of the forces, clothing, etc make it all worthwhile. I highly recommend it for anyone that's wanting to get into RPGs without wasting their money on a Final Fantasy game.

Pretty good, but not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I only picked up Bioware's Star Wars-based RPG "Knights of the Old Republic" recently, a few years after its release, soon after I finished Bioware's more recent game "Jade Empire". As soon as I started playing KOTOR, I was thinking "Jeez, it's just a turn-based Jade Empire". The games are indeed quite similar, from the choice of "good" or "evil" paths which affect your character's moral rating, to accumulating a diverse group of companions (only one or two of whom you can have with you at one time), to a surprising late-game plot twist. Both games contain standard adventure-style RPG fare: you explore a variety of environments and cities, converse with many NPCs by choosing from different conversation options, complete quests which earn you experience points, and work your way up to killing the Big Boss at the end.

The combat in KOTOR is turn-based, which means you can pause at any time to issue new orders to your characters, and then unpause to watch the fight unfold in seemingly-real-time. I was a bit disappointed in the melee implementation -- if you're giving up the excitement of real-time combat, the turn-based fighting should have lots of tactical depth. I would pause to take the occasional healing potion or use the a buff if the opponent was tough, but aside from casting spells (i.e. using Jedi powers, in this setting) there's not much to do but watch your guys fight. Similarly, I expect a role-playing game to have a rich set of items and equipment, requiring painful trade-off decisions at times, but KOTOR didn't impress me in this regard. Once your character becomes a Jedi early in the game there is no reason to switch from your light saber(s), and the buffed goodies in the shops were too expensive for a most of the game, and then weren't worthwhile upgrades by the time I was able to afford them. Overall KOTOR felt simplified, which was probably the intent of the developers in order to reach a large audience, but left me a bit disappointed.

Half the reason to get this game is because it's set in the Star Wars universe, and it does try to present a Star-Wars-y look and feel. I thought the characters and animations looked great -- the Wookies, droids, uniformed Sith and green aliens were all reminiscent of the movies, and the blaster and light saber animations were excellent. The sound was also top-notch -- the clash and whoosh of sabers was just right. I liked the voice acting too -- every NPC spoke, often in alien tongues, which sounded pretty good although it didn't take long before the alien language sound bites started to recycle. My only complaint about the setting was with the background environments -- the cities had a curvy futuristic design but still looked pretty generic, and there were no ways to interact with the environment besides opening doors and crates.

On the plus side, KOTOR includes an optional blackjack-esque card game called Pazaak which you can play against NPCs to try and win money, which I enjoyed as a break from the regular game. On the minus side, occasionally when flying between planets you're forced into a mini-game where you have to shoot down TIE fighters from your ship's gun turret, which should be exciting but isn't.

Although I've mostly just complained about "Knights of the Old Republic", I still had no doubt while playing that I would take the time to complete it, and I'm considering playing again on the harder level to see if it improves with more challenge (and to try the dark side jedi powers). The story is pretty good, there are lots of side quests and occasions to talk to your companions, and the middle of the game is very non-linear: you can hop to different planets doing different things -- there are even a few multi-planet quests. Despite being underwhelmed by things like the combat implementation, there were times when the game achieved that "epic" feel for me, and what could be more important in a Star Wars RPG than that?

A long time ago on an X Box far far away....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Wield your lightsaber, fire up the hyperspace drive and choose your path. Welcome to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a game that allows you to choose either the light or dark side of the Force and to become a Jedi along the way.
This game is like playing in your own movie. The action starts 4,000 years before the events of Episode I. You start off as a Republic soldier (or rogue or scout) on a doomed frigate. You have to fight your way off the vessel to escape. From there, you meet up with a number of characters, both good and bad, who will assist you on your quest.
Even if you beat the game once, your gaming experience isn't over. Let's say you beat the game on the light side. Try beating it on the dark side. Character interactions vary based on the choices you make throughout the game. Without spoiling this too much, you may find yourself a little disturbed if you beat the game on the light side, then play it again choosing the dark side.
KOTOR is a compelling, complex RPG, and the best game on the original X Box. Kiss whatever social life you have goodbye for a few days; you'll be playing this game non-stop.

Choose Your Path

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It is four thousand years before the galactic empire and hundreds of jedi knights have fallen in the battle against the ruthless sith. You are the last hope of the jedi order. Can you master the awesome power of the force on your quest to save the republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the darkside? Hero or villian, savior or conqueror you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy!
A great game overall. A brand new star wars role - playing experience with unique characters, creatures, vehicles and planets. Learn to use the force with over 40 different powers and build your own lightsaber. Travel to seven enormous worlds including tatooine and the sith world of korriban. Choose your party from nine customizable characters, including twi'leks, droids and wookies. Build up your party and upgrade equipment in your own starship, the Ebon Hawk.
Here's the real story line: Four thousand years before the rise of the galactic empire, the republic verges on collapse. Darth Malak, the last surviving apprentice of the Dark Lord Revan, has unleashed an invincible sith armada upon an unsuspecting galaxy. Crushing all resistance, malak's war of conquest has left the jedi order scattered and vulnerable as countless Knights fall in battle, and many more swear allegiance to the new sith master. In the skies above the outer rim of the world Taris, a Jedi battle fleet engages the forces of Dark Malak in a desperate effort to halt the Sith's galactic domination........... (Now you start to play)
The game had many good qualities and is probably the best role-playing game out there on the xbox and probably the best star wars game to date. It makes you feel like you really are a jedi. You can create your own lightsaber, let it be double bladed or single bladed, you can pick the force powers you want to learn, inlcuding lightning, choking and 0ver 40 more. You can choose which path you go down, the dark or light. You can customize your party members also and even your ship. There is no limits to this game in the star wars universe. You are totally free to go anywhere in the universe.
This game is reated T for teen, for violence. But I would let your child under the age of 13 have it because there isn't that much violence and there is no blood what so ever.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you want an adventure/action game with a lot of fun features and mini-games, this is the game for you!

I absolutly loved this game. Even though I am not a huge Star Wars fan, I understood this game very well. It was very fun for me, being the first game I had for my Xbox.

Some of the great features about this game:

- Characters are widely spread throughout the worlds (10) so you have a great choice of who you can play with

- There are many weapons and attacks that are special to this game; the weapons are great

- The controls for this game are very well thought out; I can manuver my player around the worlds and have an easy time doing it

- The mini-games are very cool and exciting; you have a lot of fun doing them

- The worlds are somewhat familiar, but most are either new or revised

- Selection of characters is huge; your favorite Star Wars character is bound to be in this game

- Even more cool things...

Overall, this is the best action/adventure game that I have ever owned, thus played. It is very exciting with a wide range of items, weapons, characters, etc.

You will love this game if you buy it. BUY IT NOW!!!

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