Classic Game Review: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Welcome to anther game review! This is an adventure from a galaxy far far away, this is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic!

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was a game released in 2003 for the PC and Xbox. It was developed by Bioware, the same company that went on to develop games like the Dragon Age series and the Mass Effect trilogy. The game got a sequel called Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, and an MMORPG set 500 years later, Star Wars: The Old Republic. It is being remade from the ground up in 2016. 4 thousand years before the rise of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy is in a time of war! (Really, when is it not?) The Sith fleets are taking over the galaxy all thanks to their leader and Dark Lord Of The Sith, Darth Malak. A small band of Republic soldiers led by the Jedi Knight Bastila Shan has managed to strike down Malak's former master, Darth Revan. But then the Sith fleet attacked the Republic ship, The Endar Spire! Bastila, Carth Onasi, and You were the only 3 to escape. Meanwhile, Malak and the Sith have an evil plan unknown by the Republic, an ancient weapon only known as The Star Forge. What is The Star Forge? Will our heroes stop the Sith and bring peace to the galaxy? Play Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic to find out!

This game is fantastic! Like Batman, Star Wars is another one of those franchises that I've loved pretty much all my life and still love today. I even love the prequels to a certain extent! This game brought me right back to watching A New Hope as a little kid, going into a story I knew nothing about and being totally blown away by the story and characters! The story of this game is great with some of the greatest plot twists I've ever seen in a video game! The gameplay is simple and it works, and the game features multiple stories and endings depending on which class you choose (Soldier, Scout, or Scoundrel. Not Upper, Middle, and Lower!), whether you choose to be a man or a woman (I know that sounds incredibly sexist, but it only changes up some dialogue.), and whether you go down the path of the Light Side or the Dark Side. There are also side quests off the beaten path of the main story that has extra story and character development. You can also planet hop at any time. Because of this, there is lots of replay value to go back and experience all the story that this game has to offer. The musical score to this game is great. John Williams didn't compose it, so it has a different sound and feel than his work, but that's okay! This entire game is supposed to be different, but still keep the Star Wars feel to it, and the score does that wonderfully! The score also features the classic main Star Wars theme, so it's nice that it's there. The graphics of this game are okay. Like Sonic Adventure, the character animation doesn't hold up so well. Maybe since the game is so big, they needed to downgrade the graphics. However, the environments and cutscenes look great! For the time, that is, but they hold up pretty well. The voice acting is also really good in this game! There are 11 playable characters in this game all with their own strengths, abilities, and story significance. This is a nice feature so the game forces you to use characters that you normally wouldn't use to advance the story and learn how to use all their strengths and abilities to get the most out of that character. There are lots of fun optional mini games in this game, like Pazaak, a card game, and Swoop Racing, a beat-the-clock racing game. These mini games are fun and relaxing if you ever need a break from the main story. This game is quite long, I beat it in about 22 hours, plus there's all the replay value that I already talked about, so you won't experience absolutely everything this game has to offer for quite a long time! If there is something not so great about this game, it would be the combat system is a little bit too simple and repetitive, and not all the characters are likeable. This game can also be pretty hard. There are also some weird bugs and glitches, but nothing game breaking. My favourite thing about this game is how it connects to and foreshadows events in the 6 movies. I don't want to spoil anything, but these references are really cool! This game may or may not still be canon in the Star Wars Universe, the Star Wars writers aren't quite sure what to do with the KOTOR series yet, but it's still nice to have these references. In conclusion, this is a fantastic game for fans of RPGs and Star Wars alike! Even if you know nothing about Star Wars you can still play, since it takes place in the distant past. It's not perfect, and it hasn't aged perfectly, but it is still a excellent classic of a game! I would reccomend it for ages 12 and up. The game is quite complicated and complex and there is some mild language and sexual content. I'd give this game a 4.4 stars out of 5! The Force is strong with this one!

Have you played Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic? What did you think of it? Tell me in the comments!