Giving context to your actions, as an example in the scene where Kreia scolds the player for giving a beggar some change only to see him then robbed of it, while reinforcing the impracticality of divine good or evil. But a single difference made all the cardboard morals of the first game nigh-reprehensible. Surprisingly the epitome of KoTOR II remained largely unchanged. The shockingly restrictive morality of the source material made matters difficult however, with three distinct options for any situation becoming a tiresome cookie-cutter mechanic, due to the light/dark or good/evil divide constantly being touted and ingrained into the players consciousness. Events would unfurl when you triggered them by entering a cantina or landing on a new planet, with lines drawn and sides all but readily taken. Often the KoTOR I had a penchant for immersing you in this galaxy through proxy. Taking leave of the conventional framework of Star Wars games up to that point, either obsessing over lightsaber combat or the popular X-Wing series, by portraying a vibrant living galaxy with individuals willing to converse and exist in their own right. The stop-start stratagem was co-ordinated through numbers behind the scenes, dictating whether your lightsaber would slice through an enemy or completely miss their often alien frame. The original Knights of The Old Republic, released by Bioware to general appraisal by critics and gamers alike, took the notion of D&D based rules and integrated them into its thematically charged RPG gameplay. KoTOR I: Famaliarity With The Source Material It is only on further reflection that we see the inherent difference between George Lucas’ often naive utopian dichotomy of the subject matter and the substantive morality eschewed by the games developers. Taking the series back 4000 years before any of the films direct timeline helped Bioware and Obsidian after them to create a unique yet familiar Star Wars interpretation. KoTOR 2, trying to search for an answer to which game is quantifiable better or at least presents something more telling than the other.īoth games realised immense potential in the franchise they were taking from, with Star Wars canon being a fervent hotbed of potential stories & plot threads, also creating a new pathos & philosophy to the universe through their gameworld. This article will explore the question of Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic vs. With the impending release of Bioware’s The Old Republic MMO, its time to look back on the two predecessors to this latest release, detailing there successes and failures along with analysing their respective triumphs within the gaming world. Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic vs.
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