Knights of the old republic

Goldfingers · 25 Jun 2009 at 17:28

Just about to start this seeing as everyone praises it so much, picked it up for £5 - F yes!

Anyway is there anything i need to know about it that will make the experience better, i.e is there a guide for speccing characters etc? Worth doing the side quests? Or should i just dive in, knowing little about star wars or even what to expect?

Adam Senior · 25 Jun 2009 at 17:29

Just dive in any ENJOY!

Its been a while since iv played it but im sure you will have a blast!

Alex74 · 25 Jun 2009 at 17:36

You can't really go too far wrong with any of it, just spec the character however you like and enjoy the game

Now you've got me remembering how much I loved it the first time around...

first few times....

Yea it's just a great game, have fun!!!

Lagmeister · 25 Jun 2009 at 17:50

Just get stuck into everything you can find, I love these games dearly and I really wish I didn't have such problems getting them to bloody run, especially kotor II which barely supports vista and is very much a hit and miss affair to getting it to run

JTrickle · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:16

Good game. I liked the sequel just as much. Still dont understand why people pan it.

Teki187 · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:44

To be honest, when i look back at playing KOTOR, its really slow paced and the D&D rule set make it feel worse then it is.

Shamikebab · 25 Jun 2009 at 20:22

JTrickle said:
Still dont understand why people pan it.

The amount they cut

and the 'end'

Goldfingers · 25 Jun 2009 at 21:48

Teki187 said:
To be honest, when i look back at playing KOTOR, its really slow paced and the D&D rule set make it feel worse then it is.

That's why i've put it of for so long :/ However gonna give it a go now and see what I think

HangTime · 25 Jun 2009 at 23:55

To be honest I was a little late to the KOTOR party (early 2005 I think?) as I too wasn't sure how I would handle a modern RPG especially as I'm not a Star Wars fanatic. It's actually fairly friendly to novice RPG players and eases you in gently, you don't get overwhelmed early on and can learn a bit about the game mechanics on the first planet.

That said, it could be a little too slow for some, as it takes a while to get some of the better characters into your party.

My recommendation is to dive in and just play how you feel like, that's what I did. I didn't go down the Dark/Light paths, I just approached each situation on merit, tackled side quests largely the same way as main quests etc.