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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Taking place in the Old Republic era of Star Wars, around 4000 years before the events of the films, Knights of the Old Republic is a third-person turn-based RPG where players travel the galaxy as a mysterious Republic soldier, racing against time to thwart a massive Sith fleet.
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The Old Republic

Released in 2003, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) on the Xbox captured the hearts of Star Wars fans and RPG enthusiasts alike. Developed by BioWare, this iconic title took players on an… Read more

Bioware hitting its stride

Balder's Gate and Neverwinter Nights defined Bioware's rise in the game industry, but Knights of the Old Republic took the company places D&D couldn't. With engrossing characters, a great franchis… Read more

Darth Malak Would be Jealous

So Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is in my top 5 best games of all time and will most likely stay there for a while. I played this game to death back in 2003 and I play it to death now in 2012.… Read more

Review: Play it, meatbag!

With the impending release of "Star Wars: The Old Republic" fast approaching, I decided to go back and play through a game I had touched on, but never completed when it originally came out. Now, more… Read more

Best RPG Of All Time...ALL TIME!

I've played many games throughout my life. Many many games. No game has captivated me, immersed me, stimulated me, emotionally effected me, and impressed me like this game has. An old game, from 2003,… Read more

Among the Most Interesting Story-Driven Games

Game: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Overview: Even among RPGs, and in particular Bioware (famous for making RPGs) RPGs, this game stands out. It is among the most interesting story-driven gam… Read more

An excellent Star Wars RPG

Knights of the Old Republic, made by Bioware, really is a classic that still stands the test of time. While it still is a classic title, it is not for everybody by any stretch of the imagination. The… Read more

Yawnnnnnn.

I have yet to meet anyone in real life that actually likes KoToR or has even heard of it. When I speak to friends who have played it they all find it really crap and quit after 5 mins. I did the esact… Read more

Why Weren't the Prequels This Good?

Originally posted on my blog Lucasarts knows one thing is constant about its fanbase: they will consume just about any piece of Star Wars-related media that they throw out there and that attention to… Read more

If you hate Star Wars, no matter. You'll still love this game

The very first RPG I ever played. And goddamn, couldn't have started off on a better foot. This is sorta like deciding to watch your very first superhero movie and picking The Dark Knight. Everything… Read more

Knights of the Old Republic

There haven't been a lot of Star Wars games that have been good, apart from perhaps anything involving Kyle Katarn. There was Empires At War which I'll still go back and play every so often because it… Read more

Finally a good Star Wars game.

So what is this? The 100th Star Wars game to be released since the 80’s? Well, it’s probably somewhere near that figure and not many of them can truly be described as impressive to say the least. Ther… Read more

Followers of the Force, Take Notice

BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is probably one of, if not the best Star Wars video game ever made. It manages to capture that classic Star Wars feel that everyone knows and loves bet… Read more

A fantstic RPG that stays true to the Star Wars mythology.

I've just finished my second trip through the KotOR game. The first time I played it as male (light side) and the second time as female (dark side). I spent about 50 hours per character. But, I went o… Read more

One of the greats

When Knights of the Old Republic was announced, it was like a dream come true for Star Wars fans AND RPG fans. The combination of the best North American RPG developer in Bioware and the Star Wars fra… Read more

Wow

This was a tremendous game from the moment i picked it up. it was extremely fun and was as exciting and as long as you wanted to make it. The choices between the light side and dark side were a great… Read more

The Force is Strong With this One

Knights of the Old Republic is an exciting romp through the Star Wars universe, with a fun combat system, a memorable story, and always something to do. It does have a few downfalls, however, which ca… Read more

Star Wars Kotor

STAR WARS games during the Xbox/PS2/GC era were for the most part very mediocre, and were starting to have a bit of a stigma attached to them. Having been disappointed previously with Obi Wan, Bounty… Read more

A Masterpiece of a Game

Knights of the Old Republic takes everything from all the good RPG's and combines them together to get an all around great game. The gameplay is a mix of turnbase / real time fighting. You get what yo… Read more

Very admirable effort by Bioware

KotOR is a very admirable effort by Bioware, renowned for its excellent Baldur's Gate fantasy role-playing series, to bring its expertise to the Star Wars universe. Overall, the effort pays off handso… Read more

An Instant Classic

I may be five years late with this review, but even after all that time, KOTOR is a game that stands up to even the most recent blockbuster action/RPGs. An innovative combat system coupled with a stor… Read more

Review of the greatest RPG ever

Well, what can I say? From the first time I played this game I immediately fell in love with it. The whole story concept is perfectly pitched, the incidental music is fabulous and the overall game pla… Read more

One of the best RPGs of all time.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a RPG based on the expanded universe of Star Wars. The game follows the story of a soldier who knows next to nothing about his/her past other than fighting fo… Read more

Such An Amazing RPG

I played this game for over what seems like 50 or more hours. This is Bioware's finest game in my opinion. It had a great story with an amazing plot twist *wink*. Coupled with great dialogue trees and… Read more

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

This is a truly phenomenal game, the sort which drives you to continue playing until the early hours of the morning when your eyes are red and you're on the verge of heart failure. As an enduring fan… Read more

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