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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 เม.ย. 2023
- In today's video I talk about some of the reasons why I believe KOTOR still has an active fanbase. These games are OLD, but will still have people (like me) talking about it these days. And that's for good reasons, they are just excellent games.
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I played through the entirety of the game for the first time 2 years ago on my iPhone. The scale, story, and characters absolutely blew me away. I never expected one of greatest experiences in gaming would be had on an iPhone. The game is a work of art that has held the test of time for sure.
And if you think about it from a long standing fans perspective. Having played it when it came out on the original Xbox. It's amazing.
21 years later and KOTOR's story still stands strong as beautifully written from beginning to end, i've replayed this game literally dozens of times since i first played it when i was a kid and i still always find myself mixing up my party members, trying to find new dialogue or dialogue that i've forgotten about, seeing what other companions say about your actions, good and bad, mixing up my build, finishing up every quest, and playing around with mods.
It's just a game that stands the test of time, perhaps the combat system feels a bit dated nowadays but the game still has an undeniable charm as being purely Star Wars, it really does feel like the plot of a movie explored via an RPG, what a beautiful game, the golden years of Star Wars videogames.
KOTOR is by far my favourite game of all time. Absolutely love the music especially on Manaan.
Oh for sure, the music on Manaan is fantastic. I love the general vibes of Manaan too, it's a nice planet to look around on.
Thank you for this video. I have been a KOTOR fan since the age of 8 and will remain one. Revisiting both games will never get old no matter how many time I play, to me it’s no different than rewatching the OT, even when you know practically every word and story beat you still get sucked in by the atmosphere and world building every time.
That's genuinely very wholesome, thank you for commenting! I can only imagine how magical these games must've been at such a young age.
Thankfully EA doesn't have exclusive Star Wars games rights anymore, which is why the KOTOR remake and other games are starting to be worked on, EA pretty much cancelled every project they started, and completely wasted everyone's time. Though yeah, I also don't trust the remake's chances. Would love to see KOTOR 1 and KOTOR 2 videos from you! KOTOR 2 is my favorite game in general.
Thank you for your nice comment! I probably will continue to make videos about KOTOR in the future, discussing these games is super interesting and it'd be cool if someone out there who's never played these games might pick them up. And it's a real shame EA never properly utilised the SW franchise, SW has so much potential for great games.
@@timbean8768 Nice to see that you probably will! The best thing to come out of EA was Respawn's work on Fallen Order for sure imo, though 2003-2005 LucasArts before the budget problems was peak for Star Wars games, we had the KOTOR games, Battlefront games, Republic Commando, Empire at War, and Jedi Academy all coming out at around the same time, not to mention the smaller titles that came out around then that are rarely mentioned, I was really young but acquired them as used games later as a kid so that's how I experienced most of them.
"Jedi Fallen Order was like Dark Souls but Star Wars"
Ik heb er nooit over nagedacht, maar dat is de perfecte beschrijving van dat spel.
I think these games may just be my favorite of any RPG. I am still very nostalgic for this game. So many of us are that Hasbro is about to release two 6" action figures of bastilla and Malak. 20 years later
I played it for the first time at 23 years old this year. Among the best games ever. No nostalgia
I've been playing this game since '03. I keep discovering dialogue and events that I have never seen before. There are lots of hidden gems in this game. I still learn more about the combat, items, and skills. I can't think of many other games that have done that for me.
I adore the sheer JoJo's energy radiating off of Revan in the thumbnail
Yep, we are completely starved of actually good SW role playing games. I tried hard to like TOR and I still kinda do to this day, but it didn't really capture the magic of KOTOR 1 and 2 due to being an MMO experience, not a single player RPG experience like it's predecessor. Everything felt...streamlined whereas the KOTOR games felt organic, like living worlds you were moving through.
Anyway, I agree with most of what you say. If I have to suggest anything to help you grow, it would be to do some more editing because you're like me and talk in roundabouts. I would personally edit out a lot of that.
Oh yeah definitely. SWTOR is decent fun but the level of immersion in the world I felt when first playing KOTOR is something you just can't replicate in an MMO. And thank you for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind!
In spirit, Star Wars Galaxies was pretty close to KOTOR I and II.
Im glad people still talking and playing kotor games. They are classic that deserve to be praised even today. Gameplay and storyline is uncomparable with games created in modern times.
I played KOTOR 1 and 2 so much years ago. I play swtor now and the story there satisfies my rpg and mmo needs.
This game is older than me lol, and yet i still loved (almost) everything about it. The most notable part of kotor is def the writing, I absolutely loved kotor 2's ending, and the twist i the first game is by far my favourite plot twist of to time. I wish obsidian had more time to work on the second game.
Timbean: "I like KOTOR1 more"
[Influence lost: Kreia]
These two games are a big part of why I still have my original xbox. I’m actually playing through kotor now just started the new game two weeks ago.
Coming back after years for my third play through, I’m probably going to do a third play through for 2 as well, god I love these games
epic story too, i think people are craving games with good stories.
For me, still the best Star Wars game around. That music and scenery on Manaan, stood there for longer just looking out onto the ocean.
You need some more subscribers man. I'd love to see a playthrough of the two games from you. It's nice to see opinions and discussion of the game from someone who didn't play it growing up or when it came out.
I'm actually writing a research paper at my university based on KOTOR2. I analyze the text and the quotes from the point of view of linguistics. And you can't imagine how many interesting things there are even from this point of view.
KOTOR 2 story goes so hard man, it's lowkey full of philosophy too, the character arcs and the themes touched upon the game are very much deserving of analysis, when I was a kid the story seemed a bit convoluted and difficult to grasp, but now as an adult with an interest in philosophy i'm just continually surprised at the depth of the story and the little intricacies behind it, best of luck with your paper :)
@@cntmntr3634 thank you, friend!
going back to replay it once in a while just hits different
Simple,
Right time,
Right place,
Right tone,
Right playthru time,
Right style.
I'd rather have new DLC for this game over anything post 2016.
My sentiments exactly sir.
I know some dude Was working on the cut Hutt home world mod. Like the droid plant from 2. But the droid plant actually had more content cut.
Quality never degrades.
One of my core memories was when i played this as a kid. I never got past dantooine because of various dumb kid reasons, but I really liked the game and when i went to walmart once, i was offered to pick out a game to play, so i said i wamted a star wars game. And i came across kotor II and was like "thats not a star wars game" because darth nihilus looked scary haha
Looking back its probably for the best i didnt play it so young
If you like Kotor and also can put up with archaic rpg mechanics (even more archaic than kotor) then the Starwind mod for morrowind is for you, it occurs during the same time as the first game and has its own story.
Been playing Kotor since it came out back in 2003. And every year i have to go back to it and relive the most amazing star wars rpg games in my opinion.
That's great. Star Wars has so much room for another good meaty RPG, such a shame they never utilize that.
One word: Music.
This is one of the greatest games of all time! This game holds a special place in my heart! I recently just picked it up on switch again.
Uh-huh. Gray areas only exist because black and white are well defined. If there was no black, or white, gray would not exist. I've played both Knights of the Old Republic games, and I can't even remember anything about the second game aside from the beginning and the ending. I also never got lost during my playthrough--the art style is that good.
ZELDA AND KOTOR MY 2 FAVORITE GAMES OF ALL TIME
I still play it cause there are so many ways to play. My Sith Starweird build makes me feel really terrifying. I hit my opponents with force fear and then hit them with force scream then I finish them off with a flurry of dual wielded sabers or vibroblades.
To be honest i would rather have them not remake kotor then remake it badly as seems to be the norm nowadays .
I really like your video! I think you could definitely benefit from writing a script (if you didn’t already) and doing a couple practice takes. You seem to trip over your words a little, but otherwise there’s some promise here! Hope you continue to make more like this!
Thank you for the suggestion! I honestly didn't really expect people would watch these video's, I just liked having a place where I could ramble about games. But I will definitely try out using a script in the future, it would be an interesting exercise :)
At this point the only studio I trust with a remake of Kotor is Larian Studios. One thing I fear the most is the fact that I know they will change the combat gameplay, and that is a huge reason I love the game. Not that real time can't be fun, but to me Kotor 1 & 2, as well as, Dragon age had the best combat. Since then not one game I know of has played like it except DOS and BG3 but even those are turn based and is not quite the same.
Good point! I respect Larian's commitment and attention to detail, but I've never liked their turn-based gameplay. I enjoy the real time with pause of KOTOR and Dragon Age, to me that's the best of both worlds.
I wish we had a lot more developed in the style and take that the first game had. TSL always felt like a bit of an imposter to the series in my opinion. It never really seemed like it knew whether it wanted to be an RPG or a movie. So you're basically stuck with one good game, which is quite the drought indeed.
Nice job on this video man
Thank you!
I played KOTOR for the first time in 2013 I think, the game was already 10 years old at the time, so there wasn't any nostalgia attached, and I still considered it to be one of my all time favorites after playing it. It's still a top 10 game for me. I do like some things about the sequel better, it has better writing, improved gameplay and new features, but the first one still takes the edge a little for the following reasons:
- it was completed, unlike 2
- I think it has better pacing than 2. The beginning of 2 especially is just too slow and boring
- every planet and area you visit was more visually appealing and better designed in 1
Я вчера прошёл до конца (Светлая сторона) на телефоне, так что мне даже и смотреть это видео не потребуется, я знаю за что эту игру любить.)
I "still" like KOTOR because I first bought them a few years ago from Good Old Games!
I'm always "late to the party". lol
Also, I have been always BIG on old RPG style games like Torment, Baulder's Gate (1 & 2), Icewind Dale, etc.. And THIS fit into that easily! (Basically, it was a D&D game set in Star Wars.)
Plus, I'm "old" & like these old games.
I made a new character a few months ago. Nearing the end of the game now
kotor 3 when qwq
TL:DR: Game is good
Kotor remakes are most likely never gonna happen. EA will see to it failing if its ever released. Here me out here. 60$ copy and paste kotor 1 and 2 newer graphics like in the star wars fallen jedi/order (the one with Cal Kester) dont change any gameplay, bugs, story, nothing.
Jedi fallen order sucks
I think so too. Haven’t even wanted to touch Jedi Survivor
I'm playing kotor 2 restored content mod as I'm listening to this, teaching a companion how to use certain force powers
Now in what other star wars game can you do something as awesome as that ?