@@codycole2684 "Hey Carth what's up" "Fuck you I hate you you're gonna betray me .. can we not talk about it though I'm sorry" *your relationship has improved*
@@mrchiefbs I have to disagree, but I think this one comes down to what people like in their Star Wars. KOTOR 1 is more the traditional story of Star Wars while KOTOR 2 is a Deconstruction of Star Wars
The gameplay was never the reason I loved this game, even back in 2003. What makes KOTOR great is the story. The Plot. The characters. It captures the fun, exciting, heroic feel of the original SW trilogy and lets you enjoy the well written and well paced story, AND it lets you shape it with your choices. You FEEL like a character in a Star Wars movie, and that is pretty fun. Off the top of my head, in my opinion, I can't think of a game that has surpassed the characters and the story told in KOTOR. Graphics have gotten better, combat is much more challenging and fun, worlds LOOK much more 'real', but no game matches KOTOR's story. That's why it's still relevant, and will remain so. A true classic.
Kotor and Dragon Age: Origins are the pinnacle of RPGs for me. Really hope some more games come out with that old school type of rpg elements and storytelling.
**UPDATE:** Appreciate the love on this review. Expect a KotOR 2 review in the coming weeks as we let this one marinate. Also, yes, I crossed up Jedi Consular with Jedi Sentinel! Apologies on that. Consular = Powers Sentinel = Balance
Girl (I forget her name): Please help me You: What is the problem? Girl: I lost my droid You: Was Obi-wan here? Girl: Please, he is very important to me You: Yeah I'll help. 5 minutes later Droid: bzzzzz Jedi please help me You: Are you the droid I am looking for? Droid: Yes but please don't make me go back to her.... Droid: She make's me do things..... Droid: Please destroy me...... Anyone who's played it knows this very well, it you haven't played the game, consider this an interesting side quest you'll want to play through.
Oh man, I played it for the first time ever last year when I was finally able to build a pc. Even knowing the plot twist beforehand, it still managed to become my favorite Star Wars game of all time. The exploration, atmosphere of each planet we visited, the immersion, the interaction with the environment, the excellent dialogues, the space battle sections with the turret, having my own ship and group of misfit friends to travel with and the STORY, it all made me feel not like if I played a Star Wars movie, but like if I had lived my very own one starring as myself, something that no other game of the franchise did. Finished the second one some weeks ago and enjoyed it too. I hope I get an Xbox someday in order to experience how it played on console, as it really intrigues me.
i play this game several times a year since it was released. always played on xbox. im playing it now on my xbox one x. it plays incredibly well almost no issues or bugs
James Martel KOTOR in 4K must be sweet man, I envy you xD. I’m curious, can you manually save on Xbox as well or has check points that aren’t as punishing as the ones on pc?
Do you play with keyboard and mouse? I've never been able to get it to control well with keyboard or xbox one controller on my PC, which is a shame bc this is my favorite RPG ever.
Austyn Melcher I personally really prefer it that way, as the mouse and its wheel makes it way easy and comfortable to navigate the menus, which are abundant from combat to inventory. And the hot keys for those actions that can be considered the most tedious to perform by point and clicking are located just next to the WASD keys, making it a really smooth experience, allowing the combat to age like wine and making it the only PC game I prefer playing without a controller. Only tried using controller with Kotor mobile and the Steam version of Kotor 2, which use the remade layout by Aspyr and not the og one from Xbox. Something I find disappointing, as I wanted to feel that og console expirience and not all the buttons on the controller are used for the new versions, which is critical in a game where so many commands and actions can and need to be prompted sometimes.
jolee bindo was the best companion, I loved talking to him, he had the funniest interactions. I always pick the conversation choice with "old man" in it. Replaying on my phone.
dark green no joke, I as young adult had a rough time getting through the first half when I played it recently, as I wasn’t really used to old school rpgs. I remember wondering how the heck little kids managed to get through some parts back in the day, as it can get really tough sometimes. Especially if you didn’t build up your character properly.
Owen Carey yeah I feel ya, I remember looking up the solution for the Rancor puzzle at the sewers because I didn’t catch on the mechanic of giving items from your inventory, and later on did the same trying to find tactics to defeat the Sith Governor on Taris and Malak in the final fight, as he kept breaking my ass to tears and because of a mistake from my behalf due to me using the wrong force powers to kill the people on stasis that he used to heal himself. Fortunately, I couldn’t apply the tactics I saw for the fight with Malak as I neither had the items nor the feats people recommended, so I had to fight him myself in one the most memorable videogame fights I ever experienced.
I really like this review, you should definitely do one for KOTOR II. I played I recently and thought it was great, though slow-paced at some points.Keep in mind I played it long after the 2015 update and with the RCM installed.
KOTOR II was always one of my favorite games growing up, along with KOTOR I (They actually still are lol) and even though I'm a huge fan of the game, I personally find that using the RCM is the best way to experience KOTOR II, simply because it just adds so much more.
KOTOR II is a great game too. Darker, more shades of gray as opposed to the good vs. evil of the original KOTOR. That's exactly what a lot of players like about KOTOR II. It's the 'Empire' to KOTOR's 'New Hope.' I still rank the first game as my preferred game for a few reasons. 1) Maybe I am hopelessly old-fashioned, but I prefer to play as the straight 'good guy' hero in an epic quest against evil. I don't enjoy playing more nuanced heroes (or antiheroes) nearly as much. Also, the Mining station intro in KOTOR II goes on and on and on and on. The rest of the game is paced much better, but that first slog around with a mining laser is painfully dull. I found a mod that lets you skip that level, so I'll probably give KOTOR II another spin sooner or later.
An enjoyable review/retrospective. Some points though: 1)I think you got Sentinel/Scout and Consular/Scoundrel mixed up as Sentinel/Scout is the mix of Guardian/Soldier and Consular/Scoundrel with the emphasis on Skill Points and middle-of-the-road hp/fp and regen. 2) Scout is the best skill class in the game. 14 or 16 Int on that class (I can't remember which) gives you **28** friggen skills points at lvl 1. Unfortunately, as you said, skills aren't as useful/integral in KotOR 1 as they are in 2. 3) I don't think Con isn't that important if you stock up on medpacs and utilize menu healing/buffing over in-game usage. 4) I think you hit the nail on the head as far as the combat is concerned especially about the game pushing you to just dual/double-bladed lightsabers and bashing enemies up. I was mostly successful in a playthrough with just blasters and using one of the Yavin Station blaster rifles, but the end game is so much more challenging when you don't use the game's "preferred" method. 5) **SPOILER FOR FINAL AREA OF THE GAME** I found a really interesting scenario you can encounter on the Light Side that I absolutely love and wish had more of an impact on the ending. Apparently, you can choose not to save Bastilia on the Star Forge and kill her instead to end the threat of her Battle Meditation. This harkens back to the decision you can make with Juhani at the beginning of the game and I really wish this Light Side extreme was explores further in this game and had more of an impact than just removing her from the ending cutscene. FYI, you can leave Zalbaar on Kashyyyk and just leave the planet once you have the Star Map, but the end is the same where he os removed from the ending. IDK if this impacts Mission's fate if you go DS though. All in all, a wonderfully flawed game that is definitely dated combat-wise, but still gets a playthrough from me every once in a while. Good stuff mate 😁
KOTOR is the game that got me into RPGs and still remain one of my top 3 favorites. I still have fond memories of walking the fields of Dantooine. Just walking the fields, listening to the wonderful music as I see the grass separate as I walk through.
I really hope you also do a review of the KOTOR 2. I know it gets kind of a bad rap because of the state it launched in and people tend to favor the first one but it's still worth talking about. It has some of the most thought provoking writing in all of Star Wars and is definitely worth a try on PC with the Restored Content Mod.
Even in its broken release state, the entirety of KOTOR 2 still remains my favourite game of all time. I will say though, that the replayability of the last act is very low until TSLRCM.
Especially since Obsidian added a bunch of features including controller support. I wish Bioware had added controller support to KOTOR because I'm not playing that game with a keyboard and mouse.
I just played the SWTOR sith warrior story through and liked it a lot. People always rank KOTOR as the better game, so I bought it and damn it is old. I am 3,5h in and wondering what peolpe like about it. The game mechanics and graphics are realy not for me and if it comes to story, so far it seems to be not as engaging as SWTOR.
@@Digger-NickOr when you simply spoiled from better graphics, fps, animations and game mechanics. Basically everything that makes a good game besides the story. Sadly i can't even enjoy the story because there is just to much that bothers me. Definitely not worth its price today in my eyes...
@@nou8257 armor helps I find if you have low Dexterity to dodge attacks and got the constitution to absorb hits. Otherwise having a Dexterity bonus seems more important than pure armor
The sound design in this game was soooo good. I would just move around swishing my light saber around. This game was also my first introduction into this combat style (pause-> issue commands -> unpause).
I had Knights of the Old Republic (I & II) on the original Xbox so many years ago. I am 22, if that tells you anything. Then I bought them both again on Steam, and I've put over 150 hours in KOTOR II and beaten them both many times. The thing that brings me back (aside from nostalgia) is how I feel like I know the game in and out, yet I still find something new in each play through. Truly my favorite games of all time.
Hmm. I keep seeing this game being lauded and highly rated. Alright, alright; I'll adjust its place in the plan-to-play-list. Already got it for cheap a long while back. ;)
This game is still relevant after all of these years, pretty much says it all. It has more creative content in its title then most games do from start to finish. Its a master piece and its a shame they did not continue the franchise.
When I was younger I remember having a hard time just getting through taris on the PC. I've been playing it on the Ipad for about a couple of years or so and I play it over and over and can't get enough of it!
@MrMattyPlays Just want to take this opportunity to say thank you after listening to recent podcasts you convinced me to play Kotor this game is amazing and I can't wait to play Kotor 2 and the remake!!!
@@jondoe1916 Definitely the game’s weakest point. Frustrating at times. I would give up my testies for this game to be remade today with improved graphics, better more varied hub worlds, more planets and most importantly, a better combat system. I’m creaming rn
5:41 YES!! I've always said Manaan's music was my favorite. So relaxing and nostalgic for me. I really hope if they remake this game that they do it justice.
I was very young when my dad got me this game, I barely understood English at the time. I couldn't look things up on the internet either because I had to wait for my dad to get home, boot up his computer and enable internet access for my computer. I remember being stuck on that planet for a long time, I had to figure it out myself since most of the time I had no internet access. How I got past the rancor in every playthrough was to make a save right before you enter the room and then just try to kill him using every available item I had (grenades, buffs, ...) I had to retry a lot since I was relying on RNG. The few times where I was able to kill him Zaalbar was usually the last one standing with barely any HP left. I didn't know anything about character builds at the time so I went with whatever sounded cool and ended up having points all over the place. I'm amazed I was even able to finish that game playing it that way. Still a great game however.
Arkloy dude you go on solo mode and have the others stand in the corner and you shoot it. Once you die the Rangkor goes back to its corner and you get up cause your party isn’t dead then you just continue shooting
@@madbart214yomother7 trust me for years I would try and fight him and I did win it just took forever and then I looked up a walk-through when I was older and realized you don't even need to fight him and waste all your medpacs and grenades
@@masterduda013 other way for me. I never fought it just did the explosion on the dead body. Wow.....that's some variation in gameplay right there. I love this game to pieces. It always reminds me of being 15 or 16 and getting a og Xbox with this game being free and my god, did I play this game for hours upon hours, 5-10 times through and still to this day, found out something new. Unfortunately not for everyone but it has a warm charm about it.
This might sound weird but one of my favorite things about this game is...the graphics. The retro 2000-esc feel it gives me is just so nostalgic to play and for that reason it is just so appealing to look at
Awesome! Loved that game. Love the second one too, just not quite as much. Was always sad they never made a third. Then I happened to be in a book store a couple months back and saw a book titled "Revan" from Drew K. I was like "No way! I didn't know this existed!" I was so excited at the idea of getting some closure to Revan's story and bought it... Wish I left it to my imagination.
I always call my guy 'a Spaceman' 'Back off! I'm no Padawan! I'm a Spaceman. I just came here with Bastila. 'Nice to meet you Carth, I'm a Spaceman by the way.' 'Don't worry. I'm a Spaceman. I'll help if I can.'
I only played both Kotor 1 and 2 for the first time around August last year and man was that a great experience. Fantastic games and both games still hold up despite their flaws, especially the story telling.
Ahhhhhh this and KOTOR 2 got me thru college. That and Halo....those were the days man.... Also I feel you on the alien voice bytes being reused. Till this day anytime I see a Twi'lek anywhere in a Star Wars game or movie, I say "CABWANA BOTAAA" in my head. No idea what it means lol.
The Consular is the power user (or mage type) and the Sentinel is the balance of both. Just a quick correction of that bit of the video for those not familiar.
A lot of your gameplay shows that you don't utilize the pause feature to it's full potentiality (I had the same issue for years), you need to start pausing the game and switching between characters. Utilize the feature that allows for stacking commands more so your companions aren't just basic attacking the whole fight, manage your DPS and utilize your followers more than when you die and are forced to switch and playing this game even on hard becomes much easier.
Btw getting the “dueling” traits in the feat selection helps with single hand weapons like blasters and single lightsabers. It’s definitely possible to succeed using a single saber.
Also my favorite game of all time. I've played it through countless times. I think one of the best parts about it, as mentioned, is that the game really grounds you as a non-force user for hours and hours so that when you finally do become a Jedi, it actually feels like a huge accomplishment. You're not just some random OP Jedi right from the start. The pacing is perfect IMO... slow at the beginning but for all the right reasons. I miss good Star Wars games.
7 days ago I dusted off my old Xbox and started my first KOTOR playthrough in 15 years. Only today have I learned there are rumors of a remake, and now there are new videos being made about KOTOR... In my experience there are no coincidences. The force is guiding us into a meeting with a remade KOTOR. I will meditate to prepare myself.
Not to mention all the hints that Lucasfilm/Disney have been dropping: it started with them making Revan (at least the name) canon again according to the Rise of Skywalker visual dictionary, but then Hasbro made a Black Series action figure of Revan (the one we all know from KotoR), announced they're making a Black Series FX purple/red Revan lightsaber, they're using Revan in promotional art for some new Star Wars mobile games in recent weeks, and now Pop! are making new figures of Revan and Malak. It really seems to me that KotoR is going to be made canon again, possibly with a remake of the first game if the rumors are true to fit into the new canon that makes it official.
Hey Matty, as a huge KOTOR fanatic I gotta say I love your KOTOR videos. Are you aware of the r/kotor and r/kotormemes subreddits, if not I think you will feel quite at home there.
I started playing this game a little while back, and after getting over the initial strangeness of the graphics and combat system, I’ve become completely addicted to this game.
That was my favorite game too. The relationship progression with your companions could sometimes be emotionally engaging. One time, Carth did his apologize-to-Mission-for-being-too-paternal speech as we were looking for his son. The timing was perfect! I almost teared up! I couldn't like KOTOR 2 that much because they not only cut Mission, but implied she'd gone Dark Side.
I just started playing kotor for the "first" time. I tried playing it, and since I was 13 thought it was boring. Anyways, I came back to it, and it is now one of my favourite games. I honestly haven't enjoyed a game as much since playing fallout 4 for the first time. I have come to love the quirks and dated gameplay features, because it gives it character. Almost done now (I think, I have half of Manaan and Korriban left) and I'm playing a Scout/Consular build.
Just finished a replay of this a couple of weeks ago, going back to my favorite build: male, 2/18 Scoundrel/Consular. By the end with mega-speed, dual-wield and Force Wave I could take down waves of enemies on the Star Forge without taking much of any damage.
My cousin played this religiously growing up and really hyped it up to me. Finally I went over to his house and started my own save file. I was enjoying the game and right when I got the room where you finally get a lightsaber the game froze. I got frustrated but thought a simple reboot of the console would solve the problem. Unfortunately it didn't and every time I walked in the lightsaber room my game froze. I went to Blockbuster and rented a copy of the game figuring my cousins disc must have been scratched but Blockbusters copy froze too and that's when I realized there was something wrong my with save file. I had to start a brand new game file and go through the tedious process of getting to that point again. Thankfully when I got to the lightsaber part it didn't freeze and I was able to beat the game which I enjoyed along with the sequel :)
its a rumour but we might get a sequel instead or just another star wars but set in KOTOR era. and if that happen, it will be canon to the future KOTOR movies that being made. A remake probably will have a lot of change in story and plot as long Kathleen on the steer
My last playthrough was a few years ago, and it’s still a classic...I actually managed to find a side quest I never did! (the mystery box one)...I really hope the remake doesn’t change the story...no reason to and they should do a separate, new game rather than a remake if they want a new story
I just realized that the iphone version supports both widescreen and PS4 controller so I am playing with my phone connected to tv and enjoying the best version available.
Played this game when i was like 12 And I didn't understand or read english. So ended up really far into the game by just clicking around on the dialogue choices. Naturally i Never completed it due to some of the parts of the game requering the right answers. I am now playing the game again 17 years after and I love every part of it 🧨
Two things always bothered me about the orginal game. Those goofy eye goggles, and the fact your default costume isn't really ever used. Thankfully there are mods to make goggles invisible, and another mod that turns "clothes" into average armor.
I played this game when I was 8... I'm now 16 and its still my all time favorite video game of all time. The story is so emersive and you just never get tired of bastila or revan. You just have to like the game.... YOU DON'T GET THE CHOICE NOT TO. that's on 💯
I replayed this game a few months back when I got my pc to mess with some of the mods. It's still amazing to me. Good guy/dad Carth. Little sis mission. Bad guy/big bro candorous. Hanharr the bodyguard and the only astromech who can hold his own against R2 in T3-M4
Very well done. I recently went and did a retrospective on the game, as it has a special place in my heart as well. Anyways, it lead me to a few others, including yours. Fantastic stuff, my dude. Even if I am commenting a year or more after this went up. Lol. Now, lets suit up for that Aspyr remake, eh?
One thing I would like to mention: there is one advantage to using just one lightsaber, namely, you have a higher attack chance. Dual-wielding gives you a penalty to your chance to hit, though that can be mitigated in certain ways.
Double Bladed is actually the best weapon in the game. It doesn't have the negative effects of Duel Blades but does double the damage of a Single Blade
@@josephthomas8318 If you level those exact things but use a Double-Bladed Lightsaber instead of the single you get double the damage and attack potential because for some reason the Double-Bladed Lightsaber acts like a single so things like Dueling still works on it but it also acts like when you use two separate Lightsabers without the penalty of having two different attack numbers on each hand. Also Double-Bladed Lightsaber with Master Speed and Master Flurry does 6 hits in one attack animation
I admit I didnt know dueling affected double bladed lightsabers. A single bladed saber still has a better base attack modifier then a double bladed. I just turned on my game to check. With my most recent character, a bone stock single bladed lightsaber has a +20 attack modifier and a double bladed has +11/+13 modifier. It really comes down to personal preference of whether you want a higher chance to hit or do you want the raw power of extra attacks but with lower chance to hit.
I'm not saying that using a single normal lightsaber is the better then any other play style. I'm just pointing out that a properly built character will do just fine with a single blade in even in the late stages of the game. I usually have 3 built sabers for myself but only use one at a time. My main one built as strong as my inventory of crystals allows, a secondary spec'd into blaster deflection, and a third lightsaber spec'd into fighting large numbers of droids.
I will always remember the first time i finished this game. It was last day of summer vacation and we had grill party with my family about 13 years ago .
On my first playthrough I was a female Jedi and wanted so badly to fix her up with Bastila. But instead they just got Carth for me, so I dumped him and kept Revan celibate.
This is one of those rare games that simply sticks with you. Even if I haven’t played it in years if someone asks me my top 10 games of all time I will always list this as one of them.
also nexus mods has some absolutely beautiful graphics mods to make the game look excellent. they really make it pop in 1080p and give off an almost modern indie game appearance to the over all look.
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan i like the ones made by red11by. He has a character overhaul, and a world overhaul for each world. Then there is improved clothing, brother hood of shadows, high quality nebulas, and there is a utility to help set the resolution that i cant remember the name of. It should be easy to find with a few searches. Keep in mind that load times increase, and not all mods play nice together.
Does any body else feel depressed after playing KOTOR? I build emotional attachments with the characters, because the interaction is so good, and once I finish the game, I feel empty inside.
Kotor, Starcraft and Rome total war! Games I played over 15yrs ago and still love to this day! I found Kotor for my ipad a year ago and it brought back so many memories. The scary part is literally over a decade later and I could still remember the various planet lay out etc. Great review dude. I hope the make a newer one. Just not a MMO! If the system ain't broke don't mess with it.
This game is one of the greatest games ever made... great and captivating story line and the dynamics is exceptional; Perfect for a star wars fun. When stuck you can search youtube for answers and complete puzzles so it keeps the ball rolling really well. Very worth it. May the force be with you... always
*Sigh...* I want to love this game myself. I really, REALLY do. The characters are fantastic. The story is fantastic. The worldbuilding is fantastic. The choices are fantastic. But the combat system is just.....not for me, and it makes the entire experience just a slog to get through in terms of gameplay in my opinion.
Makes sense, but I think the other components overrule the gameplay issues. Like Agent suggested, lower difficulty can make the combat a breeze mostly.
MrMattyPlays like, for me, it’s that that it’s difficult, it’s just boring mostly. I’m more of an action guy personally, which is why I...kind of preferred the latter 2 Dragon Age titles in terms of gameplay (don’t kill me 😂) and why I’m not the biggest fan of turn based RPGs (with the exception of Persona 5 and Octopath). Hopefully the remake will give the game a more Fallen Order or even VTMB style combat system combining 3rd person shooting mechanics with good melee.
Personally I love the combat system but I realize it isn't for everyone, so if they are doing a straight up remake I think they should make a new combat system but at the same time have the old combat system in as well and let you choose which one you want to use at the beginning of the game.
Playing through it now after taking a long break midway through. It’s definitely rough around the edges in MANY ways and especially feels so after playing through the Mass Effect Trilogy Legendary Edition last year, but all said: it’s a fantastic RPG and I’m having a lot of fun with it. The writing at times is surprisingly witty and has me rolling, especially with the options they provide for your character to respond with. It’s been cool to actually ROLE PLAY as a Jedi and not just run around hacking and slashing through linear levels like in the Force Unleashed games. Excited to see where this all goes into the sequel. Thanks for the review, Matty!
In my experience the scoundrel is absolutely the most powerful class. They can level up persuade the most of any class (the most important skill). They have sneak attack which applies crazy muiltiplers to damage when the enemy cannot fight back. This means when you use stealth (which I also hardly ever used) or when they are stunned such as terror, stun, stasis or critical hits. The last thing is scoundrels luck. This applies huge bonuses just for being a scoundrel included huge defense bonuses. You will be hurting for feats but as long as you know what character you want to make it doesn't become that much of a problem.
I love this game too. I’m very skeptical of a remake, though. I want another sequel, built off the original mechanics. I pray they hire some writers that know and love Star Wars like real fans do.
Synthetica For sure. Its also a great game. Story isn’t as good as the first, but I really like how they expanded the abilities and powers. Honestly, I’d like to see Dragon Age I or II style mechanics in a 3rd installment of Kotor. They could really knock it out of the park and capitalize on the nostalgia around the first two.
ThisisKyle Agreed. I’m very disappointed with Disney. I’m not a Disney Star Wars fan, yet. I liked Rogue One, but haven’t seen a movie or the show since The Last Jedi. As far as I’m concerned the Saga ended in 1983, regardless of what Jar Jar Abrams thinks. I’m almost convinced to get Disney plus and binge the show tho, everyone I trust likes it. Disney hasn’t lost me completely but I have high expectations after the sequel charade.
@@SyntheticaYT Kotor 2 seems cool I play on Xbox and I've been looking for any information about the restored content, from what I've heard the restored content is only on PC not Xbox which is sad but I'm still getting kotor 2 it seems good, I hope the Kotor 3 or the remake that's supposedly being made by ea will be good
I just started a new playthrough (did like 3 when the game was new). It took me about 10 hours, over the course of 3 days, to get it to run on a modern PC with widescreen support, hud fixes, new textures for planets, models and weapons, extra content mods and troubleshooting because of mod conflicts. But let me tell you, I will never uninstall the game again, it was worth it!
[Something seems to be bothering Carth. Maybe you should speak to him and see if you can get him to open up about it.]
You mind answering some more questions?
Saaaauuuullllll!
Yes, what's on your mind?
I thought I said I didn't want to talk about it anymore
@@codycole2684 "Hey Carth what's up" "Fuck you I hate you you're gonna betray me .. can we not talk about it though I'm sorry" *your relationship has improved*
Just finished it for the first time today, best Star Wars game ever made
play the second one now :p
Kev la chevre second one isn’t as good even with mods
@@mrchiefbs I have to disagree, but I think this one comes down to what people like in their Star Wars. KOTOR 1 is more the traditional story of Star Wars while KOTOR 2 is a Deconstruction of Star Wars
@@mrchiefbs kreia was too harsh on your ''goodwilled'' heart ?
Kotor 2 is better
I have a small hunch....that...matty likes this game
That's probably true
For good reason
then why is he so bad at it, just saying no hate..
@@theBartasTLP How is he bad at it?
The gameplay was never the reason I loved this game, even back in 2003. What makes KOTOR great is the story. The Plot. The characters. It captures the fun, exciting, heroic feel of the original SW trilogy and lets you enjoy the well written and well paced story, AND it lets you shape it with your choices. You FEEL like a character in a Star Wars movie, and that is pretty fun.
Off the top of my head, in my opinion, I can't think of a game that has surpassed the characters and the story told in KOTOR. Graphics have gotten better, combat is much more challenging and fun, worlds LOOK much more 'real', but no game matches KOTOR's story.
That's why it's still relevant, and will remain so. A true classic.
SWTOR does this on a bigger scale
Kotor and Dragon Age: Origins are the pinnacle of RPGs for me. Really hope some more games come out with that old school type of rpg elements and storytelling.
@@wingingitwithbleep8934 I've never played it. I'll have to check it out!
@@Initial_ZEN Dragon Age: Origins was great too! I agree with you. Hope that we get some more!
@@wingingitwithbleep8934 but with unfortunate MMO mechanics
Love this game to death. I used to play this on my laptop in class in high school. I’m kinda surprised I graduated
Congratulations sir, you outsmarted the education system
Lol
Better education, you received
The force was with you
Prison mike
**UPDATE:** Appreciate the love on this review. Expect a KotOR 2 review in the coming weeks as we let this one marinate. Also, yes, I crossed up Jedi Consular with Jedi Sentinel! Apologies on that.
Consular = Powers
Sentinel = Balance
do a KOTOR 2 playthrough
Vice versa my man
It's more like this:
Guardian = feats
Consular = powers
Sentinel = skills
Still waiting for that KOTOR2 vid
To get rid of the annoying 'cant move after combat' bug, just activate vsync
Girl (I forget her name): Please help me
You: What is the problem?
Girl: I lost my droid
You: Was Obi-wan here?
Girl: Please, he is very important to me
You: Yeah I'll help.
5 minutes later
Droid: bzzzzz Jedi please help me
You: Are you the droid I am looking for?
Droid: Yes but please don't make me go back to her....
Droid: She make's me do things.....
Droid: Please destroy me......
Anyone who's played it knows this very well, it you haven't played the game, consider this an interesting side quest you'll want to play through.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I haven't played it in 5 years, but if memeory serves me correct the sidequest was on dantooine right?
“She made me do everything”
“Erm.... _everything_ ?”
“You don’t want to know”
“....yeah, you’re probably right.....”
Yeah that part was probably the most confusing
Its Elise I think.
Oh man, I played it for the first time ever last year when I was finally able to build a pc. Even knowing the plot twist beforehand, it still managed to become my favorite Star Wars game of all time. The exploration, atmosphere of each planet we visited, the immersion, the interaction with the environment, the excellent dialogues, the space battle sections with the turret, having my own ship and group of misfit friends to travel with and the STORY, it all made me feel not like if I played a Star Wars movie, but like if I had lived my very own one starring as myself, something that no other game of the franchise did. Finished the second one some weeks ago and enjoyed it too. I hope I get an Xbox someday in order to experience how it played on console, as it really intrigues me.
i play this game several times a year since it was released. always played on xbox. im playing it now on my xbox one x. it plays incredibly well almost no issues or bugs
@@jamesmartel8381 same. Its only right to play these two games once a year or two.
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James Martel KOTOR in 4K must be sweet man, I envy you xD. I’m curious, can you manually save on Xbox as well or has check points that aren’t as punishing as the ones on pc?
Do you play with keyboard and mouse? I've never been able to get it to control well with keyboard or xbox one controller on my PC, which is a shame bc this is my favorite RPG ever.
Austyn Melcher I personally really prefer it that way, as the mouse and its wheel makes it way easy and comfortable to navigate the menus, which are abundant from combat to inventory. And the hot keys for those actions that can be considered the most tedious to perform by point and clicking are located just next to the WASD keys, making it a really smooth experience, allowing the combat to age like wine and making it the only PC game I prefer playing without a controller.
Only tried using controller with Kotor mobile and the Steam version of Kotor 2, which use the remade layout by Aspyr and not the og one from Xbox. Something I find disappointing, as I wanted to feel that og console expirience and not all the buttons on the controller are used for the new versions, which is critical in a game where so many commands and actions can and need to be prompted sometimes.
jolee bindo was the best companion, I loved talking to him, he had the funniest interactions. I always pick the conversation choice with "old man" in it. Replaying on my phone.
Play with Canderous and Jolee, they’re so funny together!
I played this game all the way through as a kid, and then never been able to get through the first planet since hahaha
The first planet is a bitch but like all Bioware games once you finish the tutorial level the whole world (or universe) is your oyster
dark green no joke, I as young adult had a rough time getting through the first half when I played it recently, as I wasn’t really used to old school rpgs. I remember wondering how the heck little kids managed to get through some parts back in the day, as it can get really tough sometimes. Especially if you didn’t build up your character properly.
That's crazy! I guess I really am obsessed cause so many people agree with you!
Owen Carey yeah I feel ya, I remember looking up the solution for the Rancor puzzle at the sewers because I didn’t catch on the mechanic of giving items from your inventory, and later on did the same trying to find tactics to defeat the Sith Governor on Taris and Malak in the final fight, as he kept breaking my ass to tears and because of a mistake from my behalf due to me using the wrong force powers to kill the people on stasis that he used to heal himself. Fortunately, I couldn’t apply the tactics I saw for the fight with Malak as I neither had the items nor the feats people recommended, so I had to fight him myself in one the most memorable videogame fights I ever experienced.
Ya Taris' second half is a drag, both KOTOR games actually have first planet skip mods.
I really like this review, you should definitely do one for KOTOR II. I played I recently and thought it was great, though slow-paced at some points.Keep in mind I played it long after the 2015 update and with the RCM installed.
KOTOR II was always one of my favorite games growing up, along with KOTOR I (They actually still are lol) and even though I'm a huge fan of the game, I personally find that using the RCM is the best way to experience KOTOR II, simply because it just adds so much more.
KOTOR II is a great game too. Darker, more shades of gray as opposed to the good vs. evil of the original KOTOR. That's exactly what a lot of players like about KOTOR II. It's the 'Empire' to KOTOR's 'New Hope.'
I still rank the first game as my preferred game for a few reasons. 1) Maybe I am hopelessly old-fashioned, but I prefer to play as the straight 'good guy' hero in an epic quest against evil. I don't enjoy playing more nuanced heroes (or antiheroes) nearly as much.
Also, the Mining station intro in KOTOR II goes on and on and on and on. The rest of the game is paced much better, but that first slog around with a mining laser is painfully dull. I found a mod that lets you skip that level, so I'll probably give KOTOR II another spin sooner or later.
An enjoyable review/retrospective. Some points though:
1)I think you got Sentinel/Scout and Consular/Scoundrel mixed up as Sentinel/Scout is the mix of Guardian/Soldier and Consular/Scoundrel with the emphasis on Skill Points and middle-of-the-road hp/fp and regen.
2) Scout is the best skill class in the game. 14 or 16 Int on that class (I can't remember which) gives you **28** friggen skills points at lvl 1. Unfortunately, as you said, skills aren't as useful/integral in KotOR 1 as they are in 2.
3) I don't think Con isn't that important if you stock up on medpacs and utilize menu healing/buffing over in-game usage.
4) I think you hit the nail on the head as far as the combat is concerned especially about the game pushing you to just dual/double-bladed lightsabers and bashing enemies up. I was mostly successful in a playthrough with just blasters and using one of the Yavin Station blaster rifles, but the end game is so much more challenging when you don't use the game's "preferred" method.
5) **SPOILER FOR FINAL AREA OF THE GAME**
I found a really interesting scenario you can encounter on the Light Side that I absolutely love and wish had more of an impact on the ending. Apparently, you can choose not to save Bastilia on the Star Forge and kill her instead to end the threat of her Battle Meditation. This harkens back to the decision you can make with Juhani at the beginning of the game and I really wish this Light Side extreme was explores further in this game and had more of an impact than just removing her from the ending cutscene.
FYI, you can leave Zalbaar on Kashyyyk and just leave the planet once you have the Star Map, but the end is the same where he os removed from the ending. IDK if this impacts Mission's fate if you go DS though.
All in all, a wonderfully flawed game that is definitely dated combat-wise, but still gets a playthrough from me every once in a while. Good stuff mate 😁
KOTOR is the game that got me into RPGs and still remain one of my top 3 favorites.
I still have fond memories of walking the fields of Dantooine. Just walking the fields, listening to the wonderful music as I see the grass separate as I walk through.
Same here bro I became a huge fan of RPGs after this game
I really hope you also do a review of the KOTOR 2. I know it gets kind of a bad rap because of the state it launched in and people tend to favor the first one but it's still worth talking about. It has some of the most thought provoking writing in all of Star Wars and is definitely worth a try on PC with the Restored Content Mod.
Even in its broken release state, the entirety of KOTOR 2 still remains my favourite game of all time.
I will say though, that the replayability of the last act is very low until TSLRCM.
Especially since Obsidian added a bunch of features including controller support. I wish Bioware had added controller support to KOTOR because I'm not playing that game with a keyboard and mouse.
I played SWTOR for years - when I tried KOTOR for 5min I was like: "This is way better!"
I just played the SWTOR sith warrior story through and liked it a lot. People always rank KOTOR as the better game, so I bought it and damn it is old. I am 3,5h in and wondering what peolpe like about it. The game mechanics and graphics are realy not for me and if it comes to story, so far it seems to be not as engaging as SWTOR.
I was so utterly disappointed with SWTOR after growing up playing KOTOR 1-2 I could never get into it. I tried a couple times
For me it was the other way around. I think its just personal preference.
@@EinsPerson That tends to happen when you're a casual normie
@@Digger-NickOr when you simply spoiled from better graphics, fps, animations and game mechanics. Basically everything that makes a good game besides the story. Sadly i can't even enjoy the story because there is just to much that bothers me. Definitely not worth its price today in my eyes...
"Expletive: Damn it, master, I am an assassination droid... not a dictionary!"
Meat bag
I agree and Not nearly enough people have talked about it
Damn it Jim, I’m a doctor, not a-
I remember as a kid when you find out that big thing I was like WHAT even though it was super obvious I was still surprised and was in disbelief
I had spoiled the experience before it happened. I still think it’s wonderfully executed, though.
Thankyou for not spelling
I thought it was Guardian-Soldiers feats
Counselor-Scoundrel powers
Sentinel-Scout skills
it is
Soldiers get heavy armor unlocked too which helps till you get your glow stick sword.
@@nou8257 armor helps I find if you have low Dexterity to dodge attacks and got the constitution to absorb hits. Otherwise having a Dexterity bonus seems more important than pure armor
@@nathankozak9184 Glass cannon guardian build tho
Yes this is correct. Idk why he got it all wrong lol
The sound design in this game was soooo good. I would just move around swishing my light saber around. This game was also my first introduction into this combat style (pause-> issue commands -> unpause).
I had Knights of the Old Republic (I & II) on the original Xbox so many years ago. I am 22, if that tells you anything. Then I bought them both again on Steam, and I've put over 150 hours in KOTOR II and beaten them both many times. The thing that brings me back (aside from nostalgia) is how I feel like I know the game in and out, yet I still find something new in each play through. Truly my favorite games of all time.
Hmm. I keep seeing this game being lauded and highly rated. Alright, alright; I'll adjust its place in the plan-to-play-list. Already got it for cheap a long while back. ;)
play it un modded. then get the 2nd kotor and use the restored content mod for it.
Absolutely!
i played it 140 times, no exagguration lol, its my childhood paradise :')
No U what does that mod do
Kameron Toews it restores cut content from the game that’s supposed to make it better.
This game is still relevant after all of these years, pretty much says it all. It has more creative content in its title then most games do from start to finish. Its a master piece and its a shame they did not continue the franchise.
I just finished it on iOS , my first ever rpg game I ever played too. One of the best games I ever played
Marc Dankness MOOKA SHAKA PAHKA
When I was younger I remember having a hard time just getting through taris on the PC. I've been playing it on the Ipad for about a couple of years or so and I play it over and over and can't get enough of it!
Jedi Consular was the one focused on powers where as sentinel is a balance of powers and combat
Thought I heard that said the other way. Glad I'm not going deaf.
Wrong...
@@sirmcfatty how so?
@MrMattyPlays Just want to take this opportunity to say thank you after listening to recent podcasts you convinced me to play Kotor this game is amazing and I can't wait to play Kotor 2 and the remake!!!
Literally beat it for the millionth time last night lol
I just can’t get behind the combat system.
@@jondoe1916 I turn on invulnerability so I can focus on the story. I hate the combat too
@@jondoe1916 Definitely the game’s weakest point. Frustrating at times. I would give up my testies for this game to be remade today with improved graphics, better more varied hub worlds, more planets and most importantly, a better combat system. I’m creaming rn
5:41 YES!! I've always said Manaan's music was my favorite. So relaxing and nostalgic for me. I really hope if they remake this game that they do it justice.
I'm playing this right now and it's one of the best games that bioware has ever made
How did you download it?
I was very young when my dad got me this game, I barely understood English at the time. I couldn't look things up on the internet either because I had to wait for my dad to get home, boot up his computer and enable internet access for my computer. I remember being stuck on that planet for a long time, I had to figure it out myself since most of the time I had no internet access. How I got past the rancor in every playthrough was to make a save right before you enter the room and then just try to kill him using every available item I had (grenades, buffs, ...) I had to retry a lot since I was relying on RNG. The few times where I was able to kill him Zaalbar was usually the last one standing with barely any HP left.
I didn't know anything about character builds at the time so I went with whatever sounded cool and ended up having points all over the place. I'm amazed I was even able to finish that game playing it that way.
Still a great game however.
Arkloy dude you go on solo mode and have the others stand in the corner and you shoot it. Once you die the Rangkor goes back to its corner and you get up cause your party isn’t dead then you just continue shooting
All you do is plant a charge in one of the dead corpes in the middle and he runs over and it kills him, you don't have to fight the rancor at all
@@masterduda013 pretty sure this is the way. Don't remember actually fighting the rancor much. Just remember doing this and boom...ya done.
@@madbart214yomother7 trust me for years I would try and fight him and I did win it just took forever and then I looked up a walk-through when I was older and realized you don't even need to fight him and waste all your medpacs and grenades
@@masterduda013 other way for me. I never fought it just did the explosion on the dead body. Wow.....that's some variation in gameplay right there. I love this game to pieces. It always reminds me of being 15 or 16 and getting a og Xbox with this game being free and my god, did I play this game for hours upon hours, 5-10 times through and still to this day, found out something new. Unfortunately not for everyone but it has a warm charm about it.
This is the game that made me a gamer in the first place and i still love it. Ive probably played it through about 10 times.
This might sound weird but one of my favorite things about this game is...the graphics. The retro 2000-esc feel it gives me is just so nostalgic to play and for that reason it is just so appealing to look at
Awesome! Loved that game. Love the second one too, just not quite as much. Was always sad they never made a third. Then I happened to be in a book store a couple months back and saw a book titled "Revan" from Drew K. I was like "No way! I didn't know this existed!" I was so excited at the idea of getting some closure to Revan's story and bought it...
Wish I left it to my imagination.
Did the same thing.......agreed lol
I always call my guy 'a Spaceman'
'Back off! I'm no Padawan! I'm a Spaceman. I just came here with Bastila.
'Nice to meet you Carth, I'm a Spaceman by the way.'
'Don't worry. I'm a Spaceman. I'll help if I can.'
I'm going to try this in my next playthrough
I only played both Kotor 1 and 2 for the first time around August last year and man was that a great experience. Fantastic games and both games still hold up despite their flaws, especially the story telling.
Ahhhhhh this and KOTOR 2 got me thru college. That and Halo....those were the days man....
Also I feel you on the alien voice bytes being reused. Till this day anytime I see a Twi'lek anywhere in a Star Wars game or movie, I say "CABWANA BOTAAA" in my head. No idea what it means lol.
Best Star Wars Game Ever!!!
The Consular is the power user (or mage type) and the Sentinel is the balance of both. Just a quick correction of that bit of the video for those not familiar.
A lot of your gameplay shows that you don't utilize the pause feature to it's full potentiality (I had the same issue for years), you need to start pausing the game and switching between characters. Utilize the feature that allows for stacking commands more so your companions aren't just basic attacking the whole fight, manage your DPS and utilize your followers more than when you die and are forced to switch and playing this game even on hard becomes much easier.
13:55 That "Stuck after combat" issue can be fixed by turning on V-sync.
Doesnt work for me...
@@MrMarcyprada Turn your hertz down to 60hz and it should work.
Btw getting the “dueling” traits in the feat selection helps with single hand weapons like blasters and single lightsabers. It’s definitely possible to succeed using a single saber.
Also my favorite game of all time. I've played it through countless times. I think one of the best parts about it, as mentioned, is that the game really grounds you as a non-force user for hours and hours so that when you finally do become a Jedi, it actually feels like a huge accomplishment. You're not just some random OP Jedi right from the start. The pacing is perfect IMO... slow at the beginning but for all the right reasons. I miss good Star Wars games.
One can never have enough Kotor!
I’ve never played it
7 days ago I dusted off my old Xbox and started my first KOTOR playthrough in 15 years. Only today have I learned there are rumors of a remake, and now there are new videos being made about KOTOR...
In my experience there are no coincidences. The force is guiding us into a meeting with a remade KOTOR. I will meditate to prepare myself.
Joseph Thomas before a remake happens we need kotor2 on iOS
Not to mention all the hints that Lucasfilm/Disney have been dropping: it started with them making Revan (at least the name) canon again according to the Rise of Skywalker visual dictionary, but then Hasbro made a Black Series action figure of Revan (the one we all know from KotoR), announced they're making a Black Series FX purple/red Revan lightsaber, they're using Revan in promotional art for some new Star Wars mobile games in recent weeks, and now Pop! are making new figures of Revan and Malak. It really seems to me that KotoR is going to be made canon again, possibly with a remake of the first game if the rumors are true to fit into the new canon that makes it official.
Hey Matty, as a huge KOTOR fanatic I gotta say I love your KOTOR videos. Are you aware of the r/kotor and r/kotormemes subreddits, if not I think you will feel quite at home there.
I started playing this game a little while back, and after getting over the initial strangeness of the graphics and combat system, I’ve become completely addicted to this game.
That was my favorite game too. The relationship progression with your companions could sometimes be emotionally engaging. One time, Carth did his apologize-to-Mission-for-being-too-paternal speech as we were looking for his son. The timing was perfect! I almost teared up! I couldn't like KOTOR 2 that much because they not only cut Mission, but implied she'd gone Dark Side.
came here watching the classic game after seeing the remake announcement, I'm soo excited
I just started playing kotor for the "first" time. I tried playing it, and since I was 13 thought it was boring. Anyways, I came back to it, and it is now one of my favourite games. I honestly haven't enjoyed a game as much since playing fallout 4 for the first time. I have come to love the quirks and dated gameplay features, because it gives it character. Almost done now (I think, I have half of Manaan and Korriban left) and I'm playing a Scout/Consular build.
Just finished a replay of this a couple of weeks ago, going back to my favorite build: male, 2/18 Scoundrel/Consular. By the end with mega-speed, dual-wield and Force Wave I could take down waves of enemies on the Star Forge without taking much of any damage.
Good lord I forgot all about party members getting stuck on walks lmao. Annoying AF back then but nostalgic now
My cousin played this religiously growing up and really hyped it up to me. Finally I went over to his house and started my own save file. I was enjoying the game and right when I got the room where you finally get a lightsaber the game froze. I got frustrated but thought a simple reboot of the console would solve the problem. Unfortunately it didn't and every time I walked in the lightsaber room my game froze. I went to Blockbuster and rented a copy of the game figuring my cousins disc must have been scratched but Blockbusters copy froze too and that's when I realized there was something wrong my with save file. I had to start a brand new game file and go through the tedious process of getting to that point again. Thankfully when I got to the lightsaber part it didn't freeze and I was able to beat the game which I enjoyed along with the sequel :)
I can’t believe they’re actually making another KOTOR game. Never thought the day would come.
its rumor its not confirmed
Just a rumor. Calm down.
its a rumour but we might get a sequel instead or just another star wars but set in KOTOR era.
and if that happen, it will be canon to the future KOTOR movies that being made.
A remake probably will have a lot of change in story and plot as long Kathleen on the steer
@@reiiz9942 So it'll be ruined just like the movies are now
You got the Sentinel and Consular backwards by the way. Consular is the force power-focused one, Sentinel is the balanced class.
And Guardian is focused on lightsaber combat badass style.
My last playthrough was a few years ago, and it’s still a classic...I actually managed to find a side quest I never did! (the mystery box one)...I really hope the remake doesn’t change the story...no reason to and they should do a separate, new game rather than a remake if they want a new story
I just started playing Kotor 1 and it's absolutely amazing!
Lucky ASMR - MOOKA SHAKA PAHKA
I just realized that the iphone version supports both widescreen and PS4 controller so I am playing with my phone connected to tv and enjoying the best version available.
Played this game when i was like 12 And I didn't understand or read english. So ended up really far into the game by just clicking around on the dialogue choices. Naturally i Never completed it due to some of the parts of the game requering the right answers. I am now playing the game again 17 years after and I love every part of it 🧨
Two things always bothered me about the orginal game. Those goofy eye goggles, and the fact your default costume isn't really ever used. Thankfully there are mods to make goggles invisible, and another mod that turns "clothes" into average armor.
Here after the remake announcement . And I don’t know what to expect
Such an amazing game. So glad you reviewed it 👍👍
I played this game when I was 8... I'm now 16 and its still my all time favorite video game of all time. The story is so emersive and you just never get tired of bastila or revan. You just have to like the game.... YOU DON'T GET THE CHOICE NOT TO. that's on 💯
THE RUMOURS ARE CORRECT
The only thing I hate about kotor is that I had to restart my game after leaving the first world to make a melee focused character.
I replayed this game a few months back when I got my pc to mess with some of the mods. It's still amazing to me. Good guy/dad Carth. Little sis mission. Bad guy/big bro candorous. Hanharr the bodyguard and the only astromech who can hold his own against R2 in T3-M4
Correction: Consulars are more based on powers and Sentinels are balanced between the two.
Correct! Thank you, I must've misread the script and not caught it :)
@@MrMattyPlays You're very welcome, happy to help. n_n
The Manaan music is so effing peaceful
A Guy I’ve got ptsd from it cause it was so loud and my volume would always be on max
Very well done. I recently went and did a retrospective on the game, as it has a special place in my heart as well. Anyways, it lead me to a few others, including yours. Fantastic stuff, my dude. Even if I am commenting a year or more after this went up. Lol. Now, lets suit up for that Aspyr remake, eh?
One thing I would like to mention: there is one advantage to using just one lightsaber, namely, you have a higher attack chance. Dual-wielding gives you a penalty to your chance to hit, though that can be mitigated in certain ways.
Double Bladed is actually the best weapon in the game. It doesn't have the negative effects of Duel Blades but does double the damage of a Single Blade
If you spec into the dueling, and flurry feats, and use master speed power, you can do more then enough damage with a single, one bladed lightsaber.
@@josephthomas8318 If you level those exact things but use a Double-Bladed Lightsaber instead of the single you get double the damage and attack potential because for some reason the Double-Bladed Lightsaber acts like a single so things like Dueling still works on it but it also acts like when you use two separate Lightsabers without the penalty of having two different attack numbers on each hand. Also Double-Bladed Lightsaber with Master Speed and Master Flurry does 6 hits in one attack animation
I admit I didnt know dueling affected double bladed lightsabers. A single bladed saber still has a better base attack modifier then a double bladed.
I just turned on my game to check. With my most recent character, a bone stock single bladed lightsaber has a +20 attack modifier and a double bladed has +11/+13 modifier.
It really comes down to personal preference of whether you want a higher chance to hit or do you want the raw power of extra attacks but with lower chance to hit.
I'm not saying that using a single normal lightsaber is the better then any other play style. I'm just pointing out that a properly built character will do just fine with a single blade in even in the late stages of the game.
I usually have 3 built sabers for myself but only use one at a time. My main one built as strong as my inventory of crystals allows, a secondary spec'd into blaster deflection, and a third lightsaber spec'd into fighting large numbers of droids.
I will always remember the first time i finished this game. It was last day of summer vacation and we had grill party with my family about 13 years ago .
Bastila is Bioware's best girl and Mass Effect's Liara T'Soni is a close second.
On my first playthrough I was a female Jedi and wanted so badly to fix her up with Bastila. But instead they just got Carth for me, so I dumped him and kept Revan celibate.
This is one of those rare games that simply sticks with you. Even if I haven’t played it in years if someone asks me my top 10 games of all time I will always list this as one of them.
I only got halfway and never finished it. Welp. Time to reinstall!
This is my first ever steam purchase. I dont regret it. I loved the story and world.
If they ever made a live action movie, I always thought Ron Livingston would make a good Carth Onasi. Whenever i see him he reminds me of Carth.
A movie trilogy based on Kotor would be amazing, same with a show...just the Old Republic in general too
Or Eric Bana!
The only RPG i never got bored with. Amazing story, amazing gameplay, amazing everything.
TL;DR: "It's alright" -Matty 2020
also nexus mods has some absolutely beautiful graphics mods to make the game look excellent. they really make it pop in 1080p and give off an almost modern indie game appearance to the over all look.
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan i like the ones made by red11by. He has a character overhaul, and a world overhaul for each world. Then there is improved clothing, brother hood of shadows, high quality nebulas, and there is a utility to help set the resolution that i cant remember the name of. It should be easy to find with a few searches. Keep in mind that load times increase, and not all mods play nice together.
The head of KOTOR PR still going at it ;)
I'd love a modern prequel to kotor leading up to the fall of Revan. I just hope that if they do remake kotor, they don't change the combat system.
Does any body else feel depressed after playing KOTOR? I build emotional attachments with the characters, because the interaction is so good, and once I finish the game, I feel empty inside.
Yes!
Kotor, Starcraft and Rome total war! Games I played over 15yrs ago and still love to this day! I found Kotor for my ipad a year ago and it brought back so many memories. The scary part is literally over a decade later and I could still remember the various planet lay out etc. Great review dude. I hope the make a newer one. Just not a MMO! If the system ain't broke don't mess with it.
Lol I just got this game few days ago for my birthday, love it
15 year old me in summer 2003 loved this game. One of my favs and best Star Wars game ever made
I didn’t have the original Xbox and at the time I think I was on a 7 year Everquest binge so sadly I never played it.
It's available on xbone
If I remember correctly, this ran near perfect on the original X-box. It was amazing at the time.
I just played it for the first time in 2019.
Same but in 2020 now lol
You both gotta play the second, it's just as good
Best fricking Star Wars game ever created. EA NEEDS to make a third one. After Fallen Order, I think it’s safe to assume they won’t screw up my series
Agreed, KOTOR is the greatest of all time period!
I still play it on my phone
Are you going to do a review of KOTOR 2?
This game is one of the greatest games ever made... great and captivating story line and the dynamics is exceptional; Perfect for a star wars fun. When stuck you can search youtube for answers and complete puzzles so it keeps the ball rolling really well. Very worth it. May the force be with you... always
*Sigh...*
I want to love this game myself. I really, REALLY do. The characters are fantastic. The story is fantastic. The worldbuilding is fantastic. The choices are fantastic.
But the combat system is just.....not for me, and it makes the entire experience just a slog to get through in terms of gameplay in my opinion.
Makes sense, but I think the other components overrule the gameplay issues. Like Agent suggested, lower difficulty can make the combat a breeze mostly.
MrMattyPlays like, for me, it’s that that it’s difficult, it’s just boring mostly. I’m more of an action guy personally, which is why I...kind of preferred the latter 2 Dragon Age titles in terms of gameplay (don’t kill me 😂) and why I’m not the biggest fan of turn based RPGs (with the exception of Persona 5 and Octopath). Hopefully the remake will give the game a more Fallen Order or even VTMB style combat system combining 3rd person shooting mechanics with good melee.
Personally I love the combat system but I realize it isn't for everyone, so if they are doing a straight up remake I think they should make a new combat system but at the same time have the old combat system in as well and let you choose which one you want to use at the beginning of the game.
Exactly, I’d rather just sit back and watch this as a movie or show lol
Playing through it now after taking a long break midway through. It’s definitely rough around the edges in MANY ways and especially feels so after playing through the Mass Effect Trilogy Legendary Edition last year, but all said: it’s a fantastic RPG and I’m having a lot of fun with it. The writing at times is surprisingly witty and has me rolling, especially with the options they provide for your character to respond with. It’s been cool to actually ROLE PLAY as a Jedi and not just run around hacking and slashing through linear levels like in the Force Unleashed games. Excited to see where this all goes into the sequel. Thanks for the review, Matty!
I’d love if this game came to switch and PS4 like Jedi outcast and Jedi academy (supposed to this year)
In my experience the scoundrel is absolutely the most powerful class. They can level up persuade the most of any class (the most important skill). They have sneak attack which applies crazy muiltiplers to damage when the enemy cannot fight back. This means when you use stealth (which I also hardly ever used) or when they are stunned such as terror, stun, stasis or critical hits. The last thing is scoundrels luck. This applies huge bonuses just for being a scoundrel included huge defense bonuses. You will be hurting for feats but as long as you know what character you want to make it doesn't become that much of a problem.
I love this game too. I’m very skeptical of a remake, though. I want another sequel, built off the original mechanics. I pray they hire some writers that know and love Star Wars like real fans do.
I assume you've already played Kotor II?
I'm with you there, I'm afraid KOTOR is going to go the way the rest of Star Wars has gone, down the toilet
Synthetica For sure. Its also a great game. Story isn’t as good as the first, but I really like how they expanded the abilities and powers. Honestly, I’d like to see Dragon Age I or II style mechanics in a 3rd installment of Kotor. They could really knock it out of the park and capitalize on the nostalgia around the first two.
ThisisKyle Agreed. I’m very disappointed with Disney. I’m not a Disney Star Wars fan, yet. I liked Rogue One, but haven’t seen a movie or the show since The Last Jedi. As far as I’m concerned the Saga ended in 1983, regardless of what Jar Jar Abrams thinks.
I’m almost convinced to get Disney plus and binge the show tho, everyone I trust likes it. Disney hasn’t lost me completely but I have high expectations after the sequel charade.
@@SyntheticaYT Kotor 2 seems cool I play on Xbox and I've been looking for any information about the restored content, from what I've heard the restored content is only on PC not Xbox which is sad but I'm still getting kotor 2 it seems good, I hope the Kotor 3 or the remake that's supposedly being made by ea will be good
7:30 I think you switched the consular and sentinel. Great video though man!
I did! Such a blemish on something I’m so proud of :’(
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Im 14 and this is still my favorite game to date
7:30 Consular, Matty. Not a Councillor lol
I just started a new playthrough (did like 3 when the game was new). It took me about 10 hours, over the course of 3 days, to get it to run on a modern PC with widescreen support, hud fixes, new textures for planets, models and weapons, extra content mods and troubleshooting because of mod conflicts.
But let me tell you, I will never uninstall the game again, it was worth it!