Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a solid evolution of the CRPG genre, and the Nintendo Switch is a wonderful way to experience this classic.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Aspyr Media · May 30, 2013
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It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, saviour or conqueror... you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy!
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- 9.1Overall, despite its age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is still an incredibly solid game and easily one of the best ports I’ve played on the Switch. If you’re like me and haven’t had the chance to play this title yet, I’d easily recommend doing so to any Star Wars fans who happen to enjoy RPGs, too. The Force is still quite strong with this one, and it gives Switch owners something to bide their time with while we wait for more news about Aspyr’s remake!
- 9.0Overall this means that Knights of the Old Republic is still one of the best games ever made, even if it's not received any particular improvements on its older versions. The main pull here is that players can finally enjoy the title on the go via the Switch, and for Star Wars fans who have never played the game before it's another opportunity to enjoy one of the best Star Wars stories ever told.
- Despite how good the controls are, is whenever you use one medpack and go to use another, the cursor moves back to the interactive button automatically. So if your hp had gotten really low after a battle, you have to click on the medpack and then move your cursor to click on it again for another one.
- I won’t try to beat around the bush or hide the fact that, yes, Knights of the Old Republic has aged a lot ever since it first came out a whopping eighteen years ago. Its visuals and confusing control scheme weren’t good back then, and they certainly aren’t good now. But there’s just something about this game that makes you want to overcome its issues. It is one hell of an amazing RPG that engrosses you in its rich and detailed world, full of amazing characters and storylines.
- 7.0Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic may have lost some of its luster as the years have gone on, but the foundations of a well-written and enjoyable RPG haven’t aged a day. If you can get past things like awkward controls, middling presentation, and a complete lack of handholding, the 30-ish hour campaign offers up an engaging romp through the beloved Star Wars universe.
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Combat brings it down for me
I really wanted to love this game as for years I have heard nothing but amazing things, and story wise it was fantastic, I was engrossed in the characters and getting to travel across the galaxy with the thought of being evil or good. But then I started and the combat kicked in…..I just can’t get past it, it’s annoying and dated, it’s like a turn based battle system done wrong. It just completely ruined it for me
To be clear, people do not play this game because there are problems with the combat or graphics that are too old, people play this game because the story is fantastic the characters are all amazing. Named by many as the best Star Wars game that has been made. The game starts with you as the character in a kill or be killed situation while you fight your way through a starship that has nothing left and cannot be saved, the only choice was to leave the ship via escape pod to the planet below, where things start to pick up. The whole story is unpredictable for somebody that hasn't played it, all the planets that you travel to are top-notch when it comes to the number of side missions you can find also, the battleship, the leviathan, aboard that ship lies the greatest plot twist in all of gaming, as you get through all that, once you figure out who you are, things change with the way your companions react to you and slightly changes an ending on the planet Korriban if you choose to play that planet last. Now, I do have a problem when playing on android, the space battles are ridiculous, they are near impossible and really take the fun away comparing to when you play on Xbox or pc. that is the only problem I found throughout the game. I highly recommend you play this game but be warned, playing on android as I had mentioned before can be frustrating.
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