Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Xbox

[vectorclub]

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic or KOTOR as it called by many players, is one the better Star Wars games to come out over the last few years. For Xbox owners, it is a great RPG.

Yes, you read that right, RPG. If you have seen the ads, you might think it is an action fighting game, but it is an RPG. KOTOR uses a non-turn based RPG battle system. It may take some getting use to working with it, but for 99% of the RPG fans, it will be easy to use. For action fighting fans, it may take a while to get really good with this system.

Graphics is what gets the attention of most people when it comes to games. KOTOR offers good game play graphics and really nice FMV (Full Motion Videos). The camera is fine, you really have issue seeing what you are doing.

When people compare RPGs, they look for the depth or length of the game, storyline, and ease of use. I am 30 hours into my game and it looks like I have another 15-20 hours to go before I will finish KOTOR. I would say the is good by RPG standards. The storyline is classic Star Wars with more substance then the usual Star Wars movie storyline.

I found the interface to be easy to work with. One nice feature is the "public transport" system. You can switch party members or get back to your main base with a couple clicks of a button, versus the usual five minutes of running around. You can save at anytime and there is an option for auto saving. Since this is on the Xbox, there is hundreds of save blocks, but you cannot save to a memory card.

One of my favorite features is the instant catch up level up feature. When you add members to your party, their level is brought up to match yours. As RPG players know, it is a pain in the azz to add low level members to your group. This often requires an hour or more of doing simple fights to give the new members enough experience to be able to fight along the rest of your group. I hope other game publishers take a que from what BioWare has done here.

My game did crash twice and there are some minor buggy moments.

There are a few small mini games in KOTOR. Swoop racing is the biggest of mini games. It is a simple racing game that is kind like F-Zero and drag racing combined. There is a simple card game like 21 or Blackjack. You also get to shoot down enemy fighters from the back of your escaping space ship.

BOTTOM LINE, Star Wars KOTOR will make most RPG fans very happy. Star Wars fans should find this game a pleasure. If action games are your thing and Sci-Fi is not, then you may just skip this one. If a player pays the usual $40-$50 retail, I think they will be happy. If you find this game for $25 or less it is worth grabbing for most gamers.

Games like this are helping give Xbox an edge. I own all three current generation systems. There are some PS2 junkies who claim the Xbox lacks titles, but that argument is not holding up as well these days. If you do not own a Xbox, it is worth looking into. Nothing against the PS2, but for the next couple of years it looks like the Xbox will be the system to own.

Thankfully there is an adapter to allow players to the PS2 gamepad on the Xbox.

[jon@af]

All I know is I REALLY want to play it

[Jetts]

Originally posted by ILike2DriveCars
All I know is I REALLY want to play it

word, but i dont have an xbox, damn it i should of bought an xbox instead of a ps2

[vectorclub]

word, but i dont have an xbox, damn it i should of bought an xbox instead of a ps2

PS2 is a lot of fun. The price of the Xbox keeps falling. I bet this Christmas there will be some sweet deals on Xbox. Deals with 2 or 3 games included with the system and Xbox Live for a year. $179 is cheap, but I think we may see it hit $149 sometime in 2004.

Star Wars KOTOR is to much for the PS2 to handle. I am sure they could release a stripped down version with weaker graphics, but the GC and PS2 could not match the Xbox if they ever got a version fo this game.

Before this thread gets way off topic, I will save anymore opinions on Xbox vs GC vs PS2 for the other threads on this topic.

Anther quick note for anyone playing Star Wras KOTOR, don't be surprised if your group gets it butt kicked by an enemy, you reload and face that same enemy with the same group, and you kick butt. I fought a group three times and got slammed everytime. I tired a fourth time and won with ease. I did not have different members in my group or new weapons or anything different. I just kept trying.

[vectorclub]

Final game time, 58 hours 17 minutes. Any game that gets more then 50 hours of play time is a winner in my book. Beyond the criticisms I have already posted, I am disappointed that the story line has nothing original in it. It follows the Star Wars tradition of taking story lines from others and mixing them up to create the plots. This is not an awful thing, it beats the heck out of games that use generic storylines or have plots that make no sense.

Another minor issue is that there are only a dozen different faces used on the many characters. It is weird to see the same face on many characters. Again, that is a very minor issue.

X-box owners should consider adding KOTOR to their game library.

[vectorclub]

A little press release from Lucas Arts...

LUCASARTS STAR WARS(r): KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC(tm) POSTS
RECORD SALES IN FIRST TWO WEEKS OF RELEASE


First Star Wars Role-Playing Game for the Xbox(r) Video Game System
From Microsoft Sells Through More Than 270,000 Units

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - August 1, 2003 - LucasArts' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a new role-playing game for the Xbox, has flown off store shelves at light speed in its first two weeks of availability, selling more than 270,000 units. The game, which debuted July 16, set a new record for Xbox game sales, selling through its initial allocation in its first four days of release.
In addition to record sales, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has received unprecedented critical acclaim. According to GameRankings.com, the game's reviews have thus far averaged 94.8%, making it the 16th best-rated game of all time, the second best game on Xbox to date, and the highest-rated RPG of all time across all platforms.
"LucasArts is extremely happy that fans and media have reacted in such an overwhelmingly positive way to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic," says Simon Jeffery, president of LucasArts. "The game clearly has conquered the North American market and we're certain it will perform just as well when it launches in overseas territories in the next few weeks."
"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is the first role-playing game for the Xbox platform to be connected with such a huge and successful license and we're certain it will drive a great deal of volume going through the holiday season," says Robbie Bach, senior vice president home and chief Xbox officer. "The game is off to the fastest start of any Xbox title."
"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is already the best selling Xbox title of the year," says Pete Roithmayr, vice president of merchandising/video games at EB Games. "The game has exceeded every expectation we've had and we're very confident the strong sales trend will continue. It is certain to be one of the best selling Xbox games in the platform's history. Simply put, LucasArts has produced another great game and it is obvious that Xbox owners know it!"
"We're truly honored by the overwhelmingly positive response to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic from fans and press in the Xbox community, and we're working very hard on the PC version of the game to bring a high quality experience to the millions of fans of previous BioWare PC RPGs," says Dr. Ray Muzyka, joint chief executive officer of BioWare and co-executive producer of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
"We're extremely pleased with the enthusiastic fan reaction to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic," says Dr. Greg Zeschuk, joint chief executive officer of BioWare and co-executive producer of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. "It validates both BioWare's commitment to quality and the enormous amount of hard work invested by the passionate and dedicated development team."
Developed by BioWare, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic features an original story set some 4,000 years prior to the timeframe of the Star Wars films in an era dominated by an epic conflict between the Jedi and the evil Sith.
About LucasArts
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems and PC. Based in San Rafael, Calif., as well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multi-faceted entertainment company.
Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971, it is a privately held, fully integrated entertainment company. In addition to its motion-picture and television production operations, the company's global activities include Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, serving the digital needs of the entertainment industry for visual-effects and audio post-production, and Lucas Licensing, which manages the global merchandising activities for Lucasfilm's entertainment properties. Additionally, Lucas Online creates Internet-based content for Lucasfilm's entertainment properties and businesses. Lucasfilm's motion-picture productions include five of the 20 biggest box-office hits of all time and have received 19 Oscars and 53 Academy Award nominations. Lucasfilm's television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards. Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in San Rafael, Calif.

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[DJ RaYgU]

Yea, KOTOR is a hella tight game. I got it a week ago and I'm playing like 6 hours a day. Hella addictive. Took me a hella long time getting outta Taris, now I'm on this wookie planet. Damn, im beginning to sound like a nerd. IMO, the graphics could be a bit better and there are some glitches here and there, but all in all, it's worth my 45 bucks!

[vectorclub]

Wait until you get in the room of seemly endless robots in the space station. That one is insane!!! Good luck on finshing the game.

[arthur12187]

i am sorry to say that kotor is the worse star wars game ever!!!!!!!!!!

[DJ RaYgU]

Originally Posted by arthur12187

i am sorry to say that kotor is the worse star wars game ever!!!!!!!!!!

WHy is it the worst SW game ever?

[vectorclub]

"i am sorry to say that kotor is the worse star wars game ever!!!!!!!!!!"

I agree, you should explain what makes you say that. Most Star Wars Games are okay or they suck. KOTOR is one of the best Star Wars games ever. If you do not like RPGs then that would explian why you do not like this game. The way it was advertised people might have thought it was going to be an action fighting game.

KOTOR is not a perfect game, but it is above average and by Lucas Arts stardards, it is far above average.

[DJ RaYgU]

I have one question - Do u need to have jahuni in ur party in order to beat the game? the reason i asked this is because my bro's game got hella messed up after fighting malak for the first time. Like during the converstaion on the ebon hawk (u kno, when the black guy [i forget his name cuzz i rarely use him] and carth are talking), Carth finishes his line in teh conversation and the whole game just stops. I mean, it doesn't freeze or anything, it just stops rite there. I was wondering if the next line in the conversation would be jahuni's line. plz help!

[vectorclub]

Anytime a character is needed to finish a level or area, they make that character part of your party or they suddenly show up where you are at. I did not have the big hair ball in my party while on his planet, but he suddenly appeared in certain scenes. It just sounds like you hit a defect in the game. KOTOR does have a few program defects.

[73455transam]

I know that this is an old thread, but this is the first time I have been in the gaming forum. I got the PC version of KOTOR for Christmas (2003) I played it and got to the elevator that takes you to the Underworld on Taris. When I got here I had the papers, showed them to the gaurd and got on the elevator. As it loads the next level, it just quits loading and takes me straight to the desktop, completely exits the game, doesn't go to the menu or anything. I have tried this over and over, it always does the same thing. Does anybody know what is wrong?

[Blaze51]

How is your framerate while playing KOTOR? I've heard of framerate problems with KOTOR PC, maybe that leads to the crashes your having. That or a simple bug/glitch which you wuld need a patch to fix.