Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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ALLRONIX

Monday, December 15, 2003 8:50 AM

I went playing this game, and it made me think of Firefly several times over. Some of the character parallels are welcome reminders of a too-brief space western, especially now that I'm trying to write fanfic about the game.

Nine NPC characters, with the PC, it makes 10. My experience with Firefly came in handy when trying to write such a large cast.

One of the characters is an adolecent girl with a sunny smile and a penchant for tricks, computers, and gadets. Mission reminded me of Kaylee in that regard.

Another character is an elderly, outcast Jedi with a few shady parts to his past (Smuggling, for one). His looks and dry delivery reminds me WAY too much of Ron Glass's portrayal of Book.

A third character is a burnt-out war hero with serious trust issues. Still a rather nice bloke at times, yet you can still imagine him shoving a guy into the jet engines.

Oh, and the ship's mercenary - as big as Jayne, but with three times the brains.

Anyone else play this game and start singing the Ballad of Serenity?

Co-founder of the Evil Writing Crew - causing hell, one hero at a time!

JOSSISAGOD

Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:37 PM

I never thought of it that way! Now every time I play KOTOR I'll be singin' the "Ballad Of Serenity." I thought all 9 characters in the game where playable? Anyway, thanks for pointing out the simalarities(SP). Bastila reminds me a bit of Zoe, in that she fought in a war and is now the main character's second in command(Darkside).

ZEEK

Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:44 PM

I was never really impressed by this game. I guess the gameplay was just too slow. I was never drawn into the game until the big revelation about the main character. At least I finally finished it well after the second one had already been released. lol

One other thing I didn't like was how the fights just didn't seem like I was controlling a jedi. More like a bungling monster with a club. You're a jedi darn it! Hit the giant beast in front of you with your lightsaber! It shouldn't be that hard. Plus a jedi shouldn't have any trouble taking down regular soldiers or some beasts. Granted by the end I was just stunning everything and killing it, but without using this technique they would do quite a bit of damage to my so called jedi.

I'll stick to Jedi Academy where I can take out a room of thugs no problem and get into some nice battles with some dark jedi. Fun stuff.

THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:45 PM

Bastilla? Nah. Too much confusion in her to be Zoe. Zoe seems to be comfortable with herself in a way Bastilla never was.

Though I can see some of the other similarities. But just.

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THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:45 PM

That's two! Whoohoo! I've had two double posts in my time at FFF.net.

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JOSSISAGOD

Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:54 PM

I agree with you 95% although I do see where ALLRONIX is comming from. I LOVED, JEDI ACADEMY but I played it until I ran out of character options. I completly agree that the KOTOR made you stand back and watch while JA sunk you into the game. I GOT KOTOR months after the second was released, so I feel you on that part.

DASMOOKID

Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:56 PM

On the subject of KOTOR and FF similarities, I was playing through Jade Empire last night (a very similar game from developer Bioware who also made KOTOR 1 but not 2) and noticed that Gao the Lesser is voiced by none other than Nathan Fillion. It is really too bad they didn't get him for KOTOR, I think he would have made a much less annoying and more likable Carth!

RELFEXIVE

Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:28 PM

It's a very cool game. Shame it's let down by the slipshod sequel that doesn't end but just stops at the point the dev team were told to stop so the game could be released early.

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GIANTEVILHEAD

Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:18 PM

LucasArts ruined KOTOR 2. Not only did LucasArts release the game before it was finished but Obsidian originally wanted the game to be much darker, LucasArts didn't want that so they forced Obsidian to make the game more kids friendly. If Obsidian had finished the game, a lot more people would have been killed and or maimed.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

ANDRE83

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:42 PM

Yeah, that outcast jedi IS Ron Glass. I meen...seriously :) If book ever was to become a jedi, this would be him :P

Jayne: All those years of preacher training, getting knocked out by one bounty hunter
Book: Oh, dont get me wrong. I gave him a hell of a fight
Jayne: Epic i'm guessing

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