Preview GameSpy's KoTOR preview

[Ausir]

Tags: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

There's a new <a href=http://www.gamespy.com/e32003/preview/pc/1001931/>preview </a> of <a href=http://www.bioware.com>BioWare</a>'s <b.Knights of the Old Republic</b> at <a href=http://www.gamespy.com>GameSpy</a>. Here's a bit:
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As with those addicted to BioWare's Neverwinter Nights, you'll have plenty of character control. You'll have to be ready to tweak your character's statistics to almost insanely detailed levels -- everything from your strength to computing skills can be fiddled with, and contribute to how well you interact with the environment and enemies. Buy a variety of items from shady Twi'lek vendors, and then optionally spend at least two hours swapping the dozen different blasters for the one that smokes the Sith Soldiers you'll be shooting at.
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Yeah, large variety of character roleplaying and interaction is what we all loved NWN for!
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Spotted this at <a href=http://www.rpgdot.com>RPGDot</a>.

 

[Azael]

Graphically, there's still a little problem with the framerate of the game (something we're assured will be fixed sharpish), and sometimes you'll enter an area and become completely bewildered with the sheer scale of everything you can do. This includes speaking with everyone, unlocking doors, and following numerous quests in the game, ranging from simple asides to a critical path spanning planets -- ranging from Dantooine to the all-new, all aquatic Manaan. And let's not forget the huge forested Wookie world of Kashyyyk

Jesus fucking Christ, what a tool, has he even played a RPG before?

 

[Jack_Deth]

Yea, it will suck when I am bewildered.

 

[Vault Dweller]

become completely bewildered with the sheer scale of everything you can do. This includes speaking with everyone, unlocking doors, and following numerous quests

Yes, unlocking doors! In your face, other RPGs that don't focus on unlocking doors and smashing barrels

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

Yeah, if that's the overwhelming sheer amount of stuff to do, and he has to include something like unlock doors, then I honestly can't see KotOR being much count at all. Hell, not being able to unlock doors would be more mentionable since you should bloody well expect to be able to do that. The same thing goes for talking to people and gathering quests. We're talking about shit that's been in CRPGs since the 1980s, here.

It's almost like previewing Doom 3 and then saying, Best of all, it has projectile weapons!

 

[POOPERSCOOPER]

hey

There just focusing on the pretty graphics, don't expect anything revolutionary from a Bioware console game, Never the less a PC game.

 

[Psilon]

It's almost like previewing Doom 3 and then saying, Best of all, it has projectile weapons!

Hey, I remember that being a big deal when Hexen II was announced!

 

[Section8]

Guess what? If everything in the game is blatantly obvious, then you might as well be watching a movie and shouting at the screen every now and then to feel as though you're interacting. God knows I've enjoyed doing that a lot more than "playing" Bioware games.

 

[Psilon]

Not to mention that the plot (including audience-shouted dialogue) is frequently better, with more character motivation. Yes, I see more depth in Lionel Cosgrove from Dead Alive than I do in Aribeth or Sarevok.

 

[triCritical]

Guess what? If everything in the game is blatantly obvious, then you might as well be watching a movie and shouting at the screen every now and then to feel as though you're interacting. God knows I've enjoyed doing that a lot more than "playing" Bioware games.

NO YOU IDIOT DESTHER THE BAD GUY!!!

NO YOU IDIOT THE GUY THAT GAVE YOU THE RING IS SAREVOK!!!!

NO YOU IDIOT ITS NOT THE ZHENTS!!!

NO YOU IDIOT THATS IRENICUS!!!

NO YOU IDIOT ITS A TRAP!!!

NO YOU IDIOT SHE IS YOUR SISTER!!!!

 

[Psilon]

Honestly, who didn't see the "sister" revelation coming after the intro movie finished playing. It didn't take much longer with Desther, either. I actually had to wait for him to open his mouth before I saw through him.

 

[Jed]

You'll have to be ready to tweak your character's statistics to almost insanely detailed levels -- everything from your strength to computing skills can be fiddled with

Wow! Everything from Strength to Computing skillz! What a gamut! Where do I sign up?

 

[Rosh]

/me looks at the author of the preview.

Wow, no wonder that article is trash. I couldn't expect anything more (or less) from GameWhore.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

NO YOU IDIOT SHE IS YOUR SISTER!!!!

Special thanks to George Lucas for borrowing this plot element

 

[Section8]

But Luke was but a simple farmboy, so he probably would have gone there even if he'd known. :twisted: