Comments on: Bastard Of The Old Republic: Part Three

By: Lanster

Lanster — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:43:23 +0000

Nice articles. Especially love the moments such as ‘Sadly it’s so shadowy and secret, I’d never know who to boss around’ and ‘after having hermit Jedi Jolee Bindo join my group and tell me his story, replied, “I hate you, old man.”‘

By: Jacques

Jacques — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:23:43 +0000

You didn’t get the two saber crystals from the space station before kicking arse in the star forge?

By: skalpadda

skalpadda — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:25:00 +0000

teo: “It actually has believeable characters, unlike KotOR I where the characters are extremely flat and only serve the purpose of having a certain moral alignment.”

I take it you never spoke to Jolee Bindo or Canderous much then? ;)

Don’t get me wrong, I somewhat agree with you. KotOR 2 had characters that delved much deeper and expanded the concepts of the first game in more interesting philosophical detail. The characters in both games are pretty much there to tell you their own little stories and give you their own personal view of things and in the end I think the first game pulled it off better as a full experience.

I also realize that whichever you liked most is largely a matter of taste though, just as the discussion above of a linear story RPG versus an entirely open RPG where you can go off and do whatever you want is also largely a matter of taste :)

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:44:30 +0000

“and after having hermit Jedi Jolee Bindo join my group and tell me his story, replied, “I hate you, old man.”"

Best part of the three articles. :D

Perhaps not, but I did like it. Another thoroughly enjoyable read, Mr Walker.

By: teo

teo — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:08:41 +0000

I hope you continue with KotOR II and do a comparison because I think that game is much better. It actually has believeable characters, unlike KotOR I where the characters are extremely flat and only serve the purpose of having a certain moral alignment. That’s what their entire character is based around, being really good or really evil. It’s kid’s stuff. BioWare only do black and white

By: Richard Beer

Richard Beer — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:49:13 +0000

Another fantastic read, Mr Walker. I played through KOTOR twice, the first time as my normal caring, helpful self, and the second time as a complete arsehole, in much the same way as you have. I don’t remember if I forced the wookie to kill Mission or not, but there’s a good chance that I did and then erased it from my memory for the sake of my sanity.

I really enjoyed the concept behind this article actually. But what next for Simon Evil? Mass Effect? KOTOR 2? Or will he retire, knowing that nothing can compare to the complexity of KOTOR?

By: Idle Threats & Bad Poetry

Idle Threats & Bad Poetry — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:54:48 +0000

I still destroyed the galaxy’s major source of health, I still murdered innocents, turned families brutally against one another, robbed and stole and lied.

See, that’s exactly why I chose Walker to win the Zeno Clash fistfight. You don’t mess with a bloke like him.

By: Kanamit

Kanamit — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:33:48 +0000

@Baris: I’m the same. I usually don’t even watch movies more than once unless it’s been so long that I’ve forgotten the plot. Games with choices, on the other hand, I’ve been known to play through upwards of four times.

By: Frosty840

Frosty840 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:29:22 +0000

I’ll read books multiple times, but only a few, and only once every ten or fifteen years or so. If a book is particularly awesome, it does help to remind yourself of its specific awesomenesses.

By: Baris

Baris — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:22:53 +0000

@Thirith: The average person actually reads a book more than once? I’ve never understood that and thought only my one complete book nerd friend read through books multiple times. Although I do always play through multiple choice RPGs more than once.

By: Vinraith

Vinraith — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:10:55 +0000

Scrap that too, this entire thread has somehow become about me when it should be about John’s excellent write up. I’m out, and my apologies for the inadvertent threadjack.

By: Thirith

Thirith — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:06:37 +0000

Out of interest: do you only read books once too? Because, let’s face it, it’s not as if the story will change on a second or third reading.