Why was KoTOR so good?

[gyro2death]

Just read the extra consideration article and man I forgot how good the old republic storyline was, and how much fun I had with the game. I recently gulped down all of Dragon Age 2 and while certainly not bad, the thought of taste even more biter after thinking about KoTOR. Speaking of which I want to que 3 attacks PLEASE!!!!! Seriously would it be so hard to give me a que again...

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I remember KotOR being released, not completely in the same time frame as the prequel trilogy but, in a close enough time frame for me to compare the two. I remember telling friends how much better the Old Republic storyline is from the prequel trilogy. Hell, even now I'm more into prequel stories than Clone War era tales. I ate those Darth Bane books up and still have Red Harvest and, Fatal Alliance waiting for me to crack those spines.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I remember falling in love with the storyline. The combat fell a little on the dull side, but in the end, the story would just keep you coming back for more.

 

[Baron Von Evil Satan]

Story. That, and it was the first RPG I'd played wherein I cared about my companions and their back stories. And who could forget downing an entire room of people with a good ol' Force Storm?

 

[sizzle949]

Personally I never got into it. The combat was just too dull for me to stick through with, though I'm sure the story was good. I had the same problem with DA:O the first time I tried, but managed to give it another try and finish it. Might give KoTOR another try some day.

 

[gyro2death]

I remember KotOR being released, not completely in the same time frame as the prequel trilogy but, in a close enough time frame for me to compare the two. I remember telling friends how much better the Old Republic storyline is from the prequel trilogy. Hell, even now I'm more into prequel stories than Clone War era tales. I ate those Darth Bane books up and still have Red Harvest and, Fatal Alliance waiting for me to crack those spines.

Darth Bane was by far my favorite of the novels. Such a great job, though so sad "whats her name" didn't make it out of the cave at the end. Really was hoping for that oh well. Great book though.

 

[Eagle Est1986]

I watched all 6 Star Wars films the other night and it was only a few films through before I had firmly decided to play through both KOTORs again. Do love the first one but the second one had a few very memorable bits too. Makes me glad I haven't sold my 360.