A little slow paced, but the Force is definitely strong with this one.
User Rating: 8.8 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic PC
If you read my reviews on Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, you probably know that I am a huge Star Wars fan. When I went to my friend's house and discovered this beauty of a game, I am here to tell the result. Knights of the Old Republic isn't based at the same time as countless Star Wars games. It takes place before the Civil War, even Anakin's mom wasn't born yet! It takes placed shortly after the blood-drenched Mandalorian Wars. The galaxy is trying to put itself together, but a fearsome Sith lord is holding it back. Your mission is simple: Choose which side to take. The gameplay is completely RPG-like, which I enjoyed, since you just had to click on an enemy to attack it. Yet, this can give out a little slow pace to it. Your character starts out knowing nothing of his or her past and you set off on a mission to remember again. First, you make your character's own appearance and after that, you must go around and kill enemies and gain XP in order to upgrade your abilities, for example, there isn't any holding back in this game, all the Force Powers, like Force Lightning and Force Push, are all available to you in the beginning of the game. The graphics are well done and the sound effects are very good. All the animations and character movements are nice and smooth, and also, the voice acting isn't that bad either. Unlike some Jedi games, this game doesn't level you down to just a lightsaber. You can hold a lightsaber and blaster in your hand, depending on how high your skills are. Speaking of which, you don't get a lightsaber until later in the game, so it may become a little annoying to have to go through all these missions in order to get a lightsaber. Like I said about choosing sides, your decisions affect both you (of course) and the people around you. Set off to kill an innocent man with a bounty on his head and your partner might not like it very much. The side you take is so strong that you can become a Sith lord just by talking bad to someone. If someone begs you to help them for any known reason and you let out a rude insult, along with a "Get lost" comment, then you will gain Dark Side points. But if you agree to help them and succeed in doing so, your Light Side points will increase. Basically, the game is an excellent addition to Star War's famous Jedi game collection, maybe even the best. Don't fall for that pathetic insult to the Jedi called Star Wars Episode 3 The Game. 
