Knights of the Old Republic II!

[Kuciwalker]

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How the **** do I kill the two bounty hunters as Atton?

EDIT: nm, I ended up running around until one of them decided to leave me alone, allowing me to kill them individually. MUCH easier.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Lord Nuclear

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When I went down there, I hardly found anything.

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Yeah, that was weird, I didn't find ANY Jedi relics. WTF?

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Lord Nuclear

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Her name is Atris. What I found weird was, who is the third Sith Lord? We know of Lord Sion, and the mask guy, so I'm starting to think Kreia is a bit more dark side than we think.

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I think the masked guy is Revan

[Tassadar500]

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Don't worry, he isn't. You find out what happened to Revan sooner or later though.

[Verto]

So how much better is this than the first, WRT graphics, story, gameplay, etc? Should I get the first KOTOR and play it through?

[Tassadar500]

With regards to graphics, Obsidian tries to achieve more with some things, which make it look quite nice. They put more details in the battle scenes as well, so if you ever have a battle with many people (which you will, trust me), then it will lag. The story is probably worse, since I found your choices (and influence with other characters) that you made at the beginning of the game, didn't really make that much of a difference with the end of the game. Gameplay is the same though, with very tiny amounts of fine tuning. There isn't so much of a back-story with each character as in KotOR, so don't expect that. I like the different worlds better than in KotOR, they seem larger. If you don't buy KotOR, you do miss a big part of the story. Revan, Malak, Korriban, etc. etc.

[Dis]

I'lll definately be getting this game, but I have to wait for it to be released on a real platform.

[BustaMike]

Originally posted by Dissident
I'lll definately be getting this game, but I have to wait for it to be released on a real platform.

PC in Feb, but I think it plays pretty good on the Xbox... and it's nice to play RPG's with a controller in a recliner.

[Tassadar500]

If they are ever make a KotOR III, it needs/should have:

Better graphics
Ability to have a few party members to learn the ways of the Jedi/Sith
Increase the power of Blaster Rifles/Pistols
When you say every choice has a consequence, mean it
Slightly less linear
Personalization of your character more with meaningful things

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Verto
So how much better is this than the first, WRT graphics, story, gameplay, etc? Should I get the first KOTOR and play it through?

I found the interface to be a bit streamlined from the original. The biggest help is the change to datapads - when you collect one from a corpse, it now pops up in a window large enough that it's readable. Very little scrolling is required for them. I like the plot, if possible, even better - many of the moral choices actually feel like choices, rather than just "ooh, do I want to play a bully or a nice good person?" It's not always clear what the light-side choice is, even.

[Tassadar500]

Actually it is, but you'll find out why at the end of the story.

[Kuciwalker]

If you don't find out until the end of the story, then it's not clear, obviously.

Anyway, my point was that it wasn't as cut-and-dried as KOTOR I. There are still decisions like "should I help the person or beat them up", but they aren't the only ones.

Also, the game is a bit buggy - I've gotten stuck in a few spots for no apparent reason, and it actually crashed once.

[Tassadar500]

I had the same problems with bugs. It was quite annoying.

[Verto]

I think I'll pick up the first KOTOR - it's about 17 bucks at GameStop used.

[Kuciwalker]

Also, about the plot being better - the quest isn't as simple as "go to these four planets, in any order, to get the pieces of the map". It's similar, but the choice of order doesn't feel as pointless. It feels more like a novel.