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on: August 23, 2012, 02:28:46 PM

As of today.


I finally might get around to playing it.  awesome, for real

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Reply #1 on: August 23, 2012, 02:30:22 PM


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Reply #2 on: August 23, 2012, 02:30:49 PM

Hell yeah!

Hahahaha!  I'm really good at this!
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Reply #3 on: August 23, 2012, 04:26:59 PM

Weee. One of my top 3 favorite RPGs (besides Fallout:NV and Vampire:Masquerade)

Btw, does anyone still remember all the drama concerning that other (never finished) restoration project? fun, fun!

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Reply #4 on: August 23, 2012, 04:34:22 PM

So much entertaining drama, it almost makes me sad that it died out.

(By the way your current avatar is sooooooo much better than your scary Eve one was.)

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Reply #5 on: August 23, 2012, 05:48:15 PM

Why, thank you!

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Reply #6 on: August 23, 2012, 05:49:42 PM

Yeah I think the plagiarism stuf - in a project explicitly built completely on other people's work - was always my favorite.

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Reply #7 on: August 23, 2012, 07:18:06 PM

Sweeeet, I can finally get around to playing this!

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Reply #8 on: August 24, 2012, 03:09:12 PM

Does anyone know if the Steam (and boxed) re-releases of this come with the HQ Music and Video packages?

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Reply #9 on: August 24, 2012, 06:04:45 PM

Does anyone know if the Steam (and boxed) re-releases of this come with the HQ Music and Video packages?

I can't give a definite answer, but since the steam-kotor folder is 4.60 GB large I suppose it's the HQ version.

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Reply #10 on: August 26, 2012, 06:19:06 AM

How well did this game age? I never did pick this up before but probably will at some point now
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Reply #11 on: August 26, 2012, 11:58:09 AM

It's aged okay, in my opinion. It looks very dated, but the art direction is consistent enough that it's not so bad; you never have to get "acclimated" to it like you have to do early PSX games, for instance. The unquestionably console interface with all of its LARGE FONTS is probably the most annoying bit. I can't remember if it's like KOTOR 1 in that it hates widescreen monitors, though.

You'll still want to get the restoration pack regardless.
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Reply #12 on: August 26, 2012, 01:27:25 PM

Is the Steam version updated at all, or is it a straight port of the earlier PC version?
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Reply #13 on: August 26, 2012, 04:41:44 PM

How well did this game age? I never did pick this up before but probably will at some point now
Well, it looks like this:


I can't remember if it's like KOTOR 1 in that it hates widescreen monitors, though.
I doesn't support widescreen, but there is a fix that works decent.

Is the Steam version updated at all, or is it a straight port of the earlier PC version?
It seems to be a straight port.

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Reply #14 on: August 27, 2012, 08:24:08 AM

How well did this game age? I never did pick this up before but probably will at some point now
Well, it looks like this:


Looks alright, and seems like gameplay story are enjoyed (with the exception of the ending parts?)
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Reply #15 on: August 27, 2012, 11:23:18 AM

I'd call it a top 5 RPG from a story/character perspective. Probably. It's definitely up there.

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Reply #16 on: August 28, 2012, 01:18:11 AM


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Reply #17 on: August 28, 2012, 01:41:38 AM

Aside from bugfixes, it restores the final dungeon area and events leading up to the ending to as close as they were meant to originally be (there was a lot of unused recorded dialogue to that end). In the original unmodded game, you basically (not really a spoiler, but just in case...)
The ending sequence and the other major cut non-ending-related area (which is also restored) aside, the rest of the game is pretty much complete out of the box, but it restores a few little other bits here and there.
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Reply #18 on: August 28, 2012, 06:34:07 AM

Seriously, fuck Dashus.
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Reply #19 on: August 29, 2012, 06:52:44 AM

The restored Hk47 factory mission is also awesome.  It doesn't really connect with anything else in the story but it's still a lot of fun.
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Reply #20 on: August 31, 2012, 08:37:58 AM

Does the mod allow me to murder BaoDur before he puts me to sleep with one of those endless monologues?

Seriously, fuck that guy.

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Reply #21 on: September 01, 2012, 06:48:16 PM


I should finish 1 first right?

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Reply #22 on: September 02, 2012, 02:10:54 AM

Actually while the two are definitely set in the same universe the stories are distinct enough that I don't really think you need to have played the first.

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Reply #23 on: September 02, 2012, 07:25:38 PM

Playing the first would make some of the backstory more clear, but it's unnecessary.  I only played the original after falling in love with the 2nd.
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Reply #24 on: September 02, 2012, 09:07:40 PM

I think it is worth playing them in order so you can see better how 2 moves the bar storytelling-wise.

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Reply #25 on: September 02, 2012, 09:15:11 PM

You could play 2 without beating 1 first (the first game has different endings so the second one has to kinda ignore what happened in it for the most part), but I'd say you may as well play through 1 first if you have it.  I can't think of a reason to skip straight to 2, and there are enough references and recurring characters that you might miss if you haven't played the first one, and some spoilers in the second one, so if you like the games you may as well play them in order.
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Reply #26 on: September 02, 2012, 10:29:53 PM

Plus at least two of the characters in KOTOR 2 lose a lot of their impact and meaning if you haven't played 1 much.
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Reply #27 on: September 03, 2012, 02:25:37 AM


I should finish 1 first right?


If you are part way through you should finish 1 because the ending of 1 is generally considered more fun than a typical few hours of 2.

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