Live Magazine September 2017

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS
OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
- Caleb Whelan
Bioware’s smash hit Star Wars:
Knights of the Old Republic has
become a cornerstone for not only
RPG’s but all games that wish to
captivate and inspire their audience.
KOTOR’s well written story and beautiful
environments still hold merit in
today’s gaming community but it isn’t
just the incredible environments and
excellent narrative that made KO-
TOR an instant hit, building from the
Star Wars mythos Bioware built on
and introduced new concepts within
the Star Wars narrative, this in turn
inspired a sequel, a MMORPG and
countless books.
and interesting character development
make it a must have game to
be on the Xbox original backwards
compatibility list, it was also my entry
point into the exciting and everchanging
worlds of RPG’s and will
always remain a title I continue to go
back to.
All this being said, the characters
are what truly make this a hit, the
introduction of favourites like Bastila
and Darth Revan and showing their
development throughout the story is
what truly captured the hearts and
minds of so many who played this
title. KOTOR not only inspired people
to explore and expand upon its own
narrative, but it would later help inspire
the Epic space adventure franchise,
Mass Effect.
It is without any doubt in my mind that
without the introduction of Knights of
the Old Republic the gaming industry
would not be what it is today and we
as gamers would have missed many
of the franchises we hold dear today.
Knights of the Old Republic with
its immense story, beautiful scenery