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Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Gloriano on November 23, 2004, 02:53:35 pm: Quote
LucasArts announced today that Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords for the Xbox has gone gold and will be in-store on December 6, 2004. PC versio in Feb 2005

The Sith Lords picks up five years after the events of the original KOTOR and features an all-new perilous storyline, as well as new characters, classes, locations and force powers. The Sith Lords will also see improvements to the core game and technology engine with environment affects such as rain and lightening plus larger, more immersive levels. There are over 60 new feats and force powers in The Sith Lords, as well as newly balanced weapons and items. This time your choices affect everyone around you.

From TXB

this year is been great year for gamers,and now this just WOW.

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Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Rictor on November 23, 2004, 03:01:09 pm: awesome. I loved the first.
right around the time I'm done with HL2, KOTOR2 will be available.

edit: oops, didn't see the February release for the PC. Oh well, thats still relatively close.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Ulundel on November 23, 2004, 03:23:37 pm: Well, I'm not all that happy about the PC February release date. Keeps me two more months drooling for the big kickass story twist.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Grey Wolf on November 23, 2004, 03:25:40 pm: I was really hoping for concurrent releases of the PC and Xbox versions...
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Sandwich on November 23, 2004, 03:31:57 pm: I'm curious. I have KOTOR, and played to where they (you... whatev) crash-land on the planet - right at the very beginning. RPG's REALLY aren't my thing - I've never really liked them - so how kick-ass is the story and experience? Still worth playing you think?
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Ulundel on November 23, 2004, 03:37:24 pm: Well, the beginning of KotOR really isn't something to die for but it gets pretty interesting when you get off Taris. And the twist is pretty good, if you haven't already figured it all out by then of course.

But yeah, I'd say it's worth playing for sure
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Grey Wolf on November 23, 2004, 03:43:40 pm: I was really hitting myself for not realizing it.

One suggestion: When playing, leave Carth and Mission on the ship, as they're rather annoying. Especially if you're going dark side....
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Ulundel on November 23, 2004, 03:45:41 pm: I think I even know who the masked sith dude in KotOR 2 is...let's hope I'm wrong.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Grey Wolf on November 23, 2004, 03:51:59 pm: You realize the main Sith in KotOR 2 doesn't wear a mask, right? It's the guy who's patched together....
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Ulundel on November 23, 2004, 03:55:11 pm: That's Darth Sion. I'm talking about the masked dude that sits in all those posers and wallapers.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Gloriano on November 23, 2004, 03:55:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009
You realize the main Sith in KotOR 2 doesn't wear a mask, right? It's the guy who's patched together....

If that guy is main villain there is 3 sith lords in Kotor2 iirc

and i think that masked guy is not revan but someone else
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: JR2000Z on November 23, 2004, 05:17:31 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich
I'm curious. I have KOTOR, and played to where they (you... whatev) crash-land on the planet - right at the very beginning. RPG's REALLY aren't my thing - I've never really liked them - so how kick-ass is the story and experience? Still worth playing you think?

The overall story is petty cool but it's the errands/jobs/things that you do that makes things interesting. A lot better than the movies.

Hint: don't level up until you're around halfay finished on the second planet. It will make things easier later on.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Ace on November 23, 2004, 05:34:20 pm: From what I've heard, the masked guy is Darth Nihil. ...and there's some sort of rivalry/war between Aris (the white haired girl, who rules a planet in the game and is a love interest for male characters) and him.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: ChronoReverse on November 23, 2004, 05:41:49 pm: KOTOR1 darkside ending > lightside ending
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: MicroPsycho on November 23, 2004, 06:22:53 pm: KotOR really didn't appeal to me that much. I had high hopes for it and all and I finally got it when It came free with DOOM 3. It was way to linear if you ask me and the fact that you don't actually fight in real time sucks, I want to be in control of my characters movements!
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: ChronoReverse on November 23, 2004, 06:25:53 pm: It's not an action game. If you want an action game, go get Jedi Knight.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: ZylonBane on November 23, 2004, 07:28:44 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ulundel
Well, I'm not all that happy about the PC February release date. Keeps me two more months drooling for the big kickass story twist.
Sounds like a perfect opportunity to whittle down the backlog stack.

/glances over at unopened copies of Kingpin, Homeworld, Planescape: Torment, and Thief: Deadly Shadows.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Rictor on November 23, 2004, 09:33:36 pm: I'm not a fan of Star Wars and Bioware RPGs usually bore/overwhelm me within a few hours, but KOTOR made me a believer.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Turnsky on November 24, 2004, 08:14:29 am: Quote
Originally posted by Rictor
I'm not a fan of Star Wars and Bioware RPGs usually bore/overwhelm me within a few hours, but KOTOR made me a believer.

Kotor doesn't have the "Lucas Taint" like the recent movies have had, and this is good.

well, come feburary, it'll be time to dust off my character name, and play ;)

(http://users.bigpond.net.au/Turnsky/images/screenie.jpg)

lightside, twin sabers.. more a combat-user than a force-weilder. mainly delved in self preservation ;)
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: ChronoReverse on November 24, 2004, 11:08:43 am: I didn't make a screenshot, but my character was a critical dual-wielding master with enough force powers to level a town.

It's amazing what twinking can do for you in KOTOR. Giving us haste-type spells so easily is so abusable.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: mitac on November 24, 2004, 11:57:37 am: Guess I should take a look at KOTOR (part 1), at last. Damn, that'll cost plenty of time. I bet.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Eishtmo on November 24, 2004, 07:14:17 pm: I was looking forward to this, then I found out that Bioware (which did the first game) has very little to do with the sequel. I'm very wary of it now. I'll wait for the reviews to come in before even thinking about getting it.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Rictor on November 24, 2004, 08:14:13 pm: The devs are Obsidian, which is basically all the people from Black Isle that made a new company when Black Isle shut down. These are the guys behind Planescape:Torment, the Icewind Dale series, the Fallout series...you get the idea.

Its a pretty safe bet that they are going to do as well, if not better, than Bioware. Essentially, they're the cream of the RPG crop.
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: Turnsky on November 24, 2004, 09:03:56 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Rictor
The devs are Obsidian, which is basically all the people from Black Isle that made a new company when Black Isle shut down. These are the guys behind Planescape:Torment, the Icewind Dale series, the Fallout series...you get the idea.

Its a pretty safe bet that they are going to do as well, if not better, than Bioware. Essentially, they're the cream of the RPG crop.

as well as ex bioware, and blizzard, so, i have faith in Obsidian. :nod:
Title: Knights of the Old Republic II Has Gone Gold
Post by: ChronoReverse on November 24, 2004, 11:10:27 pm: Well, I have faith in them up to the point I play KOTOR2. Then it'll be knowledge of whether my faith was well-placed.