Every Time you talk about your past, I'm just in awe of how far you have come, not only you have a job where you can at least do what you love, even if live as a KZfaq Broadcaster isn't that easy, AND you are able to sustain and support a family with it. You have my deepest respect. ALSO KOTOR I and II are part of my all time best video game list. I love Star Wars, I love DND, I love games from BioWare so for me, it was a match made in heaven. I even have to admit, that I like KOTOR II more, for the sake of it's characters and a Story which tried to achieve the Same Thing as The Last Jedi, but with a far better conduit (Kreia).

Playing KoTOR again on my iPhone and I can say despite of its aged graphics, it is still one of the best RPG of all time.

Wow. I'm kind of jealous you get to play KOTOR for the first time. It's one of my favorite games of all time.

Pathfinder style Crpg with Star Wars would be great

Just discovered this channel Omg so underrated, you deserve a million subs Great channel for someone who is recently very enthusiastic about WRPGs

Really been enjoying your content after randomly finding you earlier in summer 2022. When you said you were homeless in high-school, I dunno- that hit hard for me. Glad you’re doing better these days and hope you find continued success 🙏

Soldier is only the easiest class on Taris, that is before you get to choose your jedi class. But if you are familiar with the game and are ready for a slightly harder beginning every choice is viable and leads to interesting possibilities later. Your class choice will also affect your companion choices so the game is extremely replayable.

Just finished the game and my god.... one of the best game ive ever played. Im onto kotor 2 now.

Thanks for this review Meatbag. I've done this game countless time and everytime I'm discovering new ways to do things, may it be little details or quest outcome that change because you've done (or not) something before. Truly a Gem. You should try the romances of Carth and Bastila, it may change your regard on them since it add a lot of depth.

Sorry about your upbringing. Thanks for the great channel the hard work shines through

I remember playing this in 1st grade back in the day. Had no clue about the D&D ruleset ofc but had a blast doing crazy shit in the galaxy. I am 20 now and still play it to this day

O hey! Class of 2011. Nice. Glad you're getting to make up for lost gaming time now. Just found your videos and im already a big fan.

I haven't played KOTOR since MASS EFFECT came out. I've been playing it on switch, and it's so clear to see where the inspiration for ME came from. In many regards I consider KOTOR to be better

I was 13 when this came out, barely understanding english so I used a dictionary :-p it was so fresh to see star wars like this, played it like 6 times. Im superbiased of cource but this was a masterpiece to me. Good times

I played this game when it first came out. It's great. I love story and the saber fights.

Great review! This is my favorite game of all time. I played it when it released on Xbox and revisited last year with just as much love.

Very much enjoyed this. Good work man.

Oh man, the dark side mission zalbar thing hit me so hard… as always, love your content; thanks for your work and thoughts and words :)

Mortismal + KOTOR... Whats not to like? :D

Watching your video and wanted to leave a comment on KOTOR’s canonical status. KOTOR 1, KOTOR 2, and SWTOR are all a part of Legends continuity. This is the canon timeline that existed prior to 2014 (a LF in-house decision). They are not considered canon to the newer continuity, however Legends is still an officially supported and sanctioned continuity by the LF Storygroup. My main reason for saying this is because Leland Chee (Keeper of the Holocron/Loremaster and member of the Storygroup) has made comments regarding how Legends continuity is treated on Twitter. It is still recorded when new Legends content is produced (a small amount does do so) and LF still makes a distinction between in-continuity Legends content and non-continuity Legends content.

I started a playthrough of KOTOR 2 last night and I’m just happy to get your piece on the first game which I finished back in the day

oh yeah! the dual wielding jumping guardian :) i took down the final boss in a single turn with that build

This was this game that started it all for me. Its how I found out about DnD and crpgs like neverwinter, baulder's gate, and darklands and just love for older games in general. Those games are far more complex but kotor kept it simple but deep enough to prepare me for those games. Such a great game and great review.

Been following your reviews for a while now and i finally got to this video. I'm really sorry to hear about you being homeless in high school. I'm glad you were able to get out of poverty.

Pillars and Kotor in the same week + POE Lore? Damn, you're on a roll!

Glad I just picked up a physical copy today.....never played it before

The simple diametric moral choice system in this game is why I prefer KOTOR2 over KOTOR.

I made it out of teris on level 4. It takes a lot of scheming with the battles and what not, but yeah, by end game I was a god. Now ima go do another playthrough.

I’d love to see a Star Wars “Old Republic” game using the DOS2 engine and writing staff or the most updated equivalent. Let Larian studios have run at Star Wars after Baldurs Gate 3!

revan is cannon . he was brought back from legends status actually from the rise of skywalker with the introduction of the red looking storm troopers which was listed as unit revan . disney also listed that the kyber crystal in kylo rens lightsaber is spose to be the same crystal of revans lightsaber . and if you take a look of kylo ren his design was inspired by the character darth revan .

Still adore these game even years later. Great to see such a balanced, fair review that's not gushing with praise for anything Bioware does, and explores the game's downsides, but also isn't overly critical for the sake of being critical and recognises the game's many strengths. The trick about 'exploiting' the game's mechanics by saving your skills up until you gain access to Jedi powers is well-known and I guess many people do that as they wish to min/max the game, but I can't bring myself to do it as it just seems kind of cheesy - even character-breaking from an RP perspective. I do agree about the choices being very extreme - either 'save the burning orphanage or stab a kitten in the face' kind of affairs'. I guess Bioware were still finding their ground here, and they became far more subtle in later games. To be fair a lot of BG1 and 2 choices could be a little bit like this.

Short answer on the canon for Star Wars is that Star Wars is actually split into two separate continuities. The original continuity is now called "Legends" and went from 1976-April 2014. This comprises essentially everything released from that time period including KOTOR. The Old Republic is also set in the Legends continuity since it came out in 2011 or 2012 (I don't remember the exact year) when Legends was current. So KOTOR is "canon" to the Legends continuity. When it launched in 2003 that was the only Star Wars continuity. In April 2014 Star Wars rebooted. This is the current continuity. They kept episodes 1-6 and The Clone Wars cartoon but tossed out everything else. Nowadays people just call the current continuity "canon" which is kind of confusing. Episodes 7-9 and essentially any video games, novels, etc. released since 2014 are in this current "canon" continuity. So KOTOR did not happen in the current canon if that makes sense.

Never played it either and now I don't know if I play it or if I wait for the remake...

Can I just ask how big are the spoilers in this vid before I watch it please? I'm thinking of grabbing this on the Switch in Nov and have never played it before, thanks in advance..

I loved Jolie as well!

I hope at some point you do a review of KOTOR 2 as well.

Hi, Mortismal hehehe, I'm a new fan of your content and I would like to ask you, If I may, how did you récord the game? I'm trying to stream it and it's impossible. Hope you could answer me, thank you, keep up with the great content

Great vid

Whats better kototr 1 or 2? I want to get the iPhone port but cant decide which one

To tell the truth not only feats but also skill points matter in this game and your starting action. Soldier is ok to start out as but if you want to fight Jedi Guardian will be much better in the end so Soldier 2-4/Jedi Guardian 16-18 would probably be better than going many levels into a soldier. Scout 4/Jedi Sentinel 16 was my build for the light side because of all the free immunities + free Implant and Implant level 2 feats and great saves and Flurry. For dark side I just went with Scout 2/Jedi Consular 18 for all that sweet sweet powers as maxed out Force Push will make anyone lay on the ground and after that you can do maxed out force lightning until they die.

I played this game as heck I played it for 50 hours

Judging by your footage of this game, i'm assuming you didn't use a widescreen fix. I wanted to use it but honestly i don't trust these third party softwares that they recommend in most guides i've seen. But did you use it or are they safe to use? I just wanted your opinion on this. This is not a deal breaker for me but it would be nice to play this game at higher resolutions.

I hope really do hope Aspr does Kotor justice

You got a sub...and the bell :)

KOTOR 1, KOTOR 2 and SWTOR are cannon and Disney’s Star Wars isn’t or at least it is in our heads lol also I pick the Scout bc around mid ways of the game the Scout becomes crazy OP especially if combined with Jedi Guardian but really IMO the scout is already OP except for literally right at the start but once you get some solid gear and a good implant they become great or it at least seems that way for me plus it gives you a little wiggle room with your skills if you wanna be even more versatile combine the Scout with Jedi Sentinel

Can confirm. After Disney buyout, this is not canon.

You should do the second game now but you *MUST* download the tslrcm mod even better if you use tslrcm + m4 78 mod.

I’m jealous you got to play this game for the first time.

this game is Canon now, thanks to the Clone Wars series. the main character in this series gets brought up there. can't say more without spoiling the game.

I think I played it when it came out, I cant really remember most of it, I DO remember the droid HK I think, didnt he keep referencing humans as 'bags of meat'

climax of this game ❤️❤️

Thank you for calling Bastilla annoying haha, never understood the obsession with her character the past 20 years. She ain't great whatsoever

There's a remake coming to the PS5!!!!! 😱😱😱😱

Since you didnt like clishe companions and light dark side extrimes of this game i highly recomend kotor 2, its much more of a deconstruction than what 1 was.

I wish I was as smart as you so I can enjoy those CRPG games like you. I become completely paralyzed with the amount of choices and the freedom of quest progression in games like divinity original sin 2.

"It's not super long; you're looking at maybe 20-30 hours depending on how many side quests you do." So, for me, probably 60-80 hours.

I think reviewing and recommending really old titles on their current merits compared to modern games is a bit off. KotOR was a grand title when it came out. Its technology and such should be compared to games of that era.

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Fun fact, I didnt understand KOTOR's gear/stat system at all. It was totally foreign to me since I had never seen anything like it. As a result, I gave up on it. Some time later, and with a wider variety of games under my belt, Baldurs Gate EE was released on console and I played the hell out of it. Then I thought, huh...where have I seen this stat system before? Oh yeah....that star wars game. Ill go back and give that a try. Once I understood the system it was much easier to understand what stats did what and I started having fun.

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One of my best gaming experiences. But few years ago decide to try it agen on a phone. Even on a phone where I don't expect much, it was far too outdated game mechanics- felt boring and unplayable

Wow why would you even talk about these things like I was going to listen to your spoiler warning or click the timestamp? This isn't even a review. The whole channel has to go now.

Nothing is cannon from the extended universe. If it’s not in the films or tv shows made by Disney, it’s not cannon