I played it through in 30 hours (I think I covered about 80-90 % of all quests) with my "chaotic-good" character - what a great game. Good story, interesting quests and good graphic. And it is Star Wars. Not Prequel Star Wars, but the original with the EU added, which means it has a wonderful atmosphere. Great stuff, nearly as good as Planescape: Torment was (not not at par with the story and the character interaction).
I have only small gripes about it: a camera with a view like Diablo would have made it better to orientate in the game (I hated Manaan, where I always got lost) and less hassle with hanging on things, bumping into people etc., and the graphics (while my system is up-to-date) lead to quite some slowdowns on some parts (regardless of the resolution). A DVD instead of four! CDs would also have been nice. Oh, and the "normal" fights got very easy on the last couple of locations (except the
<Spoiler, well not really that big ;)>
................................ Star Forge, where it really, really was overwhelming at times (Deck2, Control Deck .................................
</Spoiler>)).
Enough of the bitching. :D
It is the best game of the year for me - and now I will play with my "chaotic evil" character - maybe I get the few quests I missed.
If you like RPGs (KotoR can be played nearly without any number-crunching if you want) and don't hate Star Wars, check this game out, it is well worth it (I would even buy a XBox for it, if it wouldn't have been ported to the PC).
Oh and please do not use the Auto-Level-feature. I ended up with a Jedi very proficient in shooting blasters until I discovered I could distribute the points myself...
I have only small gripes about it: a camera with a view like Diablo would have made it better to orientate in the game (I hated Manaan, where I always got lost) and less hassle with hanging on things, bumping into people etc., and the graphics (while my system is up-to-date) lead to quite some slowdowns on some parts (regardless of the resolution). A DVD instead of four! CDs would also have been nice. Oh, and the "normal" fights got very easy on the last couple of locations (except the
<Spoiler, well not really that big ;)>
................................ Star Forge, where it really, really was overwhelming at times (Deck2, Control Deck .................................
</Spoiler>)).
Enough of the bitching. :D
It is the best game of the year for me - and now I will play with my "chaotic evil" character - maybe I get the few quests I missed.
If you like RPGs (KotoR can be played nearly without any number-crunching if you want) and don't hate Star Wars, check this game out, it is well worth it (I would even buy a XBox for it, if it wouldn't have been ported to the PC).
Oh and please do not use the Auto-Level-feature. I ended up with a Jedi very proficient in shooting blasters until I discovered I could distribute the points myself...