02-22-2005, 08:41 AM
Still good, but not level with part 1...
I can't exactly point the finger at the reasons, but somehow the story just didn't work that well as it did in part 1. Too confuse, too much of the same "dark side / light side" Kindergarten psychology, and just too badly defined bad guys. Sometimes a bit LESS mystery would go a long way.
Balance didn't feel quite right (too difficult early on, ridiculously easy toward the end), and the fights were generally less interesting. So were the quests. I just couldn't get as immersed as in KOTOR 1.
That you *start* as a Jedi this time but have to spend feats and powers for more than half the game before you finally get your hands on a lightsaber (several feats and powers depend on it!) was more than mildly annoying...
Still a fun way to pass 40-50 hours though
I can't exactly point the finger at the reasons, but somehow the story just didn't work that well as it did in part 1. Too confuse, too much of the same "dark side / light side" Kindergarten psychology, and just too badly defined bad guys. Sometimes a bit LESS mystery would go a long way.
Balance didn't feel quite right (too difficult early on, ridiculously easy toward the end), and the fights were generally less interesting. So were the quests. I just couldn't get as immersed as in KOTOR 1.
That you *start* as a Jedi this time but have to spend feats and powers for more than half the game before you finally get your hands on a lightsaber (several feats and powers depend on it!) was more than mildly annoying...
Still a fun way to pass 40-50 hours though
With magic, you can turn a frog into a prince...
With science, you can turn a frog into a Ph.D. ...
and still keep the frog you started with.