tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post6640152708146032546..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: KOTOR At LastShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-15536780995807922012016-08-29T12:23:30.204+01:002016-08-29T12:23:30.204+01:00It does have quite a lot of depth and I can see ho...It does have quite a lot of depth and I can see how that must have seemed pretty amazing back in 2003. I'm actually kind of surprised how little difference there is in that regard when you compare it to newer Bioware titles. Seems there hasn't been much innovation in terms of gameplay when it comes to RPGs over the past ten years, just better graphics mostly.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-52947625608284287582016-08-29T11:00:26.510+01:002016-08-29T11:00:26.510+01:00Yeah, these games are so dated now. We tried to go...Yeah, these games are so dated now. We tried to go back to Neverwinter Nights 2 a year or so ago and the controls were awkward and fiddly compared to the MMORPG standard of today. <br /><br />I loved playing KOTOR, but then I had the SWRPG (d20) and loved how the games implemented that roleplaying game into a computer game. Having non-combat skills like slicing (computer use) and persuade (the non-force variety) were nice touches. SWTOR has some of these conversation options but I think they're more based on an assumption of your classes abilities than anything you've chosen to specialise your character in.<br /><br />I never really bothered with pazaak and the swoops when playing the KOTORs so I'd not bother with them in SWTOR either but as commented above some more side activies for the MMO would be nice. <br /><br />I can't really remember a huge amount about the game other than really feeling like it was an immersive RPG experience at the time - and that was when most of the Star Wars gaming possibilites involved shooting things (the various FPS titles like Jedi Knight) or flying things (Tie Fighter etc).<br /><br />Really the only criticism I ever had for SWTOR compared to KOTOR was the lack of RPG crunch in the former but then they were aiming for a much wider demographic than RPG nerds who like stats and skill tables ;-)Telwynhttp://gamingsf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-50248037716333383452016-08-29T01:41:54.106+01:002016-08-29T01:41:54.106+01:00I can see them trying to put swoop racing into SWT...I can see them trying to put swoop racing into SWTOR as a "Mario Kart" style event, but for me that's a bit much.<br /><br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-19848272404816036662016-08-28T13:39:02.369+01:002016-08-28T13:39:02.369+01:00But I like fishing! :P I would agree though that i...But I like fishing! :P I would agree though that it wouldn't really fit into SWTOR. I'm not against more side activities I guess, but I'm really not too enamoured with these examples. Also, we already have things like the original space game and GSF lying around getting little love, I don't want them to add more activities that then won't get supported in the long run.<br /><br />Hmm, I'll have to take another look at whether there isn't an option to deactivate the auto-pause somewhere after all.<br /><br />Haven't had any issues with the background graphics, those are actually quite good-looking.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-19350903517308149852016-08-28T11:27:47.725+01:002016-08-28T11:27:47.725+01:00Yeah, KotOR definitely doesn't hold up as well...Yeah, KotOR definitely doesn't hold up as well as it used to. Certainly whenever I try it on my current PC the graphics of the background areas go absolutely haywire and change constantly depending on which angle you happen to be facing. I would never imagine even trying to play it on a tablet.<br /><br />For combat, I found it easier to deactivate the pause which constantly interrupted proceedings. It made things flow much smoother, but I don't know if that's possible for a tablet "port" (what strange terminology that is; why not name it something simple like 'version', I wonder?).<br /><br />I didn't know that there was such a big fuss over the Endar Spire battle, and even I can't see why this is. The music is excellent in that scene, though.<br /><br />Whilst I agree that neither Pazaak nor Swoop Racing would make good additions to SWtOR as they are, I think people are just after something akin to a "leisure" activity as other MMOs have done and these two are the only things which come to mind as having a precedent in the Old Republic series. At least it's not bloody fishing!Calphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809660484854758097noreply@blogger.com