I wonder if they plan on making the remake Canon? If they do, there is a good chance they replace the Rakata (the ancient Force powered civilization that left their mark on different planets) with the Zeffo (the ancient Force powered civilization that left their mark on different planets) from Fallen Order. Would be a good way to add synergy.
I wouldnât like changing the story, but who knows with Disney.
1 Like
Iâm under the impression that anything Star Wars that is released now : movies, shows, games are canon.
To me this seems to be Sonyâs reply to all the RPGs Xbox is making. There were rumours about this game for years and at no point was Sony mentioned. Couldâve been kept under the wraps. I have a PS5 so if it never comes to Xbox Iâll play it on PS5, but I have a feeling that when it comes to Xbox itâll be put quite soon on Game Pass. Anyways this game is quite the ways off.
Not necessarily. Star Wars Visions for example is not canon. But thatâs more experimental so I guess it can be regarded as an exception.
Sony scored a big win there, but it isnât the huge deal folks pretend it is. Sony has what, just this one single major WRPG and it is just timed exclusive, no? Run that up against the heaps of them Xbox has any day of the weekâŚ
Also, and I hate doing this since KOTOR is among the best games ever imho in terms of story, but by modern standards it doesnât hold up well at all. It is hyper linear compared to modern rpgâs. Not even an open world. Maybe this changes with the remake, but I kinda doubt it will. Still, good grab for Sony and I hope it ships soon so we can eventually play it after the fact.
But I love the fact it is hyper linear 
.
1 Like
Yeah, being a linear rpg isnât necessarily a bad thing. Final Fantasy X and Kotor are linear and they still are amazing games.
1 Like
Looking at Aspyrâs history and the fact that theyâre re-writing it to fit canon⌠Iâm not feeling super confident in how this turns out.
The expected bar for this is a Bluepoint quality remake. I question if they can even deliver on it. But letâs say this comes out and itâs fantastic. Well, the next step would obviously be to produce a sequel (assuming they remake 2 afterwards as well).
Is⌠Aspyr going to make it? Thatâs seriously questionable. Is BioWare going to make it? Also questionable, but at least guaranteed to be multiplatform. More likely than not, Disney would be knocking on Xboxâs door because of their grip on the WRPG space.
Thatâs why I find this timed exclusivity shortsighted. A no-name port team isnât going to produce a sequel to such a beloved RPG. BioWare is busy with two major projects. There are no other WRPG developers to tap.
Bluepoint doesnât remake controls. Demonâs Souls Remake is just nice graphics on top of the old code. This is a full-on completely remade game, not just remade graphics. Very few developers can pull something like that off, let alone one thatâs mostly just done ports of old stuff lately.
Good point. I was speaking to the overall production value, but the competency of the remade gameplay is also a question mark for this team.
If these are hyperthetical 2022 games(Kotor wonât be but FF16 will be) then by the end of 2023âŚyouâll have Starfield KOTOR FF16 and Avowed all available to play on a Series X. Meanwhile PS5 has half of them.
KOTOR 2 wasnât great. KOTOR 3 makes more sense.
Go awayâŚ
2 Likes
Heretic
Itâs an 86 on MC with 67 reviews for Xbox. Thatâs exactly a great game. I know the first game is better and more critically acclaimed than the second game but I wouldnât want a part three without getting a remake of part two.
The remake of part 1 is being done by Sony and another team. People have played 1 and 2 years ago. Ignore the remake and just go and make KOTOR 3.
Also who the hell says it has to be a sequel to KOTOR 2? IT can be an Star Wars RPG that just happens to be a spiritual sequel set in a different time period.
We donât need to wait 10 years for 2 remakes just to make KOTOR 3. Unless youâre asking the team that is remaking KOTOR 1 to do a remake of KOTOR 2âŚthen make KOTOR 3.
Is KOTOR 2 a sequel to KOTOR 1 or itâs own game? If itâs a sequel, I wouldnât want to jump into 3 without playing 2 and since 1 is getting the remake treatment, I would want the same for 2 before going to 3.
If Kotor 2 is not a sequel. Then I guess it doesnât matter much.
But that only applies if youâre waiting for the same team making it.
My point is 2 exists. You can play it now on Xbox via BC. Youâre not missing out on Story.