It's tempting to believe that Bioware will actually do a good job on this, but I've just been really, really disappointed with their games lately. If their trend of making games really short continues...well, I don't know what we'll get. An utterly boring endgame? Most likely. What I'd really like to see is stop people focusing on creating awesome graphics and start a greater focus on a good plot and non-repetitive gameplay.

What I'd really like to see is stop people focusing on creating awesome graphics and start a greater focus on a good plot and non-repetitive gameplay.

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These graphics are rather crap compared to games coming out these days, what are you saying? Have you even read any of what's been announced? Did you realise that Bioware is focusing on plot rather than being a generic MMO?

I know, but I was referring to the above comments being centred on quality of graphics and not actual content of the game. Also, Bioware promises many things. I seem to remember words describing KotOR as "dynamic dialogue choices" which basically equated to "You can be the evil ruler of the galaxy or not". Repeat with Jade Empire. Look, a combat system that requires no thought whatsoever to play! Wow, so much meaningless backstory! Wonder at the one-dimensional characters!

Mass Effect was similarly linear. Sure, it was more of a challenge combat-wise, but the plot was basically "chase Saren because he will destroy stuff".

What I'm trying to say is that I'll remain cautiously pessimistic about this one.

Fuck yeah that footage is awesome! I'm looking forward to this game even more now, that footage was great especially for pre-alpha.

Odds are you didn't even play it.

Yeah, most sonic games are shit, and this game got decent reviews so I'd say congrats on just making a DECENT sonic game (though I haven't played it so maybe it is shit).

As for the old republic, I'm interested in it and if I play it it will be the first MMORPG I'll play other then the five minutes I spent playing some god awful browser based MMO (I don't remember its name, and it isn't the adventure quest MMO)

But I'm interested in purely because its connections to KOTOR, not because its a MMO or it even that it is a Star Wars game. just that it is KOTOR.

I definitely would have preferred a straight up non-MMO KOTOR sequel, a la KOTOR 3.
Another thing that I'm disappointed by is that they made it very cartoony looking, and any seriousness in the story will be lost on me because of the cartooy-iness (after I watched Dead Space: Downfall, a movie that is animated by someone that animates a lot of kids action cartoons that I watched with all the blood and gore seemed weird to me and I could not take it seriously) and honestly I wouldn't want this to have KOTOR story lines, I'd rather wait for this to release, and then have them make a non mmo KOTOR. but if it does, I might just play it long enough to beat they story and then drop the game (that is if the story and gameplay actually seems good to me).

I haven't played KOTOR 2 yet, I might just get started on that game to prep for this one.

btw this game will blow.  like nightblade said, this is what all mmos do!  they make these promises about HEH WELL WHAT OTHER MMOS DO IS BLAHBLAHBLAH AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO IS ETC ETC and rarely deliver on any of it.  just from the trailer and the way the faggots are talking about their game the way EVERY developer talks about the mmo they're working on, it's obvious it is going to be a typical shitty mmo with typical shitty mmo gameplay and typical shitty mmo flaws.  i guarantee you the DIFFERENCE your decisions make will probably boil down to what color armor you get for being light/dark side.  they even said the same thing about kotor and the fact of the matter was, your decisions didn't really mean dick in it, either.

Also, what made KOTOR great was that you felt like you actually made a difference in the story.  I don't see how that could really work in an MMO.  Plus the makers said you won't be able to save the game and go back and redo bad decisions, but I like being able to play through KOTOR a different way every time.  I liked to see all the sides of the game.

They will probably use the same method Age of Conan used; making one wonder why they don't simply make another single player RPG. I'd rather see KOTOR3 then see them try to get a piece of the MMO cash cow pie.

...And for no apparent reason, here's one of my favorite cutscenes.