Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Given some of the previous Star Wars games we’d seen, Knights of the Old Republic was a breath of fresh air. Prior to it, Star Wars games were all set in or around the time frame of the films, as most games based on movies tend to be. BioWare, a company that had already established itself as a quality RPG developer with games like Neverwinter Nights and the Bauldur’s Gate titles, took on a universe in Knights of the Old Republic that came with an established and passionate fan base. A lot of developers had grappled with Star Wars in the past, and felt the ever-present fanboy wrath when they failed. You could hardly blame a developer for being nervous or for treading lightly. Not BioWare. They delivered. Big time. Knights of the Old Republic wasn’t your average Star Wars game by a damn sight. BioWare took us way back into the history of the Star Wars universe, 4000 years before the events of the original trilogy and the (shudder) prequels. They gave us a storyline so rich and characters so well developed that the prequels looked even worse than they had before, if that’s even possible.
Given some of the previous Star Wars games we’d seen, Knights of the Old Republic was a breath of fresh air. Prior to it, Star Wars games were all set in or around the time frame of the films, as most games based on movies tend to be. BioWare, a company that had already established itself as a quality RPG developer with games like Neverwinter Nights and the Bauldur’s Gate titles, took on a universe in Knights of the Old Republic that came with an established and passionate fan base. A lot of developers had grappled with Star Wars in the past, and felt the ever-present fanboy wrath when they failed. You could hardly blame a developer for being nervous or for treading lightly. Not BioWare. They delivered. Big time. Knights of the Old Republic wasn’t your average Star Wars game by a damn sight. BioWare took us way back into the history of the Star Wars universe, 4000 years before the events of the original trilogy and the (shudder) prequels. They gave us a storyline so rich and characters so well developed that the prequels looked even worse than they had before, if that’s even possible.
