Forcing Zaalbar to kill Mission ranks up there on my list of worst things to do in a game. Note that I’m not saying the Dark Side is not evil. Before the twist, these two look like just a “ Star Wars-y” way of saying “good” and “evil.” But the twist casts them in a different light. Dark Side choices are Revan taking shortcuts or doing underhanded things. Light Side choices represent Revan taking the moral high road or doing something altruistic. KOTOR uses the Light and Dark Sides of the Force as storytelling shorthand for the player’s actions. (it happened in an art book, so I wouldn’t blame you if that slipped under your radar.)īut why was the Revan twist so impactful? What about this big revelation was such a trip that it’s stuck in everyone’s minds almost two decades later? I would argue a big part if it isn’t so much the twist by itself - it’s the choice afterwards that the game presents to the player. They’re such a popular character that allegedly Disney has re-canonized them after consigning most other Expanded Universe material to the “Legends” continuity.
Since this game’s release, Revan has been a staple of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, with their appearance being a built-in spoiler for KOTOR. After the reveal, the game presents you with a choice: Do you want to continue to thwart the activities of your wayward apprentice, Darth Malak, but on your terms? Or do you want to return to your life and goals as a Sith - again, on your terms? That you, the apparent nobody that is the player character, are actually the Sith Lord Revan post-Jedi brainwashing.Īll this time you’ve been tricked into believing that you’re accomplishing something through your own merits, only to realize you’ve been furthering someone else’s objective. If you know anything about games, Star Wars, and the intersection between the two, you know that BioWare’s Knights of the Old Republic is most lauded and praised even now for its twist. Spoiling the Twist of KOTOR (Though You Probably Don’t Need Me To) So, before the alleged remake is revealed, let’s talk about KOTOR and its big reveal - and why that reveal was such a big deal both then and now. And one of the main things that those who have played KOTOR (and probably many who haven’t played it) remember about it is the mid-game spoiler.īecause of that, KOTOR is one of those games that was bound to turn up on Spoiled sooner or later. It’s so beloved that rumors are circulating it’s getting a full-blown remake from the folks at Aspyr. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic ( KOTOR) is one of the most influential RPGs ever made, if not one of the most influential games full stop.
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