Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
DEVELOPER BIOWARE PUBLISHER LUCASARTS RELEASED 2003 WEB bit.ly/starwarsknights
Like many people, I recently finished season 2 of The Mandalorian and was left with a hunger for more Star Wars in any form. I rewatched the original trilogy, read a selection of graphic novels and books (including Steve Perry’s brilliant Shadows of the Empire), and – and best of all – decided to replay BioWare’s classic Star Wars RPG Knights of the Old Republic.
The last time I played was around the time of its release in the autumn of 2003, and it was the perfect antidote to the disappointing prequel trilogy. George Lucas was two films deep by this point. was released the year before and I was not a fan, to put it mildly. But here was this videogame, set 4,000 years before Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the Death Star, reminding me of why I loved in the first place. A rare, thrilling chance to explore the ancient,
