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Star Wars - Knights of The Old Republic PC Gold!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the games-people-play dept.

Cobol Junky writes "After many months of development, the PC version of Star Wars:Knights Of The Old Republic has finally been finished. KOTOR for the Xbox has been a huge success, and the PC version will most definitely do just as well. Expect it to be on store shelves Tuesday, November 18th." This was among my favorite Xbox titles to date. I'll probably snag a copy just to replay it on the light side, and at high res.

53 comments

  1. WOO! by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

    Was choked when the Sexbox got this first...

    Christmas has come early:)

    1. Re:WOO! by Daemonicus · · Score: 0

      Hey, thats ok that XBOX got it first. It's one of the few games it will get before the PC release. It just means that the PC version will be more awesome.

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    2. Re:WOO! by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 4, Funny

      We may have to wait, but when we get it, we can point and laugh and say "XBox was just the beta test for the PC version":)

  2. I felt a great disturbance in the force by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...oh, never mind.. it's just gas.

  3. About time... by Evanrude · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I played the Xbox version and it was a fantastic experience!
    I've been a huge fan of BioWare for their Neverwinter Nights game. The fact that it has a Linux client was a huge selling point. I hope KOTOR for the PC has a Linux client as well.

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    1. Re:About time... by fatboyslack · · Score: 1

      I've finished now on the light side (such a nerd), and I'm now playing it on the dark side. So cool. Only up to Dantooine and I already have Lightning and 'Choke'.
      Probably my favourite game story-wise ever. Game play can get a little slow, but the story and dialogue more than makes up for it.

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  4. money money by sirmikester · · Score: 1

    I'll probably snag a copy just to replay it on the light side, and at high res.

    Some people just have too much money to throw around.. buy me a copy!

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    1. Re:money money by Daemonicus · · Score: 0

      Amen Amen.... Out of state college students like me could use a little more $$ on the side so if you have it on XBOX and wanna buy it on PC, send it to me. :)

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  5. Choices .... by sithkhan · · Score: 0

    So, do I spring for the copy of KOTOR, or do I buy the extended version of LOTR:TTT? Help!!

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    1. Re:Choices .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Depends, buy KOTOR and beat it, sell it, buy TT.

      If you have a girlfriend who likes the elfboy get TT and watch it with her.

    2. Re:Choices .... by xSauronx · · Score: 1
      bleh

      buyt KOTOR, then get the super extended edition trilogy collectors set of the Lord of the Rings whenver they release it in a year or whatever.

      of course, i have netflix, and got TTT when it came out and havent sent it back for watching it every couple of weeks for the hell of it...nows a reason to return it eh? :)

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    3. Re:Choices .... by Daemonicus · · Score: 0

      Buy both. When I'm faced with an important decision with two options I like, I just pick both and hope it isn't a huge mistake. If it is a huge mistake and I get yelled at, I blame the yeller for letting me make such a stupid decision. And if I pick both where someone else makes the decision for only one, I win either way. So always go with both and hope for the best.

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    4. Re:Choices .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Go with LOTR.

      Given how buggy NWN was when it was 1st released, I'd wait to get KOTOR. I'll drop in price (LOTR won't). Also, BioWare needed to go to 1.29 on NWN before it was out of the "beta" state. (And, I sitll have to use a dedicated HD/OS to run it.) Give them time to work the bugs out of KOTOR.

    5. Re:Choices .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      --If you have a girlfriend

      then you wont be reading this, since this is /.

  6. Don't forget the added content! by dtolman · · Score: 4, Informative

    New Space Station trading post, new weapons, new creatures!

  7. Meh by PktLoss · · Score: 3, Funny

    I played the x-box version for all of five minutes, then stuck it at the bottom of the pile, just above Blood Wake, never to be played again.

    It just didnt catch my eye. As such a PC convert will be even less attractive.

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    1. Re:Meh by Daemonicus · · Score: 0

      I think it was originally planned to be a PC release. The XBOX just happens to be a bulky, underpowered computer so it takes nothing to put it on XBOX. Now I always come down hard on XBOX only because I know only one person who has it for "cutting-edge" games. Everyone else I know that has it has hacked it and runs roms, pirated movies, etc on them. Sorry, but I have a PC that can do all those things. I don't feel the need to fork over more money for something I would use for the same reasons.

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    2. Re:Meh by Cirreus+Krestel · · Score: 1

      Most RGPs tend to suck if you only play them for 5 mins ... but how people you know that play RGPs for 5mins ? Also this is the easist RGP to play & satifies most gamers abroad & somewhat hardcore at the same time. The shear scale of such an idea must have frightened you.

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    3. Re:Meh by PktLoss · · Score: 1

      Morrowind caught me quicker, Baulders Gate caught me quicker, online MUDs caught me quicker, heck so did pen and paper.

      I didn't really like the interface, but as it was such a short time I wasn't going to hold that against it (yet). I just really didnt care what happened to the charecter. Combat was also stuningly unapealing.

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  8. Hot Jedi! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Man, who's that stacked jedi chick on the lucasarts page? I'd sure like to "feel her dark side"!

  9. Enter the Matrix by Rayonic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man, Taco, if it's taking you this long to finish "Enter the Matrix", how did you ever have time to play through KOTOR?

    (Hint: Update your list!)

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    1. Re:Enter the Matrix by The+Other+White+Boy · · Score: 3, Funny

      maybe its still on his list because he hasnt been able to force himself to finish it. which, well, you know, i can understand. =)

    2. Re:Enter the Matrix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Good point.

  10. great news by spir0 · · Score: 1

    because this means that now the Xbox live updates will have started development. There is to be a new planet added and I think it is in the PC version. The extras (unsure what else) will be released on Xbox soon.

    KOTOR is a fucking legendary game. ironically.

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  11. Multiplayer? by antdude · · Score: 0

    Does this game have multiplayer support?

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    1. Re:Multiplayer? by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

      Nope. They were worried it would eat into Galaxies I think, so no multiplayer.

      Of course, GTA doesn't have multiplayer either, and rocks hard. (Yes yes, I know some group have hacked a multiplayer mod. Doesn't count.)

  12. Hope they fixed the bugs... by sammaffei · · Score: 1

    I loved KOTOR for the XBox. Until...

    I was hit by the dreaded "Carth" Bug and I didn't keep enough saves to get around it. 27 hours down the drain. Hello eBay.

    Hope they fixed that bug in the PC version.

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    1. Re:Hope they fixed the bugs... by Toddarooski · · Score: 1
      I realize it's probably too late, but apparently there's a work-around to the Carth Bug.

      I never encountered the bug, so I can't say for sure if it works, and I'm guessing it won't even be an issue on the PC version.

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  13. Checked the size of the game yet? by dzym · · Score: 4, Interesting
    KOTOR PC requirements are stated as 4.0 GB of free space.

    To put that into perspective, NWN plus its expansion pack, which comes on 4 CDs total, installs only to about 2.6 GB. This likely means that KOTOR will come on something like 6 CDs.

    I wish somebody would have the balls to start releasing these games on DVDs.

    1. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by Suicide · · Score: 1

      Possibly some of that space is to account for virtual memory on systems with the minimum RAM required. It wouldn't be the first time I've seen the box state a much larger drive space requirement then it actually installs to, just to have all bases covered.

    2. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by dzym · · Score: 1

      I'd agree with that except the NWN system requirements page on bioware.com says 2.0 GB. Add that to the single CD the expansion pack comes on and you get the 2.6 GB that my folder size reflects.

    3. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

      A few games ARE only coming out on DVD (Metal Gear Solid II: Substance for example), but if they want to sell more than a handful of copies, they need to get it out on CD.

      I know a LOAD of people who warezed MGS, simply because they don't have a DVD drive. (And the old argument "Well buy one, they're cheap" is garbage. That's like having to buy a new CD player just to play one album you want, and you won't use for anything else.)

    4. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Final Fantasy XI requires 6 gigs free.

      Games are big now; so are hard drives. Deal with it.

    5. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by DeadScreenSky · · Score: 2, Funny

      I wish somebody would have the balls to start releasing these games on DVDs.

      They do - just for Xbox and PS2. :D

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    6. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by dzym · · Score: 1
      My patience wears thin.

      And my HD isn't infinite.

      The less time spent swapping CDs during the install process, and the fewer CDs I have to keep track of, the better.

    7. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by PainKilleR-CE · · Score: 1

      I know a LOAD of people who warezed MGS, simply because they don't have a DVD drive. (And the old argument "Well buy one, they're cheap" is garbage. That's like having to buy a new CD player just to play one album you want, and you won't use for anything else.)

      If you replace your CD-ROM drive with a DVD-ROM drive then you're set, and you will use it (though probably mostly for CDs).

      I've had DVD-ROM drives in my systems for 6 years, I'm getting a little sick of the excuses, especially when the drives are dirt cheap (less than $40) and usually perform better than CD-ROM drives. I've never owned a CD-ROM drive faster than my current DVD-ROM drive, and I owned some very unusual high-speed CD-ROM drives over the years (back when DVD-ROM drives were expensive I didn't want to use them to read CDs, though multi-beam 74x CD-ROM drives weren't cheap, either).

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    8. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by jsorbie · · Score: 0
      I wish somebody would have the balls to start releasing these games on DVDs.

      I remember Baldur's Gate was offered on DVD for special order. The original took up 5 CDs, and a full install was 2 gigs IIRC.

      My guess is that distributors don't offer DVDs as often because more people spend their extra money on a CDRW than a DVD drive for their machine. Hybrid CDRW/DVD drives are still kinda new.

    9. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by Night+Goat · · Score: 1

      That's the same argument people used when CD-ROM drives were a new thing. You just have to bite the bullet and get with the new technology.

    10. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

      What you don't seem to understand is not everyone can afford to splash out on a new DVD drive just for ONE FUCKING TITLE! Sure, when, say, 20% of games are shipping on DVD, it's possibly a valid argument, but for ONE TITLE, asking someone to shell out almost as much again on new hardware as they did on a game just to play the title is ridiculous.

      You also approach things from the biased US perspective. Sure, a drive in the US may be that cheap, but consider other countries where the exchange rate is poor. You could probably spend well over $100 on a DVD drive. Importing from a cheaper market is not an option due to customs fees. In the past, I've wound up paying more in fees for something than the actual item cost. DVD drives are not "dirt cheap".

      Until such time as a DVD is mandatory to install a good percentage of software, the old "I'm getting sick of the excuses" line is pretentious, elitist bollocks. It's simply not cost effective to buy a new piece of hardware that will do LESS (since most systems have a CDR these days) than your existing hardware. (Movies are not a valid reason to own a DVD drive as the majority of DVD rom content is total crap.)

      The fact you've never owned a CD-ROM drive faster than your current DVD drive means you either have more money than sense, have only ever used REALLY slow CD-ROM drives, or have an employer who keeps you in hardware.

    11. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by PainKilleR-CE · · Score: 1

      What you don't seem to understand is not everyone can afford to splash out on a new DVD drive just for ONE FUCKING TITLE! Sure, when, say, 20% of games are shipping on DVD, it's possibly a valid argument, but for ONE TITLE, asking someone to shell out almost as much again on new hardware as they did on a game just to play the title is ridiculous.

      What you don't seem to understand is that those of us that have had DVD-ROM drives for a while have gotten sick of them releasing games on more and more CDs per title (5, 6, how many do we need? I have 4 for my Diablo 2 + expansion install), without even bothering to release them on DVD for those of us that have it. By your logic, people would never upgrade video cards, either, because it's just for one title (and later another title, but still just one title because the last game wasn't worth upgrading for). I've got a whole 1 game on DVD, and it's the original Baldur's Gate, think about how long ago that came out (oh, and 2 games that came with one of my first DVD-ROM drives, which I've never played). My original reason for buying the drive was simply because it was cheaper than buying a DVD player for my TV, and because, at the time, my monitor was bigger than my TV. That doesn't work any more, though, because DVD players are almost as cheap as the drives, and I got a bigger TV.

      You also approach things from the biased US perspective. Sure, a drive in the US may be that cheap, but consider other countries where the exchange rate is poor. You could probably spend well over $100 on a DVD drive. Importing from a cheaper market is not an option due to customs fees.

      Don't forget region encoding, though most drives can at least be changed in firmware a couple of times. Don't blame me for poor exchange rates and import duties. Yes, I have a US perspective, because I live in the US. I don't care if they publish games on CD, I just want them to start publishing these huge multi-disc games on DVD. It's pathetic when I get a new game and it's 3-6 CDs, half the time packaged in paper envelopes or cardboard that scratches the shit out of the discs. Gee, maybe they could afford a plastic jewel case if they didn't have to press so many discs.

      In the past, I've wound up paying more in fees for something than the actual item cost. DVD drives are not "dirt cheap".

      DVD drives are dirt cheap, import fees are taxes a given government decides to put on foreign goods. Hell, most of the parts in my computer, including the DVD-ROM drive, weren't even made in the US.

      Until such time as a DVD is mandatory to install a good percentage of software, the old "I'm getting sick of the excuses" line is pretentious, elitist bollocks. It's simply not cost effective to buy a new piece of hardware that will do LESS (since most systems have a CDR these days) than your existing hardware. (Movies are not a valid reason to own a DVD drive as the majority of DVD rom content is total crap.)

      So it goes back and forth, in a nice big circle. DVD-ROM games aren't released because people complain about not having DVD-ROM drives, people won't buy the drives until the content is available, but when people make the content available, the people that don't have the drives complain.

      BTW, if you're using a CD-R(W) drive IN PLACE OF your CD-ROM drive, then that's your choice, but I've never setup a system that way or recommended that anyone setup one that way, simply because you can save huge amounts of time even on one disc if you ever do CD-to-CD-R transfers. I never use my writers as ROM drives.

      The fact you've never owned a CD-ROM drive faster than your current DVD drive means you either have more money than sense, have only ever used REALLY slow CD-ROM drives,

      I mentioned specifically a 74x multi-beam drive. That drive was one I bought about 4 years ago, and was the last CD-ROM drive I owned (Diablo 2's copy-protection killed it). The majority of CD-ROM drives available today are 56X drives, pretty much

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    12. Re:Checked the size of the game yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Metal Gear Solid 2 for PC. 9gigs. 1 DVD.

  14. strange? by deus_X_machina · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Does anyone find it strange how little hype KOTOR has been getting? I only own a PS2 and a PC... I had actually considered getting an X-Box just to play it. About two weeks ago I was in EB and I asked one of the sales people when it was coming out for PC, and he said "oh, that's just an internet rumor...". I asked if he could double check for me, and to his surprise he said it was coming out in November. It's not even on the front of EB Games Website.

    I'm frankly very shocked that such a highly critically acclaimed game, initially viewed as being X-Box exclusive, is receiving so little advertising this close to it's ship date. With so many quality games released this month, I'm baffled. Star Wars games usually sell okay just because of the name, let alone ones that have been this well received.

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    1. Re:strange? by gedanken · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Because it is one of the xbox's best games and will most likely still sell a lot more copies.

      Once word gets out that you no longer have to buy an xbox to play it or that a better version is coming out for the pc, people won't buy the xbox version.

  15. If this had come out with the X-Box version... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ... I would have bought it. I don't like exclusivity, and I don't like waiting for a game just because Microsoft wants to make some cash. Sure, sure, they were busy porting it over and making sure that it was bug-free, but mark my words, it'll be as buggy as hell when it's released. I'm not going to pay full price for a six month-old game.

    1. Re:If this had come out with the X-Box version... by Mike+Mentalist · · Score: 0

      I don't like exclusivity

      Yes, it would be so much better if each console had exactly the same games wouldn't it?


      and I don't like waiting for a game just because Microsoft wants to make some cash.

      Erm... you do know that companies are out to make money, right...?


      I'm not going to pay full price for a six month-old game.

      Oh for God's sake, grow up.

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    2. Re:If this had come out with the X-Box version... by Daemonicus · · Score: 0

      Where's your article? I looked around and couldn't find it.

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    3. Re:If this had come out with the X-Box version... by Mike+Mentalist · · Score: 0

      The Nintendo one is here: http://www.backseatgamer.com/index.php?option=arti cles&task=viewarticle&artid=10&Itemid= 3

      The retro one is here: http://www.backseatgamer.com/index.php?option=arti cles&task=viewarticle&artid=9&Itemid=3

      I have no idea how long that the site is going to last. It was setup during the summer by someone, and I agreed to contribute to it.
      Sadly, I was pretty much the only one who actually worked on the site which was very annoying.

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    4. Re:If this had come out with the X-Box version... by Daemonicus · · Score: 0

      It told me page does not exist. Looks bad if they've taken you down after you did almost all the work.

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    5. Re:If this had come out with the X-Box version... by Mike+Mentalist · · Score: 0

      Really?

      I visited the site this morning, and it was all there.

      Click on the 'Articles' bit on the left, and then in the middle you should see the various categories. Choose one, and the articles should appear listed a bit lower down. Most of the articles were written by myself.

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  16. No Linux support by Beolach · · Score: 1

    The deciding factor for me purchasing KoTOR is whether or not it is ported to Linux. It is based on the NWN engine, so it would be a snap to port, but BioWare needs LucasArts to OK it, and LucasArts won't. Why? Because LucasArts plays up to that other OS company for some reason. If I see Linux support, I will buy it. If not, not.

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  17. Stupid conflicts in releasing. by will_die · · Score: 1

    The biggest problem is that it comes out the same day as the sequal to secret weapon of the luftwaft.

    But after playing star wars galaxies I need a game with a star wars feel.

    1. Re:Stupid conflicts in releasing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But after playing star wars galaxies I need a game with a star wars feel.

      Whoa, zing. Raph Koster felt that one.