KOTOR 2 is one of the most important works in RPG gaming in the medium's short life. It has dynamic character interactions, a melancholic narrative of a dying galaxy, fun min-max gameplay systems, and well realized worlds and characters not seen much in Star Wars.

It's necessary to play this game with the Restoration Patch, a community developed patch that's designed to fill out the initial release's lack of content, and fix up the numerous amounts of bugs present in the game. There are also numerous mods released by the community which can help immerse you or help turn it into the game you want.

This has one of the best stories in Star Wars, with logically consistent character motivations, intricate plotting and weaving of the different characters themselves, and easily one of the best uses of a blank slate protagonist in an RPG. The writing also feels more mature than the first game, where dialogue would often come across as childish and binary. There's granularity in the dialogue, not always clear cut good/bad outcomes, even though it still occurs often in the story. All this is elevated by the masterful compositions of the game's soundtrack, utilizing low, loud brass and light, delicate strings and woodwinds to show off the foreboding evil of the villains with the former, and the delicate compassion of the heroes with the latter.

I love this game, and if you give it a chance, I think you will too.

KOTOR 2 is one of the most important works in RPG gaming in the medium's short life. It has dynamic character interactions, a melancholic narrative of a dying galaxy, fun min-max gameplay systems, and well realized worlds and characters not seen much in Star Wars. It's necessary to play this game with the Restoration Patch, a community developed patch that's designed to fill out the initial release's lack of content, and fix up the numerous amounts of bugs present in the game. There are also numerous mods released by the community which can help immerse you or help turn it into the game you want. This has one of the best stories in Star Wars, with logically consistent character motivations, intricate plotting and weaving of the different characters themselves, and easily one of the best uses of a blank slate protagonist in an RPG. The writing also feels more mature than the first game, where dialogue would often come across as childish and binary. There's granularity in the dialogue, not always clear cut good/bad outcomes, even though it still occurs often in the story. All this is elevated by the masterful compositions of the game's soundtrack, utilizing low, loud brass and light, delicate strings and woodwinds to show off the foreboding evil of the villains with the former, and the delicate compassion of the heroes with the latter. I love this game, and if you give it a chance, I think you will too.