Thanks for watching. Let me know what you thought of the video!
@communismwithgiggles25153 жыл бұрын
You can tell this video was made by someone who truly loves what he's talking about. Impressive, most impressive!
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@supanova75223 жыл бұрын
WOW, I did not expect a video of this high quality from someone with so few subscribers, I could tell the effort that went into this was extreme. You deserve to be so much bigger.
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@bradthuemen91612 жыл бұрын
Gospel! Wish there was a way to help pump your channel, beyond the obvious. Please! Keep up the amazing work!
@alexdenton65862 жыл бұрын
This music reminds me of so many good memories of my childhood and adolescence, KOTOR 1 is one of the greatest video games I have been able to play in my life and the second is even better I think, deeper and fuller than the first one. It makes me feel the same as when I hear the music of Oblivion, Morrowind and the very first Dragon Age We would need a remake of all these games there with the Unreal Engine 5 on PC
@BlargTheEnderman2 ай бұрын
Stealth actually effects any enemy that is unaware, this counts as them being stunned/disabled or the first attack, so building a stun ability character with stealth is super op
@AshtonKProductions3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this! When I went to hit like I saw 30 likes and then I was like wait what? Then I saw the views and subs etc...and I just assumed that this channel was a big channel because you really know what you're talking about! I hope you continue to grow! Keep putting out high quality content like this and I'm sure you will :)
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@sunderlandspook18753 жыл бұрын
I’ve just came across your channel and after watching this and your Morrowind video, I knew I needed to sub. Keep up the great work, dude. Your videos are top quality and I’m keen to see more!
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@pelimies1818 Жыл бұрын
Hall of Fame game, no question. A BIG game, in many sense. Works perfectly on iPad.
@versebuchanan5122 жыл бұрын
It's wild to think that the writers thought Carth was so annoying, that he canonically was stripped of weapons and armor, and forced to beat his own son to death with his bare hands. At least it's canon to my playthroughs.
@yuzexq3 жыл бұрын
You, deserve a lot much dude. Nice one.
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@SerpC3 жыл бұрын
A great look at an amazing game. One of my favorites.
@allhandsondik78032 жыл бұрын
Played the game recently on steam, never had a more infuriating time PLAYING a game. And that should say a lot about it when its still my 2nd favorite SW game, beating force unleashed and battlefront 2. The story is great, the twist is famous and luckily I didn't know, the characters are all great. Building your characters the way you want, customizing your own lightsaber with different crystals. Even though combat was a slog or buggy mess sometimes, dominating your opponents is always a great feeling. Building a charismatic rogue who rejects the use of a lightsaber, but will still use the force when she needs to, relying on her use of blasters and silver tongue most of the time was incredibly fun and became such an immersive time, though unfortunately I did go stealth heavy first time over. I got lost in the game and I couldn't be happier for it.
@shodan64013 жыл бұрын
It's the "Dark Side of the Moon" of videogames!
@CrazyxEnigma Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic comparison, Pink Floyd is one of the best bands of all time period!
@TheKevinNoble2 ай бұрын
Thanks for covering KOTOR 😊
@bradcherne96563 жыл бұрын
I still play on my series X I bought as a launch title
@HIIMPIEZ2 жыл бұрын
I gave this game a few hours of my life and I enjoyed the world, writing, and it's willingness for you to explore, but I just couldn't get past the clunky combat and annoying minigames. I wish I could just cut them out
@michael_swardh2 жыл бұрын
Answer: YES!
@harrisonfackrell Жыл бұрын
Kotor only remains challenging if you neglect the Force.
@devinscott8680 Жыл бұрын
I'm one of those weird people who really enjoys the first KOTOR but did NOT enjoy the 2nd one, given its an unfinished broken mess without a large amount of mods.
@enragedgoop2 жыл бұрын
23:04 Juhani didn't look attractive bit cathars are lorically attractive
@qjavdu2 жыл бұрын
I disagree with every claim of the game's challenge level. The moment you progress a bit so that you can customize your build a bit, and min-max a bit, the game breaks. I remember steamrolling the game on my first playthrough with a light side build with dual wield and optimal combat buffs. It was so ridiculously strong that the combat was walking up to the enemies (with boosted speed) and seeing numbers fly. The first fight with Malek was done in one cycle of attacks (under half a second) that the narrative bits of the encounter made no sense. And it makes no sense to laud this game for its 'sustained challenge'. Granted, it was more fun (and required more button presses/clicks) in a dark side playthrough combat-wise (despite still being on the very easy side), but then the senseless/corny cartoon evil writing of western rpgs kick in to ruin the game in the narrative side. --- Having come here from your Daggerfall video (which I found brilliant), I found the lack of criticism here disturbing.
@condorb77562 жыл бұрын
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@franktalarico6892 жыл бұрын
I still play this and Kotor 2 every couple of years and enjoy it just like I did as a kid
@yozk56282 жыл бұрын
Same 😂
@andret3739 Жыл бұрын
I didnt get to play them as a kid, instead playing them for the first time in 2015 and well into my 20s but I also started doing that, in fact I finished the first one last month and want to boot up II this weekend
@toxenzz2 жыл бұрын
Your channel branding is such an apt representation. A hidden gem. Anymore it’s like finding a needle in a haystack. It’s only a matter of time until the masses find you, and I’m humbled to be here so early! Absolutely adored your Daggerfall retrospective. Tempted to download it myself, as intimidating as that title is.
@andrewstencel2 жыл бұрын
Played and finish it for the first time this year. Fun game, probably one of the most enjoyable rpg experiences out there, even out of the Star Wars niche. Still, the combat is not amazing, the story is a bit shallow (its most memorable feature is the big reveal/twist), and some technical limitations hurt the presentation. But is it one the best games out there? sure.
@JXEditor Жыл бұрын
Mucha shaka baka
@lap872 жыл бұрын
This game is deeply ingrained in me, and i did a new playthrough (on PC with community fixes and mods) just 2 years ago and i agree with every statement you made, it has held up great and truly is a game that everyone should have experienced atleast once. It also saddened me greatly.. because this reminded me of the stark contrast of how Bioware became the peoples champion, and how today they are slowly declining and decaying.. Great stuff, you got a new subscriber today :)
@user-hm4yi7um9d2 жыл бұрын
I played KotOR like a dozen times, and I pretty distinctly remember getting my ass kicked by Master Vrook on Dantooine.
@thomasnihil4878 Жыл бұрын
KOTOR 1 and 2 offer better characters, stories, plots and atmosphere than Episodes 7-9.
@KiltLeo2 жыл бұрын
STATEMENT: This is a great channel... for a meatbag creation.
@CultOfSol7772 жыл бұрын
There is a cool mod called "Brotherhood of Shadow" and "Solomons Revenge". It at some part takes you back to the Mandalorian wars and how Revan fought with Malak against the Mandalorians. There is even the battle of Malachor V against Mandalore the Ultimate as Revan.
@fabriziooyanadergallardo63333 жыл бұрын
OMG. I don't know how I didn't find this channel before (thank you Steam for showing it in the game's page). The level of work that's put into this (Editing, scripting, etc.) is incredible and very very well done. This channel is criminally underrated. U r awesome man, totally deserve millions of views. Keep the good work pls!! Greetings from Chile:)
@fabriziooyanadergallardo63333 жыл бұрын
Loved the video. Just downloaded the game for my first playthrough.
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you like the game :)
@411Remnant3 жыл бұрын
I remember getting this game on xbox in 2006. At first I got kind of bored because I couldn't get passed the dueling quest and I wasn't used to RPG's, actually kotor was my first introduction to rpgs. I decided to give this game another shot after I heard from a friend that you could learn the force later on. Im glad that I took his advice because I started a new playthrough, got use to the mechanics and let bioware teach me how much fun and immersive a star wars game could be. My little brother would go through a dark side play through and I would go through a light side one and we would watch our playthroughs when it was either of our own turns and saw how different the choices were. The story blew me away, the writing was so much on point and I remember exploring every area to grab everything and sell things I didn't want to get money to buy better stuff and see if the new stuff made any kind of difference in my playthrough. Thank you for talking about this game and delivering really great content and doing your research. This is the kind of polish big youtubers have and I look forward to your journey to become one.
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yes, this game’s story is legendary, I wanted to go deeper into it, but I think it’s worth experiencing it rather than spoiling it. Glad you enjoyed it!
@NoFunNoMoshNoCoreNoTrends Жыл бұрын
Played it for the first time like 4 years ago. Held up well. Easily made it's way into my top games
@CallMeComrad3 жыл бұрын
Bro I love playing 1 and the sequel it is legit one of the best ever RPGS I had played
@davishickey14652 жыл бұрын
Been watching a bunch of Knights of the Old Republic stuff after getting access to the game on my phone. This is one of my favorite retrospective breakdowns of the game I’ve seen so far. I’m glad I found it. Keep it coming.
@Jwlar2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Oriol-oo7jl4 ай бұрын
First time i touched this game i played for 21 straight hours. It was crazy. a total hook. No sleep, barely eat, and few pissings. OMG that's the longest i've been focused onto somthing. That's my body limit That was on xbox, 20 years ago Thanks to your video i think i'm gonna look it for PC
@TrueOmadTLGАй бұрын
I know right. I wasn't even born yet when KotOR was released, but 2 weeks ago I played it for the first time and I stayed up a full 37 hours before I slept. The game is so good..
@Oriol-oo7jlАй бұрын
@@TrueOmadTLG I'm so glad to ear that. I thought that my hook was partly because the videogame context at the time, 20 years ago. I'm happy that this gem still keeps its powers nowadays :) Kudos for giving retro games a try!
@TrueOmadTLGАй бұрын
@@Oriol-oo7jl On my first KoTOR 2 save I have 46 hours. On my second KoTOR 2 save I have 54 hours. Tomorrow I'm probably going to start my light side play through finally, and just because it's light side doesn't mean we can't be evil sometimes lol. While I'm listing stats. On my first KoTOR 1 save I have 21 hours. On my first KoTOR 1 save I have 35 hours. So with that being said I have a grand total of 156 hours in the KoTOR game franchise so far. I started three weeks ago and now I'm hooked.
@TrueOmadTLGАй бұрын
@@Oriol-oo7jl After playing KoTOR 1 I had to buy KoTOR 2.
@RMRubert Жыл бұрын
Kotor was an incredible experience for those who were into the Star Wars universe. It had million of hidden references. At the time there was a saga of books focusing in an alien species that come from outside of the galaxy, the Yuuzhan Vong. Well, Canderous Ordo does mention them casually when he was talking. The level of detail of the game was incredible. It made the experience very immersive for the fans. Dantooine was a pain, the world was too big an empty and you spend hours walking to go from one place to another. Fortunately there was a bug, that if you were walking and fast save at the same time, the character teleported to the wall in front. It was extremely useful to walk through Dantooine. I found all the minigame amazing, although I got stuck in the pod racing for a big while... I definitely dont share your opinion on the shooting one. It makes the game to feel more like Star Wars. Unfortunately, I never finished the Kotor II because I always hit a different bug that never let me continue. I did try that game 3 times. That was the day I decided I will never ever buy anything from obsidian anymore.
@thomasnihil4878 Жыл бұрын
The KOTOR series was a breath of fresh air due to the absence of anything Vader, Emperor, Death Star and Stormtroopers imho....
@BigDreamsSmallWalletRC2 жыл бұрын
Very High Quality video my friend , excellent production and deep thought went into this liked subscribed and hoping to find more videos from your page in the future!!
@jaxsonfanta54202 жыл бұрын
This game MADE ME A STARWARS FAN!!! One of my favorite games of all times!
@ketramlochdall54312 жыл бұрын
Came here after your ridiculously impressive Daggerfall video, I can tell you know what you're talking about because you chose the mullet man face haha. I heavily respect the effort you put into these vids.
@wardidly30982 жыл бұрын
18 years and I didnt even realize Juhani could be a companion and I played this game to death hahaha just killed her every. single. time!
@torinjones3221 Жыл бұрын
21:15 you were meant to change gear? I don't think I did that once no wonder i always sucked lmao
@milkweedreflections2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Great game. This channel is gonna blow up. 💥
@Jwlar2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jamesblake51762 жыл бұрын
the xbox version used to crash on me after i beat the krayt dragon on tattooine, so i had to replay the whole game on my pc and beat it
@davidianschultz86402 жыл бұрын
why is it that star wars video games have a tenancy to follow better story lines than all the films combined?
@zaphodlucs2 жыл бұрын
no KOTOR, no mass effect, no 90% of western rpgs since.
@kendannon4435 Жыл бұрын
No. it doesn't hold up. the story doese though. best star wars story ever.
@franktalarico6892 жыл бұрын
Had no idea the music was by the Morrowind guy!
@-Marcc-10 ай бұрын
Whats the track in the background starting at 00:54 ?
@-ye2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Jwlar2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏼
@-ye2 жыл бұрын
@@Jwlar keep at this brother your content is really good, it will pay off eventually. 🙏
@CrazyxEnigma Жыл бұрын
Kotor was my first Bioware game and to the kid who was obsessed with Star Wars this was a dream come true. 90s- early 00s was the golden age of Star Wars fandom the games we got were almost all high quality and Kotor is at the top, I could gush about this and Kotor 2 for a long time. I'll just say I've replayed this game many times over the years and Bastilla was one of my first crushes as a 9 year old child lol. Edit: These videos are all high quality, I'm confused as to why your subscriber count is so criminally low especially since your Daggerfall retrospective has over 2M views looking forward to getting around to that one.
@bishoptrees3 жыл бұрын
What the heck was that deer/goat looking thing at like 17:56? Also, watching this after your work on Morrowind... Great stuff! Keep it up :)
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad you like it! I think it’s an ‘Iziz’ - one of the animals restored with one of the restoration mods. They don’t do anything, just stand there haha.
@supanova75223 жыл бұрын
@@Jwlar It's correct name is "Iriaz" and yeah they are kinda essentially part of the scenery. Do nothing but make a loud noise ahah
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
@@supanova7522 Oh yeah, you're right! Thanks for watching :)
@shodan64013 жыл бұрын
This is really an excellent review - Thank You.
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@raider7623 жыл бұрын
Kotor 3 was actually somewhat planned after the Kotor 2. It was supposed to be darker and more violent than the 2nd.
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
It's a shame we never got it. Well, hopefully, the new rumors are true and we can finally have a Kotor 3 to look forward to.
@chrisrosenkreuz232 жыл бұрын
@@Jwlar i worked as a game tester for swtor and most of the time I thought of it as kotor 3. If I remember correctly, there are some lore connections that it draws as well. Actually come to think of it swtor had surprisingly well designed SP lore for a MMO
@edwardianed2 жыл бұрын
Minor correction: T3-M4 is an astromech droid, not a protocol droid.
@tacocatandy2 жыл бұрын
Quality content about a quality game. Cheers.
@odaddy472 жыл бұрын
THE GOAT
@bestwrestlingcameos14463 жыл бұрын
Will you review kotor 2?
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
One day, likely later this year. I didn't like Kotor2 as much when I was younger becuase of the bugs, but after playing it with the Restoration Mod I can say it is as good if not better than Kotor1. There's a lot more to say about that game too becuase of the theme and how it handles its approach to the force (wth Kreia etc.) so I'm going to hold off for a bit so I can make it as in-depth as it needs to be.
@raider7623 жыл бұрын
@@Jwlar Good. The restored content mod does make the game so much better. There are some points I broke my saves in Kotor2 and it just had to be 3 worlds into the play and game breaking and more than 20 hours into the game. 10 years later I dusted the game off and found the restored content mod and made my first play through of Kotor 2. It was better than I thought it was.
@bestwrestlingcameos14463 жыл бұрын
Im a huge kotor2 fan, played it dozens of times and have never played the restored content even though there is a way and have now got it on the phone i am totally clueless im not good with technology ill have 2 wait till covids over 2 see 1 of my mates to do it and set it up 4 me lol 😆
@christianv.99512 жыл бұрын
Sick video, bro. Loved it.
@dagon993 жыл бұрын
Cant wait fir a remaster
@jamesblake51762 жыл бұрын
great game. didn't age well. i tried to play the sequel a couple of months ago, and it was just way too dated.
@411Remnant3 жыл бұрын
Junhani was probably my least favorite character. Every other character was gold and extremely well written. I don't think I liked juhani all that much because she was kind of whiney, always gloomy and bringing the mood down. I think her overall design and cat face also rubbed me the wrong way, maybe the accent to. I could see what bioware was going for that character, someone who struggles with the light and dark side, and this video actually helps me see that character a little differently.
@Jwlar3 жыл бұрын
I fully agree, I didn’t even know she was a companion until my second play through - I killed her straight away for being so annoying on my first one haha
@raider7623 жыл бұрын
Yeah I ignore them every play through. I just get them to be in the group to be my Jedi meat stick.