

As the players and their Force-sensitive character travel around the galaxy, searching for the secrets of the vanquished Darth Revan, they are faced with the choice of either rejecting - or embracing - the Sith Lord's power, goals, and methods. The big innovation of KOTOR lay in how developers put the Karma Meter mechanic at the heart of a story about redemption and temptation.


Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic wasn't the first computer game to implement a Karma system – a record of good/bad player choices that unlocks different upgrades and story paths. Dark Side Choices In Knights of The Old Republic Can Be Cartoonishly Evil Ideally, KOTOR - Remake will also draw inspiration from the refined moral choice systems of more modern RPGs, giving players more chances to make Dark Side and Light Side choices that seem less exaggerated than they were in the original game. The remake's gameplay will probably take more cues from The Old Republic MMORPG and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, letting players engage in more fluid, fast-paced combat scenarios. For starters, the graphics should take a massive leap forward thanks to the processing power of the Playstation 5 (on the level of the Demon's Souls Remake, at least). Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic - Remake is bound to rework many things from the original. Related: What Star Wars: KOTOR Remake Could Learn From FF7 Remake's Story The gameplay of BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a video game adaption of the D20 tabletop system from the 2002 Star Wars Roleplaying Game, hasn't aged particularly well, often coming across as clunky and awkward in comparison to more modern computer RPGs. The story of KOTOR, however, is still lauded by fans for being a quintessential Star Wars tale of adventure, nobility, and redemption, for having a really good plot twist near the end, and for iconic characters such as the assassin protocol droid HK-47 and the enigmatically practical Sith Lord known as Darth Revan (seen in the remake's reveal trailer). Others may be wondering if the Karma system in the KOTOR Remake gains more nuance, giving players more chances to make Light Side choices that are more pragmatic and Dark Side choices that aren't so cartoonishly evil. Some may be wondering how will graphics and gameplay be improved, or if the storyline will change.

The upcoming Playstation 5 Remake for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, helmed by developers at Lucasfilm Games and Aspyr, has generated a lot of excitement among fans of BioWare's premiere Star Wars RPG along with many questions.
