KOTOR Kinghts of the Old Republic (Remake)

BTW: this could be a game that is launching first on that new console called the PS5 that I have been hearing about a lot, you PC and owners of the equally new Xbox Series X might see it yet.

Didn't they draw a line in the sand some time ago about this kind of thing?  They pivoted to work only on their own IPs?  Since it is a remake, not a remaster, there isn't any real need for Bioware to be involved, either.

This is my same story - Kotor was my first BioWare game and I think I only put DAO above it.

The reason for the remake of this would have nothing to do with EA or BioWare its between Asypr and the LucasArts division at Disney.  As far as Dead Space and Mass Effect that is what the developers thought those were what would work best for that situation.  It could even be that they experimented with a Dead Space remaster and realized that they couldn't get it to run on the new consoles or PC hardware properly with the changes they wanted. Since it used a game engine that Redwood Studios used for the Godfather game and then customized it further for Dead Space since they were familiar with it already.  Where Mass Effect used Unreal and was updated to the newest version of Unreal 3 and were able to add new effects to that engine.

I for one am very excited! In a released statement, the dev team at Aspyr said they plan to modernize the graphics, features and gameplay, while staying true to the original story and characters. Developers from the original KOTOR are also onboard, and Sony support is great considering their recent great track record with exclusives. It's also confirmed that voice actors such as Jennifer Hale and others will reprise their original roles as Bastila and others.

As far as a remake goes, that information is about as good of a first impression you can make, in my view at least!

They said they are in early development, so I think it'll be a 2023 release, which will also coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original KOTOR's release.

Is it too early to start counting down the days

Doesn't "console exclusive" mean it's only an exclusive for the selected console? Usually that doesn't affect the PC release and the game launches simultaneously for the console and PC.

If it was worded like a "timed PS5 exclusive", then that would mean it will launch later on all other platforms, including PC.

Hah! Finally! I wonder how much they will change in terms of story and game mechanics. I hope it will remain an RPG.

The wording of the announcement is unclear, so I will wait for concrete clarifications. But so far it seems people believe (or hope) it means it will launch at the same time on the PS5 and PC.

But we are probably 2-3 years away. Lot can happen.

Maybe this is just me, but I get these two games confused all the time.

Good to hear about this Guild Wars stuff! Belayed my fears somewhat.

Yeah... Do you think they'll recast?

(Roles that can't be returned to by their original actors for rather obvious reasons.)

Sara Kestelman's still with us thank the lord.

They can write the characters out or replace them by new ones if they don't want to recast them. But I don't think recasting is really an issue here. The original game will be like 20 years old when the remake release.


But if they are forced to make the game canon-canon by Disney, they might make a lot more changes around in there and maybe turn the game more into an adventure one than a RPG. They are apparently incorporating stuff from KoTOR 2 into the game as well. I'm not quite sure how that will work as it is a totally different plot with different characters.

Ok, I love that this thread is getting the community engaged and while I do share your concerns about the team (I hope they keep themselves in check) I also want to warn you to stay on target. We can be passionate about our games (I know I have) but let's not devolve into a rock throwing argument and direct the hate just to those people and no, I won't be changing the Title because the game seems to be a PS5 exclusive (with evidence of going multiplatform) and not "Bash the team behind the Remake."

I know I placed my two cents about that I would have loved that the MELE was a Remake rather than a full remaster, with most if not all the same issues which Bioware abandoned at this point, but let's get back to KOTOR. I won't shy away from being worried about the team but don't devolve into throwing death threats or other behavior not supported by the forum.