KarlMarx Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Hey guys I'm between two paths right now either JA or Knights of the Old Republic. LucasArts couldn't really decide it for me and I know you guys are probly biased to JA but what does each game offer? I have heard that in JA you do not play as Katarn (like MGS2, where you play the spineless chick dude for most of the game instead of Snake the badass.) I don't care about graphics. I care about gameplay and to a much lesser degree story, then graphics. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Well, KotOR's got the graphics, the story, the guns, the sabers, the action, the romantic action , pretty much everything. If you want to be totally zoned out of the rest of the world for a few days then it's your game. But if you just want some casual stress relief, JA's gotcha covered. Really it's a choice between what type of game you like best. I think that KotOR's really, really, really good. But I like JA a lot too. So...get both! And we're really not biased towards JA. Check this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ockniel Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 well, KOTOR doesn't have mp, and I would think that without mp there wouldn't be alot of piont in modding (if you were planning too), though some of my friends say Kotor is better, and since I havent ever played it , I can't say. even though I've never played-- I still say JA Rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-8252 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 KotOR is just not my kind of game. No Imperials or rebels, and way too much Jedi stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Dunno, but KOTOR is better, good graphics, higher rating, fun fun fun..... :) And you get that sweet Star Wars feel when you play KOTOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weiser_Cain Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I wasn't really a starwars fan untill I played KOTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 there's a demo for jedi academy, you might want to try that one. They're both great games; if you can't get both you'll have to decide on this; KOTOR awesome graphics rpg (you don't flight yourself, you click on 'do that move') amazing gameplay+storyline JA SP+MP Action game, slash and bash.. anyways just try the demo i aint good in making comparison tables like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid_Allanon Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Well, it depends on what sort of gameplay you want, really. KOTOR is based on RPGing, so if you love to RP, get KOTOR. If not, buy Jedi Academy. Personally, I would choose JA because, although KOTOR is good, you would get bored of the same stuff over and over. JA MP is constantly changing, such as the people's attitude. That's what makes it interesting for me. I would advise you to get JA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Yeah, I would get JA, but then I have KotOR also But not to burst anyone's bubble, but KotOR really dosne't have any replay value after going through it about 8-9 times, unless you mod it Go to the KotOR forums, very many mods there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiEND_138 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 KotOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radd Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 RPGs or FPS games? JA is a great, fun FPS game. KotOR is by all accounts an excellent RPG. Both are set in the Star Wars universe. There's reviews for both games available online. What sort of game do you prefere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Basically it comes down to this: -If you want a "Jedi Simulator"* get KOTOR. OR -If you want an action FPS with multiplayer in the Star Wars universe, get Jedi Academy. * Close as you are going to get to one anyway, in the videogame world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omikron Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Originally posted by Sam Fisher Yeah, I would get JA, but then I have KotOR also But not to burst anyone's bubble, but KotOR really dosne't have any replay value after going through it about 8-9 times, unless you mod it Go to the KotOR forums, very many mods there! Yes, but it takes about 20-40 hours to finish KotOR, whilst it only takes about 5-10 for JA, so KotOR is much longer. If i had to choose (I own both) i'd go for KotOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 [aside]Wow those were short times ... did you see anything along the way? I am generally taking >60 hours in my 4 KotOR trips and >20 hours in my 4 JA trips ... [/aside] My thought would be this - would you rather be playing Neverwinter Nights or Return to Castle Wolfenstein? Baldur's Gate or Half Life? See what I'm saying? KotOR is more action-packed than most RPG's, and JA has more RPG-lite elements than most FPS, but ultimately it is a RPG vs FPS thing. I couldn't even begin choose between what are my two favorite games ... which is when being an adult with plenty of disposable $$ helps Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Want FPS -> JA Want RPG -> KOTOR Don't care -> KOTOR Machine not top-o-the-line -> JA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial_thug Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 KOTOR does'nt have mp or even real-time action, that is why we are still stuck with role-players and honor jerks screwing this game up. I was hoping that KOTOR was going to take them all away, and they could give up the FPS genre and stop trying to change it into an RPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3rr0r Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 i would have bought kotor if it wasn't knights of the old republic. i didn't get very much of a star warsy feel when i tried it. if only it had been set during the classic (and on) era... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 What. I. The... Kotor has more star warsy feel to it than most of the other star wars games combined! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3rr0r Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by Boba Rhett Kotor has more star warsy feel to it than most of the other star wars games combined! i don't recall mentioning any other star wars games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Given the forums that you're on, it's implied that you feel that there are other Star Wars games that have more of a, "star warsy" feel though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radd Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by Imperial_thug KOTOR does'nt have mp or even real-time action, that is why we are still stuck with role-players and honor jerks screwing this game up. I was hoping that KOTOR was going to take them all away, and they could give up the FPS genre and stop trying to change it into an RPG. I'm still under the impression that it's the whiners and jerks that were ruining the game. Those are hardly limited to a small group that likes to roleplay on servers dedicated to that end, or people that like to bow before you kick their teeth in. It's the people that think you should have to bow before you kick their teeth in, and whine if you don't. And the other jerks that come in and tell you how you ought to play the game even when the server isn't dedicated to their particular style of gameplay. Whether they insist on roleplay and 'honour rules', or whether they go onto a server dedicated to such things and start hacking away at those that didn't come for that sort of thing. It has nothing at all with how they want to play the game, and everything to do with whether or not they expect and demand other people to play their way, whining, crying, and namecalling when people refuse. If you forget that simple truth and start telling people that like to roleplay on roleplay servers to get the hell out of JK and go to KotOR or Galaxies, or start callimg them names, either on their own servers or here, then you're every bit as bad as those idiots that jump onto a hack and slash server demanding people bow, and getting pissy when someone attacks them from behind. You become that very same type of person, just complaining about different things. You become the very problem you were originaly complaining about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radd Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I don't mean to single Imperial_Thug out like that, I apologize. You do have valid complaints, assuming you mean the people that jump onto servers demanding you play their way, when there's no such server rules or anything like that. However, I see far too many people that tend to lose sight of that, and I've visited plenty of RPG servers, training servers, and even FFA servers with a few house rules to abide by (sabers down and whatnot), and seen hack and slash types jump on and just ignore those rules, or demand people play the game their way, which is just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by t3rr0r i would have bought kotor if it wasn't knights of the old republic. i didn't get very much of a star warsy feel when i tried it. if only it had been set during the classic (and on) era... Hmm. I found the opposite. I thought it was one of the most accurate games in terms of Star Wars feel. Even though it isn't in the OT era, just about everything has a direct counterpart in the OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by Prime Hmm. I found the opposite. I thought it was one of the most accurate games in terms of Star Wars feel. Agree - everything is just bathed in a Star Wars-y feel - it shows you don't need Stormtroopers to get a Star Wars feel. But you do need lightsabers ... and some corny jokes, cheesy dialogue and someone whining (be it luke, anakin, rosh or carth) always helps Even though it isn't in the OT era, just about everything has a direct counterpart in the OT. Actually, there I have a subtle distinction - what makes KotOR so good is that it has analogues throughout the OT, but without 'knock-off' direct counterparts. The characters are familiar, yet different and alive of their own. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master William Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 KOTOR. KOTOR is a way of life. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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