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December 2011
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The editors liked
Wide range of customizable ship types for diversity
A whole new use for companion characters
Plentiful new lines of dialogue
Fluid and exciting space combat
Engaging
Fully voiced storylines
Uniquely rewarding companion system
Wide variety of worlds
Tons of content.
The cinematic scenes are phenomenally good to the point of being able to be in a single player AAA title
Not just one
Not two
But a whopping SIXTEEN fully voiced stories
Each running 30hours long
More than enough content for a newly released MMO
Amazing story-driven gameplay
Flexible character classes
A generous free-to-play model
Fast-paced
Rewarding combat
Exciting
New content built around the Star Wars canon
Wonderful singleplayer instancing
Immersive scripting and voiceovers
Strategic general combat.
Outstanding production values capture the vibe of the Star Wars universe
Companions add depth both to the story and to the gameplay
Combat is exciting to watch and hear
Eight fully voiced
Branching stories give you a good reason to reach level 50
Crew skills keep things moving by automating gathering and selling.
The editors didn't like
Only two maps available for PVP
No new story objectives
Quests are standard "kill and fetch"
Imbalanced PvP matches
Occasional bugs and unresponsive abilities.
So…much…walking (at least until level 25). You'll be begging for a speeder by then
The worlds feel strangely empty
Especially in large cities where you would expect people
The game unloads all of its textures when you AltTab out
Abstract: There is a real dearth of science fiction-based Massively Multiplayer (MMO) games on the market today, which is odd given the relative frequency with which other gaming genres tend to leverage that kind of narrative. If there was ever a story that was ...
Engaging class missions with a distinctly BioWare feel. Well-designed skills. A good sense of being in the Star Wars Universe. An epic orchestral score and solid voice acting. Lightsabers.
Occasionally buggy. Currently limited end-game. Force alignment and Social points system are prescribed. Some poor design decisions that will be ironed out in later patches (auction House GUI, no PvP level brackets, and so on.)
Massively ambitious (if uneven) in its attempts to bring singleplayer storytelling into a persistent online world, but massively average in the MMO that lies underneath that, The Old Republic's success is far more modest than its budget promised. ...
SWTOR isn't my dream Star Wars game, it isn't even my dream MMORPG but I did enjoy playing it. Even though it doesn't add anything new to either of these genres it brings on dewey-eyed Star Wars nostalgia. Having reached level 21, Bioware has me hooked li...
Strong storytelling and great Star Wars atmosphere, Masses of content for solo players and groups, Feels like Knights of the Old Republic
Not a big step on from World of Warcraft and its clones, Slow, grindy sections and excess backtracking, Performance poor on laptops and slower systems
The Old Republic is not the MMO to sign up for if you're looking for revolutionary gameplay or a new approach to the genre. There are still irritations and sections that drag, and at times group play feels like a secondary priority. Yet it's hard to ignor...
It’s not hard to see where all the millions of credits went. Star Wars: The Old Republic was a Sisyphean undertaking for Bioware. They’ve largely pulled it off too. Highly addictive it is.More Articles >>> ...
Abstract: Published January 1st 2012. Written by Nickolai Niver. Editor’s Note: Please welcome darkzero’s new writer Nickolai Niver as he takes a few moments to share the ups and downs of the newly-released Star Wars: The Old Reuplic. Enjoy!MMOs are a plague on ...
