When comparing Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast vs Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Slant community recommends Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for most people. In the question“What are the best Star Wars PC games?” Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is ranked 1st while Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is:
The games story is pretty deep and the text that can be found within that, tells it will take multiple playthroughs to see it all, making for not only a good reason to play many times, but creates the feeling of a very deep universe.
Specs
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Pros
Pro True Force Power progression Light/Dark
the decisions you make and the force abilities you level up and use actually determine whether you travel down the Dark or Light side of the Force. Want more lightening? Want to Force Choke and fling troopers off the building? Want incredible speed? Pick your path.
Pro Great Star Wars FPS
The Last Star Wars FPS following Kyle Katarn. Weild the Force and a lightsaber or pick up any of the classic Star Wars guns found in the hands of your enemies! Great story found in the Post-Return of the Jedi era.
Pro Nice voice acting
This game has a very nice voice acting, available in multiple languages.
Pro Slow-Motion Lightsaber kills
Not only can you lop off limbs of storm troopers and mercenaries; every so often the game will highlight a kill with few seconds of slow-motion, making you look even more awesome. This also happens in multiplayer occasionally as well.
Pro Longevity through multiple playthroughs thanks to the sheer amount of text and choices to be found in the game
The games story is pretty deep and the text that can be found within that, tells it will take multiple playthroughs to see it all, making for not only a good reason to play many times, but creates the feeling of a very deep universe.
Pro Many mods
You can find many community-created mods that improve the game.
Pro Gameplay holds up well
For what is now an eleven year old game, the classic Bioware RPG game mechanics such as branching dialog and turn based battles similar to a CRPG (where the player must pause the gameplay in order to choose their commands to then un-pause in order to watch their chosen strategy play out) hold up well.
Pro Engaging story thanks to the superb writing
Being a role playing game, KotOR has a pretty long story that the player feels connected to that luckily was written well, making for a good story that is very engaging.
Pro Handles Star Wars license well
Seeing things like Jedi vs Sith and politics in the game that are now staples of the newer movies helps to feel as though the game fits into the cannon quite well. With so many movie license games in the past being quick cash-ins it is great to see the Star Wars license used in a manner that fits with the cannon and of high quality development.
Cons
Con Dated
Released in 2003. Graphics, while manageable, show their age.
Con Somewhat buggy
Crashes can happen while playing, while not a huge deal they can be annoying.