Cobb

I still haven't finished the, presumed, final battle of the game (TopSpin is now commandeering my game time) but I really enjoyed the story elements of KOTOR. Each planet has it's own underlying drama going on and you can choose to deal with all of the issues that arise, or not. You can choose the path you're on and all the while this larger epic story arc isn growing around you.

It's my favorite game of last year and that's saying something because I spent a lot of time loving Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Soul Caliber II.

You say "Now I see him more like Linus Torvalds, as the facilitator of a garden where 1000 flowers are blooming. "

I wish this were more true. I wish Lucas would sit back and let other people make the movies. Or, at least stop making them primarily with an eye to Happy Meal toys.

After seeing Fellowship of the Ring my first comment to my wife was "That's what "The Phantom Mennace" should have been."

And no, I don't mean "the Phantom Mennace" needed hobbits. :-)

Instead, we were given someone's pet CGI project with characters I either hated or couldn't care about. I am one of those fan[atic]s who read all the books. The last two movies don't even come close to capturing the heart or size of the Star Wars universe that exist in the books and that you've seen in the video game.

-Andy

KotOR was indeed phenominal. I only wish that Raven had also released an independent version of Pazaak so we could have it on our computers like Free Cell, Hearts, or Solitaire.

It took me about 4 hours to figure out how to beat Bastila. When I found out that I'd have to beat Malak 9 times, I quit.

I had chosen the path of a Sentinal and therefore became the healer of the crew. I gave the more devastating and dark force powers to Juhani and Jolee Bindo. So I said forget it.

Still I had a ball with it.So much so that I was fool enough to rent Jedi Academy - a complete waste of time. It's amazing how much the gameplay varies between multiple titles. Are ANY of the other Star Wars games worth trying at all?

The other great Star Wars game is the original X-Wing simulator for the PC...makes you feel like you're a real member of Red Flight in the first movie.

I am 38 hours into the game and i am on the starforge about to fight lord malak, again for like the 10 time and discovered he's more powerful than me. WHAT A SURPRISE!!! Looks like a good ending though. I think its better than all of the games I've played. I can't wait for the new sequel to come out around 2005!

Wow, people are sure whiny about EP I and II - its because they all wanted to get to "Vader" right away, and didn't give a damn about how he got there.

EP I and II are both fine SW films. The problem is that many idiots had 20 years to think of how EP I and II should be, that they cannot come to grips with what it actually IS. Thus, people pissed with Jar Jar, people calling the acting wooden (I thought jedi were SUPPOSED to be emotionless? "There is no emotion, there is peace" remember?), people losing touch with the innocence that made Star Wars great - they want a more "mature" Star Wars now, and yet, fail to see the equally childish things in the original trilogy. Its a shame - such people are probably very sour in life - unable to just relax and take things in as they were meant to be, rather than try to force them into some preconceived notion.

Anyway, on KOTOR - it is one of the all time greats in video game plots, and I hope the sequel (now out on X-Box, waiting for PC version in Feb) is equally as impressive.