Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicfans have been asking for a remake for years, and now it seems that they will finally get their wish. According to recent reports, aStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake is actively in development at Aspyr, a studio primarily known for porting older games to modern platforms, including a variety ofStar Warstitles. TheStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake has not been officially announced in any capacity, but its existence has been corroborated by reliable sources.
YouTuber MrMattyPlays first leaked the existence of theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake and its development studio, Aspyr, months ago. MrMattyPlays has since revealed more details about what fans can expect from theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake, which will apparently be making some major changes when compared to the original release. MrMattyPlays has a proven track record with theKOTORremake and so he is more trustworthy than other “leakers,” but fans should still take this news with a grain of salt until an official reveal takes place.
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According to MrMattyPlays' information, theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake is going to be doing away with thereal-time/turn-based combat system combination of the original gameto be more of an action-RPG. While this will likely be a controversial move, it makes sense when one considers the current gaming landscape when compared to the industry as it was whenKOTORoriginally launched in 2003.
The original combat system inStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicisn’t really what garnered the game so much praise anyway.Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicwas critically-acclaimed at the time of its release more so due to its story and characters, withDarth Revan’s popularity persisting to this day. If theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake retains what fans loved about the story, then perhaps purists will be forgiving if the combat system isn’t quite how they remember it.
Those who prefer the originalStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republiccombat system should note that they can play the original game on some modern platforms.Android and iOS versions ofStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicexist, with those mobile games having been handled by Aspyr as well. Not only that, but theoriginal Xbox version ofStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicis playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series Xthanks to the Xbox backward compatibility program, and it’s also readily available to play on PC through Steam.
TheStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake is rumored to be in development.
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