

I replayed a bit of the beginning of KOTOR 2, and I was surprised how complex and upgraded the engine is. When I went back to Bastila after the battle, I kited a bunch of enemies from earlier in the area, and while talking to me about facing Malak, she stood up, drew her lightsaber, and started fighting them as she was talking, which I found hilarious, though not as funny as the Jolee conversation I reference in the title of this blog. I then could run all the way back through the complex up to the first locked door, triggering the Ninja Gaiden endless enemy flow in certain areas (a source of frustration for me until I figured out they were endless). When they froze in the normal game, she then shut the door behind me, but because the door was already closed, it OPENED just before the battle. When I loaded it, it put me IN FRONT of the door, so I already triggered the Bastila dialog even though the door was closed and my two companions were behind me. My favorite was when I saved next to the door just before I met Bastila the final time. True to form I made the game freak out a few times. I liked how the story tied into something later, and I also liked Jolee's ideas about how the Jedi outlook on "love" is actually harmful in its severity, something that I wish the actual movies would have addressed more directly. Didn't even get experience for the actual information, and I'm glad I didn't. My favorite moment, though, had to be with the Sandpeople storyteller that was when I knew it was special. I'm glad I saved Manaan for last, that was fun (if I did run into a few possible bugs). I suggest you walk on by if you want to go into it without anything ruined. This will be a short note, but there will be spoilers belowif you haven't played it (and I mention some vague things about KOTOR 2). I'll probably write more about it when I have the energy, but I'll say right now that I'm glad I got a chance to play that thing. Well, I beat the game, and I have to say there were some really nice moments hidden in there that helped counter my initial impressions.
