An end to the trilogy may yet see the light of day
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lordswas a stellar Star Wars RPG that shone despite its bugs and rushed production schedule. It left me wanting to a sequel and,speaking to Eurogamer, Obsidian’s Chris Avellone also harbored further plans for the crew of the Ebon Hawk.Knights of the Old Republic IIIactually existed in pre-production at Obsidian but it never made it past the pitch process.
Obsidian’s Chris Avellone says that “it felt like we were pitching and pitching and it just wasn’t going anywhere, and at some point people just drew a line and said ‘it’s just not going to happen.'” I had never considered theKOTORgames to be part of a potential trilogy but Avellone confirmed that the plan was to have “The Exile” fromKOTOR IIpotentially meeting Revan fromKOTOR Iand finding “the true Sith Lords.”
But enough of all that, what of HK-47, one of the best supporting characters in an RPG ever? “At one point HK-47, its legs dismantled, would “ride around in your backpack,” Chris explains “like C-3PO does with Chewbacca inEmpire Strikes Back.” Brilliant!
The best parts ofKOTOR IIwere when your crew began expanding and you felt like you were making a really close-knit group. I’d love to seeKOTOR IIIhappen but if it never does, I’m glad that there’s mods likeThe Sith Lords Content Modthat can help me squeeze every last bit of goodness from the game.
Fear is the path to the dark side[Eurogamer]
