This past week, I've found myself thinking a lot about RPGs, and I've come to the conclusion that what we need is for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic III to be announced. While there isn't anything official, it is rumoured that Obsidian Entertainment is developing the title, and I can only hope that they, or someone else, is.
The Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series is one of the best action/RPG series that I've played, and I truly want to see it become a proper trilogy. However with the rather rushed ending to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, (thank you very much, LucasArts), where could the series go from there?
Since the sequel was a true sequel to the original and not a prequel or a title set in the same universe but at a vastly different time, the developers are, in my opinion, rather bound to create a proper trilogy, which would mean the story would be set shortly after the last title around a weak Republic recovering from multiple wars, as well as a near extinct Jedi Order and Sith Empire. Essentially, the third title would need to be about rebuilding, and I think some very interesting twists could happen along this path.
The first thing of course would be the player character. In the past, you played a character meant for the path of the Light who turned out to have a very dark secret, and in the sequel you were a former Jedi General who's story made much more rational sense along the Light path. While the player could always follow the path of the Dark Side, I often felt that it mainly didn't feel right with the established story (especially in the sequel), and that being the bad guy was more about leaving bubble gum on park benches rather than being a sinister monster.
So for another installment, why should the player character be a former or struggling Jedi? I think it would be very interesting if your character was a former Sith who fully
knows what he or she was about, but who's path is in question with the collapse of the Empire. Perhaps he or she will have taken up an aggressive life style at the game's beginning, such as a bounty hunter, and perhaps you begin the game stalking someone of import, such as Visas Marr.Which of course brings about the thought of the main player Quest, Party Members, and returning characters from the previous titles. Not only was Visas brilliantly voice-acted by Kelly Hu, her character was also detailed with enough mystery left over and able to follow the Exile on either a Light or Dark path that she'd make a strong returning character, and an excellent mentor figure for this player character to follow. As for other returning characters, the droids are a given (we really need to have HK-47 solve that Assassin Droid sub-plot from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords) and I think Canderous Ordo and the Mandalorians would fit into the dark theme as well.
For the main Quest, in a simplified form, it would be to rebuild the Sith Empire or seek redemption and rebuild the Jedi Order, something Visas could set the player character upon once the two established a basic bond. The worlds of both Dantooine and Korriban are strongly rooted in the series and of both sides, so they should make a return, however I'd also like to see Coruscant play a larger role than a brief glimpse in memories or holo-recordings.
The above is
simply the basic outline for a third installment in the series, and one which I think would have a lot of potential. Not only could their be twists, turns, and betrayals with NPCs and Party Members, but perhaps the fate of Revan could also be learned, and the "real" Sith that Kreia mentioned so much in the previous title could rear their dark might. The Madalorians could perhaps fight their last battles, the Republic pushed to its limits, and the ground work laid for a stronger, less decadent Jedi Order or a more ruthless Sith Empire.Even if the above ideas are not used, I do hope to see another Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic title, however only time will tell.
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