Excited for Star Wars: The Old Republic? Yeah, me too. Bioware’s first MMO foray looks to be an ambitious one – The Old Republic will either be the biggest co-op story game ever made, or one of the most unique MMORPG games ever made – but one thing is for sure, it won’t suck. I’ve been wanting this since the first two Knights of the Old Republic games came out (by the way, check out this recently released restoration patch for KOTOR2), and while SW:TOR was officially announced a year or so ago, not much information has been released about it, aside from a couple videos and some information on a couple classes.
Today, though, Bioware made the game feel a bit more real to fans by announcing that they are accepting signups for the beta test. While the beta might not start for a couple of months (or maybe even years) it does make me happy to see the game moving along nicely. Beta will be a big milestone for Bioware.
I guess I should also take this time to just reiterate that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is the greatest game ever made. Just putting that out there.
Simply put, the Knights of the Old Republic games for the original Xbox and PC are not only the two greatest Star Wars games ever made (suck it, X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter), but also the two greatest RPG games ever made, and also the two greatest games ever made. Seriously. If you think otherwise, you are wrong. I’d go so far as to say it should be a punishable crime to speak ill of these games, but I digress.
Perhaps that is why I’m so excited for Bioware’s first MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. Since the game was first revealed last October, I’ve been grasping on to every piece of information and news about the game, and up until this point, Bioware has been rather vague about the game. Friday, Bioware released a twenty minute developer walkthrough, showcasing the very demo of the game that was shown behind closed doors at E3 2009. This is the first actual look at a couple solid minutes of uninterrupted gameplay – featuring the Smuggler, Bounty Hunter, and Sith Warrior classes.
The videos speak for themselves, but if you’re like me and the idea of a massive multiplayer Bioware RPG gets your love-juices pumping, the wait for SW:TOR is going to be a very long one, no matter when the game comes out.
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