With less than a month away, Star Wars: The Old Republic(SWTOR) is shaping up to rock the MMO community. For those of you who are familar with the genre, SWTOR brings new elements to the table. While all the similar aspects of MMO's are in place, what this game does to change it up, is deliver story in a way we have never seen in an MMO before.
SWTOR takes place about 300 years after the events of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which was release on PC and original XBOX. This game is among my favorite RPG/Action game of all time (I might be a little biased since I am a HUGE Star Wars fan). For those of you who have only watched the movies, its about 3000 years before the events in A New Hope. So no, there is no Darth Vader, Anakin or Obi-wan.
What makes this game stand out from other MMO's, like I said, is story. The game is 100% fully voiced, that means every NPC and even your own character has a voice. In other MMO's such as World of Warcraft (which i've played for about 7 years) you simply walk up to an npc, read a text box for your quest, if you chose to, and click accept. Then your off to kill 20 boars in the plains of duratar. You dont really know why your killing these boars, but your do so anyway. In SWTOR, every quest is met with an interactive dialog system, similar to what you see in Mass Effect or Dragon Age. If you've ever played these games before, you know that means your answers in the conversation affect your moral standing.
I can not wait to get my hands of this title when it comes out 12/20/11. It looks like a great change of pace from todays well established MMO's. For more info on the game, visit www.swtor.com.
I look forward to discussing the title with anyone out there, so feel free to leave a comment. I can't get into too much detail about the title until the NDA is lifted, but I can tell you that it is AWESOME!! =P
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