A casual take on Star Wars: the Old Republic

Okay, first things first. If you haven’t seen the cinematic trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, watch it here. Then come back. I’ll wait.


Okay, now that you’ve seen the glory and most likely had to change your trousers/skirt/kilt/armor, let’s discuss.

First off, as a passionate but very casual Star Wars fan, I can’t comment on the accuracy of all the new fun playable classes, Force powers, costumes, and/or storylines that may or may not appear in this game. Having said that...I wants this game. It’s my precious.

Speaking as a person who has played the original The Empire Strikes Back, the graphics look nothing short of incredible and game play promises to be both enjoyable and intuitive. However, it’s the ability to choose from the beginning whether to be Jedi, Sith, or forgo the decision all together that has me hooked. It’s just enough RPG without being annoying, you know?

Take this box of cute, 3D-rendered digital puppies for example. Do I go Jedi and save them from the chemilizard? Do I go Sith and use the Force to jam them one by one down the chemilizard’s throat until it’s dead? Or do I bypass both decisions, go Bounty Hunter, and flamethrower the crap out of everything that moves? So much ass-kickery, so little time.

So that’s that. I fully intend on enjoying every single class, power, weapon, and Storm Trooper’s dying scream that this game has to offer, and I hope you will, too!

For all your game pre-ordering needs, I encourage you to visit Gamestop.

Until next time, stay frosty gamers!