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Star Wars: The Old Republic

Based on 35 reviews

Excellent:

16
Good:

15
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros

Wonderful singleplayer instancing.
Immersive scripting and voiceovers.
Strategic general combat.
Outstanding production values capture the vibe of the Star Wars universe.
Companions add depth both to the story and to the gameplay.
Combat is exciting to watch and hear.
Branching stories give you a good reason to reach level 50.
Uniquely rewarding companion system.
Wide variety of worlds.
Tons of content.

Cons

Feels incomplete.
Missing modern MMO features.
Tough transportation flow.
Overly simple group coop.
Instancing can make open areas feel empty.
Frequent, uninspired corridor levels.
Shallow space combat is a missed opportunity.
Quests are standard "kill and fetch".
Imbalanced PvP matches.
Occasional bugs and unresponsive abilities.

By DreamStation on May 23, 2012

Overall, Star Wars: The Old Republic is a great leveling game and OK end game. If Bioware can continue making great updates for the game and maybe even a huge expansion in the future this may eventually become the best MMO to date. As it stands I...

85
By NZGamer on March 06, 2012

There is a real dearth of science fiction-based Massively Multiplayer (MMO) games on the market today, which is odd given the relative frequency with which other gaming genres tend to leverage that kind of narrative. If there was ever a story that was...

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By Game Observer on February 19, 2012

Alright, let’s just get down to it. The Old Republic has everything an MMO needs. Addictive gameplay. Progressive rewards. Social interaction. Player versus player. Interesting character classes. A story that actually has some relevance to what...

97
By PC Advisor on January 13, 2012

Massively ambitious (if uneven) in its attempts to bring singleplayer storytelling into a persistent online world, but massively average in the MMO that lies underneath that, The Old Republic's success is far more modest than its budget promised....

80
By Maximum PC on January 10, 2012

Star Wars: The Old Republic (TOR) comes with a buffet of a story for an MMO, but you only get to fill your plate once. From decisions as significant as choosing your character’s class specialization to events as trivial as responding to dialog...

70
By GamePlanet on January 09, 2012

The BioWare team's herculean attempt to create a living, breathing Star Wars universe speaks to their ability as top-rate game designers. But as can be expected, teething trouble...

80
By Games Radar on January 09, 2012

3,600 years before Luke Skywalker was bulls-eyeing womp rats in his T-16, the galaxy was enveloped in an all-out war. After over 20 years of fighting, the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic met to forge Treaty of Coruscant, a document that ended...

80
By Strategy Informer on January 09, 2012

BioWare released Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and I was crushed as it was only for Xbox and I didn't own one at the time, but then a PC version arrived and all was well - for a while - until we heard no news of a BioWare follow-up. The...

90
By GameSpot on January 06, 2012

Kevin VanOrd dispenses Lightsaber justice in this video review for Star War: The Old Republic....

80
By IGN Gear on January 06, 2012

I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that The Old Republic is a stand-out, wonderfully crafted MMO. The story elements deliver on every front, the vocal performances are excellent, and some genuinely clever innovations have been applied to PvP combat....

90