And don't forget this was the year between Episode 2's Attack of the Clones and Episode 3's Revenge of the Sith. The 12 months around KOTOR alone churned out Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds - Saga, Star Wars: Galaxies - An Empire Divided, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3 - Rebel Strike, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. By this time the Star Wars franchise had already far outstayed its welcome at LucasArts. Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR from now on) was originally released in 2003. This is the story of mysterious Republic Scoundrel, Simon Evil, and his adventures on the planet Taris. I've played the game before - in fact, it's one of my all-time favourites - but I was the most angelic creature in the galaxy. The task I set myself was to play the original Knights of the Old Republic, making the worst, cruellest, most spiteful, murderous and downright evil choices available at every choice. It's embarrassing, but I just make the decisions I believe I'd really make, and end up that way. When I play a BioWare role-playing game, my characters tend to not only lean toward the nicer side, but almost immediately start twinkling with the magical pixie dust of purity. I'm not the sort of person who, for instance, would usually be found mocking victims of bullying, endorsing racism or murdering victims of sexual assault. But ultimately, it's fair to say I'm a kind, reasonable individual. I have my many faults, and certainly my large share of means to be irritating, rude and bothersome.
There's something you need to know about me. This was originally published in 2009 and is one of my favourite things we've ever run. This week we are bringing together all three instalments of John Walker's amazing series, Bastard of the Old Republic, so you can enjoy it in its entirety. Every Sunday on Eurogamer we pick a feature out of the archive that you might have missed or might enjoy reading again.
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