The game starts like many other Star Wars games and movies with the famous introduction, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”. However, just the namesake of Star Wars and the unique introduction to this game don’t make the game good. Usually it’s the quality of the game that makes it fun to play and great to enjoy, and throughout the game Star Wars: The Old Republic, one will be constantly amazed by the witty dialogue, the immersive gameplay, and the incredible storyline that can suck hundreds of hours out of the player’s life in just one playthrough. The dialogue in this game is absolutely amazing. From witty remarks from both the player’s companion (who is a computer-controlled character in the game that assists the player throughout …show more content…
With the choices presented to players throughout the game, the player becomes closely aligned with the light or dark side or not aligned at all. This allows players to feel great power and control over how their character is turning out. One might just want to be in it for the money and make their character one that doesn’t care for the light or dark side of things as long as they get extremely rich, or one might be in it for their alliance, such as the empire or republic and only choose paths that expressly help the player’s alliance. In the beginning of the game, the player is allowed to choose their alliance, race, physical attributes, gender, and class (of which there are eight with about twenty-four subclasses after you get to a certain point through the game). This allows the player to feel as if they are more a part of the game, further enhancing the immersion they feel. Whether male or female, in the game the player comes across those who ask to be the player’s companions. These companions (that there is a set group of for each class) include male and female humanoids as well as creatures such as ewoks, jawas, and more. Throughout the game, the player has the opportunity to build romantic relationships with these companions (that is, if male the player would be able to form romantic relationships with the female companions and vice versa for female players), and these romantic relationships …show more content…
It takes the player from being a new recruit all the way to being one of the galaxy’s most feared villain or most loved savior. The player has in total eight storylines to play through that coincide with the eight character classes. Each storyline is unique in its own way, giving the player a new experience with every storyline. Even if playing the same storyline multiple times, it is possible to have multiple outcomes, for the player’s choices have a great impact in the storyline. For instance, in one part of the game, there could be one outcome if you align yourself to the light, and a completely different one if aligned with the dark. Throughout the main story of the game, the player gains power, faces obstacles, deals with love and hate and betrayal, and much more that just makes the game’s storyline all that much better. On top of the main storyline, there are many side missions that can increase your presence in the galaxy. From nothing the player rises into godlike power which few can defeat, the epic champion of the galaxy. From nothing the player becomes known by all as the most