Would this style of game work as a new Knights Of The Old Republic?

[Get Judased]

I remember playing the classic Knights Of The Old Republic games and not really understanding what a saving throw was having never played any D&D back then. But upon reflection I see just how much those games were in many ways inspired by many RPG elements from D&D and it's got me thinking...

It's been over 20 years since we had a real entry in the KOTOR series and on the surface at least it seems like a Baldur's Gate 3 style game would actually fit really well as a way to bring the classic series into the modern day.

Do you all think this is wishful thinking? Or if it is a good fit could you see any developer being able to handle such a game aside from Larian Studios?

[wtiger27]

It could work if Larian did it. But it is also wishful thinking. Not happening.

[Detective Costeau]

I mean, the KOTOR games were basically D&D 3.5 Edition games with the serial numbers filed off in the first place, so sure, you could make a good modern Star Wars crpg with the right budget and team.

I'm afraid it's probably wishful thinking though. In theory there's a KOTOR remake in the works, but it seems to be permanently stuck in Development Hell and I'm not aware of any other ideas like it that are even in discussion.

[Яeplicant]

If it were designed around it, anything would.

[EricHVela]

There is a Star Wars-based D20 system. (D20 being the SRD of D&D.) I don't recall which edition, but my brain is saying it's 5th edition 2014 rules.

My brain is also thinking it's not official or officially endorsed/supported in any way, meaning it cannot be resold.

Larian is doing its own thing right now, too. So, that's an avenue closed.

Who else would the Mouse tap to take on a D20 version of Star Wars? (The 5e SRD is open source, but I don't know what that means for Disney's relationship to it.)

People have certain expectations with the KotOR name. It might be better to go into a different part of the Star Wars lore.

(I think it would've been better for The Sith Lords to put itself in its own part of the lore rather than try to latch onto Revan's coattails when they started production before KotOR was even released. The inclusion of Revan in The Sith Lords is so awkward and vague... and completely unnecessary. The Triumvirate (plus two unanticipated Siths) story was strong enough without some other unfinished story mucking it up.)

[Get Judased]

I think Obsidian could make a new entry well if they were actually given enough time.

[Dusk_Army]

The problem is that KOTOR uses the Star Wars d20 system, which is derived from either 3.0 or 3.5 D&D, while BG3 uses 5e D&D. There's a lot of shared mechanics, but 5e is much more streamlined than its predecessors. More to the point, Star Wars d20 was not (to my knowledge) given a rules update to bring it in line with 5e's mechanical changes.

In other words, someone creating a new KOTOR game using this one as a basis for what it should be like would have their work cut out for them, especially when it comes to adapting classes. Toss in the fact that production of Star Wars videogame IPs is still exclusively licensed to Electronic Arts and... well, if it happened, it almost certainly wouldn't be good.

[harken23]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

It could work if Larian did it. But it is also wishful thinking. Not happening.

With the exposure and acclaim they're getting from BG3, they might get the nod for another KotOR. That is, if whoever holds the rights wants to make it.
KotOR were closer to third-person shooters, than TB strategy games (at least in the beginning, I never got very far in either game), tho it was sort of a hybrid.

[Mosey]

Sure, it's possible.

Will Disney allow it to happen?

Probably not.

They like to only give games to companies with a proven track record of being terrible. Sometimes a decent game gets through the filter, and they promise to never do it again.