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It’s been nearly twelve years since the first Knights of the Old Republic game was released on the original Xbox. When the game hit in 2003, we were in the latter of the Star Wars prequel/ enhanced version malaise. The doctored originals gave us Greedo shooting first, and a musical number from the Muppet Show and the prequels gave us Jar Jar and more blah than deserves to be mentioned. KotOR was a relief and beacon of hope for many.

WHAT WORKED
Character creation for Knights of the Old Republic, while a little bare bones by today’s standards, was pretty good. Players got to choose between several male or female models of various ethnicities and three different classes. Stats, skills, abilities, and powers could be chosen when a player leveled or could be done automatically if it wasn't something the player didn't want to fool with.

The Story was amazing. The part that really stood out about KotOR is the story. The basic jist was the rise of the Jedi hero, Revan, his or her fall to the dark side, his or her return, and his or her triumph over Darth Malak, Revan’s former apprentice. What makes this story so remarkable is how much better it was executed than Episodes I, II, and III. Revan’s fall from grace was a classic example of the road to hell being paved with good intentions. Part of the backstory for KotOR has it that Revan defied the orders of the Jedi Council to fight the Mandalorians who were waging a brutal occupation of the Outer Rim.

The war was costly and bloody, and in Revan’s desire to save the Outer Rim, the horrors of war, and the cost of victory were too high. As Friedrich Nietzsche warned, “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” Revan’s redemption or embrace of what he or she became is ultimately up to the player.

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RePLAY is a new feature on RPG Gamer where we do a playthrough of not so old RPGs. It may be considered as a review, just like our RETRO [RE]VIEW feature, where we remember some of the greatest classic Role-Playing Games. There couldn't be more appropriate way to start this feature but with Mass Effect, the first installment of the great Mass Effect trilogy.

You might find it hard to imagine, but there are plenty of gamers out there, who haven't had the opportunity to play this epic science-fiction, action role-playing game, and that's why we will start with some details first. Developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 in 2007, Mass Effect was ported to the PC in Summer 2008, and PlayStation 3 in 2012 as a part of Mass Effect Trilogy (thanks Vernon for the heads up!). The PC version of the Mass Effect was developed by BioWare and Demiurge Studios, and published by Electronic Arts.

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To start, I would love nothing more than some official news from Bethesda about Fallout 4, and not just some teaser - something with irritated meat on the bones. We aren't getting it though. That leaves us Fallout fans without much to do but dream and imagine all the things they hope gets put in the next game.

A Call to Inaction

Yes. The lack of news about Fallout 4 sucks, but let’s take a step back and think about it. How many games have we seen this year that are launched broken, or buggier than a two-week old corpse? Do you remember getting Obsidian’s Fallout New Vegas on launch, and being unable to play it thanks to game breaking glitches? It was so bad that Amazon allowed customers to return it as a defective product. I’m more than happy to wait until Bethesda has the best quality game possible. Open world games aren't easy to make, and they become more difficult when you add the level of depth and detail that Bethesda does.

Even with the extra time taken, there will still be a few bugs. Just look at Skyrim. It had its issues and quirks, but none of those were game breaking on a massive scale, and it was a damn good game. Instead of being mad that we don’t have much of anything yet, let’s be grateful that one day we will have something amazing. If it takes a long time, so be it. If you rage out about having to wait, you need to reexamine your life. Take it easy. It’s just a game.

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We gave you a one-month time period to create your favorite type of character in Ultimate Character Builder, and you did a great job! From hundreds of character submissions, we are bringing you some of the best and most original ones, and, of course, the Ultimate RPG Character.

We hope you had some fun with creating your favorite character, and if you didn't already, you can still create one. We will update the list every couple of months, to bring you some fresh character ideas. We were surprised by the amount of your creative character submissions, as the variety of characters is huge - from young 5 years old cyborg to 500 years old Elf Wizard. Now, without the further ado, let's take a look at some of the best character submissions.

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