@@TY-km8hj worst part is its always above the main key planets. Not that I mind it though, lots of fun on Geonosis/Kamino. Whenever I play I made a vow to only play Yavin/Felucia/Dagobah once each playthrough.
@@jamesn.5721 frr. Me and my brother would bug out when the last stormtrooper/rebel/clone/droid of our team died on dagobah whilst defending him which meant battle lost🙃
@@Jiub_SNthe new one was fixed with dozens of patches and updates. It offers a great experience across all 3 eras. But the gameplay of the first game and how everything was set up was far superior.
First two Battlefront games really were the perfect template to grow, expand, and improve upon. The world would be a better place if Disney didn't turn the franchise to the dark side
The way I got introduced to Kotor was an accidental pre-order in my local library. I thought I was pre-ordering a audiobook being a Star Wars fan who enjoyed the EU; I was utterly surprised to find I had in fact reserved the full PC game. I played the game to its entirety within that span and brought a copy to boot. Absolutely one of my all time favourites save for Kotor 2 which topped it for me. What an amazing time to be a Star Wars fan back then. I legit hope someday I can show it to my own family someday and have them experience it for the first time, just to relive my enjoyment. That's why I love blind playthroughs on youtube =) .
just the other day I watch a speedrun on GDQ and one the commentators was watching the gameplay for the first time, and was genuinely surprised at the twist reveal! It was pretty satisfying hearing her reaction, brought back memories of my own shock too 😆
I went to Best Buy to get an Xbox and the first Fable game. They gave me a free copy of Kotor with it. I played a few hours of Fable and then switched to Kotor. I never switched back. I played it all the way through and was so blown away I played it again. Now I have it on Xbox One, PC, iPad, Samsung phone, and Nintendo Switch. Same with Kotor 2. Love these games. Weirdly, I also waited on Mass Effect for more than a year because I was so sour they didn’t do Kotor 3. Now I love Mass effect almost as much now.
KOTOR took me a while to get into. I tried it several times as a kid, but could never get into it mainly due to the combat. In 2013, I made another attempt, but I was getting into Mass Effect at the same time which sucked me away from KOTOR. Made another attempt to play KOTOR in 2016 after seeing it on sale for May the 4th, and I remember so many late nights of playing KOTOR 1 and 2 that summer and finally getting sucked in. As a kid, Clone Wars and Rogue Squadrons 2 and 3 were my Star Wars video games I remember most fondly.
As an ‘05 kid, I barely know about any of this and I caught in on the tail end so I was very happy to get to experience even a fraction of those days in the Star Wars community.
Republic commando is the reason I fear the Super Battle Droids. Every time I see one in a show, or in the movies, I get flashbacks of just endlessly throwing shock grenades.
It wasn't until I found the 2nd best way to kill them that I got over that fear... Punch off their canon arm by aiming for the armpit... Takes like 2-4 hits with your blade, they can still melee unless you take the other arm too, but unlike losing the melee arm they actually die after a set period so you can ignore them afterward unless holding position, fewer strikes required than vitals sniper shots too.
And the people who were your age when these sixth-gen titles were coming out were pining for the days of X-Wing, Tie Fighter and Dark Forces... in 15 years people will miss the games we have now. It's the circle of life
I love SW Battlefront 2. One cool way you can break the game during space battles is if you take off in a hanger and land the ship in the middle of the force field between the hanger and outer space. You can then jump out of the ship you'll end up walking around the capital ship in outer space.
@@Deadlytenor21 Lol, oh yes. In Bounty Hunter I remember using them to unlock all the levels because I would get stuck on the prison section that was super hard.
Battlefront 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. I remember 5-6 year old me getting not knowing how much the game had in it. Over the years my brother and I would go on to discover such cool details about the game such as launching boarding parties on enemy cruisers or even hero assault on Mos Eisley. I’d highly recommend picking it up on steam. Any computer can pretty much run it and it has a wide selection of mods to choose from. You will have to mess with the resolution a bit but it’s worth the hassle
I love your video on these gems, I own all 12 original Xbox "Star Wars" games in my collection & all the "SW" PS2 & GameCube exclusives as well being a massive fan since seeing the very first magical movie that first week in 1977!
Battlefront 2 is still one of my favorite shooters behind the Halo franchise. The good one, obviously. The modern Battlefront duology can burn eternally in the deepest depths of Gehenna and caress the balls of Baphomet, ad infinitum.
Sith Lords was actually scary for me when I was growing up, While the first Kotor had hope, even in its dark moments this one felt like the end was near and no matter where you go the grip of the sith is near, it is perfectly done and exactly what they were going for
@Exotic Butters421 Same here. I grew up with that game the original battlefront 2, LEGO Star Wars the video game, LEGO Star Wars the original trilogy, and shadows of the empire and force unleashed on Wii.
Sad the republic commando sequel was canceled, same with the final book. ( Karren Travis didn't touch on Sev because she was told that the studio was still planning on what to do with him) That game's AI is amazing for it's time, not only that but better than most games that come out nowadays.
The really sad thing is that after RC there really hasn't been any 4player shooters like it or the other Xbox gem Brute Force with a serious squad based focus... There are 4p capable 1p shooters and zombie survival that come close, gears too, but otherwise nothing comes close to that squad strategy style.
Amazing AI yes but not perfect, there have been multiple occasions that your squad members may break or not be present when forming up (don’t lie, this has happened to everyone at this point), sometimes they get stuck for no reason, sometimes they can’t recall from orders, and sometimes they just don’t respond I’m on a new playthrough at the moment after not playing it for two years and on Geonosis I got Scorch to break during the Spider Droid encounter, and Sev to be unresponsive (or straight out missing) after the Droid factory mission Still a great game tho
The Knights of the Old Republic games were just the greatest. Just replayed them at the strat of the year for my 4th time. The only rpgs I've played more than twice. So exited for the remake. Hope it's the remake it deserves.
I love this channel matty! its like it was made for me. Alot of the games you've been covering are near and dear to childhood as well. Keep doing God's work
With the original KOTOR, I also go the official strategy guide. It was like 100 pages about every aspect, weapon, Chrystal, etc in the entire game. Man that was an awesome time to be alive.
Love the call out to Choose Your Own Adventure - I loved those books! My favorite one was a King Arthur / Merlin one that I forget the name of but I read that book so many times trying to get the best ending. You earned a new sub today with that reference alone!
I absolutely Love Republic Commando! One of my absolute favorite games hands down. I first bought it new and played it back in 2005. I also have the Limited Run Collector's Edition, I opened it, it's cool.
The fact that I can play Jedi Knight 1 and 2, Episode 1 Racer, Republic Commando, KOTOR, The Force Unleashed, and now Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga all on my switch feels like a dream come true. I cant wait to see what else Aspyr brings to modern systems especially since we have gotten physicals of each one of them through Limited Run (and Lego got its own physical of course lol)
You definitely share the same passion for the KOTOR games that I do!!! Hands down my favourite games! I remember reading in a gaming magazine about KOTOR releasing and was instantly disappointed that it was only releasing on Xbox. When I finally bought an Xbox a couple of years later, KOTOR II was out by then, so that was actually the first of the series I played. The OG KOTOR is by far my favourite due to the story and story choices! Both are amazing games though! I usually play the OG KOTOR once a year, but actually just bought the 2nd game digitally again and started playing it just a few days ago!
My favorite Star Wars games of all time were from this era. It was when I first got into star wars and started playing them all around 04-08. KotOR is easily the best but I love Battlefront I and II, and of course the Lego games that started an entire franchise. There really weren't any bad ones imo as they were all good in their own way (bombad racing aside lol)
Star Wars: TIE Fighter and the Jedi Knight games are so nostalgic for me because my uncle was an ahead of the curve gamer back in the 90s/early 2000s. We are talking triple top of the line PCs with joysticks all set up just for LAN TIE Fighter battles. Crazy to think about now, it was probably a fortune relatively speaking. Anyways, going over to his house as a kid was like Disneyland.
Any chance of a future video covering the Jedi Knight series? Those were easily my personal favorite Star Wars games since they explored the EU's version of the post OT era. That and Kyle Katarn is still my favorite jedi to this day. Dude's a total beast.
Just got a nice Switch compilation physical copy. Jedi Academy, Force Unleashed, Jedi Outcast, KOTOR, KOTOR II, Republic Commando and Star Wars Racer. 7 in 1.
Am I the only one that absolutely loved Star Wars Obi-Wan? I know Matt is doing another video on this and he may or may not mention it. It wasn’t a great game by any means, but damn do I love that game. I’ve beaten it several times and it is honestly one of my favorite Star Wars games ever made.
4:25 It wasn't officially included on PC but a couple clicks on the web and the PC version can have them +1,000s of additional maps, modes, factions, and substantial graphics upgrades.
No video game has ever captured that feeling of immersion in its world than Star Wars KOTOR. That game was a magical experience that truly put the players individual experience above all else, the developers at Lucas arts went above and beyond expectations, and it shows because KOTOR easily tops any modern Star Wars games or just Star Wars games in general. I cannot give enough credit to KOTOR, it was a truly magical experience
Star Wars Galaxies is a game I will champion and never stop talking about as the ultimate sandbox. Player housing, player run cities, player driven crafting and economy, dynamic PvP with territory control, a full space sim with multicrew gameplay and seemless ship interiors. It was the ultimate sandbox AND it was the ultimate sandbox IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE.
Star Wars Rebellion was also of that genre from the 90's or 80's... One of the Best games I've ever played where I could never hope to understand like 60-80%(force users/training never seemed to work as described by provided info and never looked up a clear guide online saying anything else) of the meta and yet could still brute force what I did know to win and enjoyed the game all the way through.
Great memories of the early 2000s Star Wars games, unfortunately we’ll likely never see anything like those days ever again. Jedi FO and Survivor were really good, but nothing will match the great games on the OG Xbox and PC.
A gem of mine is a DVD box of the original trilogy that includes a demo of Battlefront on Endor, with some differences to the final version of the game. I played a lot of Battlefront 2 with my best friend before the OG Xbox Live was shut down, we were both pleasantly surprided to find a small community that regularly played the game (hopefully that magic can be relived in the future with Insignia). I got Jedi Academy on PS5 when I found out that the game has online multiplayer. I'm mainly a console gamer but might have to play some legacy Star Wars games on PC because of the mod support.
I took the time to order the Star Wars Racer and Commando combo because of today, been longing for some good ole fashion star wars content that deserves to be canon
The Third Age is my fav LOTR game. It felt like a massive journey, just like LOTR. So good. Conquest was pretty fun too, it was basically Battlefront but LOTR. War in the North is another underrated game imo. Coop campaign in the relatively untouched northern conflicts was cool
The only SW games that really grabbed me were the original battlefront games on ps2. Fallen order is cool, looks great, it's fun, but idk it didn't grab me either but if I had to pick another SW game I love that would be it. Never played KOTOR but would give it a chance.
@@goosepapoose8666 It’s a 3.5 dnd system. You can make lots of different builds. Just make sure you read the descriptions on skills, items, and your journal and you should be fine.
You should try the PS2 version of Force Unleashed, it's actually really good. KOTOR 1 and 2 are fantastic and must plays for anyone who likes SW and doesn't mind non action combat
Fallen Order sadly falls into the stupid climbing and jumping genre that I loathe which is why I've had it on EA Play for nearly a year but hardly ever played it!
It's sad how many great Star Wars franchise sequel/new games got canceled: Battlefront 3 Knights of The Old Republic 3 (Imperial) Republic Commando 2 1313 Etc
Back when I was a wee little Troy and a hardcore PS2 stan, I was FURIOUS that Star Wars had awesome games like Republic Commando and Jedi Outcast and none of then were on PS2 but were on Xbox and Gamecube. Then I bought a Halo green Xbox with Halo CE and 2 and bought Republic Commando and fell in love with Xbox then on out
It’s a shame that as technology advanced the developers literally stopped caring about Story and only started to care about Graphics and physics which is why we get a new Star Wars game every what 2-3+ years
Star Wars games were my childhood.. loved battlefront 2 for same reasons you had for 1, KotOR was my favorite franchise for years till mass effect and loved 2 more than most from the start regardless of the rushed development/ending.. not to mention my favorite squad shooter in republic commando and space racer in episode 1 pod racer.. i rebought most of them last year for ps4 just to support them again with my own money this time Totally agree this was the golden age of Star Wars for me ( ep 3 is still my favorite)
The thing that a lot of people seem to forget about star wars in it, "being on death row" is nothing new for this series. When the prequels came out, people thought the same thing and look at how they're viewed now. Give it some time and when the next trilogy of movies come out, the sequels and current star wars content will be viewed like the prequels are now while simultaneously hating the new content. I've said a million times and ill keep saying it for a long time, nobody hates star wars more than its fans Just to clarify, I love star wars, I just hate how this fandom can get sometimes. Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk
I looked at all the great discounts on Steam recently for Star Wars, it really is a shame some of those games didn't get remastered because they sound so cool but are pretty much unplayable on PC these days.
Have to ask Matty, say you are giving Lucas film tomorrow, what would you make? Could be a good video for you describing everything. For me: -Lego starwars:skywalker saga is the ultimate story teller for starwars -Battlefront:skywalker saga (all battlefront game [including the N64 or psp games] campaigns and worlds, galactic conquest, new BF2’s systems but change ships back to their old way in classic BF2, and dlc with kotor and other tv shows and game characters added) to cover all saga battles -KOTOR remade to be cannon to tell an older lore Sith story that leads to the sith going into hiding -Jedi fallen order ends up as a trilogy of looking into classic republic era Jedi ruins and the beliefs of the republic re-evaluated compared to the movies -A bounty hunter game featuring boba or jango or mando -Podracing:galactic tours (podracing with new vehicles and worlds) -Vader (game covering the darth Vader comics from ep3-6) -Add dlc to starwars squadrons
Im so glad I got to see all the prequels and play all these games as they came out. I was 15 when Revenge of the sith came out and I couldn't have been more STAR WARS ADDICTED
What's sad is that no new Star Wars fans could hope to understand the excitement of actually getting spoilers from A mainline star Wars film in a videogame(Republic Commando Kashyk levels) before Episode 3 came out on the games scheduled release day.... I still don't know what sin was worst with the Disney era... Destruction of canon(can respect reasoning without agreeing with it), lack of cohesive vision for the new trilogy ruining them, or failure to capitalize with game/book/movie tie-ins(not the adaptations that are lemons 50% or more of the time, but stories that have relevance).
The og Star Wars games will always have my love and respect but I tell you what. Star Wars battlefront 2 from EA in its current state, probably my new favorite battlefront. I loved the grind and card builds. Super fun. Also enjoyed the co-op with friends vs bots and got some great xp throughout the week with my best buddy. Awesome.
@@ryon5174 nah I am a video game enthusiast and I still enjoy the hell outta battlefront 2 from EAs dice. Newer graphics and has causal modes like co-op with 4 friends to kill Bots with. Great times and enjoyable after work or school.
@@AtomicDudMan I enjoy EAFront 2 as well and usually cycle between Pandemic’s and Dice’s iterations They have their unique charms to it and I really love the more dynamic things you can do in the EA version Also heroes aren’t so busted there compared to the original counterpart, which is something I always appreciate
@@ryon5174 oh yes the hero’s in BF2 are fantastic. I just wish there were way more of them! Like imagine if they kept supporting the game and added more Jedi, Sith and bounty hunter like characters to play as such as Asoka, mace windu, ventress, and or cad bane. Such missed opportunities, could’ve even monetized it at that point and sold new hero packs for the low low and I would’ve bought it🤷🏻♂️ been sick.
@@AtomicDudMan tbh I’d be more satisfied if they also just gave us back the heroes we got from BF2015’s Rogue One DLC And while I would also love CW heroes I’m not the biggest fan of the 2008 show and would probably wish that more Jango Fett and Windu could have covered it already Oh I also wish there were more skins for the Imperial Troopers, like we couldn’t even dress ourselves with the Shock Trooper, Shadow Trooper, or Storm Commando skins that were unlockable in 2015
2 other OG XBox Star Wars gems are Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast & Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. Jedi Academy has character creation, Light & Dark Side powers, & respectable real-time 1st-person blaster & 3rd-person lightsaber gameplay.
Im a new star wars fan, I used to play SW games all the time when I was a kid, but never got into the movies so much. But I've been consuming so much SW related stuff lately. Been playing KOTOR for the first time and its so much better than I thought it would've been. Also republic commando is still my favorite Xbox game!!
Played both the Battle Front games I was obsessed in my 20s 💯 and I got my Son's brother when he was young into it and then 10 years later my Son aswell for me they're the best Star Wars games and Republic Commando
Starting from the second novel, the Republic Commando books bring in Delta squad as regular characters going through their missions all the way up to the last one in the game and beyond. although, there were going to be a number of books that took place during the Empire era but the series was cancelled after the first one.
I know for a fact the original Battlefield games online we're sick Also I got to play Jedi Knight Academy online All the way from the original xbox to the end of 360 Also played kotor 1 and 2 Star Wars Republic commando Star Wars Obi-wan Star Wars jedi starfighter Also Played Star Wars jedi knight outcast Star Wars episode 3 revenge Of the Sith Star Wars racer aka pod racer
I loved the space ship battles in battlefront2. Loved all of it really. Im a kotor guy as well, nothing wrong with the combat system. A few of the games i didnt have back then i know have it in my xboxone library ready to go one day. I love the feel of sixth and seventh generation gaming...
Battlefront I was a lot of fun, mainly for me being an 80s kid I always wanted to fight the Hoth battle. Dream come true. My fav SW setting. BF 2 didn't do it for me. BTW thx Matty for the tip about DS Episode III. I skipped most of those hand held versions, because I just assumed they were inferior versions. Picked it up for cheap and can't wait to try it!
Holy Canoly Batman 2nd grade 💀💀 I was in high school I remember driving to EB games to buy this when it came out...great video but my back hurts now.. LOL
Republic Commando is my favorite Star Wars game. We were so close to get a sequel for it (Imperial Trooper) but Disney bought Lucas Arts and you know what happened next... Seeing Scorch in Bad Batch gave me a glimpse of hope that we might see more of them soon
