Saber Interactive CEO Says KOTOR Remake Is 'Alive and Well'
Saber Interactive CEO Says KOTOR Remake Is 'Alive and Well'
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is one of gaming's most elusive projects. But we finally have a real, concrete update on what's going on. Saber Interactive is still working on it, and according to the CEO, it's "alive and well."
Relevant part of the article:
in an investor call following the announcement of Saber's departure, Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors implied the KOTOR remake may still be a long way away. The game has undergone a long limbo, having been announced in 2021 after three years of development at Aspyr, paused indefinitely due to lack of progress, and revived again at Saber Interactive. There have been minimal official updates since.
Good news everybody! This game is already out, graphics don't matter, and quality of life mods are probably better than what a studio could do.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/star_wars_knights_of_the_old_republic
If only it was playable with a controller
Sounds like a subpar experience imo
The only solution I've found for this is emulation
Not the same developer of course, but I hope this doesn't get the battlefront classic collection treatment.
Nah. It's stuck in development hell. If it does get released it's gonna be mid at best and be a The Lord of the Rings: Gollum at worst.
The weird thing about these remakes is that they keep cutting and remixing content from the originals with mixed results. Resident Evil 3 was a good example as it's almost a whole new vision for the game (I do acknowledge this came with a lot of shortcomings).
When I think about what Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth has done, I understand that it's a sequel that turns the remake genre on its head. I think this is a more interesting way of approaching it.
When people debate whether it's good or bad is almost a moot point. If someone "remade" Devil May Cry and it was a top down turn based RPG like FF tactics, I wouldn't care as long as it's good. ( I didn't hate D.M.C. and it's weirdly 2000cool aesthetics)
I may or may not buy the new one, I just want the option to buy the old one too.