Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game
based in the Star Wars
universe. Currently in development by BioWare
Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an invitation-only press event. The video game will be released for Microsoft Windows
platform on December 20, 2011 in North America and Europe.
At a cost rumored to be over $135 million, The Old Republic may be one of the most expensive games ever created.
shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace
between the re-emergent Sith
Empire and the Galactic Republic, 300 years after the events of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
games, and more than 3,500 years before the events in the Star Wars films. The Jedi
are held responsible for the success of the Sith during the devastating 28-year-long Great Galactic War (which led to the Treaty of Coruscant prior to the Cold War), and thus choose to relocate from Coruscant
to Tython, where the Jedi Order had initially been founded, to seek guidance from the Force. The Sith control Korriban, where they have re-established a Sith Academy. The game begins as new conflicts arise.
A collaborative effort between BioWare, LucasArts and Dark Horse Comics
has resulted in webcomics entitled Star Wars: The Old Republic – Threat of Peace and Star Wars: The Old Republic – Blood of the Empire, the purpose of which is to establish the backstory as the game opens.
BioWare has stated that the game will have a significant focus on the storyline.
While each class in The Old Republic will still favour a certain play style (be it ranged, melee, or otherwise), customization combined with companion characters will make for having a class be able to tackle many different situations, with or without the support of other player characters, and without requiring specific other classes in order to move forward.
Players' choices will permanently open or close storylines and affect players' non-player character
(NPC) companions. It is intended that the game should provide more context for characters' missions than any previous MMORPG. Every character in the game, including the player character, will feature full voice dialog to enhance gameplay, and interactions will feature a dialogue system similar to that used in the Mass Effect
series. Players will be able to choose from a variety of NPCs, although spending time with a single companion will help more in developing story and content than dividing time among several, and may even develop a love interest. It is possible for players to "blow it big time" if they fail to meet NPCs' expectations. Players will also have access to several planets, including Korriban, Ord Mantell, Nal Hutta, Tython, Coruscant
, Balmorra, Alderaan, Tatooine
, Dromund Kaas, Taris, Belsavis, Voss, Hoth
, Corellia, Ilum and Quesh, and the moon Nar Shaddaa.
Every player will receive their own starship, which was announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010
.
Footage of space combat was released at Gamescom
. The short clip provided by BioWare revealed that space combat would be a "tunnel shooter." A tunnel shooter, otherwise known as a scrolling shooter, is a flying game where the player is on a predetermined track. Game play includes moving right and left on the X axis and up and down on the Y axis; however, players won't have control of the speed of their space craft. Jake Neri, LucasArts Producer, told PC Gamer
in their upcoming October 2010 issue that their goal is to "capture the most cinematic moments that we can create. We want players to get in and feel like they're in the movies. It's about highly cinematic, controlled combat moments ... very heroic, action-packed, exciting, visceral and dangerous encounters that'll make you pee your pants."
, Miraluka, Mirialan, Rattataki, Sith Pureblood, Twi'lek and Zabrak. Although Humans and Zabrak can pick any class available, other species have been restricted to only several classes each.
An E3 2011 gameplay footage video showed a Rattataki Bounty Hunter.
Every class has also two specializations.
Republic
Empire
For Force user classes, lightsaber colors won't be faction restricted, but are alignment restricted. For example, Jedi will be able to wield red-colored lightsabers and Sith will be able to use blue, but these colors will be hard to attain. Blue and green crystals are restricted to light side aligned characters, while red is restricted to dark side.
During E3 2011, a video was shown with gameplay footage of the Bounty Hunter, along with a Jawa companion named Blizz. The developers stated during the chat that only the Bounty Hunter would be able to get Blizz and that other classes would have unique companions as well, including some companions that are force users.
During the same E3 2011 video feed, it was shown that companions will have a similar character screen as the players and can have gear just like a player character.
Bioware has also confirmed same-sex romance options between characters will be available post launch.
's first entry into the MMORPG market, and it will be the second Star Wars MMORPG after Star Wars Galaxies
. BioWare
had long been interested in working on a MMORPG, but waited until they had "the right partners, the right team, and the right I.P.
" A major focus in the game is on developing characters' individual stories and, in October 2008, BioWare considered this game to have more story content than all of their other games combined. The writing team has been working on the project longer than any of the game's other development teams. An October 2008 preview noted some of the 12 full-time writers had been working on The Old Republic for more than two years at that point.
The game's first cinematic trailer, "Deceived", was shown at the Electronic Arts 2009 E3 Press Conference on June 1, 2009. A public live demo was shown for the first time at the Gamescom
. On September 29, 2009, Bioware announced that they would be accepting applications for testers from the game community. Within minutes, the official website was down due to traffic, and Bioware announced shortly after that the site was being changed in order to accommodate the increase in visitors. A second cinematic trailer, "Hope", was released on June 14, 2010, that depicts another battle that happened before the game, the Battle of Alderaan. Game testing was officially announced to be underway on July 9, 2010, for testers from North American territories. As of September 2010, the official website has shown inclusion of the character Darth Revan and information of his reign in the gameplay. On June 6, a new trailer "Return" was released at E3 2011 depicting the initial Sith invasion force as it retakes its home world of Korriban.
On July 21, 2011, Electronic Arts and BioWare began accepting pre-orders for the game. Pre-order information included the revelation that a limited number of pre-orders, across all editions of the game, would be accepted. It remains to be seen whether this pre-order limit will be reached before the game releases, which would limit the number of people able to play the game at release.
Although set for release in most regions of the world, EA have said Australasia
will not be getting the game on its release, but will at a later date. The reason behind this is so to hold back digital and boxed copies for a smooth launch so to avoid any problems encountered during launch. However BioWare have revealed that the game won't be region or IP blocked allowing players to purchase the game from other regions. Additionally BioWare have allowed Australian and New Zealand players to take part in the beta stages of the game. BioWare community manager, Allison Berryman, said “Data from this test will be used to inform decisions about the launch of the game in Oceanic regions,” however she was unable to provide any information in regards to the game's launch in those regions.
On October 11, 2011, Bioware announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic would be released globally on December 20, 2011. However this global launch would be excluding Australia and New Zealand as the launch date had still been staggered for the Oceanic region.
was released on July 21, 2010.
An internet comic produced by Dark Horse
and written by The Old Republic developer Rob Chestney offers backstory to the game. The story spans ten years from the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant
to the events that start the game. The comic, titled Threat of Peace, was released bi-monthly, and reached its conclusion in March 2010.
A second internet comic titled Blood of the Empire has been released and follows the story of a Sith
apprentice on a dangerous and secretive mission. It is produced by Dark Horse
and written by BioWare’s senior writer Alexander Freed. The story is set 25 years before the Treaty of Coruscant
, and offers readers a new perspective of the events leading up to the start of The Old Republic. A sneak preview of the art was released, followed by the first issue on April 23, 2010.
A 256-page novel called Deceived was released by Del Rey on March 22, 2011. This story, by Paul S. Kemp, tells the story of Darth Malgus, the Sith Lord responsible for the sacking of Coruscant.
On April 22, 2011, Bioware announced that Drew Karpyshyn
would write a novel titled Revan
; it was published on November 15, 2011, and features Revan as the main protagonist, revealing his fate after the Knights of the Old Republic
games.
Chronicle Books
released The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic in November, 2011, which chronicles the creation of the game and includes concept artwork and interviews from the development team. The book was written by former Star Wars Insider editor Frank Parisi and BioWare writing director Daniel Erickson.
awarded the game both Best RPG and Best Online Game of E3 2010. IGN praised the story of the Jedi Consular, stating that it's easy to focus more on the story instead of the mission at hand.
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
based in the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
universe. Currently in development by BioWare
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an invitation-only press event. The video game will be released for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
platform on December 20, 2011 in North America and Europe.
At a cost rumored to be over $135 million, The Old Republic may be one of the most expensive games ever created.
Plot
The story takes place in the Star Wars fictional universeFictional universe
A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with elements that differ from the real world. It may also be called an imagined, constructed or fictional realm ....
shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace
Cold war (general term)
A cold war or cold warfare is a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, propaganda, acts of espionage or proxy wars waged by surrogates...
between the re-emergent Sith
Sith
-Sith:The Sith is a name applied to certain characters in the Star Wars universe. In the films they are the central antagonists. They are capable of using the dark side of the Force.-The Invention of the Sith:...
Empire and the Galactic Republic, 300 years after the events of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox on July 15, 2003, for Microsoft Windows on November 19, 2003, and on September 7, 2004 for Mac OS X. The Xbox version is playable on Xbox 360 with its...
games, and more than 3,500 years before the events in the Star Wars films. The Jedi
Jedi
The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict...
are held responsible for the success of the Sith during the devastating 28-year-long Great Galactic War (which led to the Treaty of Coruscant prior to the Cold War), and thus choose to relocate from Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
to Tython, where the Jedi Order had initially been founded, to seek guidance from the Force. The Sith control Korriban, where they have re-established a Sith Academy. The game begins as new conflicts arise.
A collaborative effort between BioWare, LucasArts and Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
has resulted in webcomics entitled Star Wars: The Old Republic – Threat of Peace and Star Wars: The Old Republic – Blood of the Empire, the purpose of which is to establish the backstory as the game opens.
BioWare has stated that the game will have a significant focus on the storyline.
Gameplay
Players will join as members of either of the two main factions – the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Although each faction is led by a benevolent or malevolent leader, it is emphasized that an individual member may possess a morality at any point along the light/dark spectrum. The project's key focus is to differentiate between the player's faction and morality. For instance, a member with ties to the Galactic Republic may belong to the Dark Side while attempting to achieve their own ends, which may be misaligned or dissimilar from the Republic's vision.While each class in The Old Republic will still favour a certain play style (be it ranged, melee, or otherwise), customization combined with companion characters will make for having a class be able to tackle many different situations, with or without the support of other player characters, and without requiring specific other classes in order to move forward.
Players' choices will permanently open or close storylines and affect players' non-player character
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
(NPC) companions. It is intended that the game should provide more context for characters' missions than any previous MMORPG. Every character in the game, including the player character, will feature full voice dialog to enhance gameplay, and interactions will feature a dialogue system similar to that used in the Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
series. Players will be able to choose from a variety of NPCs, although spending time with a single companion will help more in developing story and content than dividing time among several, and may even develop a love interest. It is possible for players to "blow it big time" if they fail to meet NPCs' expectations. Players will also have access to several planets, including Korriban, Ord Mantell, Nal Hutta, Tython, Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
, Balmorra, Alderaan, Tatooine
Tatooine
Tatooine is a fictional planet and setting for many key scenes in the Star Wars saga, appearing in every Star Wars film except The Empire Strikes Back, although it is mentioned at the end of the movie...
, Dromund Kaas, Taris, Belsavis, Voss, Hoth
Hoth
In the fictional universe of Star Wars, Hoth is the sixth planet of a remote system of the same name. It is a terrestrial planet blanketed by snow and ice. Many meteorites from a nearby asteroid belt pelt the planet's surface, making temporary craters in the planet's ever-moving snow drifts. Hoth...
, Corellia, Ilum and Quesh, and the moon Nar Shaddaa.
Every player will receive their own starship, which was announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010
The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010, commonly known as E3 2010, was the 16th Electronic Entertainment Expo held. The event took place on June 14–17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. E3 is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software...
.
Footage of space combat was released at Gamescom
Gamescom
gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is organised by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware...
. The short clip provided by BioWare revealed that space combat would be a "tunnel shooter." A tunnel shooter, otherwise known as a scrolling shooter, is a flying game where the player is on a predetermined track. Game play includes moving right and left on the X axis and up and down on the Y axis; however, players won't have control of the speed of their space craft. Jake Neri, LucasArts Producer, told PC Gamer
PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
in their upcoming October 2010 issue that their goal is to "capture the most cinematic moments that we can create. We want players to get in and feel like they're in the movies. It's about highly cinematic, controlled combat moments ... very heroic, action-packed, exciting, visceral and dangerous encounters that'll make you pee your pants."
Species
There will be a range of playable species for the player to choose from. So far confirmed are Chiss, Human, CyborgCyborg
A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S...
, Miraluka, Mirialan, Rattataki, Sith Pureblood, Twi'lek and Zabrak. Although Humans and Zabrak can pick any class available, other species have been restricted to only several classes each.
An E3 2011 gameplay footage video showed a Rattataki Bounty Hunter.
Classes
Each faction will contain different classes, each with a distinct backstory and a branching storyline affected by players' moral choices. Classes will also be exclusive to one faction or the other, however, the classes of one faction mirror the classes of the other (for example, Jedi Knight and Sith Warrior). Eight classes have been confirmed: the Bounty Hunter, Sith Warrior, Imperial Agent, and Sith Inquisitor for the Sith Empire; and the Trooper, Smuggler, Jedi Knight, and Jedi Consular for the Galactic Republic. Although each class will have a distinct storyline, they will be integrated with the game's overall arc.Every class has also two specializations.
Republic
- Smuggler; Gunslinger and Scoundrel
- Trooper; Commando and Vanguard
- Jedi Knight; Guardian and Sentinel
- Jedi Consular; Sage and Shadow
Empire
- Bounty Hunter; Powertech and Mercenary
- Imperial Agent; Operative and Sniper
- Sith Warrior; Juggernaut and Marauder
- Sith Inquisitor; Sorcerer and Assassin
For Force user classes, lightsaber colors won't be faction restricted, but are alignment restricted. For example, Jedi will be able to wield red-colored lightsabers and Sith will be able to use blue, but these colors will be hard to attain. Blue and green crystals are restricted to light side aligned characters, while red is restricted to dark side.
Ships
Each class will have their own starship in the game; each starship will serve as the class'/player(s) base of operations for the game. Bounty Hunter will have the D5-Mantis patrol crafthttp://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/d5-mantis. Sith Warrior and Sith Inquistor will have the Furyhttp://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/fury. Imperial Agent will have the X-70B Phantomhttp://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/x-70b-phantom. Smuggler will have the XS Freighterhttp://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/xs-freighter. Trooper will have the BT-7 Thunderclaphttp://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/bt-7-thunderclap. Jedi Knight and Jedi Consular will have the Defenderhttp://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/defender.Companions
The game features a passive form of crafting, known as Crew Skills, in which a player's companions carry out gathering and crafting tasks asynchronously to the player's adventures out in the world. The player can assign up to five companions to perform various skills. Crafting skills allow the player's companions to create items. Gathering skills allow the player's companions to gather resources out in the world. Mission skills allow the player's companions to perform acts on the player's behalf, gaining the player light or dark side influence and other unspecified rewards.During E3 2011, a video was shown with gameplay footage of the Bounty Hunter, along with a Jawa companion named Blizz. The developers stated during the chat that only the Bounty Hunter would be able to get Blizz and that other classes would have unique companions as well, including some companions that are force users.
During the same E3 2011 video feed, it was shown that companions will have a similar character screen as the players and can have gear just like a player character.
Bioware has also confirmed same-sex romance options between characters will be available post launch.
Subscription
The Old Republic requires a monthly subscription to play, following a free month of play included with the initial purchase. Options are available to pay for one month, three month, or six month blocks, with discounted rates for multiple month blocks.Development
The Old Republic is BioWareBioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
's first entry into the MMORPG market, and it will be the second Star Wars MMORPG after Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies is a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.-History:...
. BioWare
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
had long been interested in working on a MMORPG, but waited until they had "the right partners, the right team, and the right I.P.
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
" A major focus in the game is on developing characters' individual stories and, in October 2008, BioWare considered this game to have more story content than all of their other games combined. The writing team has been working on the project longer than any of the game's other development teams. An October 2008 preview noted some of the 12 full-time writers had been working on The Old Republic for more than two years at that point.
The game's first cinematic trailer, "Deceived", was shown at the Electronic Arts 2009 E3 Press Conference on June 1, 2009. A public live demo was shown for the first time at the Gamescom
Gamescom
gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is organised by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware...
. On September 29, 2009, Bioware announced that they would be accepting applications for testers from the game community. Within minutes, the official website was down due to traffic, and Bioware announced shortly after that the site was being changed in order to accommodate the increase in visitors. A second cinematic trailer, "Hope", was released on June 14, 2010, that depicts another battle that happened before the game, the Battle of Alderaan. Game testing was officially announced to be underway on July 9, 2010, for testers from North American territories. As of September 2010, the official website has shown inclusion of the character Darth Revan and information of his reign in the gameplay. On June 6, a new trailer "Return" was released at E3 2011 depicting the initial Sith invasion force as it retakes its home world of Korriban.
On July 21, 2011, Electronic Arts and BioWare began accepting pre-orders for the game. Pre-order information included the revelation that a limited number of pre-orders, across all editions of the game, would be accepted. It remains to be seen whether this pre-order limit will be reached before the game releases, which would limit the number of people able to play the game at release.
Although set for release in most regions of the world, EA have said Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
will not be getting the game on its release, but will at a later date. The reason behind this is so to hold back digital and boxed copies for a smooth launch so to avoid any problems encountered during launch. However BioWare have revealed that the game won't be region or IP blocked allowing players to purchase the game from other regions. Additionally BioWare have allowed Australian and New Zealand players to take part in the beta stages of the game. BioWare community manager, Allison Berryman, said “Data from this test will be used to inform decisions about the launch of the game in Oceanic regions,” however she was unable to provide any information in regards to the game's launch in those regions.
On October 11, 2011, Bioware announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic would be released globally on December 20, 2011. However this global launch would be excluding Australia and New Zealand as the launch date had still been staggered for the Oceanic region.
Other media
A novel related to the game written by Sean Williams called Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal AllianceStar Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance is a science fiction novel from the Star Wars franchise written by Australian author Sean Williams. It is a prequel to and the first novel based on the upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic under development by BioWare Corp., and was released on...
was released on July 21, 2010.
An internet comic produced by Dark Horse
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
and written by The Old Republic developer Rob Chestney offers backstory to the game. The story spans ten years from the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
to the events that start the game. The comic, titled Threat of Peace, was released bi-monthly, and reached its conclusion in March 2010.
A second internet comic titled Blood of the Empire has been released and follows the story of a Sith
Sith
-Sith:The Sith is a name applied to certain characters in the Star Wars universe. In the films they are the central antagonists. They are capable of using the dark side of the Force.-The Invention of the Sith:...
apprentice on a dangerous and secretive mission. It is produced by Dark Horse
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
and written by BioWare’s senior writer Alexander Freed. The story is set 25 years before the Treaty of Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
, and offers readers a new perspective of the events leading up to the start of The Old Republic. A sneak preview of the art was released, followed by the first issue on April 23, 2010.
A 256-page novel called Deceived was released by Del Rey on March 22, 2011. This story, by Paul S. Kemp, tells the story of Darth Malgus, the Sith Lord responsible for the sacking of Coruscant.
On April 22, 2011, Bioware announced that Drew Karpyshyn
Drew Karpyshyn
Drew Karpyshyn is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist.-Career:Karpyshyn was a loan officer, but when he got in a car accident, he quit his job as a loan officer and was able to go to college again to gain a degree in English...
would write a novel titled Revan
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan is part of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was written by Drew Karpyshyn, and released on November 15, 2011-Summary:A storm is coming, and there is no escape....
; it was published on November 15, 2011, and features Revan as the main protagonist, revealing his fate after the Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox on July 15, 2003, for Microsoft Windows on November 19, 2003, and on September 7, 2004 for Mac OS X. The Xbox version is playable on Xbox 360 with its...
games.
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children.The company was established in 1968 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1999 it was bought by Nion McEvoy, great-grandson of...
released The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic in November, 2011, which chronicles the creation of the game and includes concept artwork and interviews from the development team. The book was written by former Star Wars Insider editor Frank Parisi and BioWare writing director Daniel Erickson.
Pre-release reception
The title has already received praise from various media outlets several months before its release. Pax East 2011 and E3 2011 provided the public with one of the most recent chances to go hands-on with The Old Republic. Many gaming related news sources gave the project accolades for its showing at the convention. GameTrailersGameTrailers
GameTrailers is a media website that specializes in video game related content. It provides free access to original programming , game trailers and recorded game play. Along with standard definition , many of the video clips are offered in a higher resolution .Users can upload videos, create...
awarded the game both Best RPG and Best Online Game of E3 2010. IGN praised the story of the Jedi Consular, stating that it's easy to focus more on the story instead of the mission at hand.
See also
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicStar Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox on July 15, 2003, for Microsoft Windows on November 19, 2003, and on September 7, 2004 for Mac OS X. The Xbox version is playable on Xbox 360 with its...
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is a role playing video game released for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows. The Xbox version of this sequel to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was released on December 6, 2004, while the Windows version was released on February 8, 2005...
- Star Wars GalaxiesStar Wars GalaxiesStar Wars Galaxies is a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.-History:...
External links
- BioWare website
- Star Wars: The Old Republic website
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Wiki at WikiaWikiaWikia is a free web hosting service for wikis . It is normally free of charge for readers and editors, deriving most of its income from advertising, and publishes all user-provided text under copyleft licenses. Wikia hosts several hundred thousand wikis using the open-source wiki software MediaWiki...