L.L.Nielson

Master Dahvernas, I enjoyed reading your thoughtful opinions about the story line in Kotor 2 and agreed with much of what you said. I even appreciated your acknowledgement of yourself as a writer as a way of supporting your viewpoint. I didn't think you came off as being inherently better than other people because of your skill and experience as a writer; but rather, you seemed to be saying that because of where your particular skills in life lie, you could, perhaps, offer insights and points of view about the story in Kotor 2 that the typical player may not have seen at first; and like I said, I can appreciate that. I'm sorry that some of those who disagreed with your viewpoint felt it necessary to nitpick and even flame you in that regard; but then again, things have seemed a bit tense in these forums lately especially with the recently announced prospect of them being closed. I personally tried my best to enjoy the story in Kotor 2 and found the dark and ambiguous nature of the story initially intriguing. But I felt like I was reading a novel that was missing every tenth page as well as the last tweny pages. So I wasn't surprised to later learn that many compelling and even essential aspects of the game's story had been edited out in order to meet a rush that would satisfy Lucasarts' greed. The game's story is quite literally an unfinished and incomplete work. I realize that the unfinished state of this story may actually be more appealing to some, for perhaps it lets the power of their own imaginations, whether they realize it or not, fill in all the story's blanks with reflections of their own self (and who doesn't love a story about themself ). But one would have to wonder if they would still like the story as much if Obsidian had been given the opportunity to complete it according to their original vision. I wish I could have had the complete story, for then I could make a more final judgement to its quality. But based on the story we do have, I find myself generally agreeing with you. So thanks for your post. LLN

I played through it just once, finishing last weekend. My disappointment in the game's "incompleteness" has led me to refuse to play it again until some skilled modder can develop some kind of overhaul mod that will give the game a much better sense of cohesiveness that fills in all the plot holes. I would much prefer the developers at Obsidian to be the ones to "tidy" up their game with the release of a content patch; but from what I've come to understand, LucasArts has the only say in whether or not that will happen, and it doesn't look like they have any interest in doing so (LucasArts has made a ton of money from this game riding on the coattails of the first game's success, so reinvesting in Obsidian to bring this game to a much higher state of finish would probably be a waste of money in their eyes--and that's a shame).