Back in 2004, Obsidian Entertainment finished up on the development of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and shipped the highly anticipated sequel in December of that year. Following the game’s release, Obsidian wanted to go straight to developing a succeeding title for the game and make the series a trilogy, but now in 2019 we know that never happened.
In an interview with VG24/7, one of the writers for the game that never came to be, Chris Avellone shares what the story might have been if the game was greenlit for development. Avellone elaborating on the game’s plot to follow the events of KOTOR2 with Darth Revan involving the ancient Sith Lords of the galaxy in the ongoing battle between the Jedi and the Sith.
“These guys would just be monsters. These would have a level of power that was considerable, but at the same time you’d be able to dig more into their psychologies, and their personalities, their history, and even how they dealt with the player.”
The pitched concept would then lead players to travel different planets and moons controlled by the ancient Siths to witness how they created chaos throughout the galaxy. Ultimately giving players the first-experience of what these ancient Sith Lords are capable of.
Avellone explained later in the interview that despite Obsidian’s plan to make the series into a trilogy, the studio was passed on the opportunity as the torch was then handed over to LucasArts. But following that the title in the end never picked up any momentum to being developed.
The writer also commented on the possibilities of Bioware taking on the challenge of developing Knights of the Old Repubic 3, but the title yet again falls through yet again, multiple times in fact, to coming to reality. Bioware even stating last year that the studio will be prioritizing the then-upcoming title Anthem and shelfed other projects like Mass Effect and the chances of KOTOR3 to be in the works.
What are your thoughts on the plot for Knights of the Old Republic 3?
Source: VG24/7
