Let's Play: Knights of the Old Republic II: Update 23: The Dark Side of the Force

[Terrible Opinions]

Sentinel, big question are you playing as female?

No, male, partly because we played a female in the last LP, and partly because I think the story is better as a male, though not for any sexist reasons, just because some of the characters are better for the male PC.

The Handmaiden is way cooler than the Disiple.

On the other hand, you miss out on some dialogue with Scion...

 

[woodaba]

Sentinel, big question are you playing as female?

No, male, partly because we played a female in the last LP, and partly because I think the story is better as a male, though not for any sexist reasons, just because some of the characters are better for the male PC.

The Handmaiden is way cooler than the Disiple.

On the other hand, you miss out on some dialogue with Scion...

And the dialogue with Atris (a sorely underrated character, in my opinion) is much more interesting with a male...

 

[Sutter Cane]

Go hand-to-hand and become known as...

Kung-Fu Jesus

...but kung fu jesus mostly used blasters.

 

[woodaba]

..but kung fu Jesus mostly used blasters.

You're thinking of Jedi Jesus.

 

[woodaba]

Alright, Sentinel is far in the lead so far, but our fighting style is still neck-and-neck between Kung Fu and Dual Lightsabers! What shall win the day, I wonder?

 

[R3dF41c0n]

My vote is Sentinel, my favorite class.

I've never seen a let's play like this before. It's unique, I can't wait for it.

 

[sextus the crazy]

lets go with sentinel. Seems like you'll get a chance to show of lightsaber and force combat in equal amounts.

 

[iseko]

I usually go dark jedi consular, followed by sith lord (crush is toooooo nice). But since we HAVE to be light side I'd say guardian. Light side powers suck. They suck so very very very very much. I know it's a bit in contrast with the general opinion but there ya go.

Also:
Peace is a lie. There is only cake. Through cake I gain weight. Through weight I gain obesity. Through obesity I gain girth. Through girth my belt is broken. Cake shall set me free...

 

[Terrible Opinions]

..but kung fu Jesus mostly used blasters.

You're thinking of Jedi Jesus.

Quiet, you fool. Sutter Cane can write reality.

Spoiler

This gets all the more confusing when you realize that Kung Fu Jesus is himself a prolific and high-quality LPer...

 

[DustyDrB]

[faux nerdrage]It's not Kung-fu! It's mostly an unarmed fighting style that draws heavily from Echani tradition! STOP BEING WRONG ON THE INTERNET[/faux nerdrage]

But yeah, I'm down for that. Do it.

 

[woodaba]

[faux nerdrage]It's not Kung-fu! It's mostly an unarmed fighting style that draws heavily from Echani tradition! STOP BEING WRONG ON THE INTERNET[/faux nerdrage]

Also known as Kung Fu in SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

Umad, internet?

 

[Hargrimm]

Go hand-to-hand and become known as...

Kung-Fu Jesus

That would certainly be a treat, but another LP has already beaten us to the punch on the Jesus front.

I know, that's why I'm suggesting it. To complete the picture, you know.

This gets all the more confusing when you realize that Kung Fu Jesus is himself a prolific and high-quality LPer...

That's what makes it so great!

 

[woodaba]

Whatever you do, just make sure you roll a character with maximum speech skills and Force persuade.

KOTOR II becomes such a better game when you have all the dialogue options open to you. It's like Planescape. The joy of the game isn't in the combat, but in the phenomenal writing the developers put into it. If you want to do the game justice, make sure you go for dialogue wherever possible. It puts to shame practically anything else in the Star Wars setting.

Oh, undoubtedly. I do this in every RPG I play.

 

[Sutter Cane]

..but kung fu Jesus mostly used blasters.

You're thinking of Jedi Jesus.

Quiet, you fool. Sutter Cane can write reality.

Spoiler

This gets all the more confusing when you realize that Kung Fu Jesus is himself a prolific and high-quality LPer...

yeah i just realized that as well (both the jedi jesus thing and the Kung Fu Jesus thing). To be fair to me, one of the best known things about that lp is him taking down nihilus with hand to hand combat. Also just as a note, KOTOR II with the restoration mod is probably my favorite game of all time. Such great writing.

 

[woodaba]

Also just as a note, KOTOR II with the restoration mod is probably my favorite game of all time. Such great writing.

I wholeheartedly agree. The game was a total mess when it came out, but I still loved it. Now that the TSLRCM is out, well, nothing is holding it back from greatness.

 

[The_Lost_King]

YAY! KotOR 2!

OT: I think you should go with a Dark side Sith Guardian and then go with the marauder as a specialty class. That was the first build I went and I had a lot of fun.

Edit: Disregard my last statemnt. I add my vote to Kung-fu Moses.

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

I vote for a hand to hand consular build with a maxed out charisma, so you can use force lightning.

Also speech skill should be a focus.

 

[AD-Stu]

Is it bad that I never even realised an echani/kung-fu focussed build was a viable option in this game?

Do that. Totally do that. I've only ever played it with lightsabers because I'm boring

 

[woodaba]

Is it bad that I never even realised an echani/kung-fu focussed build was a viable option in this game?

Not at all, esoteric builds are a lot more viable in this game than in the original, plus, there's a real sense that the game is mocking you if you go for a standard build, though I'll not spoil the full details of that...

 

[VoidWanderer]

Kung-Fu jedi?

That's how I beat the game... Until I got my glowstick of doom, anyways.

I'd watch that.