BioWare’s Knights Of The Old Republic Entirely Changed My Understanding Of What Games Could Be

As the grim echo of the demise of BioWare continues to reverberate around the world, I cannot stop thinking about what a pivotal impact the company’s extraordinary run of games had on me. The Mass Effect trilogy was obviously stunning, Dragon Age: Origins means more to me than your Lord of the Rings , and Jade Empire holds a special place for me despite being forgotten by so many. But it wasn’t any of these, or the legendary Baldur’s Gate or its sequel, that hit me the hardest. It was Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic .