Four thousand years before the Empire, and yet this galaxy speaks to you as if you had always lived in it.

Let us start with the gut choice: when the community picks on instinct, Knights of the Old Republic edges ahead of nearly nine games out of ten. Strong immediate pull, even if it rests on just a few votes, so take it as provisional. And the criteria partly follow: on rediscovery it sits almost at the very top, ahead of 98% of titles, the game you would dream of experiencing fresh again. Desert island and art style place it high too. But look at the flip side: sound drops to the very bottom, behind nearly everything else, and controller feel stays below average. The tension is there, on few votes: an RPG you adore on instinct and long to rediscover, yet whose handling and music have aged.

Among narrative RPGs where every choice carries weight, KOTOR remains a milestone, where more recent BioWare games refined the controller comfort. Its weak sound and gameplay scores mostly tell the gap between 2003 and today's expectations.

So, who is it for? For you if you love branching stories, the weight of decisions, the urge to fall in love with a tale again. Much less if you are after modern handling and a soundtrack that sticks in your head.