While Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II has some good qualities. It is lacking in many fields that the first Knights of the Old Republic excelled in. "KOTOR II" has some positives, but the good is overshadowed by the threshold of bad.

(Pros:)
KOTOR II did a great job of building upon the foundation placed KOTOR. Adding mechanics helped for added content and a fresh feel for the KOTOR experience.
- Workbench/Lab Improvements
- Additional Item Improvement (specifically for lightsabers)
- Companion Influence Mechanic
- Prestige Classes
- Added Feats/Powers

A select of planets were also very intriguing and fun to play. Such as, Onderon/Dxun and Dantooine. But other planets were lacking key components. But the negatives to this game go farther than that.

(Cons):
KOTOR II has a plethora of failures to achieve what KOTOR did. And all of these failures stem from one issue: the game was incredibly rushed. It is such a shame to see a game with so much potential be rushed out before finishing vital components.
1. Ending
By FAR the worst part of this game is the ending. The ending makes ZERO sense and is obviously incredibly rushed. Once the player (Jedi Exile) finishes their fourth planet and eventually ends up on the Ravager (Darth Nihuls's Capital Ship), everything spirals out of control. One second you'll be on Telos, and the next your on Malachor, without any explanation. Not to mention one of the worst betrayals in history. The betrayal makes no sense and conflicts with the story. Not to mention Malachor is just a planet of boredom with nothing interesting happening. Whether or not you like the game, you cannot deny that the ending is horrendous. I would actually be willing to like this game and replay it if it didn't have this terrible ending. It is the complete opposite of KOTOR, which has an incredible ending that felt like the game led to that moment of you dueling Malak on the Star Forge. KOTOR II completely lost that feeling.
2. Choices/Dialogue
The lack of choices and general dialogue with different characters and scenarios is very lame. KOTOR had a wonderful array of almost every quest having at least two if not three different outcomes. KOTOR II was missing much of this, probably due to the game being rushed. Not to mention the companion dialogue is incredibly lacking. Even though the influence mechanic was introduced (along side being able to turn some of your companions to Jedi/Dark Jedi) companion dialogue is very stale and there is zero character development.
3. Bugs/Glitches
KOTOR II has many bugs and issues within it's gameplay. Once again, an outcome of the game being rushed and not having the proper optimization. From not completely missing quest stages; to Bao-dur being completely locked out and not being interactable, this game is filled with missing optimization.

All in all. KOTOR II has some good qualities, but it has many bad qualities. Many I didn't even list here. What makes it even worse is the fact that this game was just a lead up to the Star Wars: Old Republic MMO game, with no actually solution. Whereas KOTOR was a complete, awesome, spectacular stand-alone game. KOTOR II relied on you playing SWOTOR. In coalition; SWOTOR and KOTOR II completely destroy Revan's character. Which is the most criminal crime when it comes to one of the greatest characters in Star Wars.

This game was a disaster and I could not recommend anyone playing it other than to fill the thirst for more KOTOR gameplay.

A classic. Even taking off the rose-tinted glasses, this game still has a lot to offer, and I come back to it for another full playthrough every couple years. But fair warning, in classic Obsidian fashion, it was released unfinished, and like KotOR I, it was already buggy to begin with. So I recommend saving often (and alternating between two to three save slots every couple hours), and also using The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM). As many reviews note, that mod, created by dedicated fans, patches a lot of holes, both in the plot and character arcs, and also in the actual gameplay itself. But even it is not perfect.

This game greatly improves on KotOR I's solid mechanical foundation, which loosely adapted 3rd Edition D&D RPG mechanics for its combat and character progression. Weapon and armor upgrades have been overhauled into a crafting system, which offers a fair few avenues to optimize your chosen build. The companion influence system is another welcome innovation which deserves to be truly iterated upon. And the story and characters are much more complex and not what you'd expect from a Star Wars game -- although it does take a couple playthroughs to fully understand, in my experience. Fair warning, the first 10 hours can be pretty damn dull --it doesn't bother me much, but it's a common point of criticism.

Bottom line, you get what you put into this game. It's a great ride, and I love growing my team from humble beginnings into army-killing demigods, all the while enjoying some pretty juicy roleplay and introspecting on the story's themes and questions. But between the practically necessary mod, the slow opening, and at times unintuitive RPG mechanics, it's not nearly a perfect game. Easily worth $10 and 20 hours to make up your own mind, I'd say.

May the Force be with you, and remember to save often and in multiple slots!

Kotor 1 is amazing, but this one...
Its good, but i dont care about the companions i have, cant remember there names, i remember every companion in kotor 1.
Also whats the story, i never understood what i meant to be doing, the story in kotor 1 was clean and simple, find starforge and destroy it and beat malak.
I geniunely have no idea what kotor 2 is about, im trying to find myself and then i fight some old lady whos name ive forgot.
Fine game, but nothing compared to the first.