Forget the negative reviews, only a handful are about them not actually liking the game. 98% of them are clueless people who can't read or troubleshoot an early 2000's game. And fun fact as well, a lot of them have over 30hours of gameplay, I guess they let the game load for 30hrs straight then, or did they make it work and just never thought of removing their bad reviews? (I've seen a guy complain about purchasing this game thinking it was the SWTOR mmorpg... tells you a lot about the negative review quality.)

Rant over, real review.

This game is an iconic classic of Bioware's golden age. The character development, the morality system, voice acting, everything needed to make a good game is there. And the concept of microtransaction wasn't a thing back then, so you won't have features hidden behind a paywall you get the full game.

I finished the game in 30h, knowing already how to finish the game and manage my questline. For someone totally new to this game, it may take you upward of 50+hours. I didn't focus on sidequests at all other than some fun impossible to miss ones.

Companions have side quests as well, to develop their characters backstory and skills.
You can choose who comes with you, or if someone comes with you at all. I personally enjoy having myself Mission and HK-47 as they tend to have rather funny attitudes and comments based on your morality actions and choices.

The interface isn't as bad as some would claim, it's what you can expect from a D&D like game. Haven't seen a single game of that sort revolutionise this concept. You have sidebars for consumables when fighting as well like most mmorpg.

The combat is what you expect of a turn based D&D system. Turn based actions, saves, rolls, resistances etc. You do get tho the nice feeling of fluidity because you can move and the animations make sense so that turns aren't so ''wait before next action'' like.

There's a lot of customisation for how you want to play it. My first playthrough in 2005 was a Sith with lightsabers. My latest playthrough was a soldier using a heavy repeater blaster. (Yes I did beat the lass boss using my blaster only) You can setup scripts for your companions as to how they fight and what actions to take when they fight. You can also level them the way you want.

The story and dialogues tho is what makes this game shine. The game isn't as predictable as you'd see it be in the sequel game. You wanted to get to that point this way? Guess what, the story will not try to force you to follow their wanted path. You always have two or three options in what you do. The characters react to your actions as well, making for some quite funny, sad, and wholesome moments. There's also an option to romance some companions (precursor to many other RPG games). You feel attached to some characters, get annoyed at them, event to the point of hating them. And you can make them suffer for the most part if you do end up hating them.

The game comes in most main languages as well. So fear not about having to play the game in English if it's not your primary language.

The graphics, while not being up to the latest standards, have not aged poorly. It still remains decent and playable. But don't expect the shiny 4k resolution unless you got to some modding.

Talking of modding, this game supports mods, I thoroughly recommend installing the content restoration mod. And the bug fixes ones. There's also many graphics mods to enhance the textures to 4k, reshade settings and presets etc. There's also some mods changing core mechanics. As with most games that support modding, then only get better when you use them.


In conclusion, this game is a jewel of the past, many have nostalgia blasts playing this game. I sure did, I was 8 yrs old when I played this game for the first time back in 2005. Being a lot older now, I can aswell see more of the plot and understand it better. Also makes me questions more some though choices we have to make as the protagonist. I still have things to discover and do in this game, even after a bunch of playtrough. I would give this game an avg lifespan of 40h if you do sidequests, don't know how to progress faster. And up to 60-70h if you do the sidequests, companion stories, and literally struggle with the game's puzzles and mechanics. I'm satisfied and glad that Steam brought back this old classic gem to the newer playerbase.

Forget the negative reviews, only a handful are about them not actually liking the game. 98% of them are clueless people who can't read or troubleshoot an early 2000's game. And fun fact as well, a lot of them have over 30hours of gameplay, I guess they let the game load for 30hrs straight then, or did they make it work and just never thought of removing their bad reviews? (I've seen a guy complain about purchasing this game thinking it was the SWTOR mmorpg... tells you a lot about the negative review quality.) Rant over, real review. This game is an iconic classic of Bioware's golden age. The character development, the morality system, voice acting, everything needed to make a good game is there. And the concept of microtransaction wasn't a thing back then, so you won't have features hidden behind a paywall you get the full game. I finished the game in 30h, knowing already how to finish the game and manage my questline. For someone totally new to this game, it may take you upward of 50+hours. I didn't focus on sidequests at all other than some fun impossible to miss ones. Companions have side quests as well, to develop their characters backstory and skills. You can choose who comes with you, or if someone comes with you at all. I personally enjoy having myself Mission and HK-47 as they tend to have rather funny attitudes and comments based on your morality actions and choices. The interface isn't as bad as some would claim, it's what you can expect from a D&D like game. Haven't seen a single game of that sort revolutionise this concept. You have sidebars for consumables when fighting as well like most mmorpg. The combat is what you expect of a turn based D&D system. Turn based actions, saves, rolls, resistances etc. You do get tho the nice feeling of fluidity because you can move and the animations make sense so that turns aren't so ''wait before next action'' like. There's a lot of customisation for how you want to play it. My first playthrough in 2005 was a Sith with lightsabers. My latest playthrough was a soldier using a heavy repeater blaster. (Yes I did beat the lass boss using my blaster only) You can setup scripts for your companions as to how they fight and what actions to take when they fight. You can also level them the way you want. The story and dialogues tho is what makes this game shine. The game isn't as predictable as you'd see it be in the sequel game. You wanted to get to that point this way? Guess what, the story will not try to force you to follow their wanted path. You always have two or three options in what you do. The characters react to your actions as well, making for some quite funny, sad, and wholesome moments. There's also an option to romance some companions (precursor to many other RPG games). You feel attached to some characters, get annoyed at them, event to the point of hating them. And you can make them suffer for the most part if you do end up hating them. The game comes in most main languages as well. So fear not about having to play the game in English if it's not your primary language. The graphics, while not being up to the latest standards, have not aged poorly. It still remains decent and playable. But don't expect the shiny 4k resolution unless you got to some modding. Talking of modding, this game supports mods, I thoroughly recommend installing the content restoration mod. And the bug fixes ones. There's also many graphics mods to enhance the textures to 4k, reshade settings and presets etc. There's also some mods changing core mechanics. As with most games that support modding, then only get better when you use them. In conclusion, this game is a jewel of the past, many have nostalgia blasts playing this game. I sure did, I was 8 yrs old when I played this game for the first time back in 2005. Being a lot older now, I can aswell see more of the plot and understand it better. Also makes me questions more some though choices we have to make as the protagonist. I still have things to discover and do in this game, even after a bunch of playtrough. I would give this game an avg lifespan of 40h if you do sidequests, don't know how to progress faster. And up to 60-70h if you do the sidequests, companion stories, and literally struggle with the game's puzzles and mechanics. I'm satisfied and glad that Steam brought back this old classic gem to the newer playerbase.