Frustratingly good.

The game has a lot of incredible writing (a-la Fallout NV, same team after all),
Topics like trauma, existentialism, the rise and fall of institutions and a lot of other interpretive philosophy run wild, paired with character and story customization, a well-rounded companion system and refined gameplay from KOTOR 1, and you end up with one of the most interesting games I've ever seen.

The annoying part of this promise - as is often the case with Obsidian - the game is heavily rushed.
Unlike Fallout: New Vegas, however, this game suffers from it much, much more.

Much content is missing from the game, and a lot of the content available is pretty rough around the edges.
A good portion of this content is restorable through a mod on the Steam Workshop called TSLRCM, and while it does improve the overall experience and adds some missing context cut due to time constraints, some of that content was left out of the game for a reason.

For many games, that would be its biggest flaw, but in my opinion the most frustrating part of KOTOR 2 is that a good portion of the game is spent building up to a potential KOTOR 3, and this buildup is incredibly widespread throughout the second half of the game. It's hard to fault Obsidian for this, though, as it was ultimately LucasArts' decision to rush KOTOR 2 and cut KOTOR 3.
Things like companion arcs and romances being left in limbo, mysteries regarding Revan, and the overall trilogy's main story antagonist, are heavily hinted throughout the game - but further exposition and conclusion was completely reserved for KOTOR 3. Unlike Fallout: New Vegas, the story doesn't have as much of a resolute conclusion.

Pair that with a very abrupt ending, and you can see how disheartening it could be to get attached to characters and invested in a story that you know gets cut off halfway through.
Imagine watching Lord of the Rings, and The Two Towers has a third of its scenes missing and Return of the King never comes out.

Despite this, however, the game is still a flawed masterpiece.
Even though most of the game's story ends up being leading to a cul-de-sac, the game still has plenty of legitimately thought provoking writing, and takes the Star Wars IP a lot more seriously and responsibly than any other media I've seen.
The antagonists are almost fully realized and probably the best in the franchise, the characters are interesting enough to warrant interacting with them as far as the game allows, and the game is considerably more playable on modern systems than KOTOR 1, thanks to some modern upkeep and modding. It's decently replayable, too.

I would recommend the game if you can set aside the game's bittersweet development, and would like to see the gem that Obsidian managed to leave behind.

• Was interesting next to KotOR 1 with focus on your character’s role in the Mandalorian Wars and subsequent exile from the Jedi Order. I liked the darker tone on the effects of the war while critiquing the Jedi’s inaction and the rigidness of the Force

• Goes for a more gray take on SW, though was a bit mixed on that. Kreia was a cool character with how she would discuss the faults of both light and dark side choices, though I often felt like this nuance was at odds with itself since most of the time there’s still only binary good or evil options

• Somewhat disliked most of the planets in this, I can’t quite remember if the first was particularly better on this front but the ones here were just kinda boring to me. But I also think the combat in both KotOR games is really dull so that probably doesn’t help lol

• Worth mentioning I played this with the Restored Content mod. I can’t really compare how much this adds over the base game til I look it up, but as far as I could tell it’s a lot of cut content and fixes ton of its bugs. The PC version even has controller support with it which is nice

I have mixed feelings about this game it truly is a great game BUT besides the writing being spotty at times and even with all the patches\mods it will always have a chance to bug out on you. The only thing I could say is play at your own risk and keep a lot of saves, throw in some bug fix mods before you play. It's a darker game than the first game but all the Star Wars goodness is here, absolutely recommend it... with a warning tag.

i am such a HUGE fan of the first KOTOR and have played through it a million times. it is the single most impactful gaming experience of my life. BUT, this sequel unfortunately does not live up to the legacy of the first, missing out on the beautiful story, character building, and progression the first game build. i plan on eventually giving this game a full playthrough, but my 70 hours has not led me to believe this game is worth a playthrough.

You cannot be disappointed by this game, especially when you can find it for cheaper than a cup of fries

-Almost no unique interaction with npcs compared to KOTOR 1.

-The planets are only worth exploring once because most of the time no new quest will pop-up
later on.

-The story is pretty poor, not very immersive.

-Podrace are mid.

-NO ARENA !!!

-Charisma is basically useless in KOTOR 2.

-Generally way less fun than KOTOR 1.

-Finishing the game felt like a chore.

Updated EULA says Disney is allowed to murder your wife. Do not buy this game under any circumstances. All of the positive reviews are from before this EULA update. You're not allowed to play unless you agree.

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Good

one of the best star wars games ever

A classic RPG for a reason, gameplay is clunky and graphics have aged quite a bit. It is a worthy successor although feels a bit unfinished (really recomend restored content mod).