Mysteries of the Sith Retrospective

txa1265 · 2008-09-11, 00:06

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While in theory this could be game could have been called Star Wars Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith expansion, fortunately it was just called Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith and is easily abbreviated as MotS. It was released in early 1998, a mere four months after the release of a game still marked as one of the best first-person shooters of all time, and despite getting lower reviews than that game it remains a fan favorite and a standout release for an expansion pack. Yes, and since it was released ten years ago, I have taken another run through the game and looked back at MotS for the next entry in my Retrospective series.

Prime · 2008-09-11, 13:05

Great review, Mike. I still have JK and MotS sitting at home, and it may be time to blow the dust off them. I'm on an old school kick with side-scrollers and such, so I might be in the right frame of mind.

Katarn07 · 2008-12-18, 18:34

I loved that you can play as Mara Jade. She's my second favorite EU character. Right after Kyle of course. I need to play these games again soon. Unlike Dark Forces, I think my PC can run those just fine. The FMV cutscenes in JK may pose an issue but the game should still run at full resolution.

Ghent · 2009-02-27, 15:09

I still need to play it someday. Same with Dark Forces and the first Jedi Knight game.

Yes, I know that I've just socially stigmatised myself.

Prime · 2009-03-04, 13:19

I've been getting the urge to play Jedi Knight again lately. Is there anything I need to be aware of for running it on XP?

txa1265 · 2009-03-05, 03:42

Just recall that you need to create a shortcut directly to the JK.exe and Sith.exe as the Launcher won't work ... everything else works fine!

Prime · 2009-03-06, 15:15

eeeexcellent!

I just love the atmosphere of JK. It is so SW to me.

2008-09-11, 13:05	#2
Prime Echobase's Yojimbo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Edo Period Posts: 1,847	Great review, Mike. I still have JK and MotS sitting at home, and it may be time to blow the dust off them. I'm on an old school kick with side-scrollers and such, so I might be in the right frame of mind. __________________

2008-12-18, 18:34	#3
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2009-02-27, 15:09	#4
Ghent Sith Lord Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ~ Posts: 2,760	I still need to play it someday. Same with Dark Forces and the first Jedi Knight game. Yes, I know that I've just socially stigmatised myself. __________________

2009-03-04, 13:19	#5
Prime Echobase's Yojimbo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Edo Period Posts: 1,847	I've been getting the urge to play Jedi Knight again lately. Is there anything I need to be aware of for running it on XP? __________________

2009-03-05, 03:42	#6
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2009-03-06, 15:15	#7
Prime Echobase's Yojimbo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Edo Period Posts: 1,847	eeeexcellent! I just love the atmosphere of JK. It is so SW to me. __________________