Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)
Star Wars: The Old Republic is a 2011 role-playing (rpg) video game made by BioWare Austin and Electronic Arts.
Set thousands of years before the films, BioWare's online RPG drops you into a galaxy split between the resurgent Sith Empire and the Republic. You pick one of eight classes, from Jedi Knight to Smuggler to Bounty Hunter, and each carries its own voiced story with companions who react to how you treat them. Light side or dark side, the choices stack up across a long personal campaign that sits alongside the usual grouping, questing, and space combat. It is built for the long haul, heavy on dialogue and consequence.
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What is Star Wars: The Old Republic about?
Set thousands of years before the films, BioWare's online RPG drops you into a galaxy split between the resurgent Sith Empire and the Republic. You pick one of eight classes, from Jedi Knight to Smuggler to Bounty Hunter, and each carries its own voiced story with companions who react to how you treat them. Light side or dark side, the choices stack up across a long personal campaign that sits alongside the usual grouping, questing, and space combat. It is built for the long haul, heavy on dialogue and consequence.
When was Star Wars: The Old Republic released?
Star Wars: The Old Republic was released on 20 December 2011.
Who made Star Wars: The Old Republic?
Star Wars: The Old Republic was made by BioWare Austin, Electronic Arts and LucasArts.
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A few thoughts on Star Wars: The Old Republic
For the same push and pull between the Republic and the Sith, the screen delivers. Star Wars: The Clone Wars spends years inside a galaxy at war with heroes forced into gray choices, and The Empire Strikes Back sets the tone every dark-side arc still chases. Both reward you for caring who wins.
Role-playing epics where your choices shape the hero
The Old Republic gives each class its own voiced story and companions who remember how you treat them, light side or dark. These share that BioWare-style weight, where dialogue picks and loyalties matter as much as combat. Expect long personal arcs, party members with opinions, and a save file that quietly becomes a record of who you decided to be.
The Star Wars story beyond the movies
The Old Republic sits thousands of years before the films, deep in a galaxy of old Sith and a young Republic the movies never show. These expand that same off-screen history, from ancient Jedi to the Thrawn era and the clone conflict. Good for anyone who finished the films and wanted the lore between and around them.
Massive open-world RPGs built for the long haul
The Old Republic is made to live in, a sprawling world you return to for dozens of hours of questing and grouping. These share that scale, handing you a huge map, a deep skill sheet, and more to do than any single sitting allows. Best when you want a second home rather than a weekend.
Games that let you play the villain
The Old Republic tracks every dark-side choice, so you can walk your Sith or your smuggler straight into cruelty and watch the galaxy react. These share that moral rope, letting you be selfish, ruthless, or kind and then living with it. The story bends around who you decide to be, not who the plot wants.