In these terms alone we shouldn't have too much to worry about, but seeing as the brief is basically to provide a game of the same template, with a tweaked engine and a darker tone, it's highly unlikely that fans will be disappointed. The company boasts alumni from the likes of Icewind Dale and the Baldur's Gate series and a lead designer (one Chris Avellone) who also pulled lead duties on the sublime Planescape: Torment. Handed the golden sabre by BioWare, Obsidian has talent that approaches RPG royalty. The pedigree of the people creating Knights Of The Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is unsurpassed. But it looks like this, my friends, was only the beginning. KOTOR, the best Star Wars story since The Empire Strikes Back and the best RPG in years, has consumed me once again. Jedi-in-waiting and, accompanied by a jailbait Twi'lek and a grumpy bitch, the fate of the galaxy lies in my hands. The reason I've been disrespectfully late for work every single, solitary morning this month is because by night I'm a nefarious smuggler turned hero of the Old Republic.