Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Remake could be setting out to be an impressive game, contrary to what its long stay in development hell suggests. X user and known insider and believes canceling Aspyr's version of the remake and starting from scratch was the right choice.

While the insider, who was among the first to talk about the game's troubled development, did not reveal any specifics about the remake, which was just confirmed to still be in development last week by Saber's CEO Tim Willits , they did suggest that a proper reveal may not be too far off in the future . "If things continue smoothly, possible reveal this year…" the insider said.

With news of the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake leaving the insider impressed, the community tried to pressure Luke "100% Star Wars" into sharing more information on what Saber is building.

In terms of the battle system, it is not yet clear how the current version of the remake will handle its core mechanics, but the more action-oriented approach of Aspyr's canned remake did not impress the insider. "As a pretty big KOTOR Fan, who has seen a KOTOR Remake with action oriented combat systems… it was not a dream come true," , later adding that the combat mechanics could be likened to

"I'm sure you can't say anything specific, but what were you generally impressed with? Art direction? Attention to detail? World building? Something small that wouldn't violate an NDA," to try and pry more information from the insider. "Can't say other than I think they're getting things right holistically," Luke replied, which definitely sounds promising.

The silence surrounding the troubled project almost deafening, it is good to hear something new about Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Remake , even without any specifics. Hopefully, the game's development has been proceeding as smoothly as Luke "100% Star Wars" suggested, and a proper reveal will indeed not take much longer.

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