So when I went to the theater and saw The Force Awakens for the first time, I was excited, but not too
much. I was expecting lightsabers, desert planets and unrealistic space
battles, but beyond that my expectations were tempered. My mindset was
basically “so long as it’s not as bad as The Prequels, I’ll consider it a success,”
and TFA definitely was. But – and
this is a big but – it was more than that, too. The longer I watched the movie
– the longer I watched Kylo and Rey interact – the more excited I became. I
could barely sit still. All I could think was oh my god. Oh my god, they’re Bastila and Revan. They’re the same.
There’s so many similarities between the two there’s no way this echoing was not intentional.
What follows is an essay-length, in-depth, somewhat
disjointed comparison between the two, as I try to order my thoughts. It’s
actually a continuation of this thread. Major, major spoilers after the jump, for KotOR and TFA and the Expanded Universe (seriously, don’t click past the jump if you
want to keep one or the other a surprise – I basically spoil everything). I’ll
be focusing primarily on KotOR I, because that’s the equivalent of where Kylo
and Rey are in terms of character development, but there will be a bit of KotOR
II in this as well.
Reylo vibe recommendation by @ewa-jednak-chce-spac who loves the concept of showing compassion towards the monsters in this game.
Here is her description: “In this game you’re playing a human, who enters the Underground, inhabited by the monsters sealed there by humans. The game itself strongly favors offering compassion to your opponents instead of killing them off. Don’t be discouraged by the vintage graphics – Undertale is one of these video games, which may be treated as art, not only entertainment".
Monsters and Villains 