I wrote this!! I played KOTOR for the first time last year and it has changed the way I interact with games. I’m forever grateful I didn’t give up despite spending a ridiculous amount of time in Taris bc I couldn’t figure out the map lmao I love u KOTOR!!
Mer
"She seemed to exist independently of me before I arrived to this universe, and would continue to after I moved on."
@drowwpoison.bsky.social tells the story of how KOTOR's Bastila Shan shifted her expectations in videogames:
unwinnable.com
Her reaction did not push me away though – it pulled me in.