Dragon Age co-creator would love to see the Baldur's Gate 3 devs make a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic sequel

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But leave HK-47 as a ruthless killer, please

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One former Dragon Age writer would love for Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian to pick up the torch of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series.

Reacting to a PC Gamer article begging Larian to make a Star Wars RPG, BioWare veteran David Gaider threw out his own wishes into the void of Twitter. It turns out the former Dragon Age writer would love for Larian to make a third Star Wars: KOTOR game, fresh off its success with Baldur's Gate 3.

It's not a hard proposition to get behind. Larian has already proven it can step into a world created by another developer and still put on a masterclass in character-building and writing. No, if you didn't already know, Larian wasn't the original developer of the Baldur's Gate series - that was none other than BioWare.

Gaider doesn't, however, want HK-47 to be resurrected as a "mascot" character. The KOTOR droid was an assassin droid constructed to help protagonist Revan track and hunt down Jedi until the pair had their memories wiped and ended up serving the Jedi themselves.

Aside from this, though, Gaider has no qualms with Larian picking up the KOTOR series. No, this isn't Gaider teasing an actual return of the long-gestating franchise, but just the hopes and dreams of one developer who's got decades of experience doing this sort of thing.

As for the actual KOTOR series itself though, things are looking a little murky. Earlier this year, a rumor claimed the KOTOR remake had been canceled until a report claimed this wasn't the case, and the Star Wars remake was still in development. With the publisher's CEO giving exasperated 'no comments' on the situation, who knows what's going on with the remake at this point.

At least Disney's gaming boss is giving hope for the KOTOR remake to still see the light of day, even if no one else is.

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.