(Singleplayer review)

Let's get straight to the point: you're getting this game for the combat. The story is mediocre at best, and all of the side missions have nothing to do with the main plot. There are some pretty interesting and cool places to visit, but I wouldn't suggest completing every single one of them as I did. Once you get the option to go to the academy and continue the main story, go for it. Don't worry, you won't be missing out on force powers. You'll have more than enough anyway. (Apart from the default ones you unlock automatically) I ended up only using heal, protect, and absorb. I never really saw a point in using the dark side powers, but I guess you could have some fun with grip.

So how is the combat? Well, you have to understand some of the intricacies to really get the hang of it and appreciate it. If you're a new player and have no idea how it works, you'll be confused for some time as to why you suck so much. If you never do get the hang of it, you might even think this game's combat really isn't as good as people make it out to be. But once you do understand how it works, it really does become quite fun. However, due to the lack of saber-wielding enemies in the beginning third (maybe even half) of the game, it'll seem extremely easy. Don't let that fool you, it does get a bit more challenging once most of the enemies you face on missions are reborn/dark jedi, especially when you encounter saber-staff guys and/or multiple enemies at once. But you do have to get through the easy first half of the game to get to the good bits, which some might find quite boring. Although I haven't tried them out myself, I know there are a lot of mods/custom maps for this game, so you could try those and see if you enjoy the combat of this game or not. I really suggest looking up some youtube videos.
(Personal tip: Always hold down shift when you engage an enemy to slow yourself down and make your attacks more precise. I haven't seen people mention it in videos, so thought I would share)

What about graphics? They definitely look dated, but nothing too bad. Personally, I was totally fine with how the game looked. The worst offenders of looking like ♥♥♥♥♥♥ are some of the environments and the animations. Some of ground textures just look super undetailed and flat, and the actual shape of the terrain can look very low-poly. Animations (specifically in cutscenes) often looked somewhat jitter-y and stutter-y to me, but that could be an issue on my end or, perhaps, the game running at too high of a framerate. But, overall, while not too bad, I don't think it looks as good as KotOR, which came out in the same year.

Ultimately, if you don't like the lightsaber combat in this game, it really doesn't have much else to offer. But if you decide to try the game out for your 2 hour refund timeframe and you do enjoy the fighting, then I definitely would recommend playing through it. The gameplay elements don't feel super dated, and it's definitely quite a unique game in the sense that there isn't really any Star Wars game like it (in terms of saber combat), apart from Jedi Outcast, the previous entry in the series.

[i](Singleplayer review)[/i] [b]Let's get straight to the point: you're getting this game for the combat.[/b] The story is mediocre at best, and all of the side missions have nothing to do with the main plot. There are some pretty interesting and cool places to visit, but I wouldn't suggest completing every single one of them as I did. Once you get the option to go to the academy and continue the main story, go for it. Don't worry, you won't be missing out on force powers. You'll have more than enough anyway. (Apart from the default ones you unlock automatically) I ended up only using heal, protect, and absorb. I never really saw a point in using the dark side powers, but I guess you could have some fun with grip. [b]So how is the combat?[/b] Well, you have to understand some of the intricacies to really get the hang of it and appreciate it. If you're a new player and have no idea how it works, you'll be confused for some time as to why you suck so much. If you never do get the hang of it, you might even think this game's combat really isn't as good as people make it out to be. But once you do understand how it works, it really does become quite fun. However, due to the lack of saber-wielding enemies in the beginning third (maybe even half) of the game, it'll seem extremely easy. Don't let that fool you, it does get a bit more challenging once most of the enemies you face on missions are reborn/dark jedi, especially when you encounter saber-staff guys and/or multiple enemies at once. But you [b]do[/b] have to get through the easy first half of the game to get to the good bits, which some might find quite boring. Although I haven't tried them out myself, I know there are a lot of mods/custom maps for this game, so you could try those and see if you enjoy the combat of this game or not. I really suggest looking up some youtube videos. [i](Personal tip: Always hold down shift when you engage an enemy to slow yourself down and make your attacks more precise. I haven't seen people mention it in videos, so thought I would share)[/i] [b]What about graphics?[/b] They definitely look dated, but nothing too bad. Personally, I was totally fine with how the game looked. The worst offenders of looking like shitе are some of the environments and the animations. Some of ground textures just look super undetailed and flat, and the actual shape of the terrain can look very low-poly. Animations (specifically in cutscenes) often looked somewhat jitter-y and stutter-y to me, but that could be an issue on my end or, perhaps, the game running at too high of a framerate. But, overall, while not too bad, I don't think it looks as good as KotOR, which came out in the same year. Ultimately, if you don't like the lightsaber combat in this game, it really doesn't have much else to offer. But if you decide to try the game out for your 2 hour refund timeframe and you [b]do[/b] enjoy the fighting, then I definitely would recommend playing through it. The gameplay elements don't feel super dated, and it's definitely quite a unique game in the sense that there isn't really any Star Wars game like it (in terms of saber combat), apart from Jedi Outcast, the previous entry in the series. [table] [tr] [td]Gameplay[/td] [td]9/10[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Story[/td] [td]3/10[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Pacing[/td] [td]5/10[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Graphics[/td] [td]5/10[/td] [/tr] [/table]