You queue up your attacks and then, when it comes time for them to land, you get to see cool battle animations. Combat isn't exactly turn-based in this RPG, but it is round-based.
Fortunately, you can still play it today on PC. When this game came out, it was the fastest selling game on Xbox. This means that each time you replay the game you can get different results. It allows you to choose how you react to situations and in turn determines if you align yourself to the dark side or the light side of the Force. What makes it so alluring? The freedom this game, developed by Bioware, offers was ground-breaking when it came out in 2003 and paved the way for Bioware choice-driven narrative games to come. What can I say about KOTOR? This was the game that drew me in so much that I almost forgot to study for and take a final in college.