Wow...do you believe everything you read? I'm only half way through the first level so it's early for me to say it sucks or doesn't suck. Already the game feels more complex and my actions have greater meaning. My initial feeling is that I'm going to like the gameplay more. I loved the first KOTOR but there were a lot of things I didn't like about it:
1) didn't feel like dark or light really mattered, all that mattered was the big decision toward the end of the game that truly set your path.
2) I thought the mini-games were useless except for swoop-racing. I think I played Pazaak like three times and the Ebon Hawk shooter mini-game I felt was way too easy.
3) there's others that I can't think of now.
Anyway, Obsidian has tried to fix these so I think you should give them a chance and play the game and judge for yourself.
By the way, I saw the big twist coming in KOTOR a mile away so I think the twist from KOTOR is over-rated. But it was a good story. <