Republic Commando's selling point of being a "tactical FPS" is certainly overstated, but as a simple, linear FPS experience, you could do way worse. Star Wars fans have enough interesting "boots on the ground" story details fleshed out to them through some interesting Clone Wars battles, and everyone else gets a rather competent shooter, but one that's certainly aged.

While Republic Commando remains to be pretty fun, it cannot escape its age. The old PC port is a total shamble to get going on modern systems, but newer console ports have made it more accessible to play. Nonetheless, there's still plenty of "old game bullshit" to go around: crazy difficulty spikes, wonky controls, and awkward performance dips await those who at least go in on the Switch version.