• Jhex@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    honestly, Disney’s treatment of the franchise killed my life long love for it

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      1 hour ago

      Lucas had already taken it out to the woodshed several times.

      The franchise has historically been at its best in the fallow years, when people were just tapping into the IP to tell their own stories.

      But you can say the same of Trek, of Harry Potter, of Marvel and DCU. Any time the suits take over, content trends towards slop

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        49 seconds ago

        LucasArts did some of the best Star Wars games. I loved Jedi Outcast, best jedi experience out there, and X-Wing Alliance thanks to the amount of ships the game gave you

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        11 minutes ago

        Agreed… however, I do have a specially dark and bitter place in my heart for Disney. They have a rotten touch and ruin every IP they buy