He is the person who shared his love with me and has granted me passage into this wonderful world he grew up in. Apparently, I had heard what was going on in the living room, crawled downstairs, and was standing at the doorway in awe my father noticed and invited me onto the couch to let me watch with him (and my mother got mad at him, of course). My earliest memory is sitting on the couch watching Revenge of the Sith drinking a purple Gatorade. Hayden Kirkeide, fan and Beilert Valance cosplayer Yes, it’s about a galactic struggle, but more importantly, it’s about the hope that is passed down from person to person as a promise of the better days that will come, someday. There’s a reason why Leia’s only line in Rogue One is the simple utterance of “hope,” and it’s because one word can and does encapsulate Star Wars as we know it. In the times when I thought I had nothing, I had Star Wars it gave me the hope to continue and aim for better and bigger things. Years later, her return in the comics as the leader of the syndicate felt almost reflective of my own journey to confidence and self-acceptance. I saw myself in Qi’ra left behind on Corellia I also saw her making the best out of her situation, rising up the ranks of Crimson Dawn and exuding such confidence no one would think to question her. Han had always been my favorite character, but this time I was introduced to someone who still impacts me to this day: Qi’ra. Shortly afterwards, I went to see Solo: A Star Wars Story. Though the movie ended and the Resistance was all but defeated, they remained hopeful, which in turn gave me hope to carry on.Ī few months later, I moved home feeling a similar sort of defeat as the Resistance and I wasn’t sure what the future had in store for me. I went to see The Last Jedi on opening night by myself and it changed my life. In December of 2017, I was living 10 hours from home for my first year of university and had only one or two friends to say I was lonely would be an understatement. ![]() I loved it, but it didn’t quite stick with me until the release of The Last Jedi. In my own Star Wars journey, I became a fan after binge-watching the original trilogy so I could see The Force Awakens in theaters. However, Star Wars has also fielded several flops, and in particular, their video game library is full of products that were panned by fans and critics alike.Liv Peltier, fan and GirlBossk cosplayerĪs cliché as it may sound, to me, Star Wars is about hope. The iconic series has spawned countless films, television shows, books, and video games, many of which are regarded among the best entries to their respective mediums. ![]() Updated on Apby Kennedy King: Despite its age, the Star Wars franchise still maintains a monolithic presence in Western media. Looking at the lowest-ranked Star Wars games on Metacritic reveals some interesting insights about the nature of brand-tie-ins, as well as the preferences of Star Wars fans. The review aggregate site Metacritic collects reviews from several different sources to produce a combined Metascore, though it only features scores for relatively recent games that got some critical attention. ![]() Since then, there have been well over a hundred Star Wars video games released, all of varying quality. RELATED: 10 Strongest Star Wars Movie Characters, Ranked In 1982, Parker Brothers released Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back for the Atari 2600, kicking off decades of Star Wars-branded video games. Since the beginning of the franchise, there have been merchandising efforts in the realm of toys, clothing, and more. Star Warsis a juggernaut of pop culture influence, and its status that only increased after its acquisition by Disney in 2012.
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