(SW) Impressions

A lot of little Star Wars tidbits seem to have come out in the recent celebration.

The Episode IX teaser doesn't do much other than show off a few vistas and returning characters. I'm not sure what to think of Rise of the Skywalker as a name - there's an implication of the family line living on, though Kylo's a Solo and Rey is... a solo? Heh. I think it's a given that I'll see the movie, but I can't say I'm excited or even what I want to see out of it.

We get some glimpses of The Mandalorian. I think it may be leaning a little hard on the bounty hunter bit, but I'm sort of glad to see the faction getting more screen time in some form. It may make "Mandalorians" more mainstream and less just "Boba Fett." I'm curious, but not fully invested at this stage.

Jedi: Fallen Order is where my interest picks up. That the business side of things (single-player with "no loot boxes/microtransactions") got a lot of focus that shouldn't be deserved. The game itself, though? Well... the trailer was cinematic. It gives an idea of the character and story, which I find compelling so far, but didn't really show much of what play would look like. The whole thing could lose my by crashing and burning at the end, or being cancelled, or releasing exclusively on Epic, but right now I would say I'm looking forward to it.

My greatest excitement, though? Another season of Clone Wars. Ahsoka remains one of my favorite characters in the Star Wars canon, and getting a chance to see how she comes to terms with the war and the Jedi's place in it appeals to me greatly.

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