I was thinking more the fate of lucasarts. Game wise if restricting it to the prequel films they mostly felt weak. I can see people having some fondness for pod racer (and the flying one on the N64) but all the others did little and less for me compared to other things I was playing at the time.
Saw the first of the prequels in the cinema. I was never a fan of star wars (was not old enough to see the first trilogy in the cinema, was too old by the time the prequels hit so while I had no sense of betrayal I guess would be the best word I was in no way awestruck), indeed the main thing I know Star Wars from is games like Dark Forces, probably more so than the initial trilogy which was just a film franchise that was popular like any number of others. Second was probably VHS one time when renting something. Initially could not be bothered to do the third having not enjoyed the others but some years later I was at my grandparent's house and had otherwise rinsed their DVD collection so in the name of science I thought why not... it was a mistake.
If the prequels are supposed to be an example of a good director then I am not sure what to think. I have yet to see any of the newer films and doubt I ever will -- not even in the name of science. However people that I have consistently had similar opinions on have gone over the problems with the films and I have no reason to disbelieve them. With that being the case I can well believe they are inexcusably atrocious pieces of junk where the prequel started off as a mediocre sci fi film that suffered under the hype train and got worse from there. Still does not make the prequels retroactively good. Also "used politics to promote worldbuilding and expand the universe" might be a good idea, the execution thereof though...
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