If you lament the fact that they no longer make Star Wars games like Dark Forces and Knights of the Old Republic, then it's strangely comforting to see them paid tribute in the biggest Star Wars event of the year. There's loads to be said about the influence of the Expanded Universe on Rogue One, and this extends to games too. Indeed, the movie's planet-hopping opening act has far more in common with the old novels and games than it does with the other films, which tend to lock in on one or two key locations for their duration. We're back to a Star Wars that feels like a lived-in universe rather than a greenscreened backdrop. Rogue One is a tonal u-turn for Star Wars, a return to the look and feel of the old Expanded Universe if not its specific plot beats. How could a Disney-led reboot be any different?
The prequels represented the triumph of LucasFilm's merchandising arm over its story group.
The EU was allowed to inform small aspects of this new Star Wars, but throughout the noughties its influence sharply waned. When Disney axed the Expanded Universe back in 2014, it felt like the final spasm in a prolonged death that had begun with The Phantom Menace fifteen years prior. This is a strange time to be a Star Wars fan, particularly if you were a devotee of the books, games and comics that sustained the series in the mid-1990s.
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