I know this has been brought up somewhat but it begs repeating
It is frightening how much Star Wars and Fallout's current situation rhyme.
- Both had sequels made by people not involved with the creation of the IP
- In both sequels the world building progress, some of it a result from the aid of the protagonists in the original entries, is absolutely destroyed, with reasons ranging from moronic "Politics are boring" to spiteful "It is not ours" to short sighted "It will be just like the original!"
- Both have a white female and a male black lead
- The black lead is an absolute tool that should know more and better but just doesnt
- The white lead is a bland piece of bread that somehow always comes out ontop of the situation
- Both play very loose with continuity to the point of absolute absurdity and making you wonder if all of this is even suppose to be in the same continuity
- Nearly nothing the previous leads did ultimately mattered as they are never/barely mentioned or are here just to be killed off if they are.
- Trying to replicate the "classic" magic while demonstrating a frightening lack of understanding of said magic
- Original villains absolutely suck ass
- Original factions have little to not backstory or presence
- Old villains/factions are brought in, a misguided attempt at luring back fans with nostalgia because the original material sucks
- An absolute misunderstanding and mishandling of the themes and messages of the setting.
- Normies absolutely fucking love the subversion stuff, why wouldnt they? They have only surface level investment
- Veteran fans are insulted
- Both IPs are worse off at the end as veterans will leave because, as they say, "it is not for you anymore" and tourists will leave because they never truly cared.
that's a stupid term. yeah sure some people take their affection of something they enjoyed as a youngun and they go way too far with it, but for god's sake at least try to understand how such a thing could take root in a person's heart. there's a reason why there's so many sixty and seventy year olds that live and breathe star wars, it was just fucking good in a way that few movies were during that period of cinematic history. when something stands out amongst the heaps of garbage in your era, you tend to see it as more of a jewel than it might be. take that jewel out of the garbage and inspect it on its own, and it's harder to understand. it's the same principle as all the little zoomies "re-evaluating" the star wars prequels as misunderstood gems. i really don't know what the current generation values, because it seems like the most generic, overblown shit imaginable like fortnite, but maybe i'm doing the same shit they're doing when they say unc slop.
The problem is that zoomers and even millenials grew up in the beginning of the end. They dont get what is like to be "attached" and to "love" an universe and it's characters, even to the point where, if you do, it is "cringe" (what ISNT cringe to them these days?).
Nearly all major IPs took a dump in their reputation so you almost cant blame them for this as they are almost punished for giving a shit.
