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Star Wars: The High Republic - A First Look at Project Luminous
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Whole thing is a bit underwhelming but at least they seem to be leaning hard on the fantasy side of the franchise, instead of Lucas' more pseudo sci-fi concepts
Yea sorry I was joking, I know what they did. I want a singleplayer continuation in the same vein as SWTORs predecessors ie. rpg with DnD combat and such.
And several comic series and MakingStarWars believes there are also movies being developed in his time period.
Do you have a source on that D&D information? MakingStarWars said the pair was working on the High Republic films, not the origin of the Jedi.
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We also now know that High Republic was something that first started to be talked about in 2014. I don't think D&D would come onboard in 2017 to then work on something EU related that was already being worked on for 3 years.
200 years is kind of deflating to me, it doesn't mean they can't tell good stories, it just feels like an unnecessary albatross to put on yourself. There's only so far you can take things before you have to bring it back to the status quo so it fits with TPM, the fact you have characters that are alive the whole time like Yoda compounds that issue.
Like you can't do crazy shit like KOTOR with a hidden Sith Empire that invades or SW Galactus(Nihilus) eating planets and annihilating the order.
Like you can't do crazy shit like KOTOR with a hidden Sith Empire that invades or SW Galactus(Nihilus) eating planets and annihilating the order.
I honestly think it's only as limiting as they choose it to be. Assuming, at best, we're going to be getting a sum of stories that could cover, say, a 5-50 year span within this time period, that still leaves quite enough of a buffer for them to do whatever they want, and acknowledge "what is to come" as they so wish. Likewise, all the while building up a new cast of characters, factions and mythos that can equally be as self-contained or have wider repercussions on the series.
Or to put it another way, as much as the old and new EUs alike have gotten so much mileage out of The Clone Wars and "The Dark Times" (post-ROTS/pre-ANH) time periods, I'd be disappointed if they weren't able to do similar with a time period that is completely untapped.
Even Snoke was supposed to be alive in this era before TROS retconned this (TLJ Andy Serkis said Snoke was "a couple hundred years old")
He's a clone, so he could be...from a certain point of view.
When Sheev tells Yoda in ROTS "I have waited a long time for this moment my little green friend", maybe he was alluding to a previous encounter in the High Republic era 🤔
Probably (and certainly at the time of filming) just about how long Palpatine had known Yoda for as Chancellor, but I like this still, even through another Rule of Two Sith.
It's my head canon is that when Palpatine's voice seems to totally change and become otherworldly after Windu's death, it's not because of the lightning - before it was Palpatine, now the souls of the Sith in Palpatine have taken over, and all the souls are making him act insane.
Be awesome seeing a younger Yoda strolling around in a leisure suit and have a full head of hair.
I can see myself getting into these, if the reception is solid. Just gotta hope the Jedi aren't the "sit around and be kinda terrible" types they were in the prequels, because that's real boring.
Honestly more than anything I'm glad they aren't up against an evil empire, that's what I didn't like about KotOR.
Honestly more than anything I'm glad they aren't up against an evil empire, that's what I didn't like about KotOR.
Glad this means the basis for this is publishing but there is ample space for video games, TV shows, and movies to be made. A new video game in this era would really gas me up.
It is Nihil. The initial tweets were saying Nhil because they didn't see it spelled out yet.
Wonder if that means The High Republic stuff won't be released in China.
Among the writers working on this project, he would have been my pick to include something like this, since his only other SW work, Last Shot, had
a transgender character
When they said they were called the Nihil and their motto was "You can't take it with you, but we can take it from you." I immediately thought of the 3 nihilists from The Big Lebowski.
I don't quite understand that motto. Sounds like graverobbers? And also a bit contradictory, because it begs to be answered with "You can take it from me, but you can't take it with you". I'm curious how it will play out in the end.
It immediately reminded me of that scene in Goldeneye when they're trying to crack Boris' password to track the helicopter.
"You can sit on it...but you can't take it with you"
"Chair!"
I think it's that they're nihilists so they believe in nothing beyond living in the moment and being as rich as possible while being in that moment so they're like, super evil space pirates and extra grimdark because they have vibro-axes and take no prisoners. They will have little to no redeeming qualities but it will take a ragtag combination of Jedi peacekeepers who act like wandering samurai teaming up with the industrious skills of smugglers who really have a heart of gold hidden under their rough exterior in order to stop this horrible plague upon the galaxy.
Oh and they're being controlled by a Sith lord.
Tropes aside, this is a cool idea celebrating a lot of new material in the SW universe and I'm totally on board for it. I'll give it a chance and withhold actual judgement until then.
Oh and they're being controlled by a Sith lord.
Tropes aside, this is a cool idea celebrating a lot of new material in the SW universe and I'm totally on board for it. I'll give it a chance and withhold actual judgement until then.
finally commenting on this.
200 years? man fiction really does have a poor sense of scale and time. whatever, as long as it's completely new. might even pick up Light of the Jedi (me? read a book? what sorcery is this!?). since they're not beholden to expensive-ass movies, there should a wide variety of genres to cover. I'm hoping the inevitable games will be akin to Knights of the Old Republic in the sense of adventure and places to visit. and now that The Mandalorian has proven the technology, I would think some show concepts are being prepped with virtual production in mind already
200 years? man fiction really does have a poor sense of scale and time. whatever, as long as it's completely new. might even pick up Light of the Jedi (me? read a book? what sorcery is this!?). since they're not beholden to expensive-ass movies, there should a wide variety of genres to cover. I'm hoping the inevitable games will be akin to Knights of the Old Republic in the sense of adventure and places to visit. and now that The Mandalorian has proven the technology, I would think some show concepts are being prepped with virtual production in mind already
honestly the premise of this works super well for a FO style game where you visit different planets that have their own conflicts going on or even visiting uncharted planets seeking knowledge. Era lends itself to plenty of new ideas for lightsaber customization too. 🤤 And ofc a new enemy faction in the nihil compared to storm troopers.
"Hope for what books can be".
Finally Star Wars is going revolutionize the underutilized medium of *checks notes* the written word.
Jedi naming sure are weird ahaha Burryaga Agaburry it's something that would come out of a frog if he learned to speak.
i'm digging all the art but not the concept... i think Star Wars is dead to me but let's see, i'm open minded.
sure hearing the hyperbole coming out of people involved is not helping either.
i'm digging all the art but not the concept... i think Star Wars is dead to me but let's see, i'm open minded.
sure hearing the hyperbole coming out of people involved is not helping either.
I mean according to TROS, Sheev Palpatine is a literal avatar of all the Sith Lords that came before him. So powerful that he could lightning Star Destroyers from the ground.
LOL, exactly my thoughts.
I like Star Wars, a lot, but chill it with the hyperbole.
Watch all of the Clone Wars if you don't think personal stories can't be told when the Jedi are in abundance.
And the Sith Lord is called Darth Nihilus who believes all life in the universe must be devoured, but is not the original Sith Lord. Some hapless force sensitive found the mask and was possessed by Nihilus who had stored his soul within the mask so he could endure, as his body was being fully consumed by his unending hunger.
Delayed 🙁
www.starwars.com
Star Wars: The High Republic Sees Revised Release Dates
The highly-anticipated publishing initiative will kick off in January 2021 following recent world events.
www.starwars.com
Man :/ I was actually looking forward to checking out the first book this summer, it was gonna be the first one I read from the new canon.
Aw man, I was really looking forward to reading Light of the Jedi.Delayed 🙁
Star Wars: The High Republic Sees Revised Release Dates
The highly-anticipated publishing initiative will kick off in January 2021 following recent world events.
Bummer, but it can't be helped.
Some interesting tidbits in there though:
The Hero of Hetzal
The 'twins' (a possible Force dyad?)
The Starros (Sana Starros from the comics) and San Tekka clans (Lor San Tekka is Max von Sydow' character from Force Awakens)
The Blade of Bardotta
The Storms
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unfortunate, but expectedDelayed 🙁
Star Wars: The High Republic Sees Revised Release Dates
The highly-anticipated publishing initiative will kick off in January 2021 following recent world events.
Most companies are dealing with lot of slow downs throughout industry, manufacturing, and other sources. Also lot of companies are delaying as they are seeing reduced shipments and demand at physical retail locations and want to wait till more things open up. Lot of retailers just aren't ordering product since they are closed or retail business is going to be slow returning to normal.
Delayed 🙁
Star Wars: The High Republic Sees Revised Release Dates
The highly-anticipated publishing initiative will kick off in January 2021 following recent world events.
Fuuuuuckkkkk I was really stoked to read these this summer.
Digital exists but physical copies of comics, books, games still sell tons of copies and releasing too soon is going to be lost revenue for all. Many people just refuse to buy digital or will not buy if that's the only option, and in cases like comics and books, physical is still huge business.
