MattyH1812

Star Wars is in a bad way. Ever since Disney took control from Lucasfilm the franchise has succumbed to poor creative decisions, leading to mediocre storytelling in unnecessary films. The so-called Sequel Trilogy is nothing more than a poor remake of the Original Trilogy, Rogue One is a film that nobody needed to see to know what happens, and the recent Han Solo film is something that nobody asked for, and judging by poor box office performance, nobody cared about. Now there is talk of a new trilogy that will begin production once the Sequel Trilogy has been concluded (with a remake of Return of the Jedi), and it seems as though there is no end to Disney’s Star Wars release schedule. But it has to stop. They’re going to kill Star Wars. Although, there is a man who could save it. Ever since the Prequel Trilogy ended with Revenge of the Sith in 2005, fans have been longing for an Obi-Wan Kenobi starring Ewan McGregor, set in the years before A New Hope takes place. Generally cons...

Middle Earth: Shadow of War was released last year in the midst of a brewing argument. Microtransactions in gaming. Star Wars Battlefront II was at the forefront of criticism from gamers regarding the way microtransactions were implemented. Locking the better content behind them, the gambling nature of the lootboxes meaning that you weren't assured to get what you wanted and had paid real money for, and so on. This criticism was completely justified. What isn't justified in my opinion however, is how Shadow of War got lumped in with other AAA games as microtransaction heavy, and I saw many people boycott the game because of this. Which is simply incorrect. Now I am not a supporter of microtransactions, not at all. I would prefer if developers made games that were just games. You pay your £50 for a game and that's it. No content locked behind in game purchases designed to keep you putting your hand in your pocket over and over. That is undoubtedly a bad thing, and Shadow ...