Star Wars has always been near and dear to my heart. I also was very into video games as a kid. The two managed to overlap when my parents got me Star Wars: Rebel Assault II for the computer. That feeling I got when I was flying a ship at the beginning of the game and blasting tie fighters was magical I wasn't just watching a movie, I was living it. I felt as though my actions were impacting this world. It's a feeling that many game developers try to capture today but mostly fall short. From then on I had a fondness of many Star Wars games. From Battlefront to Knights of the Old Republic, I ate up Star Wars video games. And who could forget their popular point and click adventure games like Sam and Max and Monkey Island. Those games really helped to shape my sense of humor. While Lucas Arts isn't exactly the powerhouse developer they were in the past I still watched whenever a new Star Wars game. Their newest one Star Wars 1313 looked particularly interesting. However that game may now never see the light of day. As of today LucasArts has been shut down by Disney.
While LucasArts has been having trouble this generation I will still miss them. LucasArts made some impressive games that helped shape this generation. Without Knights of the Old Republic I'm pretty sure no one would know who BioWare is. I've hoped for a new Battlefront game for a while but unfortunately it seems like that is not going to happen. While I could have spent most of this post bitching at Disney for closing LucasArts, it would be a fruitless effort. Instead I will simply pay my respects to LucasArts. It's a damn shame the studio was closed down. I hope that everyone who worked there are able to find new jobs.
Good night sweet yellow guy who holds up the sun. Let Jedi Sing Thee to thy rest.
That is too bad. I still have fond memories of the original Sam and Max, like sticking the golf ball retriever with a magnet on the end into the world's largest ball of yarn to get a ring of some sort.
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