Star Wars Galactic Racer misses the glory days of podracing as a lot as we do

So that you’ve bought a solid filled with characters who love racing…however no podracing to be seen. Podracers are so quick and maneuverable that the hazard in piloting one makes it nearly inconceivable to carry an actual, organized race.  But it surely’s instantly obvious that there’s a legacy of podracing within the Star Wars universe, to kind of the identical diploma that there’s in the actual world. Everybody remembers podracing, and even these characters who’re too younger know of it and communicate of it in reverent tones, recalling particular races and racers from roughly 30 years in the past. And hey, would you take a look at that, Episode 1 and its accompanying video video games are nearly 30 years outdated right here in the actual world, too. 

“I needed racing again, the best way it was, the best way it must be!” says the sport’s opening narration. “The viewers has been dying to see an actual podracer within the league. That’s to say, they’re dying to see me,” says Kestar Bool, the wealthy jerkoff who’s executed a hostile takeover of the league.

Speaking to those characters in regards to the “glory days of podracing” feels rather a lot like listening to actual motorsports followers. When a automotive nut talks in regards to the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 and provides it a nickname like “Godzilla,” or recollects with fondness the fast developments of a selected decade of rally racing, it offers off the identical vibes. I don’t know sufficient about actual racing to talk with authority right here. However as an outsider, it positive looks like the builders have been aiming for a really particular vibe, and hit it proper heading in the right direction. 

“The glory days” of the prequels 

I can’t assist however analyze this by way of a broader media lens, too. When you’re a Star Wars fan, you in all probability know that it’s been very up-and-down since Disney acquired the franchise. The film Episodes 7-9 had a response that was combined at greatest, with a particular downturn on the ultimate, 40-year cap to the “Skywalker saga.” The opposite tie-ins have ranged from surprisingly good (Rogue One and Andor) to superb, I assume (The Mandalorian, Solo, Ahsoka) to downright terrible (The E-book of Boba Fett, The Acolyte, and the most recent film, The Mandalorian and Grogu).