Since bursting into public awareness in 1977, cards focused on Star Wars became so popular that there have been dozens of series produced. 60b6m
However, have these opportunities been dampened slightly since become over-protective in their bid to make Star Wars overly family-friendly.
Without suggesting that Disney are looking to make Star Wars more about Jar Jar Binks than the darker characters such as Mr Senate (A.K.A Emperor Palpatine), the decision to ensure that the brand is perceived as family-friendly means that some decisions have cost the franchise some of the magic that allowed it to stay a cult hit able to transcend the ages.
BRAVELY tackled the sewer level in @StarWars: Dark Forces. My brothers and I were never brave enough to complete it as kids 😎 #StarWarsMonth pic.twitter.com/zC0snsF5im
— Raven_Hound (@Raven_Hound) 14 May 2017
In the world of gaming, we’ve seen the franchise move away from scarier titles like Dark Forces, a well-received 1995 first person shooter game, to a stance in 2017 that sees them even preventing fans from playing Dark Side contributed a great deal to the online casino landscape, as evidenced by the popularity of film-related slots on Canadian comparison sites like online-slots.ca.
This denial contrasts with the likes of Battlestar Galactica, another cross-generational TV show, which still allows slot game. In fact, a quick glance at slot-machines.ca highlights the scope for family-friendly characters appearing on slot reels.
Given the widely publicized “bet” between Call of Duty makes no effort to be family friendly, so this crossover of audiences suggests that Disney is perhaps being overly (and needlessly) cautious about protecting their brand image.
Finally, more recent trending topics on the news focusing on the likes of Chewbacca Mask Lady, and a popular related story of a lady in labour, as reported by boredpanda.com, go to show that the brand perception and popularity of Star Wars is as strong as ever.
Of course, we can’t wait to see the next batch of games that build on the franchise, but we can’t help but feel that by using kid gloves and limiting the gaming options available, Disney is missing part of what makes Star Wars so popular across all age ranges.
