tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post2788072299903308349..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: A Solo without Soul: Solo, ReviewedEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-27492396034726315902018-07-06T22:03:21.803-06:002018-07-06T22:03:21.803-06:00It think it was the TIE Fighter LucasArts game tha...It think it was the TIE Fighter LucasArts game that established a backstory of Han as an Imperial officer, an ensign or a lieutenant involved with the capture of Kashyyyk. If memory serves, he was a shuttle pilot with Chewbacca as one of his prisoners. For whatever reason (there is one but I don't recall it), Chewbacca's plight causes Han to betray the Empire and they escape. I don't remember much of the backstory since it was presented in the written game manual and not in the game itself. I do recall a chilling but simply-rendered graphic of the Wookiee prisoners being fastened into sensory deprivation chairs on the shuttle, which is maybe not such a bad idea if your orders are to transport angry Wookiees. <br /><br />In any case, the schism that catches up Han and Chewie becomes an Imperial civil war in the game, where your player character is forced to choose sides and you find yourself in the weaker faction. Eventually Darth Vader shows up to patch up the dispute (to put it mildly). I do recall what particular hell is released when Vader is your wingman and you try to give him orders... Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-40258802886024764402018-07-04T07:49:29.667-06:002018-07-04T07:49:29.667-06:00Yeah, I can’t dispute anything you say here, and ...Yeah, I can’t dispute anything you say here, and I clearly give the movie more than enough credit for being a salvage job by a competent but generic director. In the end though, it entertained me and was better than the prequels, so I stand by my assessment!Stephen Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377636491269666540noreply@blogger.com