Was Force Unleashed Better for Star Wars Lore?

In celebration of Star Wars Day, we take a look back at The Force Unleashed, which promised to introduce Darth Vader's secret apprentice (Starkiller) to the franchise lore. The game was meant to embrace video games as a storytelling medium for Star Wars before it got pushed away in 2012. Did the Star Wars canon lose more than a badass character in making Starkiller's story irrelevant?

[DDDGirlGamer85]

Naaaa

[Summons75]

The first game, yes I liked what it added. The second game can be forgotten to time.

[Scrivlar]

Can't speak for the second game but I felt the first one fit in really well with the canon and felt like a great Star Wars film in some ways.

[HeavenlySnipes]

First game was actually good

Could have poured money into this and made it a mini franchise. Instead, we got the sh*tshow that was Force Unleashed 2

[thorstein]

Better than what?

[Chaos_Raiden]

The first game is really good, and the story itself is very interesting and feels fit enough to the Star Wars movie storyline.

Sadly, the second game is a major disappointment, especially the storyline. Hopefully, LucasArts will approach Samuel Witwer for the role Starkiller in the next two Star Wars movies.

[jagiii]

Second game was a cash play.

[gantarat]

Force Unleashed > Rebels

[aliengmr]

IMO neither really fit at all. TFU2 was LA trying to make a franchise from a one-off title that really wasn't meant to have a sequel.

Vader having a secret apprentice really doesn't fit the character. Especially during that time.

Though, this is SW EU which had very little policing beyond "movies can't be touched".

[Gears_President]

I actually loved the first game I thought it fit well. I didnt bother with the second game for some reason.

[OhMyGandhi]

played the first, and have the second sitting in my steam library. Is it worth a play through?

[HeavenlySnipes]

Worse than the first

If you didn't really didn't like the first don't bother

[KryptoniteTail]

He was my favorite character. He will be missed.

[dcj0524]

Force unleashed was one of my favorite games of last gen. Never bought Force unleashed 2 and frankly I don't think I ever will.

[audiophile101]

Canon wise yes I would say it fit well. But examining that game on ya gameplay side, that was a big letdown on all the hype they put out