Why I love The Old Republic!

Why I love The Old Republic!

February 23, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

Joseph Huff discusses his love for The Old Republic era of Star Wars and shares his top reasons for its significance.

Why the Old Republic is my Favorite Star Wars era. Long ago, I Joseph Huff, autistic master of star wars lore, devoured all content from the galaxy far far away. Then an arrogant mouse wielding immense cash stepped forth to mangle what millions already enjoyed. After many decisive blows had been struck, I tore myself from the current star wars media, I mean, besides Andor and The Jedi Fallen Order games. Those are pretty cool. But besides that, I have flung myself into past star wars content, where Nostalgia and my eventual crash out is law. Now I plumb the depths of old content, foolishly hoping to change the present that is THE MOUSE. Cough-cough. Welcome to Retrospective Rants, with me, Joey Huff as your host. If you haven’t figured it out, I’m going to talk about Star Wars. Specifically the Old Republic Era of Star Wars. The best Star Wars. Yes, including the mmo. Darth Marr is THE MAN. But there are few reasons for my love of The Old Republic era, which takes place many thousands of years before the movies. And I figured I’d talk about my top 5 right here. Let’s go! 1st reason: It’s the most Space Fantasy era of this space fantasy. The Jedi and the Sith are all out in force…

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