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I'm maneuvering down a trench attempting to hit a 2 meter wide exhaust port, but the space nazis have launched fighters. Should I shoot TIEs? (hexbear.net)
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[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or rule of cool, which is more likely.

Making your spaceships operate on WW2 dogfight logic is definitely cool lol

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The Last Jedi had plenty that could be criticized, but the "bombs dropping in space" part was such a Reddity thing to fuss about: it was just more applied ww2 in space.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fuckin CinemaSins brained dorks lol

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Star Wars was never supposed to be hard scifi and even as a kid I may have wondered about the trench run, but I realized the movies would've been much worse without explosions in space.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Or sound effects in space, or visible "laser" projectiles in space.