The tactical shooter's pivot to wartime tragedy and military fiction predates Andor, The Clone Wars, and The Bad Batch.

It can be difficult to fit all of those projects into one established canon, which is why older titles such as the beloved Star Wars FPS Republic Commando can fall by the wayside a little bit.

For a franchise most famously known for lightsabers and mysticism, Star Wars has given us a surprising number of great shooters, and Republic Commando is one of the finest. Seeing the house that ...