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I'm going on June 8th and will have a full report the next day. My impressions based on what I'm seeing online/my conversations with friends who have spent time...
- Smugglers Run is not gonna be for everyone. While there's currently only one mission (unclear what happened to the rumor of up to three), there are branching sequences within that mission dependent on performance. In other words, it's possible to see completely different things depending on how well or poorly you do.
- Echoing everyone else, Cantina is way too small, but drinks are surprisingly strong (and thank god given the price).
- Den of Antiquities appears to be the early highlight in terms of shopping.
- There definitely is a weird feeling of "genericness" outside the Falcon. I think we wouldn't be seeing the same criticisms about the "generic" planet if we were opening with Rise... which includes franchise staples like a Star Destroyer, AT-AT, Stormtroopers galore, and various Empire/First Order aesthetic machinery. It also includes Kylo Ren and (AFAIK) cameos from the new trio, so there's more of a clear character connection that isn't just "Hondo," "brief Chewie cameo," and "Lightsaber Gatherer."