TFU was fun as long as you take it out of its literal context.

To me, TFU would be the story the old, grizzled veteran Rebels tell the new kids over a hushed campfire to keep their morale up. It's more the story of the spirit of the Rebellion than an actual person to me: maybe there's some truth to it, but maybe it's also been embellished over the years and now you have someone who rips Star Destroyers out of the sky like paper planes and goes toe-to-toe with Vader and the Emperor and almost comes out on top.

To me, the idea that the Rebels have myths and propaganda and campfire stories is pretty attractive, and for me, that explanation is enough to allow me to enjoy TFU, as honestly over-the-top and stupid as the story itself is. It really is a story about how a person with a strong enough will can overcome someone's immense hubris, as Bingo said. It's a morality play: Vader and Palpatine think they can control the will of the people, keep them down, keep them doing their bidding through commands or manipulation, but they show them how it really is: if they stand tall and believe in their cause, they can threaten the entire Empire.

So, to me, TFU is the best Rebel propaganda piece ever penned. And, come on, the Ultimate Sith Edition was amazing, too. Just totally murdering ever Rebel ever just felt right. The game was fun, had neat controls and mechanics and made you feel really cool and powerful. It felt like a Star Wars game, too, and brought back a lot of good Jedi Knight memories in terms of combat. It fell pray to the annoying combo system that all those hack-and-slash RPGs have, but didn't make it fun like the LOTR games, and it had far too many quicktime events, but it was still a sight more fun than a lot of Lucasarts fare at the time.

TFU was what gave me a lot of hope for 1313. TFU was a step in the right direction in terms of quality, sure it wasn't enough of a step, but it was a step at least, and I felt like 1313 was going to continue that move towards good Star Wars games.