Where the designer in this article is complaining, I see Lucas as trying to develop something interesting.
A bad-azz steal Darth Maul game, grim gritty, badassery sounds like a kinda okay game to try to make.
But an evolving story, surprises, these sound like good goals to aim for. Maybe could have been really cool.
And as long as he kept paying the developers, it was Lucas's game.