The main difference between the Prequels and Sequels is the fact that for all the complaints about Vader being "Whiny as Anakin" they did nothing that really butchered the characters we knew in the Originals where as everything that happened to Luke, Liea, Han, and all they worked and fought for was undone by the Sequels all for the sake of rehashing them in a worse way. The Prequels are different than the Originals and did not try copying every minute detail except in the case of visual callbacks and similar plot points, the Sequels are just copypasted discount versions of the Originals which hurts their chances of both being noticed and liked by any fans down the line and if anything are going to just be seen as dull in comparison to the previous trilogies thanks to it having no identity of it's own.