Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

The full potential of Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga is hard to understand, but it does mean that fans of the series (and Lego games in general) will have enough content to keep them engaged for quite some time. With fun, accessible gameplay, stunning graphics, and incredible attention to detail, it’s hard to imagine a better tribute to the Star Wars series than what Traveler’s Tales has achieved here.

Introduction

As a celebration of a film series spanning more than 40 years, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a fitting tribute that any fan can ask for.

With so many fond memories of playing the first two Lego Star Wars games, Traveler’s Tales completely caught my attention when it announced that it would make a completely new entry into the series that would cover all the content of the nine Star Wars films on the main line.

Having a good time with the game, I can not only say that the wait was easily worth it, but fans of the Star Wars and co-op experience are there for an absolute treat.

War

• Over-the-shoulder shooting is great fun
• Combo-based combat is more compelling than previous Lego titles
• Space warfare is a bit dull outside of the original campaign

If, like me, you find Lego Star Wars games to be enjoyable, though not particularly difficult battles, you will be quite surprised with The Skywalker Saga. Needless to say, the battle is no longer accessible – far from it – but it has now been given a big shot to make it more attractive than just mashing buttons to land enemies.

For starters, hand-to-hand combat is now a combo-based system. Mashing the main attack button alone will not be effective, as enemies will pick up and block your pattern, forcing you to change things with other attacks in your character’s arsenal. Each character fights differently, of course, but it’s great to see the animations that emerge from these combos – I’ll never get tired of seeing Leah Uppercut a Storm Trooper smash to the ground using her grapple.

In fact, the characters that were previously only useful for opening doors (we see C-3PO) are now ready to handle themselves in combat. This helps solve a problem that plagues the original Lego Star Wars games, as co-op play sometimes turns into a discussion about who will take control of the annoying character. By comparison, the BB-8 has become my wife’s favorite character because of its terrifying arsenal of attacks.

Fighting battles though are part of the equation, the other is compiled with run and cover shooting. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, over-the-shoulder shooting is now available for any Blaster powered character – it won’t soon dethron the Gears of War anytime soon, but it adds a lot of variety and even rewards. More accurate targets for advanced players.

This is the amount of a gameplay loop that runs long enough to keep adults engaged, but it is simple enough that children are less likely to have any problems. The same can be said for the puzzle sections that, in previous games, ended up being real head-scratchers. Here, you can blitz through any given level without much pushback.

But what seems out of place is the existence of multiple skill trees that players can invest in for special benefits and extra power. There is a skill tree for each type of character – which is a nice touch – but the idea of ​​investing in more health bars seems to be the key point of a game that is already so accessible.

Occasionally, the action will fly off the ground and into the sky as several of the series’ iconic dogfights are recreated in Lego format. For story-based space battles, where the whole experience is more cinematic and there’s a lot of things going on on-screen, it’s fun to feel or be in and out of an impending fire – but the same can’t be said for optional space battles that you will be involved with during your travels. Can.

I understand why these battles were kept in the game, because it makes the space divisions of the Skywalker saga seem more alive, but nothing interesting to watch and almost without any challenge, I find myself avoiding them after a while.

Level design and content

• Huge, expansive level to explore
• Find an unreasonable amount to collect
• Be sure to keep investing for the age of the players

Over the years, Traveler’s Tales has become more adept at adding open-world segments to its Lego games, and has become one of the biggest upgrades to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, compared to the 2007 Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Got up In the campaign missions, you are free to explore huge levels based on some classic Star Wars locations.

For example, you can wander around Tatooine’s barren wasteland or the rich streets of Canto Byte, and in both cases there is plenty of privacy, optional missions, and Easter eggs to be found. While not large enough to be considered an “open-world”, these levels are reminiscent of titles such as Super Mario Odyssey and It Takes Two, where players are free to explore at their own pace.

These layers are so tightly packed with things that I’ve spent most of my playing searching through their privacy, always sure I’ll find another collectible in the next corner. In addition to the usual mini kits, there are over 1000 cyber bricks to be found throughout the game, with shiny Lego pieces that can be used for ship purchases, upgrades and more.

That’s not all – in the deepest depths of the galaxy, a handful of datacards can be found that offer fun gameplay tweaks in return. For example, one of these datacards could be used to convert all civilian citizens, the ever-ganking GNK to Droid.

There’s so much content inside the game that it keeps young players hooked for ages, and older perfectionists will appreciate a challenge reminiscent of the classic Calek-a-Thons.

Graphics and performance

• Stunning graphics
• No technical issues to talk about
• The Nintendo Switch port is also impressive

One of the first things you’ll notice when booting The Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga game is awesome to watch. Almost everything about it is designed to catch the eye, and especially with the new hardware, the game is a visual feast. Nonetheless, there are two distinct art styles that I believe are worth drawing attention to.

For everything made with Lego equipment, be it letters or objects, there is much to see beyond the obvious cartoonish color palette. When you look a little closer, there is an impressive amount of detail. In Layer Iconic Hairstyles, you’ll see the shiny and delicate markings that you’d expect to find on plastic, and the Lego logo sometimes creates a look on the inside of an arm, just like someone taking a real-life minifigure and transporting it into play That being said, this is just one of the two art genres of the game.

For parts that are not built by Digital Lego, such as for environments and buildings, there is a glimmer of reality where these resources will not show up out of place in the JD: yield order. At various points, I found myself enjoying a few moments to see how well some of the most iconic locations in the film have been recreated – the city under the waters of Otoh Gunga is particularly scenic.

The long development period is also reflected in the performance of the game. At no point in my play-through did I find any visual hiccups or framerate dips. The sound design is equally gorgeous, and the game’s voice actors work so well with the series’ well-remembered dialogue that it’s often hard to tell the difference from the original recording.

The game camera was the only aspect that drove Amok. To his credit, it was a random event, but there were times when the camera got stuck in a part of the environment and took a few seconds to figure out what was happening.

During this review, I also tested the Nintendo Switch port to see how the game works on portable consoles. Overall, it’s a very impressive port and during the game’s mission, the experience felt almost identical to the one found on other consoles.

It can only identify the technical limitations of the port during Katsin and the larger Free-ROM level. Although the game manages to keep the frame rate stable, there is a considerable amount of pop-in as a trade-off. However, this is not a deal breaker, since I still enjoy playing the game on the go, so it’s easy to recommend it to any switch owners out there.

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