LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga

Story: Like in the original LEGO Star Wars, this is an abridged retelling of the previous 6 episodes along with the new Sequel Trilogy, with some gags and in-jokes and memes thrown in. Unlike the original 2 games and their complete edition, the entire movie is redone even if each episode only has 5 levels, every important plot point is in the game including Anakin killing the Tusken Raiders or Yoda vs Palpatine to name some examples. Though they did cut main villain Tarkin from “A New Hope” but kept the old First Order guy from “RoS” All the characters are talking now which I don’t mind though I think some of the jokes are a bit too fast pace like the death Qui-Gon Jin which I get the joke but went by so quickly. Of course there are just as many jokes that are really good like the reveal that Padme is the queen and there is a follow up to it at least twice. But the big question is “How does the sequel Trilogy hold up in LEGO?” Pretty good for the most part. Due to being abridged, most of the fluff got cut or shortened but still keeps the main plot of those films and reminded me why I enjoyed them...Except for Rise of Skywalker. RoS is such a bad story in its core that not even having the LEGO treatment can salvage it. It’s obvious the root of the problem is that Palpatine shows up to take the role of Big Bad from Kylo so he can have an undeserved redemption arc and the story has to rush and bend to make the story about stopping Palpatine and forcing a connection between him and Rey when her just being some kid who was abandoned by her parents was perfect. And everyone agrees that he ruins the previous movies just by existing. Also Rey should’ve had a dual blade lightsaber since it fits her fighting style, starts dating BB-8 and she should have been adopted by Chewbacca. Gameplay: Lets start with the basic gameplay. There are 7 main classes(okay, there’s actually 9 but the Light and Dark side are the same while Extra is just full of, well, extras) with some skills that overlap like heroes, astromechs and hunters can use grapple hooks and you use these skills to get through the levels and look for bricks, money and other collectibles. But that’s normal for LEGO games so lets talk about the combat. Lightsaber is mostly button mashing with the occasional dodge roll and force push to stop a block. And as basic as it is, it’s really fun. It’s fun picking up objects and foes and hurling them at enemies, it’s fun controlling an enemy and blasting their friends. And while most of the bosses are fought the same way, the fights are really good and actually feel like sword fights with the dodging and waiting for openings to strike. And then there’s the gun combat which is really good, even when you have a simple blaster, is good to use and the enemies use and build cover and have a variety of different weapons like mini-guns or rockets. Though if you want the full arsenal, you’ll have to be a villain or wear a disguise to use grenades and to open boxes with the other guns like a machine gun or a flamethrower. And then there’s using your ship to fly around in space and it’s pretty good. Simple to use and the challenges aren’t too hard. Though I did find trying to talk to other ships to be annoying since they kept pushing me away when I got too close and some ships are just not suited or able to do ship combat at all. Before I move on, I should mention the accessibility options for a bit. Just some basic things like Subtitles, screen effects, mission markers, losing money for fall damage, or health recovers on its own. Just stuff to make the game easier but have the option to turn off. And theres aim assist which makes it easier to shoot at things with lock on features and homing shots. I had half of these settings off since I’m an adult who’s played a good many shooters and aside from that one level where you have a car chase with the assassin which was annoying cause she’s small target and the car’s bullets are weak. But on the other hand, having them off made the dogfight with Jango Fett one of the best boss fights and made me wish there were bosses in space that weren’t battle ships. But then we get to Endor The Line, which was fine at first but after a while, the road disappears, you fall of the edge of the map and have to restart. Hate to say to say it but this game is really glitchy and crashes a lot. I lost count on how many crashes I had during my play-though and I was worried I wasn’t able to 100% it. Now I don’t want to end this section on a negative note so lets talk about the levels. There are two types of levels in this game: Story levels which mainly where you have set pieces and bosses fights like the pod race or a stealth level which ends with a fight with a rancor. I was actually surprised on how short these levels are and I don’t mind this. Stops the levels from dragging. Plus most levels (septically in FreePlay mode) have multiple paths you can take like you could take one route that lets you drive a vehicle or you could take another which focus more on shooting. And some are very open like the Hoth level where you can do the level in any order as long as all three sections are done. And then there are the free-roam levels which reminded me of levels from Super Mario Odyssey. Aside from connecting the story with fetch quests, escort missions and mini bosses, you can find Kyber Bricks and Ships in nooks, cranny's, boxes and puzzles, as well as side missions for new characters like Gonk Droid and evil Gonk Droid. I like these a lot since it though I did find it annoying how you have to go to other planets to do some missions or finish ones on other planets to unlock others I also felt the Scoundrel class got shafted in these free roaming levels as their main gimmick besides having a charge shot is to shot purple object to start chain reactions, and there isn’t anything like that in Free-Roam so Scoundrels are almost redundant in your party. But what do the Kyber Bricks do in this Collectathon. Collectibles are meant to get players to do challenges and be rewarded with progression but the levels are unlocked as you play the story naturally so what do the Bricks do? Upgrades. At anytime you can buy an upgrade for your class or just in general like making people afraid of the Sith, money rewards for hacking as well as a skip button, basic attack and health upgrades or even C3-PO being able to make a shock wave when he splits in have. One thing I find very considerate is the option to turn off these upgrades if you find the game too easy or find the perk frustrating like the Scoundrels charge shot which I turned off cause I prefer my blaster going pew-pew. Presentation: The LEGO models have come a long way since the first games release. Hair is more accurate, outfits are more detailed and you can play as a naked C3-PO now(or is he skin less). Environments are good too. They managed to make each location look different even if they have similar themes, like how you can explore two cities on Tatooine which are different with one being filled with narrow streets and the other has more wide open areas. Got some good map design in general like the casino planet has you going uphill till you reach the casino or Threed has a north and south section divided by a river. Though I would say Endor was annoying to navigate since it’s very vertical 7/10

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a fun remake of the original Wii version. The game is enjoyable, fun and vibrant. It is clearly made PG rated and that shows, but they have done it in a tasteful way. An adult can enjoy the game, same as a child. PROS: - Builds on mechanics of the old game and makes them bloom - Story is far more fleshed out and interesting in some parts - Graphics are stunning and your no longer stuck on one view for the game - You can explore planets and the atmosphere above them (Starships) - You can fly starships (this was a selling point for me) - More content to do outside of the story. - Lots of characters and abilities to choose from. CONS: - Game breaking glitches. I have had to restart my game multiple times and my computer. These can range from gameplay (Combat, flight, aim...) and visual (flashbanged by landscape, sky is just the black screen of death...). - Forced perspective/ movement. At some points the game will force either your camera or character to move and can be extremely disorienting (it also can cause your game to glitch out badly). - Some parts of the story are not enjoyable or just drag out - Missions can be tedious as it forces you to not go ahead if following an NPC or, you need to talk to multiple NPC's just to work out where to go (this gets repetitive real fast) - Specific characters are needed for tasks/ mechanics which gets old really fast and at one point you can elliminate the use of whole mechanics (Jetbacks > Gliders and Building). You can also get rid of the need for C3PO by getting a universal translator for all characters. - Game is harder to play on keyboard than controller or steam deck, as some keybindings are just plain weird (universal across all Lego games not made for PC). - R2D2 does not have his jets anymore... Major F. I got the Saga as it was cheapest and on special: I fully recommend others do this. Do not buy this at full price. I also got the extra characters which I found to be far more helpful than others (Ahsoka). Despite the cons, the game is good for causal players or fans of the Star Wars series. I would recommend this game to my friends. It is a solid 7.5 out of 10.

Удивляющая своим масштабом лего игрушка, куча планет и на каждой своих нпс транспорт и местость, прохождение не мало известных интеграций фильмов в эпизоды а так же большое количество играбельных персонажей среди которых имеются хоть и без способностей но бывают прикольные внешне и так же узнаваемые по фильмам франшизы

El juego es malisimo a mas no poder, he encontrado en 20h de juego demasiados bugs para un juego que tiene 4 años, misiones bugeadas cuando las repites, control de la nave pesimo, misiones repetitivas, miles de ladrillos que hace el juego mas que profundo aburrido. Pero sin duda lo peor los bugs, encima el juego es facilisimo y lo hace todavia mas aburrido las batallas sin pulsar hasta que el villano corra y repetir sin tener que pensar

buen juego. mi pc no es muy bueno, es antiguo y este juego a funcionado de lo más bien. recomendado

El juego como tal está bueno, pero hay cosas que me la bajan. Las misiones están muy guiadas, el manejo de las naves es re tosco y las primeras veces que entrás al menú de personajes te perdés muchísimo. Hay mecánicas, como la mejora de personajes, que son medio raras. También hay veces que la cámara se bugea cuando un aliado se te pone en la espalda. Pero, fuera de todo eso, es un título maravilloso.

One of the best LEGO games I have played. It plays very well on the steamdeck, I will replay it and try to collect everything eventually :)

When you get to play a level its not half bad, but it takes 20 minutes of running around empty "open world" talking to npc's before you actually get to each level. Not every game needs to be some grand open world that you are expected to put hundreds of hours into, this game lacks the charm and ease of play of the original LEGO games that were so iconic.