The greatest science fiction saga is back. Star Wars gets a complete adaptation in the Lego universe in veteran studio TT Games’ most ambitious project to date. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is available from this Tuesday, here are 5 things not to miss about it.
[Mis à jour le mardi 5 mars 2022 à 14h31] The love affair between Lego and video games began a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Remember, it was 2005 and Lego Star Wars 1 and 2 were hitting the market to thunderous applause. The adaptation of George Lucas’ films in plastic brick sauce immediately met with great success, paving the way for many other adaptations from the studio of its developer TT Games. Since then, water has flowed under the bridges, and the British developer is once again returning to the Star Wars universe with a more than ambitious project, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, or the adaptation in Lego from the nine films of the famous franchise. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
Lego video games have always been based on a fairly simple principle: making us relive the best scenes from pop culture films, characters or series, all in a universe built entirely of small plastic bricks. And in this exercise, TT Games is more than a veteran, already in command of the first two Lego games ever released, Lego Star Wars I and Lego Star Wars II. And for seventeen years, TT Games has been at the origin of all Lego games. Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings… All the biggest franchises have been recreated by the British studio, which can boast of presenting more than thirty Lego video games to its credit. The Skywalker Saga will allow us to relive the three Star Wars trilogies, from the muscular apprenticeship of Obi-Wan to the advent of the First Order, and this in the order you wish. On the gameplay side, we find the classic elements of the formula, which mixes exploration, action, adventure and puzzles, all playable with one or two players.
In terms of gameplay, the game offers you the possibility of going through the history of each film in the order you want, without any particular constraint. You will also have the opportunity to replay each level with new characters, to unlock new parts of the level and find collectables. If you were worried about not being able to play one of your favorite characters in the Skywalker Saga, you couldn’t be more wrong. The game contains no less than 300 unlockable and playable characters in all levels, as required by the tradition of Lego games. We will find our favorite protagonists at different times in their lives as well as all the more obscure secondary characters that forty years and nine films have been able to provide us with. A diversity that has never been so vast in a Lego game.
Controller in hand, TT Games has also added a few elements to satisfy a slightly more adult audience. Blaster-wielding characters can now hide and shoot from cover, while lightsaber combat is done through different combos, feints and powers, bringing a little more diversity to the ultimately quite simple gameplay of the Lego games formula. . We also find in this new release graphics that have never been so beautiful in a Lego game; the environment reacts to the actions of the player, at the level of the effects of light as of matter. In addition, TT Games has decided to give the player a little more freedom by providing them with hubs that they can explore freely between each story mission. We are moving away for the best from the level after level formula to give the player the opportunity to move from planet to planet as he pleases via a map of the Galaxy to explore or re-explore levels he has already traveled in order to solve puzzles, complete side quests or search for items. This principle also applies in space where the player can move, explore and fight between each planet. On the character side, TT Games adds a little role-playing side since each character will have a small tree of skills and powers to unlock thanks to Kyber crystals hidden all over the galaxy.
Lego games have always been a strong proponent of two-player co-op play. Traditionally, this cooperation is done through the traditional split screen, and The Skywalker Saga will be no exception. Concretely, if you can share a side of the sofa with a friend or a member of your family, it’s perfect, on the other hand, it is impossible to connect to the same game from two different places, since no online multiplayer mode is not planned for play currently on any platform.
For those who already have their eyes set on the future of this more than imminent release, know that TT Games and Warner Bros Games have already planned to provide at least seven character packs after the release of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. . You can find iconic characters from the extended Star Wars universe, including those from recent Disney + series like The Mandalorian, or spin-offs like Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story and more. So we repeat, it is more than likely that you will find your favorite character in this funny adventure!
Let’s start with the most essential information, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is available on our gaming platforms since the Tuesday, March 5, 2022. This mainstream game is of course available on all the biggest video game platforms, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch. Recommended for an audience of 7 years and over, it still offers an experience that will delight young and old, and particularly fans of the world of George Lucas we will not hide it.