![]() ![]() ![]() Confusingly, story missions are set in half-open world, half-scripted areas, which means you may think you’re in the midst of completing an objective, only for the game to prompt, “do you want to start this mission?” You may find yourself longing for the good ole days of LEGO Star Wars hub worlds. Each episode is itself broken down into five story missions, along with a plethora of side missions, bonus challenges, and more. Eventually, as you complete each “episode”, you’ll unlock the remaining films within its respective trilogy. At the start, you’re able to pick from three “episodes” – I, IV, or VII – although the correct choice is IV. The level structure can also be misleading. There are minifigs, mini kits, Kyber bricks, Datacards, Core Upgrades, Class Upgrades, and, needlessly buried despite their importance, the special abilities like “stud multipliers” which help you rack up millions of the in-game currency. Menus are cumbersome, and it can be difficult to track how many of which widget you need to unlock which gizmo. It’s also, rather unfortunately, cluttered. So yes, Skywalker Saga is more than a tad overwhelming. I can still remember how long it took to unlock everything in Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy on the PS2, and how daunting it felt. After Skywalker Saga, I’m not sure I’ll need to ever play another LEGO game – unless LEGO Star Trek comes along. It’s also going to be home to DLC that brings in the rest of the Star Wars universe, including Rogue One, The Mandalorian, and, one hopes, the Star Wars Holiday Special. Skywalker Saga looks glorious, it plays wonderfully, and it features some of the best, and kid-friendliest, co-op this side of Kirby. The characters may be teeny tiny versions of the ones you love, but they’re teeny tiny adorable versions of every character you love – and then several dozen more you’d forgotten about. (The peak of the LEGO form, on the other hand, is the LEGO Millennium Falcon which sits at the top of my Toys ‘R Us wish list.) Skywalker Saga encompasses all nine films in the Skywalker triple-trilogy, from The Phantom Menace (ugh) to The Empire Strikes Back (yay!) to The Rise of Skywalker (double ugh). LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is in many ways the culmination of the LEGO video game formula. It’s the same impulse that drives Pokémon games, only with LEGO you’re recruiting iconic pop culture characters that transcend gaming. Even if they’ve all been minifig’ified, there’s something undeniably exciting about swapping between characters, from the famous to the obscure, in a virtual LEGO recreation of a beloved franchise. Give me 191 characters in LEGO Marvel 2, and you just know I’m going to devote the 60+ hours necessary to unlock them all, Throg included. Available now for PS5 (reviewed), PS4, Xbox X/S, Xbox One, Switch, and Windows.
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