Only a few hours separate us from the release of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, the opportunity for us to summarize five things you absolutely need to know about it.
Lego has often delighted us with its quirky video game adaptations since the release of the first Lego Star Wars game a little over 17 years ago. Combining both a platform game and an action game, these unpretentious titles have gradually managed to advance the small Danish plastic brick into the heart of the video game world. So much so that seventeen years later, one of the most anticipated games of the year is an adaptation mixing the best-known film saga in history and one of the most popular toys in the world. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga arrives at the beginning of the week on all platforms, and will be an opportunity for many players to rediscover the adventures of the nine Star Wars films with Lego sauce, in an adventure that promises to be just as long. what fun. We’ve gathered five things you absolutely need to know about the game before its release.
Let’s start with the most essential information, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is coming to our gaming platforms as soon as Tuesday, March 5, 2022 at midnight if we are to believe the French Playstation Store. It will therefore be necessary to get up a little early or go to bed a little late to take advantage of this new outing and dive back into the cosmic adventures of the family which will have the most impact on the galaxy, as far away as it was. Of course, the game will be released on all the biggest platforms, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch, and remains oriented towards the very general public, recommended for an audience of 7 years and over.
For those who are not yet very familiar with Lego video games, they are based around a very simple concept: take the key moments of the most popular masterpieces and bring them to life for the player in the world of small plastic bricks. In Lego games, everything is in Lego, offering the player the possibility of modifying his environment by building and destroying different decorative elements, offering puzzles to unlock, action scenes, and jumping scenes, and always with a touch of characteristic humor of the TT Games studios. Speaking of the developer, there is nothing to worry about on that side because you have to know that TT Games masters its business quite well, having been placed in charge of all Lego game releases since 2005, which corresponds to about thirty games, all the same. Lego Star Wars the Saga Skywalker will therefore resume the action of the nine Star Wars films by making us relive with humor all the highlights of the films of Georges Lucas.
In terms of gameplay, the game offers you the possibility to browse the story 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. Diversity that has never been greater 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 has been 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!