


The other major addition to the game is the new combo system, which gives the melee and shooting mechanics some renewed life. Over in Revenge of the Sith, the story begins with Anakin and Obi-Wan staging the rescue of Palpatine, leading to their final battle with Count Dooku.Īll of the game's environments have been enhanced so that nearly every surface is made of LEGO and behaves as such. For example, A New Hope begins with the boarding of Leia's vessel, setting the stage for Princess Leia and Wedge Antilles to try and get the Death Star plans off the ship before Darth Vader can find them. Each selection follows the narrative of its source material and allows for cooperative play in all instances. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga begins with a level select screen containing all nine of the franchise's core movies. The expressions and emotions evoked a kind of pathos I wouldn't have thought a LEGO game would ever be capable of putting forward.Īs much as the LEGO games have grown through their cutscenes and cinematics, they've also evolved from a gameplay standpoint.
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It was an indicator of just how far this series has come, showing off some of the most expressive LEGO figures to date. There was a montage of historic scenes from the franchise, which included Luke facing Vader in The Empire Strikes Back, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi battling Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, Yoda and Palpatine going at it in Revenge of the Sith, and Kylo Ren confronting Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi. It was the first time the game has been exhibited since its numerous delays and what was on display brought back a lot of memories. Shacknews was recently invited to a press preview for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. However, Star Wars has changed a lot since the LEGO take on the series and some of the signature LEGO humor doesn't seem to translate as well to the newer movies. The last time they did so was for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and rather than take on the latter two movies of the third trilogy individually, LEGO fans will get to experience the entire Skywalker story in a single package. and TT Games journeyed to a galaxy far, far away. There have been so many LEGO video games over the last 15 years that some may have forgotten where it all began.
