Even in the highly competitive early months of 2022, with games likeElden Ringbecoming one of the highest-rated games of all time, hype is steady for TT Games' latest installment in theLego Star Warsfranchise.Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais finally gearing up for release after almost three years since its announcement. Today, TT Games has released a developer diary detailing the game’s dense open worlds.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawas first revealed during Xbox’s E3 2019 press conference, where it was revealed that longtime Lego video game developer TT Games would beremaking the originalStar Warstrilogy and prequel trilogy, while also fully adapting the recent sequel trilogy for the very first time. TT Games' Lego franchise started life withLego Star Wars: The Video Gamein 2005, which featured 3D platformer adaptations of the three prequel movies, and was followed byLego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogyin 2006. These were later compiled intoLego Star Wars: The Complete Sagain 2007.
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After almost seventeen years of non-stopLegogames,Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagamarks the first time developer TT Games has gone back to the drawing board, rebooting the gameplay style of the franchise. In its latest developer diary video, various members of the game’s development team discuss the incredible work put into the game’s various open worlds, all of which represent different planets featured throughout theStar Warsfilm franchise. Planets such asEmpire Strikes Back’s Bespin,Return of the Jedi’s Naboo, andThe Last Jedi’s Ahch-To are showcased, with some of the first glimpses at some side-activities players will be able to take part in.
The trailer also showcases some playable characters never before seen in theLego Star Warsvideo game series, such as Babu Frik fromThe Rise of Skywalker,The Phantom Menace’s Yaddle, and Mama the Hutt fromStar Wars: The Clone Wars. TT Games also recently revealed that deluxe edition owners will receive early access to characters fromspin-off media such asThe Mandalorian,The Bad Batch,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, andSolo: A Star Wars Story.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saganot only marks the first major reboot for theLegovideo game series since its inception but also represents TT Games finishing what it started withLego Star Wars: The Video Game, as the studio has yet to release adaptations forThe Last JediandThe Rise of Skywalker. With the success ofThe Skywalker Saga, perhaps the developermight look towards some of the franchise’s spin-offs such asThe MandalorianandRebels.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagareleases April 5th for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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