Game Title: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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Developer: TT Games
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 82 average - 89% recommended - 39 reviews
ACG - Jeremy Penter - Buy
Occasional glitches and some smaller space battle locations aside the game is impressive. The changes feel right in line for bringing in newcomers but they don’t alienate fans of the past lego titles.”
Attack of the Fanboy - Diego Perez - 4.5 / 5
Don’t let the LEGO license fool you. This is the Star Wars game we’ve all been waiting for.
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
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For those of you playing, does this game live up to or fall short of your expectations?
What are your thoughts on the the transition of the series from 2D to 3D?
How is the gameplay, OST, world design, etc?
Please tag your spoilers for those who’ve yet to play the game and those still playing, from bosses to new lore and story.
For me this game will likely be the last I play of the series.
I feel like the designers at Gearbox are either barely familiar with “good” ARPG game design or just don’t fully playtest their games. TTW has so many fundamental issues with its pacing and balance that I’m super curious if they just push it out the door as early as possible.
My biggest gripe with the game is (once again) the unskippable dialogue/story. The writing is decent, with the main story being the highlight. Unfortunately the game forces you to go through sidequests to reach minimum level requirements, which means sitting through tons of dialogue. This isn’t a game that will deliver gripping side stories (even if the dialogue is good). There’s no way to skip any of it, so you’re just left standing there listening, sometimes minutes at a time to stuff you very likely don’t care about. I found myself tabbing out of the game every time side quest dialogue started, doing …