Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, beset by delays and crunch, arriving in April
You can soon relive all of the moments of the main nine Star Wars movies in tiny Lego block form with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Publisher Warner Bros. Games published a gameplay overview trailer Thursday, and after multiple delays — which have coincided with extensive crunch at developer TT Games, according to a new report from Polygon — announced a release date of April 5 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One.
The trailer starts out by introducing players to the basics of the new Lego game. Players will start by selecting which Star Wars trilogy they’d like to play, then they’ll start playing through the story line of the first movie in the bunch.
Gameplay will be familiar to anyone who has played a Lego game in the past, but with a few important upgrades to the combat system. The Skywalker Saga includes in-depth combos with different attacks for different types of characters, as well as more Force powers, a new aiming system if you’re using a blaster, and even a cover system. It also offers dozens of upgrades for players to unlock, to boost one attribute of their characters or another.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has led to extensive crunch at TT Games
There’s more to this game than just playing through the Skywalker storyline, though. Between missions, you can hop to many of the different planets from the Star Wars galaxy to explore and find more rewards. Meanwhile, Freeplay mode will give you access to the game’s roster of over 300 characters from every corner of the universe.
The Skywalker Saga has been a long time coming. Development began in late 2017, and the game has been delayed three times since its announcement in mid-2019. Polygon reported
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