Lego Stars: The Skywalker Saga Dev Discusses Massive Combat Changes, Adding British Humor, And More
After years of development, the hugely ambitious Lego Star Wars game, The Skywalker Saga, is finally set for release in April this year. It's the first new entry in the series since 2016's Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, so clearly fans are geared up and eager for the next installment.
A brand-new trailer for The Skywalker Saga is out now, showcasing the game's sprawling and varied worlds and highlighting some of its many, many playable characters. The trailer also confirms an April 5 release date, which is right around the corner.
To learn more about The Skywalker Saga, GameSpot spoke with senior producer James Burgon. Burgon discussed the highly ambitious nature of the game--it adapts all nine Skywalker films!--and touched on how the combat mechanics are different and improved with the new installment. Burgon also spoke to us about how the game allows players to start from any trilogy and the freedom and opportunities that allows for. «As freedom was one of our key pillars during development, we knew we had to give fans the option to jump straight into the trilogy they wanted to,» Burgon said.
The Lego games are known for their humor, even when they touch on heavy and dramatic material--and there is no shortage of those elements in Star Wars. Burgon said TT Games worked alongside Lucasfilm Games and The Lego Group to ensure a balance between staying true to the source material but also imbuing certain scenes with a «softer, more lighthearted touch.»
«That's British humour for you; you can never take yourself too seriously,» Burgon said.
The producer also took some time to speak about The Skywalker Saga's gigantic roster of characters--there are 400 playable characters and more than 800 in all, counting NPCs.
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