Not Including Rogue One or Solo in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a Missed Opportunity
After years of waiting, Traveller's Tales finally released LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga to immense praise. The game serves as a celebration of the Star Wars franchise, letting players adventure through the galaxy for all nine mainline films. They can battle the Trade Federation on Naboo, fly the trench run to destroy the Death Star, and battle the vile Kylo Ren. Almost all the iconic Star Wars moments have been recreated in hilarious LEGO fashion, except for the two Star Wars Story films.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga adapts the prequel, original, and sequel trilogies. The two other theatrically released Star Wars projects are absent here, save for some character DLC packs. Players are not able to fight on the planet of Scarif during Rogue One, or attempt the Kessel run fromSolo: A Star Wars Story. While the focus of the game is on the Skywalker saga, leaving the Star Wars Story films out keeps it from being the definitive celebration that it wants to be.
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From the announcement of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Traveller's Tales made it clear that Rogue One and Solo were not going to have a major presence. The story was going to focus on the nine films from the Skywalker Saga, and none of the extra Star Wars content would have levels. That meant shows such as The Clone Wars, Rebels, The Mandalorian, and The Bad Batch would receive no recognition in the story either.
Instead of receiving story content, Rogue One and Solowould receive character DLC. All the DLC for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is character packs that include people from other Star Wars projects. Many characters from Rogue One, Solo, The Bad Batch, and The Mandalorian have already been
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