![]() We’d happily spend more time pod racing, but it’s quite a short segment in the Skywalker Saga, and it doesn’t have time to breathe. That speedy pace does have its downsides, though. Most players will be familiar The Phantom Menace's story, so the pacey storytelling is refreshing. The Lego team wastes no time, keeping the action moving along, in about a minute of us arriving we go from buying parts for our ship to betting Anakin’s freedom on a Pod Race. This new style of aiming makes it meach easier to pull off headshots and blast off pieces of armor. As you aim down her gunsights, the camera goes in tight over her shoulder and a reticle comes up on the screen. This gives us a chance to try out the new shooting combat, as Padme is a fan of the blaster. There are many little details that could go unnoticed, like the way Qui-Gon’s lightsaber hilt shines as it swings back and forth under the harsh twin Suns of Tatooine, and the way the dirt and sand of the desert planet realistically coat his little plastic legs. But, minor as these details are, they all add to the scene.Īs we walk through the streets of the rough town, a brawl breaks out, with green-skinned Rodians coming out of the woodwork to attack us. We find ourselves slowly moving the camera to take in an environment that, despite being comprised mostly of plastic, feels alive. It’s a challenging fight to get to the royal ship, but we get on board and break for orbit, safe on our way to Tatooine.ĭespite being comprised mostly of plastic, Mos Espa feels alive.Īfter the clinical Trade Federation ship and grandiose royal city on Naboo, Mos Espa and its teeming streets are a wonderfully dense change of pace. The ensuing rescue consists mostly of fighting waves of droid enemies all while keeping the Queen and her entourage safe from blaster fire. We were in a rush to save the Queen, though, so Theed’s statues remain unrepaired. Completing sidequests, like fixing broken statues around the city, will reward you with Kyber bricks, a resource you can use to unlock character abilities. There are characters with little floating bricks over their heads who need tasks done for them. The royal city of Theed is packed with giant glistening statues, massive courtyards, and lush gardens. You can explore the Gungan City, running around the place as an arms-flailing, tongue-waggling Jar-Jar Binks, hop into the Bongo ship and sail back to the planet’s surface while dodging giant monsters, and then, on the docks of the capital city, find a huge hub area to explore. ![]() Naboo is host to multiple areas you’ll know from the films. Keenly aware that we’re walking into the waiting arms of everyone’s favorite Gungan: Jar-Jar Binks. The combat overhaul makes fights feel smooth and reactive compared to previous games.Īs the last battle droid falls, we sprint for the loading bay and smuggle aboard a droid invasion ship about to make its way down to the surface of Naboo. A major change to the traditional game's combat is the introduction of a combo system that lets you link your attacks together, instead of just swinging your weapon around aimlessly. We used the force to smash droids into one another, our lightsaber to slice them limb from limb, and accidentally blew ourselves up with an exploding barrel, it’s all ridiculously good fun. Surprisingly, the meeting room the protocol droid leads us into is a trap, but this gives us a fine opportunity to destroy things that fight back in a decidedly un-boxlike manner. The combat overhaul makes fights feel smooth and reactive compared to previous games. But, as we became familiar with the game, it’s all useful information to have at your fingertips. There are also tabs for characters (of which there are hundreds), ships, and skills. This menu screen shows a map of the entire galaxy, broken up into sectors. Size matters not (but it's still impressive)Īs soon as you open the Holoprojector, you get a sense of just how big The Skywalker Saga is. You can also throw your lightsaber at enemies (and boxes), using the force to pull it back to your lego hook hand, making for a devastating ranged attack. Naturally, we can also use the force to pick up the crates and containers around the room, smashing them against the walls to make them explode in a shower of colors and Lego studs (the small plastic pegs you use as currency). Qui-Gon swings his lightsaber with weight, easily eviscerating the random assortment of objects around the room he feels powerful to play, more so than in the Lego games that have come before.
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