LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS5)

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Though difficult to see in the current lighting, Maz is in front of me, doing nothing, despite my objective telling me to talk to her. In terms of quality of life changes that make this not just the best LEGO Star Wars game, but the best LEGO game, combat and the new variety of character uses is at the top the list as the best change. Owners of a PS4™ disc copy must insert it into the PS5™ every time they want to download or play the PS5™ digital version. Even though there will be quick puzzles in which whoever you’re playing with will have to direct R2 to a console to solve one of his circular puzzles, it doesn’t really match up to the feeling of going toe-to-toe with Darth Vader. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga does a lot of things right that make it the best LEGO Star Wars game, and LEGO game to date.

Not only are there more details filled in with LEGO where possible, the environmental design is at a scale higher than it’s ever been for TT Games. It’s a credit limit that’s sits alongside your PayPal account which you can use for your online purchases.

Cheats, special modes, and modifiers will unlock permanently as well, but can be toggled on or off from the Extras section of the Holoprojector menu. So when the LEGO version of Revenge Of The Sith portrays Anakin’s hatred of the Jedi growing because they didn’t make him master and just gave him what looks like a padawan’s colouring book, it works. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga provides some rollicking reimaginings of Star Wars’ most iconic moments and seats them inside a series of interplanetary playgrounds that are dense with discovery and entertaining diversions.

These open areas are absolutely rife with hidden Kyber bricks to collect by solving various environmental puzzles, and while you do see some repeated challenges across the galaxy – stacking crates to reach Kyber bricks suspended in the air seems to be a popular task no matter which planet you’re on – there are plenty of other fun little surprises to stumble upon along the way. Being able to explore these levels with a friend online, without compromising screen real estate, would be a great addition. I'm not a Star Wars nor a LEGO fan, so this one isn't for me, but those games are normally pretty fun. The beauty of the game's structure is that you can get what you want from it — you can blitz through the stories fairly fast and have a great time, or spend dozens of hours more tracking down Kyber Bricks to purchase upgrades, Datacards to unlock fun extras, and more. For the first time ever in a LEGO video game, explore the galaxy your way as you fly to some of the saga’s most legendary locales.

You'll be hot-swapping between a handful of characters as you fight baddies, solve simple puzzles, and engage in basic platforming. Other boss fights in the game don’t have this issue, and both players are equally engaged throughout – but the camera and mechanical issues in co-op play are upsetting to see in a game franchise that many grew up on playing with others.