A new fan-made video compares the combat and graphics of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga to the games that came before it. In 2005, Traveler’s Tales released the original LEGO Star Wars game to coincide with the release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith – reimagining the events of the Prequel Trilogy with little plastic mini-figures and kid-friendly pantomimed action. The following year saw the release of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, which covered the classic Star Wars films. These games were combined into 2007’s LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, which was followed up by 2011’s Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars and 2016’s LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The success of these LEGO Star Wars games helped spawn an entire line-up of LEGO-based games covering a wide range of franchises like Marvel, DC Comics, and even Indiana Jones.
In 2019, Traveler’s Tales announced that it would be returning to the galaxy with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, a new current-gen LEGO adventure that would recreate the events of all nine mainline Star Wars films – including the previously un-adapted The Last Jedi and The Rise Of Skywalker. However, The Skywalker Saga has seen multiple delays since its initial announcement due to Traveler’s Tales needing more time. The LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is set to launch sometime this spring, and fans are already measuring the new LEGO Star Wars game up against past installments to see how much the LEGO franchise has evolved since its humble beginnings in 2005.
Reddit user XavierEL1 recently posted a completion video of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga gameplay footage (via Game Rant). This brief montage compares scenes from The Skywalker Saga’s release trailers to the opening level of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga to see how The Skywalker Saga’s graphics and gameplay differ from the titles that came before it. Sure enough, the graphics and animation in The Skywalker Saga are considerably more advanced, with more fluid lightsaber combat and smoother textures for the plastic character models.
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga Lightsaber and Force Combat compared to LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Lightsaber and Force Combat from LegoStarWarsVideoGame
Reddit users in the comments section have praised LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga for looking like an evolution of the classic LEGO gameplay, with some speculating on the seemingly improved lightsaber and Force combat. Indeed, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga looks to be a promising addition to the long-running LEGO gaming franchise, with developers promising a massive roster of nearly 300 playable characters from across the three mainline Star Wars trilogies. Players will get to explore an equally diverse assortment of planets like Hoth and Ach-To, and Travelers’ Tales has revealed that it will release LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga DLC packs containing characters from hit Star Wars spin-offs like The Mandalorian and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
The LEGO Star Wars series has come a long way from its early days, as illustrated by videos comparing The Skywalker Saga to previous installments. Fans have been waiting a long time to jump back into the LEGO version of the fabled Galaxy Far, Far, Away, and they will finally get to blast through all nine Star Wars films once LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga launches sometime in the Spring of 2022.
