LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais almost here, and to celebrate, developer Traveller’s Tales has pulled back the curtain to give players a behind the scenes look at the making of the highly anticipated game. TheLEGO Star Warsseries has been one of the most popular franchises to come from TT Games, who have had a hand in creating games based on the LEGO brand since the firstLEGO Star Warstitle in 2005, withtitles likeLEGO Batman,LEGO Indiana Jones, and evenLEGO Pirates of the Caribbean.
Announced at E3 2019,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais the sixth entry in theLEGO Star Warsseries, and as the title suggests, recreates the story across all nineStar Warsfilms in the Skywalker Saga, fromThe Phantom Menace, all the way toThe Rise of Skywalker. Unlike other LEGO games made by Traveler’s Tales,The Skywalker Saga’s RPG mechanicsand emphasis on open-world elements make for a complete overhaul of the standard LEGO game design, though it does retain some elements from past games in the franchise.
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In a recent YouTube video posted by publisher Warner Bros. Games, the development team went behind the process of creatingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and the many new elements that the game features. The team describe the challenges in bringing a new take toLEGO Star Warsnot previously done, and how they are excited for fans to see what they’ve come up with.
The behind the scenes video narrows in on the design philosophy of translatingStar Warslocations, characters and creatures into LEGO form, specifically for ones that don’t have physical LEGO models to draw influence from. There are also brief mentions of the game’s revised combat, and howLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawill feature Mumble Mode, a long requested feature that will see cutscenes depicted with characters mumbling like in past LEGO games.
While this behind the scenes video is short, it does describe howThe Skywalker Sagais a definitive celebration ofStar Wars. The team’s dedication to authentically bringing these stories to life in new and creative ways shines throughout and leaves plenty of material for fans to be excited about.
In spite of development ofThe Skywalker Sagadealing with extensive crunch time, it appears that Traveller’s Tales has done the best it can to create a game that LEGO andStar Warsfans alike can rally behind. This behind the scenes video shows the team has taken extensive care to create a game that celebrates theStar Warslegacy, and will sure to spawn new fans upon its release.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagareleases on April 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
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