It’s straightforward to look at this wonderful, six-minute-long gameplay video of TT Games’ much-anticipated recreation Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and suppose, “This is definitely worth the wait.” Hell, we stated the identical factor again in August of 2021, when the second trailer arrived. Unfortunately, issues concerning the sport have gotten a bit extra… difficult.

Let’s deal with the great things first, which is to say, let’s watch this big new trailer:

We knew a number of the new mechanics, however the gameplay video reveals them off quite a bit higher. The new combo-focused melee fight is a significant change, though how satisfying it would really feel in comparison with the simplicity of earlier Lego video games stays to be found. The third-person, over-the-shoulder view throughout blaster fights is a welcome characteristic, as are the brand new counters and focused pictures, nevertheless. Being ready to make use of the Force to affect the minds of NPCs is a significant shock, as is the “tower defense” gameplay that can be used to recreate the Battle of Naboo on the very least.

The most astounding a part of the trailer, nevertheless, is simply how a lot is in there. Obviously, we knew it was going to incorporate all 9 Skywalker Saga films, together with the primary Lego recreation variations of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. But understanding that could be very totally different from seeing all of it on display. It’s frankly unbelievable to essentially see the huge scope of this recreation, even past all the additional stuff obtainable to do. Alternate routes! Free-roam planets! Side missions! Skill bushes! Multiple character lessons! More than 300 Star Wars characters to play as!

Unfortunately, there’s a worth to pay to mind-bogglingly expansive scope, and I don’t imply the retail worth. The writer, WB Games, launched this new trailer on the identical day (quelle coïncidence!) that Polygon launched a giant exposé concerning the working circumstances as TT Games on the whole and people engaged on the Lego Skywalker Saga particularly, and so they sound fairly horrendous—options that may consistently be added and dropped over the sport’s a number of delays, 80-100 work weeks, not with the ability to test your cellphone, administration that may harass workers for leaving, and extra.

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The entire report is properly price studying, if solely so that you’ll have a a lot better appreciation of the ache and struggling required to make the sport this expansive and detailed. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga can be out on April 5, however I’d fortunately have waited longer if it meant all of the individuals accountable for this unbelievable recreation may have had higher working circumstances. Much longer—even when generally these delays don’t necessarily avoid dangerous labor practices like crunch.

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