It’s hard to find a franchise more ubiquitous than theLEGOfranchise. For a long time, not a year went by without Traveller’s Tales releasing a newLEGOgame, whether it was for a licensed property likeLord of the Ringsor an original IP likeNinjago.TheLEGOvideo game franchise is a cherished and charming set of family-friendly games that retell classic stories in delightful ways. Unfortunately, in 2020,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagabroke the pattern last year. This momentous game, which promises to be truly revolutionary for theLEGOfranchise’s gameplay, had to be delayed into 2021, and now it’s been delayed again.
LEGOfans are surely disappointed thatLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaprobably isn’t coming out this spring as planned. The community has been waiting for the game for a long time. It’s hard to be patient for what’s supposed to be a truly unique and expansive entry in a storied franchise. However, it’s hardly a surprise thatThe Skywalker Saganeeds some more time in development. The sheer scale of the game is unprecedented forLEGOgames, so Traveller’s Tales probably has a lot that it’s desperate to get right. What’s more, it’s trying to make such an important game in an extremely difficult time for the game industry.
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Old Series, New Tricks
The sheer amount of content that Traveller’s Tales is packing intoThe Skywalker Sagais incomparable to any otherLEGOgame. It’s totally overhaulingLEGOcombat with new attack types for melee characters and third-person shooting for ranged characters. It’s got more levels than previousLEGOgames have ever dreamt of, since it’s packingall nineStar Warsmoviesinto one game. It has a playable roster of a staggering 300 characters, and what’s more, it has a truly huge galactic overworld that lets players visit tons of their favoriteStar Warsplanets and roam freely.
That’s a lot for Traveller’s Tales to attempt to get right. It needs to get every playable character right, figure out engaging level design for both the sprawling overworld and the many playable missions, get the game’s new mechanics right, and more.The Skywalker Sagais also coming to a lot of different platforms. Not only does Traveller’s Tales have to get a major amount of core mechanics right, but it has to make sure the game lives up to expectations on each and every platformthatThe Skywalker Sagais coming to.
Traveller’s Tales is totally justified in deciding it needs extratime to getThe Skywalker Sagaright. It might be an old and accomplished studio, butThe Skywalker Sagais intended to be a very differentLEGOgame from what it’s made before. If Traveller’s Tales wants to set a new standard for whatLEGOgames look like and how they play, then it’s doing the right thing to ensure the game is up to snuff. It has a lot of fans to impress with its bold changes and the sheer amount of content.
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Toughing Out Development
The ambitious nature ofThe Skywalker Sagaisn’t just complicated in a vacuum. Traveller’s Tales is one of the many studios unfortunate enough to be making a big game in the middle of the COVID-19 epidemic. No developer has been spared from the pandemic’s obstacles; everyone has had to adapt their work models to keep everyone safe while still keeping afloat. Although companies of all kinds have found ways to adjust, things are still slower than they might be otherwise. Traveller’s Tales can’t be blamed for needing more time to work onThe Skywalker Saga,both as an ambitious gameand as a game made in the midst of the pandemic.
Even thoughThe Skywalker Sagahas been delayed, fans shouldn’t give up date of hearing a release date sometime soon. Traveller’s Tales makes it sound like it wants to deliver a new release date very soon, so maybe fans will get a release date for summer or fall in the next few months. That’d be a good compromise for having to wait longer to play the game. The developers still acknowledge that this will be a truly momentousLEGOgame, and not just a big shift forLEGO Star Wars.The delay is unfortunate, but it’ll probably be good for the game in the long run.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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