Polygon reported Thursday that there has been high staff turnover and a change in management at TT Games during the game’s development cycle, and dozens of sources described a culture of crunch that hasn’t been alleviated by the multiple delays. Development began in late 2017, and the game has been delayed three times since its announcement in mid-2019. The Skywalker Saga has been a long time coming. Meanwhile, Freeplay mode will give you access to the game’s roster of over 300 characters from every corner of the universe. Between missions, you can hop to many of the different planets from the Star Wars galaxy to explore and find more rewards. There’s more to this game than just playing through the Skywalker storyline, though. It also offers dozens of upgrades for players to unlock, to boost one attribute of their characters or another. The Skywalker Saga includes in-depth combos with different attacks for different types of characters, as well as more Force powers, a new aiming system if you’re using a blaster, and even a cover system. Gameplay will be familiar to anyone who has played a Lego game in the past, but with a few important upgrades to the combat system.
Players will start by selecting which Star Wars trilogy they’d like to play, then they’ll start playing through the story line of the first movie in the bunch. The trailer starts out by introducing players to the basics of the new Lego game. Games published a gameplay overview trailer Thursday, and after multiple delays - which have coincided with extensive crunch at developer TT Games, according to a new report from Polygon - announced a release date of April 5 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One. You can soon relive all of the moments of the main nine Star Wars movies in tiny Lego block form with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.