i edge to this game

awesome game. top ten forever fr

A bit of history. I purchased and played the Lego Star Wars Original Trilogy game for the Gamecube many years ago. This purchase was made because I was a Star Wars fan, and the Gamecube was sorely lacking in games back then. Regardless, I actually liked it, which was a surprise, as it wasn't the type of game that I generally played. Many years later, I saw the release of Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga, and thought, perhaps, I should give it a shot. Being hesitant, I decided to get into Lego games slowly, by only purchasing them when on sale. It started with the Lego Batman Trilogy, which surprisingly, I liked (to various degrees, with the first one being my favorite). This was later followed up with Lego City Undercover, which I really liked -- even though I didn't like the Grand Thief Auto series of games. Now, in 2024, this game (Lego Star Wars Complete Saga) went on sale with a really steep discount -- during the 2024 Fanatical Summer sale. It was about time that I returned to Star Wars, and interestingly, this game also includes the original game that I played on the Gamecube. So, how do I feel about this game? Did the half with the previous content age well? What about the other half (the new content)?

The story. Well, it's Star Wars -- specifically, the first six Star Wars movies. The game doesn't really tell the stories from the movies, nor even do much character development. It just assumes that the player had seen the movies, and provides levels that represents portions of those movies. In other words, it is not telling the stories, but instead, it is feeding the nostalgia of players, who are Star Wars fans, and hence, have already seen the movies. This is a great idea. Interestingly, I also don't remember much from the playthrough on the Gamecube. Perhaps, this was due to the game being played almost a decade and a half ago, or perhaps, it is due to the game not really telling the stories. Regardless, the story is amazing, as it is just the stories from the Star Wars movies.

The progression. To start, you can play chapter 1 of episode 1 (The Phantom Menace). Once you finish this chapter, then chapter 2 (of episode 1) becomes available, along with chapter 1 of all the remaining six movies/episodes. This means that if you are not a fan of a particular movie, then you do not have to play that episode/movie (after playing one chapter). Each episode has six chapters. Finishing a chapter opens up the next chapter, along with allowing free play and challenges on the completed chapter -- allowing you to replay levels with different characters, and/or different requirements/conditions. Finishing an episode opens up some bonus levels. At a certain point, it will also open up a bonus set of episodes (based on the amount of gold bricks earned). This is the standard Lego replay mechanism as used in other Lego games (admittedly, I don't recall the challenges or bonus levels being available previously). I just wished that there were more variety with the different chapters -- as playing many of the levels feels like repetition, which is not good, as you will be repeating the levels later.

The gameplay is both familiar and different. It does contain the standard Lego puzzles, where objects must be destroyed, in order to obtain the pieces to build other needed objects. It also contains other types of puzzles (and other gameplay in general) too, which I somewhat appreciated. On the other hand, a few of the levels just feels like I was fighting through linear hallways. The puzzles in these areas also seems to be non-existent (or ridiculously easy) too. I guess this is due to the linearity of playing through a fixed story. Regardless, I liked the gunplay, and of course, the lightsabers. And as with many early Lego games, it is not an open world setup. However, the hub system does work great here -- as Lego seems to be hit or miss with open world setups.

As with the previous Lego games that I played, I find the loading/saving to be a bit irksome. Basically, you get to choose a save slot, that the game uses for autosave during the playthrough. I generally don't have an issue with autosave, but there isn't a way to manually save. Most games that I played with autosave can still manually save. I don't know why Lego games don't allow it -- it is a bit annoying, or perhaps, it's just OCD that requires me to save constantly. The game startup also seems to be a bit slower than what I would like -- trying to get through it faster with button or key presses, also sometimes crashes the game.

Interestingly, Steam cloud seems to be supported -- as listed on the store page. This is unexpected, as this is a somewhat old game. Doing some research, there are a few mentions of support, there are a few complaints about the lack of support, and there are mentions of the supported being added. Basically, with Steam cloud, it means that you don't have to backup the save files, if you ever decide to revisit this game in the distance future (or on a different computer). Without Steam cloud support, you may have to make a backup, as game saves will not move with you. Since, I am the paranoid type, I recommend to make a single backup prior to uninstalling. And if I ever have the urge to replay this game, I will just assume that Steam cloud is supported, but will have a backup, in the case that it is not supported.

Overall, I liked, and will recommend this game (especially, if you are a fan of Star Wars). It's not the best game in the overall Lego series of games. Arguably, you can even say that it is below the average as it is definitely showing its age (compared to newer Lego games). However, if you have nostalgia for Star Wars, then this game will definitely scratch that itch. As mentioned, in my opinion, it is a bit easier than the other Lego games that I played so far (puzzle wise). Regardless, it was still fun to play, and I can't wait until Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga comes on sale.

boring

Lego + Star Wars = Classic

10

i liked it alot

fun game to play

sigma

10/10 peak gaming