LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagatakes players through every main series film in theStar Warsfranchise, retelling the events of the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, and the sequel trilogy. All of these movies have been covered in previousLEGO Star Warsgames with the exception ofThe Last JediandThe Rise of Skywalker, so while a lot of it is familiar, there’s also some scenes that fans have never seen recreated in LEGO form before.
As far as theStar Warsmovies go, reception has been mixed, to say the least. The original three films were all mostly well-received by fans and critics alike, but the prequel trilogy was a different story. WhileRevenge of the Sithhas its fans,The Phantom MenaceandAttack of the Cloneswere both panned. Conversely, the first two sequel trilogy films earned critical acclaim, thoughThe Last Jediwas not popular with a vocal segment of theStar Warscommunity andRise of Skywalkerearned negative reviews.
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One of the criticisms levied at the sequel trilogy is that it rehashes old ideas. Indeed,Star Wars: The Force Awakensfeatures a number of familiar plot beats that seem like they were ripped straight fromA New Hope. It seemsLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais well aware of this reception, as a joke in the game pokes fun at the sequel trilogy.
While exploring the Resistance Base on D’Qar,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaplayers are free to chat with the various Resistance members that they can find hanging around. As pointed out by Reddit user somehungariankid, one of the Resistance members says, “Did you know this place was originally identified as being a possible base by the Rebellion during the Galactic Civil War? Nothing like reusing old ideas!” This seems to be a clear nod to the criticism thatThe Force Awakensreused ideas fromA New Hope.
Alternatively, Reddit user DogmaticCat chimed in with their own explanation for the dialogue. According to them, thisLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagadialogue may really be a reference to theStar Warsyoung adult novelLost Stars, which apparently features D’Qar.
Other commenters pointed out thatLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagamakes fun of theStar Warssequel trilogyin other ways as well, pointing out plot holes and other issues. It’s all in good fun, though, and the game also has plenty of jokes about other movies in the franchise as well, so it’s not like it’s singling the sequel trilogy out.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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