Frustrating to see later Lego games moving further and further away from linear story based game play in favour of massive open worlds full of bloat and noise. The story missions in Skywalker saga are Tik-Tok style quickfire vignettes and an assault of colour. I just want a lego game to be fun and chill, smash some stuff up, call it a day. It doesn't need to be a blockbuster, and while content is good, a sprawling amount of content is overwhelming.

Much prefer the pace of older games like Lego Batman and such, but all the later games seem to be following this open world model, which is sad

The Skywalker Saga is easily the most ambitious and technically impressive LEGO game to date. The sheer scope of its open-world design is staggering, featuring a vast array of explorable planets, detailed environments, and a level of polish that surpasses any previous entry in the series. The combat is deeper, the visuals are stunning, the voice acting is well-done, and the game’s structure is a massive step up in terms of presentation and storytelling.

That said, the shift toward open-world gameplay comes at a cost. While the exploration is fun and filled with side content, the classic linear levels that made The Complete Saga so memorable take a backseat. Missions feel shorter and less structured, making the experience feel unfocused compared to the tight, replayable design of the older games. It’s clear why they leaned into open-world design, it’s a modern trend, and the amount of work poured into it is impressive... but in doing so, they lost part of what made LEGO Star Wars so fun in the first place.

I wish The Skywalker Saga had struck a better balance between open-world exploration and structured linear levels. As it stands, I feel like I need to play this, The Complete Saga, and LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars just to get the full experience. A hybrid approach, with more dedicated linear levels alongside the open-world hubs, could have made this the definitive LEGO Star Wars game.

Just the fact that you can finish The Phantom Menace and have only fought about 15 battle droids perfectly encapsulates my issue with this game. For example, it’s great that you can revisit Naboo during The Clone Wars as Anakin and Padmé to help Captain Panaka clear out remnant battle droids... those kinds of ideas for side content are fantastic. They make each movie feel like a mid-sized RPG if you engage with the side content as it unlocks. But because everything has to take place in open-world areas, the combat encounters are never more than a small group of battle droids shooting in the middle of a town square... there are no handcrafted combat scenarios. Hell, I'd even be happy just to have Complete Sagas levels directly ripped out and plopped into this game alongside the hubs. As it stands, it feels like a game that’s only hubs.

Overall, it's an incredible technical achievement with tons of content, but the lack of classic linear levels leaves a gap that previous games still fill better. I want to stress that I do recommend this game, what's on offer here is awesome, it's SO MUCH FUN flying around the galaxy, exploring the ridiculous number of planets they recreated, but having played many of the other Lego games, it really leaves a lot to be desired for someone like me, who appreciated single player games ability to have tight linear design.

Think Skyrim, without the linear dungeons, that's what this game feels like to me, and it's a problem I have with the vast Majority of open world games, even masterpieces like Witcher 3 still suffer from the same problem. Breath of the Wild, a game I have put an easy thousand hours into, has the same problem. Too much focus on the open world, not enough focus on linear areas. I personally scratch my head at the fact that everyone has somehow forgotten that you need those linear "Dungeons" to tie your open world together and give it purpose.

this game has General Grievous in it, General Grievous is really cool. 9/10 needs more General Grievous.