TheLEGOfranchise has been moving steadily along for more than fifteen years now, and at the center of much of that success has been its adaptations of theStar Warsfranchise. TheLEGO Star Warsseries has been a mainstay of the industry thanks to its family-friendly gameplay and trademark wit, and that long history will soon be celebrated with the impending release ofLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Although fans have had to endure numerous delays,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagalooks to be the culmination of everything there is to love from the charming franchise.
The Skywalker Sagatruly plans to giveLEGO Star Warsfans an experience they’ve never had before, with brand new gameplay mechanics and missions based on every core film in theStar Warsfranchise. It can almost seem like this will be the oneLEGO Star Warsgame to end allLEGO Star Warsgames, because where could the series possibly go from here? Fortunately, the answer toLEGO Star Wars' continuation could be found in theStar Warsfranchise itself, and the direction that Disney has been taking with it. If developer TT Games is going to keep the iconic series alive, its most obvious source of inspiration would be in the current and upcomingDisney Plusproductions.
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The Success Of Star Wars On Disney Plus
To say thatStar Warshas found a good home on Disney Plus would be an understatement. When the streaming service first launched, much of its initial popularity was spurred by the tremendous reception toThe Mandalorian, and the show quickly became the face of theStar Warsfranchise.LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagahas confirmed that it will be acknowledging the series withMandalorianDLC, but there’s just as much room to give the show the fullLEGOtreatment. And with how many moreStar Warsshows are coming in the future, it only adds more room for expansion.
The Many Upcoming Star Wars Shows That LEGO Star Wars Can Adapt
After the rabid success ofThe Mandalorian, it made sense for Disney to take a page out of its Marvel book and put a handful of different projects into development. Many of these projects have one common goal, taking one character and expanding on their story and the world around them in meaningful ways.The Bookof Boba Fettplans to be the first major live-action series to take the reins afterThe Mandalorian’s second season, and shows likeObi-Wan KenobiandAhsokaalso look like they could bring a great amount of depth to characters that are already widely beloved.
This lineup of shows is exactly whereLEGO Star Warscan come in to create a game that collects all of them into one brick-shaped package. With many of these shows set to come out in the next year or two, developer TT Games could put all of them together in a way that wouldn’t be too dissimilar toThe Skywalker Saga’s structure. Just as players can go through films in whatever order they’d like, they could play throughThe MandalorianorAhsokain whatever way they prefer. And if some shows get multiple seasons after the release of such a game, there would be an opportunity for DLC to expand the experience alongside them.
Based on all of the information that has been released forLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaso far, it’s clear that TT Games cares a lot about the property. The developer has created a whole new engine and reworked many of its core mechanics to deliver a uniqueLEGOexperience, and there’s no reason that innovation has to stop withThe Skywalker Saga. While it is premature to guesswhat will happen next with theLEGOfranchiseas a whole, there’s no doubt thatLEGO Star Warsstill has a lot of room to grow afterThe Skywalker Saga.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagareleases Spring 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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