Hint: It’s not made by EA
UPDATE: This article was written before the game was delayed to 2021. 2020 has claimed another thing we love from us, but the excitement will live on.
On October 20th, 2020, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be released for Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Windows. After years and years of Electronic Arts hogging the franchise, releasing broken dumpster fire games, sub-par Dark Souls rip-offs and ruining Battlefront forever, we’re getting a brand new Star Wars game.
A NEW HOPE
Whatever your opinion may be on LEGO games, the Star Wars releases are always some of the funniest and most fun Star Wars games around. They treat the franchise with respect and craft an experience that stays with fans for years to come. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a ray of hope in an industry that is so money-hungry that it left Star Wars games to one of the most notoriously toxic companies that prey on gamers with loot boxes and rushed releases.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
I have very high hopes for LEGO Star Wars this year. If it performs well, makes a lot of money, maybe Disney can finally get the message that Star Wars games need effort and passion in order to enjoy the success the franchise had in previous generations. Because no matter how much money EA made with their Star Wars games, there’s not a lot of people that will have fond memories of those games in the future. In fact, bad Star Wars games cheapen the franchise and ruin its marketability in an industry that keeps growing every year.
RETURN OF THE JEDI
A single-player Star Wars game that can be played offline with your friends/family on the couch is a rare treat in 2020. LEGO games do couch co-op best and it’s been too long since we had a good Star Wars game with this incredibly underrated feature. The trailer, box art and very little info we have is enough to make me excited about this one. That’s how badly I need a good Star Wars game in 2020.
What do you think? Are you excited about LEGO Star Wars or have you grown tired of the LEGO game formula? Let us know in the comments below.