Traveller’s Tales' series of licensedLEGOgames have lasted a long time because they skillfully blend the lighthearted spirit ofLEGOwith iconic pop culture. On the one hand, games likeLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagamanage to deliver largely accurate retellings of the stories they adapt, but on the other hand they representthe charming creative energy of LEGO productsthrough building mechanics. Creativity is particularly well represented in custom characters, which can be made in most games by mixing and matching the parts of other playable characters.
Traveller’s Tales hasn’t discussed it at length, but odds seem good thatLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawill have a custom character builder too. WhileThe Skywalker Sagahas tons of innovations, it has also gone far to preserve core facets ofLEGOgameplay. It could be thatThe Skywalker Saga’s big changes result in a stronger custom character builder than any previousLEGOgame. Because Traveller’s Tales has added so many playable characters to the newLEGO Star Warsgame, and introduced a class system that determines each characters' abilities, making a playable character could be more rewarding than ever.
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The Skywalker Saga’s Customization Strengths
ThroughoutLEGOgame history, custom characters have always derived their part options from the game’s playable cast. The bigger aLEGOgame’s playable character list is, the more options players have. PreviousLEGOgames have had impressive character rosters, butThe Skywalker Saga’s list has some 300 playable charactersexpected to show up. With that many characters in the roster,LEGO Star Warsfans will have a litany of customization options. Traveller’s Tales could always offer extra character details exclusive to custom characters too, like rare lightsaber colors ranging from orange to white.
Perhaps more importantly,The Skywalker Sagahas RPG mechanicsthat could have a huge impact on character creation. InThe Skywalker Saga,each playable character belongs to one of several classes like Jedi, Sith, Scoundrel, and Bounty Hunter. Classes all have abilities that can be unlocked and upgraded as players progress. Custom characters traditionally gain their moveset from the weapons they wield, but inThe Skywalker Sagaplayers might choose a custom character’s class at the outset, which could simultaneously tweak their customization options and streamline their attacks and abilities.
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Improving Custom LEGO Characters
LEGOcharacters have had their ups and downs as far as customization is concerned. For some games, likeLEGO Star Warsentries, customization is as simple as putting a particular weapon in a character’s hand, with all other abilities stemming from that weapon. Other times players have to use a particular torso or helmet to give a character a certain set of abilities. For some, this can result in confusing or buggy custom characters with abilities that don’t work well, which ultimately discourages players from playing as a custom character.
The Skywalker Saga’s classes could make playable character better organized and more useful, directly borrowing animations and abilities from a set class. Compartmentalizing character abilities as part of a class would also allowThe Skywalker Sagaplayers to design whatever character they like, rather than having to look like Boba Fett in order togain Boba Fett’s abilities. The framework for an excellent customization system inThe Skywalker Sagais already in place; Traveller’s Tales just has to follow through and integrate it. Hopefully future gameplay clips reveal character customization and explore its relationship withThe Skywalker Saga’s other improvements.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagareleases April 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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