i really want to like this game. its a completely new take on lego star wars.

the graphics are fantastic, with light reflecting off the plastic character models and lightsaber blades blending colors as they clash.

the combat is like a simplified devil may cry with a solid third person shooter side. unfortunately, that simplification hurts my own enjoyment. lego star wars has of course always had very simple gameplay, but the combat is much more involved with a tighter over the shoulder perspective. but its simply too easy, with no chance to really engage with the combat at any meaningful challenge or depth

the format of the game is overhauled, with much wider but much emptier levels, with weird and vague sidequests. character progression also feels weird, with so many different archetypes that you level up very slowly individually. levels just feel off and uninvolved, and cutscenes have completely lost their charm, now being fully voiced straightforward reenactments of the movies