Today the test embargo for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga falls. We were able to play it, but there will not be a test article today. These are the reasons.
On 5 April, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be released, the first Lego game with lightsabers and banthas since 2016, when The Force Awakens was released. As usual, we try to let you know as early as possible whether this adventure game is worth buying, what the pitfalls are and whether it might even turn into a Star Wars milestone.
Technically, we should be able to deliver that assessment even today, 4 April. In fact, right now at 5 p.m., when this news appears. However, you’ll have to wait a little longer. We’ve already played the new Lego game in detail, but we’re holding back a little on the review in this case.
We’ll also tell you why:
That’s why no test today
The keys for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga arrived relatively late. In the meantime, we were able to play quite a bit, but we still want to check a few details for the final rating. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga does not play as routinely as one would expect from such a formulaic series. On the contrary, the team has broken up the pattern quite nicely here.
There is also another problem. So far, we only have console keys available for the test. So we could only try out the title on the PlayStation 5. In order to write a rating under the test in good conscience, we have to at least play the PC version. There is no other way to check the technical condition at release.
However, we have received confirmation that the PC version will not be activated until the release. So we can only play the PC version when you can play it.
Of course, this is stupid if you wanted to wait for the test before buying. We still advise you to wait for the test if you are still worried about the technology.
Where do we go from here?
We’re working with the zeal of an astromech to get the test done and are basing it on our game impressions from the PS5 version. So you will most likely get a test tomorrow at the latest, before the release of the adventure game, in which we report on our experience. In case you are curious, here is a short classification:
Our current impression
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is an entertaining game that fans in particular will enjoy. However, it has some very noticeable weaknesses, especially if you prefer to simply experience the world-famous Star Wars story all in one piece.
We will only give a rating once we have convinced ourselves of the PC version. Depending on the state of the game, we may update the review tomorrow or take a little longer for the final rating.
