Official PlayStation Magazine published an interview with Dawn McDiarmid who is the lead hub designer at TT Games.
Talking to the publication about the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, McDiarmid said that LEGO: The Skywalker Saga will feature around 800 unique characters and 300 of those will be playable.
Some of the characters mentioned are from the new Star Wars trilogy and they include, Babu Frik. The new LEGO title will feature a brand new game engine and features a whopping twenty three planets and moons with a total of twenty eight unique locations to explore. McDiarmid said that “If you have a favorite Star Wars location, it’s pretty likely you can visit it in-game.”
About LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
The galaxy is yours with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Play through all nine Star Wars films in a brand-new LEGO video game unlike any other. Featuring the greatest characters and vehicles from across the saga, a galaxy far, far away has never been more fun.
Features
- For the first time ever in a LEGO video game, explore the galaxy your way as you fly to some of the saga’s most legendary locales
- You can start your journey with Star Wars: The Phantom Menace for some podracing on Tatooine. Or choose to launch right into Rey’s adventures in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- Players have the freedom to seamlessly travel to any planet, in any order, at any time
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has everything from Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker dueling on Mustafar, space combat above the Death Star, battling the First Order on Crait and beyond
- Dive into your favorite Star Wars moments in an all-new way, complete with the hilarious LEGO brand of fun that’s sure to delight players of all ages
- Want to play as a Jedi? A Sith? A rebel, bounty hunter, or droid? LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga features hundreds of playable characters from throughout the galaxy
- Choose from a legion of heroes such as Luke Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn, Chewbacca, Leia Organa, and Poe Dameron, or turn to the dark side as Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, Emperor Palpatine and more
- It’s one the biggest LEGO Star Wars adventures to date
- First Order TIE fighters in Resistance X-wings. Enjoy nine films’ worth of content for hours and hours of galactic fun
- Journey to a galaxy far, far away with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga arrives on the Nintendo Switch later this year.
