Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has about 300 playable characters, including the captivating Babu Frik, as confirmed by the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine.
Speaking with OPM, the main designer of the hub, Dawn McDiarmid, from developer TT Games, confirmed that the Lego Skywalker Saga features about 800 unique characters, with about 300 being playable at various points in the series. The ambitious collection explores all nine Star Wars films, and you can play them in any order you like. Fans of engineer Babu Frik may want to start with The Rise of Skywalker, as the adorable Anzellan is fully playable.
“I think fans of the new trilogy will be pleased to hear that Babu Frik is appearing as a playable character and is possibly one of the cutest things I have ever seen,” said McDiarmid, echoing the reaction of many Star Wars fans.
In addition to hundreds of new and old characters, the Lego Skywalker Saga also features several updates to the Lego Star Wars game cycle. McDiarmid sparked a new update system, target shooting and “a more in-depth search system that features not only more elaborate and ridiculous search chains … but an entirely new tracking system on your datapad with which to engage missions. and the ability to do multiple missions simultaneously. “
However, the PS5 version of the game will also be released without some next generation features. DualSense tactile feedback, ray-traced visuals and 3D audio will not be available at launch when playing backward compatibility.
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