I traded off my copy of Lost Planet (R1) to a friend for his copy of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (R1). It was a pretty good deal, considering that I never really liked the first LP (I AM eagerly awaiting the sequel though, as it looks more MMO-lite in nature). I distinctly remember taking LP home and proudly showing it to my brother. He read the back of the box, saw “highly realistic next-gen graphics” as one of the selling points, popped it in, waited for the 4.7GB install to finish, and (finally) started playing. He spent about a minute laughing at the crapulent visuals, then he quit and never touched it again.Anyway, going back to the Star Wars game: I love the universe, and I’ve played the first version of the game way back when it was released on the PS2, so I know exactly what I was getting into. For better or for worse, this is a shiny HD version of the first two PS2 games on a single Blu-Ray, which means the graphics are pretty bad and the gameplay is simple fun. The high-fidelity John Williams score is present and accounted for, and there’s plenty of stuff to unlock for completists; beating the game with 100% completion is going to take a whole lot of time, probably more than I have to commit. It also has no trophy support, which is mildly disappointing, but the game is definitely fun enough that I was satisfied with the trade, and happy to have it in my library.
Unfortunately, it now sits at the very rear of my backlog of "To Play" games. With that list containing more than 10 titles, it’ll be quite some time before Lego Star Wars spins in the old disc drive again.
Someday, Luke, someday. A Jedi is patient.
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