LEGO® Star Wars™: The Bad Batch Character Pack Review Summary

Faithful character designs and animations offer enjoyable fan service, but missing unique abilities, reskinned clones, no new story, and an overpriced cost hold it back.

Faithful character designs and animations: Players praise the accurate depiction of The Bad Batch characters, including details like Hunter's vibro blade combos, Crosshair's mid-air animations, and Wrecker's weapon designs.

Positive overall reception: General feedback indicates the DLC is seen as good, fine, or nice to have, with no major complaints.

Great for fans of the show: The DLC is appreciated by fans of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, who enjoy the characters and references like the '99' Easter egg.

Enjoyable to play as characters: Many players express satisfaction with playing as the Bad Batch Minifigures, highlighting the quality and fun of the character pack.

Affordable and beneficial progression: The DLC is noted as cheap at £2.49 and allows slightly faster progression by being available from the start.

Missing unique abilities: Specific abilities from the series, such as Echo's astromech access, Tech's translation, and Crosshair's ricochet, are absent from the characters.

Missing Omega character: Multiple clusters report that the key character Omega is missing from the pack, leading to incomplete representation of the Bad Batch team.

Characters are reskinned clones: Players complain that the characters are merely reskins of basic clones with no unique abilities, special moves, or distinct gameplay features.

No dialogues or interactions: Many reviews highlight the lack of voice lines, dialogues, or character interactions, making the pack feel empty and lifeless.

Overpriced and not worth cost: The DLC is criticized for its high price relative to the minimal content, with some calling it a scam or insulting even when on sale.

Skins, not unique characters: Multiple clusters indicate that the included characters are essentially reskins or costumes without specialized functions, making them feel like low-value additions.

Missing new abilities and moves: Characters are criticized for lacking new abilities, special moves, or dialogues. They mostly use default class abilities, which reduces gameplay variety.

Poor character modeling: Feedback notes that characters are poorly modeled, which detracts from visual quality and immersion.

Missing characters Tiny and others: The DLC does not include Tiny and other expected characters, disappointing fans.

Echo lacks Astromech socket: A specific technical issue: Echo cannot use the Astromech socket, indicating missing functionality.

Best value in Deluxe Edition: Many players advise that this DLC is only worth getting as part of a Deluxe Edition or collection bundle, not as a standalone purchase. The content feels justified only when included with other items.

Avoid individual purchase: Multiple reviews strongly encourage buying bundles or the full collection rather than individual DLC packs. Buying separately is seen as a poor decision.

Not worth standalone price: A significant portion of feedback states the DLC is not worth its price, especially when purchased alone. The cost is considered too high for what is offered.

Only for dedicated fans: The DLC is recommended almost exclusively for fans of specific characters like The Bad Batch or The Clone Wars, or those who already enjoy the LEGO Star Wars series. Others are likely to be disappointed.

Disappointing value and features: Several reviewers find the DLC extremely disappointing, citing useless characters, minimal features, and a high price. It is considered a poor addition to the game.

Community fair range: $0.00 - $0.00.

Monetization: User feedback centers on DLC quality and value, but does not provide any evidence of predatory microtransactions, pay-to-win, gacha, currency obfuscation, or other aggressive monetization. The game uses a standard one-time purchase model with optional cosmetic/character DLC packs, which is explicitly allowed to score no higher than 20 per the scoring rules.

Deluxe purchase expectation: Players who bought the Deluxe Edition specifically for this DLC express dissatisfaction that their purchase did not meet expectations.