Info about LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens:

Official game description:
The Force is strong with this one… The No. 1 LEGO® videogame franchise triumphantly returns with a fun-filled, humorous journey through the new Star Wars adventure. Play as all of the characters from the movie, including Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and BB-8, as well as Kylo Ren, General Hux and Captain Phasma.
In LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™, relive the epic action from the blockbuster film in way that only LEGO can offer, featuring brand new story content from the Star Wars Universe that explores the time between Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduces new gameplay mechanics, including the enhanced Multi-Builds system, where players can choose from multiple building options to advance the game, or engage in intense new Blaster Battles for the first time, utilizing surrounding environments to drive back the First Order.

Release date: Jun 27, 2016

Categories: Action-Adventure, Cooperative Multiplayer, Local Co-op, Character Customization, Collectathon, Open-World Exploration, Puzzle Solving, Story-driven Gameplay

Feature scans:
- MTX: score 30; verdict: Mixed Monetization Practices; summary: The analysis of user reviews for the game reveals several key themes related to its monetization and DLC practices. A significant issue highlighted by users is the incomplete nature of the season pass, which does not include all DLCs necessary for achieving 100% completion of the game. This has led to frustration among players who feel compelled to spend additional money to fully experience the game. Additionally, there are concerns about the pricing and value of the DLCs, with some players questioning whether the high price tag is justified compared to other games. Despite these criticisms, some players have expressed satisfaction with their purchases, finding value and enjoyment in the extra content provided by the season pass and additional DLC packs. Technical issues such as crashes and freezes, along with the perception of overpriced DLC levels, have also been noted, impacting overall satisfaction with the game.
- Steam Deck: score 55; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The game has significant issues with controller support and stability, including frequent bugs and crashes. Additionally, some users have reported that text and images are too small on the Steam Deck, making it difficult to read or see. These issues collectively impact the user experience negatively.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $8.00 - $15.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that users find the game overpriced at its current full price. Many users recommend buying the game only when it is on sale, with specific mentions of prices around $8 being more acceptable. The general sentiment is that the game is not worth the full price, indicating that a fair price range would be significantly lower than the current base price.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 15.0h
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: 33.0h
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides several direct references to playtime. The first quote mentions a playtime of around fifteen hours to finish the game, which aligns with the game completion metric. The second quote indicates that achieving 100% completion took 33 hours, suggesting a significant amount of endgame content. The third quote mentions playing over 100 hours, which supports extensive endgame play. The fourth quote details an 87-hour playthrough, which includes exploration and likely encompasses all playtime metrics.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game starts with a tedious grind and repetitive missions but becomes more enjoyable in co-op mode and as more characters and abilities are unlocked.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: Unlocking more characters and abilities
  - Time to anchor: 3h 0m
  - Friction: Excessive collectibles; Repetitive missions; Boring main missions; Weird map designs
  - Unlock drivers: Co-op mode; Unlocking new characters and abilities
  - Conditions: Playing in co-op mode; Having a variety of characters and abilities; Local multiplayer
- Player Archetypes:
  - Story-Driven Co-op Enthusiast (buy)
    - Motivation: Enjoying the story and cooperative gameplay with family or friends.
    - Playstyle: Cooperative, story-focused, and casual.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: longtime fan; parent; casual gamer
    - Reference games: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga; LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  - Character Customizer (sale)
    - Motivation: Creating and playing as favorite characters.
    - Playstyle: Creative, character-focused, and customization-driven.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Star Wars fan; character creator
    - Reference games: LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars; LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  - Completionist Grinder (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Achieving 100% completion and collecting all items.
    - Playstyle: Grinding, completion-focused, and thorough.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: completionist; grinder
    - Reference games: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga; LEGO Marvel Super Heroes


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Fun and enjoyable gameplay (weight 0.37): Players consistently describe the game as fun, enjoyable, and well-made. The varied and engaging gameplay contributes to a positive experience.
- High-quality graphics and visuals (weight 0.24): The game features impressive graphics and animations, with dynamic maps and high-quality visuals that enhance the overall experience.
- Fresh and engaging gameplay mechanics (weight 0.22): The game introduces new gameplay mechanics such as multi-builds and cover shooting, refreshing the traditional LEGO gameplay.
- Classic LEGO charm and humor (weight 0.16): The game retains the classic LEGO charm and humor, adding fresh elements to the traditional LEGO formula that fans appreciate.
- Faithful to the movie (weight 0.16): The game is praised for its faithful adaptation of the movie, including true voices from the film and a story that closely follows the plot.
- Appeals to Star Wars fans (weight 0.14): The game is enjoyable for Star Wars fans and respects the Star Wars universe, making it appealing to both Star Wars and LEGO enthusiasts.
- One of the best LEGO games (weight 0.14): Players consider this one of the best LEGO Star Wars games, with refined and polished gameplay that stands out in the series.
- Large character roster (weight 0.1): The game features a large character roster with over 200 characters, offering a variety of fighting techniques and play styles.
- Enjoyable and well-designed levels (weight 0.1): The levels in the game are described as nice, fun, and not too long, providing a balanced and enjoyable experience.
- Decent and well-told story (weight 0.1): The game features an interesting and well-told storyline that adds depth to the gameplay experience.
- Good voice acting (weight 0.1): The voice acting in the game is praised for its quality, with original actors returning to reprise their roles.
- Lots of collectibles and replay value (weight 0.09): The game offers a large number of collectible characters, techniques, and secrets, providing tons of replay value.
- High-quality DLC and soundtrack (weight 0.08): The game offers great DLC content and a promising soundtrack, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
- Traditional LEGO gameplay (weight 0.08): The game features standard LEGO gameplay mechanics, including unlockable characters and traditional gameplay elements.
- Enjoyable extra missions (weight 0.08): The game includes well-written and enjoyable extra missions that provide additional story content and entertainment.
- Appropriate game length (weight 0.08): The game has an average and appropriate gameplay length, optimized for high gameplay value.
- Fun and expansive DLC missions (weight 0.08): The game features fun and expansive DLC missions that provide new entertainment and gameplay experiences.

Common complaints:
- DLC required for full completion (weight 0.32): Players are frustrated that achieving 100% completion in the game requires purchasing specific DLCs, which are not included in the base game or even the Deluxe Edition.
- Game feels drawn out (weight 0.19): The game is criticized for feeling too long and drawn out, with missions and levels that are repetitive and time-wasting.
- Achievement issues (weight 0.13): Players report various issues with achievements, including glitches, achievements not unlocking, and rare bugs preventing 100% completion.
- Tedious and annoying puzzles (weight 0.11): The puzzles in the game are often criticized for being long, tedious, and annoying, which detracts from the overall enjoyment of the gameplay.
- Poor controls (weight 0.11): The game's controls are frequently described as horrible, unresponsive, and uncomfortable, particularly on PC, making the game difficult to play.
- Repetitive gameplay (weight 0.11): The gameplay loop can become repetitive, reducing the game's replay value.
- Lacks content compared to Skywalker Saga (weight 0.1): Many players feel that the game does not compare favorably to the Skywalker Saga, offering less content and value for the price.
- Not suitable for non-fans (weight 0.1): The game is considered not suitable for those who are not fans of LEGO or Star Wars, as it lacks the fun elements that made previous LEGO games enjoyable.
- Lacks mouse support (weight 0.08): There is no support for mouse and keyboard operation, which is a significant issue for PC players.
- Poor camera and performance (weight 0.08): The game suffers from poor camera tracking and optimization, leading to a subpar gaming experience.
- Excessive and unfunny dialogue (weight 0.06): The game is criticized for having excessive dialogue that is not funny, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- DLCs not worth the price (weight 0.06): The DLCs are criticized for adding little new content and not being worth the price.
- Game lacks memorability (weight 0.06): The game is described as not being the best, not well written, and not memorable long after playing.
- Unskippable cutscenes (weight 0.06): The game features unskippable long intro cutscenes, which can feel stale and frustrating to players.
- Voice acting instead of grunts (weight 0.06): The use of voice acting instead of traditional LEGO grunts is criticized for deviating from the classic LEGO game experience.
- No Chinese translation (weight 0.06): The game lacks Chinese language support, which is a significant issue for Chinese-speaking players.

Gameplay feedback:
- Cover shooting mechanics (weight 0.17): The game introduces cover shooting sequences and mechanics, adding a new layer of strategy to combat.
- Open world and free exploration (weight 0.17): The game offers open-world elements with free-roaming capabilities, allowing players to explore open areas and engage in open-world dialogue.
- Co-op and family-friendly gameplay (weight 0.15): The game features engaging cooperative multiplayer modes, including local co-op, making it suitable for family-friendly gameplay.
- Additional content and DLC (weight 0.14): The game offers non-sequel content, season pass content, and new story content through DLC episodes, adding to the game's replayability.
- Diverse character selection and customization (weight 0.13): Players can choose from a large roster of characters and customize them, adding variety and personalization to the gameplay experience.
- Puzzle mechanics (weight 0.12): The game includes puzzle mechanics and simple puzzles, typical of LEGO game mechanics, adding to the gameplay variety.
- Classic LEGO Star Wars gameplay (weight 0.11): The game retains the standard LEGO gameplay mechanics, staying true to the core gameplay of previous LEGO Star Wars games.
- High gameplay value (weight 0.11): The gameplay is optimized, varied, and fun, providing a high value experience with an average gameplay time.
- Story progression (weight 0.11): The game follows a main storyline with chapter-based progression, ensuring a structured narrative experience.
- Collectibles and quests (weight 0.1): Players can find and collect various collectibles, with the help of a collectible detector, and engage in quests, adding to the game's depth.
- Variety of missions (weight 0.09): Players can enjoy a variety of missions, including flight missions and open-world missions, structured to provide diverse gameplay experiences.
- Multi-build mechanic (weight 0.09): The game features a multi-build system, allowing players to build multiple things with the same parts, enhancing creativity and gameplay depth.
- Responsive controls and gamepad support (weight 0.09): The game features responsive controls and gamepad support, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable gaming experience.
- Central hub design (weight 0.07): The game includes central hubs, such as a galaxy hub, designed to facilitate navigation and mission access.
- Improved flight model (weight 0.07): The game features an improved flight model and flying sections, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
- Movie adaptation (weight 0.05): The game is an adaptation of a single film, following the plot closely to provide a familiar experience for fans.
- Easy difficulty level (weight 0.05): The game is designed with an easy difficulty level, making it accessible to a wide range of players.

Performance notes:
- Frequent crashing issues (weight 0.17): Many players experience frequent crashes, ranging from occasional to constant, impacting the game's stability.
- VSync fixes bugs (weight 0.13): Enabling VSync is recommended to fix various bugs and improve performance, as noted by multiple players.
- Lag and FPS issues (weight 0.1): The game suffers from lag spikes, FPS drops, and general instability, affecting the smoothness of gameplay.
- Audio and performance problems (weight 0.1): Players report issues with sound, including muffled audio and audio cutoffs, along with general performance problems.
- Clunky controls and technical issues (weight 0.09): Players report clunky controls and various technical issues that hinder gameplay.
- Game-breaking bugs and freezes (weight 0.08): Some players encounter game-breaking bugs and freezes, which severely disrupt the gaming experience.
- Long loading times and poor optimization (weight 0.08): The game has long loading times and is poorly optimized, leading to a subpar experience.
- Controller input issues (weight 0.08): There are reports of problems with controller inputs, including button issues and joystick detection problems.
- Graphics settings issues (weight 0.07): The game has issues with graphics settings, including resets and resolution problems.
- Positive performance on PC (weight 0.07): Despite various issues, some players report that the game generally runs well on PC.
- Poor port quality (weight 0.06): The game is criticized for being a poor port, with various technical problems.
- Hardware compatibility issues (weight 0.05): The game does not handle modern hardware well and runs better on older hardware.
- Server connection crashes (weight 0.03): The game crashes when attempting to connect to the server, affecting online play.
- Multiplayer lag (weight 0.03): There are reports of lag specifically in two-player mode, affecting multiplayer experiences.
- Black screening issues (weight 0.03): Some players experience black screening, which disrupts gameplay.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for Star Wars and LEGO fans (weight 0.2): The game is highly recommended for fans of Star Wars and LEGO games, especially if it can be found at a discounted price.
- Prefer Skywalker Saga (weight 0.18): Many players recommend playing 'The Skywalker Saga' instead of this game, suggesting it is a better option for fans of LEGO Star Wars games.
- Recommended purchase on sale (weight 0.15): The game is recommended, particularly when it is available at a lower price or with additional content like DLC.
- Fun for all ages (weight 0.11): The game is suggested as a fun and high-quality experience suitable for all ages, including adults and children.
- Wait for a sale (weight 0.07): Some players suggest waiting for the game to go on sale before purchasing.
- Better with a gamepad (weight 0.05): Players recommend using a gamepad for a better gaming experience.
- Good for cooperative play (weight 0.05): The game is recommended for cooperative play, providing a fun experience for playing with friends.
- Consider other LEGO games (weight 0.03): Some players suggest that other LEGO games like Lego City Undercover, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, or Lego DC Super-Villains might be better options.
- Worth buying (weight 0.03): Overall, the game is considered worth buying for its lighthearted and fun experience.
- Deluxe Edition on sale (weight 0.02): Players recommend acquiring the Deluxe Edition if it is available at a discounted price.
- Better open-world options (weight 0.02): Some reviews suggest buying the latest open-world LEGO game instead of this one.
- Top LEGO game (weight 0.02): The game is considered one of the top LEGO games available.
- Good for sequel trilogy fans (weight 0.02): The game is a solid option for those who enjoy the sequel trilogy of Star Wars.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.31): Players are frustrated primarily due to the high number of bugs, glitches, and technical issues that disrupt gameplay, including crashes, controller input problems, and game-breaking bugs. Additionally, repetitive puzzles, fetch missions, and monotonous side content contribute to the frustration, along with issues like poor game design, lack of customization options, and progression-blocking bugs.
- Disappointment (weight 0.15): Disappointment stems from the game not meeting expectations, with players citing boring and repetitive gameplay, numerous bugs, and crashes. The lack of content, poor optimization, and the need to purchase additional DLCs also contribute to this feeling, along with issues like unskippable cutscenes, poor controls, and a lack of innovation compared to previous games.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.14): Players enjoy the game's humor, innovative mechanics, and engaging gameplay. The variety of levels, improved combat system, and faithful adaptation of the Star Wars universe are also highlighted as positive aspects. Additionally, the charm, graphics, and fun gameplay mechanics contribute to the overall enjoyment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.09): Satisfaction comes from completing the game, achieving 100% completion, and enjoying the main story and character designs. Players also appreciate the good graphics, enjoyable gameplay, and the overall positive experience despite some drawbacks.
- Joy (weight 0.08): Joy is derived from the fun and entertaining gameplay, humorous elements, and the overall enjoyable experience. Players find joy in the flight missions, cooperative features, and the charming adaptation of the Star Wars universe.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.06): Nostalgia is evoked by the game's connection to childhood memories and the revisiting of familiar Lego Star Wars elements. Players reminisce about playing previous Lego Star Wars games and appreciate the nostalgic value and good cutscenes.
- Excitement (weight 0.04): Excitement is generated by the game's innovative mechanics, detailed environments, and engaging gameplay. Players are excited about the new features, improved combat system, and the faithful adaptation of the Star Wars universe.
- Anger (weight 0.03): Anger is caused by performance issues, bugs, and the feeling of being scammed due to missing content in the Deluxe Edition. Players are also angry about the game being poorly ported and the lack of expected gameplay elements.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Surprise comes from the game being better than expected, particularly the cover shooting mechanics and the discovery of late-game boosters. Players are pleasantly surprised by the overall quality and enjoyment of the game.
- Amusement (weight 0.01): Amusement is derived from the visual humor, humorous storyline, and character interactions. Players find the LEGO humor and funny NPC dialogues/sequences entertaining.
- Boredom (weight 0.01): Boredom sets in due to the game's slow pace, lack of excitement, and repetitive gameplay. Players find the game boring after a while, citing the lack of engaging content.
- Negative (weight 0.01): Negative feelings arise from criticisms of the story, length, jokes, dialogue, side missions, and indicators. Players express dissatisfaction with various aspects of the game, leading to an overall negative experience.}