The Skywalker Saga would include a mumble mode that players can toggle, simulating the dialogue style from the older LEGO games, such as LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, where characters never spoke, and instead mumbled sounds that mimicked the cadence of the dialogue from the film. It was a charming and fun way to recreate the classic scenes from the films and won over many players with its unique portrayal of the dialogue they already knew. Eventually, the series evolved past the mumble dialogue and began using voiced scenes to help provide additional context. Sometimes, the dialogue would be lifted straight from the movie it was adapting, while other times the audio would be brand new.
It has been said that the LEGO games were better without talking, but there are plenty of reasons to love the dialogue in the new installments, especially in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. While the early LEGO games displayed their wit through its hilarious physical comedy that lampooned scenes from the movie, the newer LEGO games now feature humorous dialogue to go along with it. This dialogue helps the games to better tell stories that both parody its source material while also paying homage to it. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is looking to continue this trend, repeating a similar move from the LEGO Batman games and bringing back voice actors from a beloved animated series.
Unlike LEGO Lord of the Rings, The Skywalker Saga will be featuring unique dialogue written just for the game, rather than lifting dialogue from the films. This new dialogue will help set up scenes that weren't featured in the films (or are being expanded upon), as well as to work in the jokes and humor that the LEGO games are known for. Unfortunately, many of the original cast from the films were not available to reprise their roles (with the exception of Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels, who return as Lando Calrissian and C-3PO), fans of The Clone Wars will likely be delighted to hear that several voice actors are voicing their characters in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Features Clone Wars Voice Actors
The impressive graphics and animation already make The Skywalker Saga feel like a LEGO movie, but with the impressive voice talent from The Clone Wars, it also sounds like one too. Arguably the biggest additions are James Arnold Taylor and Matt Lanter, who will be reprising their roles as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker respectively. As the two main characters in the prequel films, their voices will go a long way towards making the prequel levels feel authentic. In addition, Sam Witwer will be returning to the role of Darth Maul, and Tom Kane - having now sadly retired from voice acting following a stroke suffered in 2020 - will voice Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda, and iral Ackbar. Matthew Wood will also return as the voice of General Grievous and the battle droids, while Corey Burton is back to voice Count Dooku.
With such talented actors voicing many of The Skywalker Saga's many playable LEGO Star Wars characters, mumble mode should potentially be avoided on a first playthrough. While it's a charming throwback and a great addition to the game, using it on a first playthrough will mean missing out on a lot of fantastic dialogue spoken by some of Star Wars' most talented veteran voice actors. Because of this, prospective players should consider saving mumble mode for their second playthrough of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - especially if they're also fans of Star Wars' recent animated offerings.
