Why Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has a Serious Jetpack Problem

Lego Star Wars: TSS is overall a fun experience, but it has some growing pains. I noticed this most prominently with the lack of a beefed-up jetpack to compensate for the larger hub worlds. In this video, I argue that the two primary reasons why the Lego Star Wars world has yet to demonstrate effective jetpack technology are a) the Lego world has limited material availability, and b) the Lego and non-Lego worlds share the same relevant laws of physics. A pragmatic and scientifically-sound solution is also proposed.
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Music used (in order):
What We Discovered - Philip Ayers
The Storm - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 OST
Kashyyyk Is Not Yet Lost - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order OST
Yield to Naught (Ulcerate Piano Cover) - Jordan & Tommy Bonnevialle ( / jordantommybonnevialle )
Resurrections - Celeste OST
Pillars of Pepper - Dustforce OST
Rough Journey - Battlefield 4 OST
Fleids - Astroblk
A Decisive Blow - Shovel Knight OST
Supermoon - No Man’s Sky OST
Spec Ops Menu - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 OST
The Andromedan Pt II: Mystic Village - Sithu Aye
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Q&A:
Q: Where’s the minimum studs/buttons/whatever video for The Skywalker Saga?
A: It’s being slowly worked on. I’m kind of waiting for more interesting glitches to be found, though there definitely are a few already. Don’t expect anything anytime soon.
Q: Why does this video exist?
A: Did you not watch it in its entirety?
Q: Did you actually interview a NASA scientist?
A: For legal reasons, I cannot answer in the affirmative.
Q: Is the scientific information in this video accurate?
A: I hope it is, but it is all meant for a rudimentary level of understanding, so the nuance is completely ignored. I will add any corrections here if I got something totally wrong.
Q: What about mods that buff jetpacks in Lego Star Wars: TSS?
A: These are noncanonical and so provide no insight into the world of the game. But I’m sure PC players appreciate the option.
Q: Do you know how to use a microphone? What’s with all the clipping?
A: I set the gain a bit too high, OK. Won’t happen again, gosh. (Seriously though, that was a big oopsie; I really didn’t feel like re-recording though.)

[@ktgame2640]

"Three fan made spin-offs" is such a perfect way to explain the Disney films

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

Finn: "They fly now?!"

[@lc6997]

The jet packs are by far the most disappointing part of the game. You can barely hover over jumping sections because of how little time you can use it

[@artifice4723]

I think a good way to get around the ‘jet pack ruining open world’ issue would be to make an infinite jetpack cheat that would be super expensive so it could only be accessible in the endgame.

[@evancherpeski1876]

I see one issue with this otherwise perfectly logical and scientific approach. The character you used the most, the first order jet trooper, similar to many other characters, has a functioning rocket propelled weapon capable of accelerating mass further and faster than the jetpack they also wield. This leads me to believe that in fact the jetpack design itself is flawed in some manner. Therefore we should be lobbying to return to the old jetpack model reminiscent of a scuba diver's oxygen tank

[@CptPatrik]

Yeah I agree, the game added many fun things, but also removed/butchered others

[@marvelmasters18]

I’ve actually used the jet pack quite a bit, initially I didn’t like it, but it does give a little bit of forgiveness in platform and can allow you to cheese some kyber bricks.

[@mrmesmerizer855]

I believe that the Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga clearly fails at Jetpacks canonically in terms of story consistency. As we know in the fan-made official Star Wars film, Rise Of Skywalker, Poe Damron clearly states "They fly now", implying that Jetpacks can be used to fly, which is countered by the lack of flying in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.,

[@derrickstorm6976]

Also none of the bounty hunters have detonators, and normal characters can jump as high as Jedi :/

[@sharp7079]

The Jetpacks should have been more like in Battlefront 2 2005 and 2017. I was fully expecting Boba and Jango to be able to fly like Ironman in Lego Marvel Superheroes.

[@scout2]

Totally agree, especially considering that Traveller’s Tales has made games where characters have full unlimited flight in open worlds before.

[@HoyesPoi]

Never thought this video would almost apply to my materials engineering degree

[@SlyMcRy]

That was far more in-depth than I expected, learned a lot about rockets.

[@JVLawnDarts]

Using the force to move droids already breaks a lot of kyberbricks.

[@bobafett7121]

I agree, they just can't get me and my dad's jetpack right.

[@EpicMickeyFanOfficial]

It's sad to see all the areas this game missed the mark on. Yeah, overall it's an outstanding game, but it needs more support. When Tt announced the game would not have live support (or whatever it's called), that just darkened the situation. No custom creator, no Clone Wars or Rebels characters, and the lack of uniqueness of the character like mentioned in this video. Skywalker Saga is an outstanding game but it needs some finishing touches.

[@slverskull]

I'm actually using Bobba to explore and work on 100% the game, the jetpack isn't nearly as good as it used to be however I have discovered a few tricks with it. The one I can think of rn, is getting more height, if you do a quick boost then do a full boost you'll actually gain height, this along with the grapple has allowed me to get easier access to certain kyber bricks.

[@Sick-cada]

I wish they would bring back all of the classic character abilities, things like what you talked about, jetpacks and astromechs being able to fly properly, but also things like the Jedi and Sith being able to double jump and the rest doing a dive instead, short characters being able to use hatches (now it's protocol droids who do it) bounty hunters having thermal detonators, gungans doing a super jump, etc. i think the character abilities are the least best part of the game (I use least best because the characters aren't all that bad imo, but it was the only thing I noticed that was a bit of a downgrade from the originals.)

[@JainaSoloB312]

This video went in a direction I really wasn't expecting, but I enjoyed it, and I feel like I learned a lot

[@brazenduke8164]

Free form jetpacks actually function perfectly for Lego characters in Lego Avengers! Since Marvel movies take place on Earth, the only conclusion must be all Star Wars characters are actually tiny compared to earth humans, and their Lego games reflected their true scale. TT games is uncovering the true Star Wars lore.