Great game, HoloSims a bit buggy
This game is overall a great game and the only reason I want to get Apple Arcade is because of this game. The island interactions are really fun! Lots of stuff to do on the island. The best part of the game is having the freedom to customize your Lego Star Wars character, which has been my dream since the 90’s.
However… I really wanted to give this game five stars, but I didn’t because the Observatory HoloSims freeze too much. It can be frustrating when you are fighting well with a lightsaber, and the game starts to do a slideshow effect causing your character to fail the mission in some cases. BUT… that being said, I do not mind when the game crashes. I know I have heard the game runs hot, so I would much rather have the game crash. That way I can just reboot the game effortlessly.
Last thing: I genuinely like this game. I have been playing since launch, have been playing it almost every day for two years, and have been hoping there will be many more jubilantly fun, sometimes competitive-yes, but mostly entertaining gameplay time invested in the upcoming years for this game.Great game, with only one flaw IMO
This game is entertaining, and surprisingly, not repetitive, even after completing the main stories. The graphics and sound effects are surprisingly good, even when playing full screen on a 4K monitor.
I do have one suggestion/request: please make the social aspect default to “Friends Only” or “Do Not Disturb” when the game is launched. Most days, as soon as I start the game, I’m bombarded with requests to join groups, until I’m able to change my status from “Available”. Sometimes they come so fast and back-to-back, that in the process of trying to change my status, I end up accidentally accepting a request, which takes me to the Team screen, where I have to then leave the group, and start the process all over again. Please make the default settings “Friends Only” or “Do Not Disturb”.This game has no controls on random multiplayer.
In the Star Wars Castaways game on Arcade / Mac there is a problem with the Imperial battleground where even my max level game (Lvl 15 support) cannot fight. I lost 30 -minutes- due to another player that was overpowering everyone. Each time I accessed the game I got thrown out or was unable to play against anyone. I've uploaded a screenshot of the players involved. This game was enjoyable until tonight. Gameloft or Disney need to either pull this game or remove hostile users. In another incident about a week ago. a player was repeatedly allowed to invite random players and then leave AFK the game. Nothing in the game stopped them from abusing it. You need to put controls on this game where it is RANDOM MULTIPLAYER. This is a basic and expected necessity in 2023. I should not have to send a screenshot each and every time. Why doesn't this game have a Player ID and Data Center listed for it? Mac isn't iOS, but MacOS isn't an option in the dropdown menu. Random matchmaking is a risky business for all video games. Game loft knows better. Apple Arcade might be silent for now, but it’s a big problem if your game supports hostile AFK activities by not allowing users to report or block hostile players. I don’t recommend this game for kids on Arcade at this time. Get them a console that sends user activity to a bigger network that will attempt to stop hostile “players.”