Yesterday we saw the release of a new gameplay trailer for TT Games’ upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens title that showed us some new backstory content from Episode VII that was not contained in the actual film itself. Jamie Eden, Game Director at TT Games, recently spent some time speaking exclusively with Empire on how this new backstory content was developed and how we can expect to see it play out during gameplay.
One area in which the game will open up the Star Wars lore is the Rathtar Hunting level. The Rathtars, you’ll remember, are the giant tentacled aliens that Han Solo is capturing for King Prana. In the game, you get to play as Han before his encounter with Finn and Rey. “[Prana] is a collector of exotic animals and wants Rathtars for his collection. Han and Chewie travel to a distant planet – Twon Ketee – with their crew to capture some of the beasts lurking in the gassy caverns, all whilst a rival crew descend upon their location to try and capture the beasts themselves.”
