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Um, hi. Yeah, I know it’s been a while, but my back pain has been VERY DIFFICULT to deal with, plus we’re, well, getting closer and closer to that scene. In addition, I suffered burnout for a while – it got to be a bit of a chore to write blog entries on these VERY long levels and then before I knew it a year went by. I might have to rethink my formula for the next game. Anyway, let’s get going.



So, what sort of menial task will we have to perform before we reach the next level? Well, first of all we can play with a little Lego Falcon on the loading screen.



Then when we’re loaded, Han tells Finn and Chewie that the hyperdrive’s gonna need all the power it can get, so it looks like we’ll be powering up the hyperdrive before we can get to the next level. Nice lightspeed effects, though.



Of course, Finn and Chewie are doing the work while Han . . . leans on the wall and does nothing. Um, Han? This is YOUR ship! Why aren’t you helping us work on it?



Also, Han occasionally waves with a big grin on his face. Who’s he waving to? I dunno, the Falcon? Maybe L3, except Solo hadn’t come out yet when this game was made.



Anyway, Han tells us to reroute power to the hyperdrive from “non-essential systems” (like what, life support?). We’ve basically got to build circuits that will connect the power source to the hyperdrive – except now we’ve got a TIME LIMIT and the power will leak out if we take too long. Joy of joys. It took me like three tries before I finally got it.

Once we’ve got the hyperdrive powered up, Han tells us to input the coordinates into the navicomputer (even though he’s perfectly capable of doing that himself) adding, “Hey, maybe choose somewhere sunny.” Sorry Han, but, well, your last look at the outside will be in the freezing snow.

Anyway, at the navicomputer we’ll get our little map of the galaxy and head for (gulps) Starkiller Base.



Hey Han, are you sure you don’t want to sit this trip out? Seriously, Chewie can pilot the Falcon and you can relax at the Resistance base. You might really, really, REALLY want to sit this trip out.

(sighs) Okay, okay, let’s pilot the Falcon to Starkiller Base for the next level, Starkiller Sabotage.

Hey, did you know Luke’s last name was originally “Starkiller”? I think there was also a character with the name “Starkiller” in The Force Unleashed games, which I haven’t played, but they’re on my list of games to play for this blog. Yeah, that name “Starkiller” gets around.

No, I’m not stalling, why would I want to stall, it’s not like my favorite character’s about to die or something!

(sighs again) Okay, here we go.

The Falcon crash lands on Starkiller Base, interrupting some stormtroopers playing golf with a snowball (ah, the randomness of Lego games, gotta love it). Of course, we’ve got probe droids to take care of as soon as we get off the Falcon (kill five for a minikit), but let’s take a moment to admire the snow effects first. The characters’ breath even comes out in clouds – and Han had better enjoy breathing while he still can.



Han laments how the Falcon’s been damaged and says “That’s gonna take more than a lick of paint to fix.” Yeah, Han, you’re gonna have more than the Falcon to worry about soon. Well, of course there’s a big rock blocking our way because why wouldn’t there be? We’ve got to find some way to get rid of it, but first let’s shoot the debris for studs and build this . . . bouncing snow thing you can ride on.



I couldn't get a screencap of it, but Han has a LOT of fun riding it - he gets this huge grin every time it bounces. That’s good, Han, you deserve to have some fun. Well, after Han’s done bouncing, he can pull the Falcon’s sensor dish out of the snow. Chewie moans in lamentation, but Han says “We can fix her later, Chewie.” Yeeeeaaaaaaah, about that . . .

Oh you can also build a minikit out of the debris here, but who cares about a minikit when that scene’s coming?



And hey look, here’s Han up to his knees in the snow, isn’t that cute?



Okay, okay, I’ll build the cannon we need to get rid of the rock, but . . . OH FUCK, THE GAME’S PLAYING THE MUSIC FROM HAN’S DEATH SCENE, WHYYYYYYYY???? AT LEAST WAIT UNTIL HE’S ACTUALLY DEAD TO PLAY THE MUSIC!!

(takes deep breath) Okay, once we blow up the rock, we get to cross a precarious ledge (and Han offers Finn the useful advice “Don’t look, down, kid.”). Also, there are pretty icicles.



Well, we build a ladder, climb up to a ledge, then Chewie pulls down some rocks, which causes him to roar loudly and almost bring the rocks down on top of us. Han says “Maybe quit the roaring until we’re out of the avalanche zone?” It’s not too late to turn back, Han. Anyway, now we get to climb the side of the rock – Han may be old, but he’s still got some muscle.



Of course, they throw in a quick time event where you have to press H rapidly in order to not fall, but anyway, now we’re at the base’s entrance.



Han tells the others “I hope you’re blaster’s charged. Remember, you don’t have to wait for them to shoot first.” Ha, ha. For all the fanbase’s complaining about that edit, where would they be without the billion “shoot first” jokes and memes that sprang from it?

Of course, the stormtroopers aren’t gonna let us just waltz in, so we’ve gotta take care of them before we can do anything else. The Power Brick’s also sitting around, but it’s frustratingly out of reach.



Oh so it seems. Hey Han, do you wanna build a snowman? It might help you get up to the Power Brick.



There’s also a giant-ass gun we need to shoot apart and then rebuild into a giant-ass magnet that will reveal targets we can shoot to open the door, because why not?



Of course, there’s a huge laser gate blocking our way, along with stormtroopers taunting us.



Fortunately, Finn can use the lightsaber to shimmy up the Starkiller entrance and swing down a cable to the other side and murder those teasing stormtroopers dead. Hey, they were making fun of us – they deserve it! Once they’re killed dead, Finn can slice through the forcefield generator with the lightsaber and let his friends through.

Now we reach a lift, which Finn says is the only way in, but the First Order was wise to us coming and took out the power coupling for the lift. Oh well, looks like we can’t blow up Starkiller Base today, maybe Han should leave.

Damn you Han, why do you have to be so noble? And why are they STILL playing your death music?

Well, before we get in, we can build a Christmas tree - we even get sleigh bell sounds when we build it.



Hey Han, are you sure you don’t want to go back to the base so you can celebrate Christmas (Fete? Life Day?) with Leia? You can maybe do the whole talk-Ben-out-of-the-dark-side thing sometime when you’re not on a bridge and he doesn’t have his lightsaber with him. Please?

(groans) Fine, fine. To get in, Chewie needs to blow up the sensor dish, which we can then rebuild into a generator and then a connector to get the power through. This part is IRRITATING because you need to activate the generator, then IMMEIDATELY blast the generator apart and use the bricks to build the connector BEFORE the power reaches the spot where it needs to be connected.

When we finally get the power running, Finn can get the door open because he’s for some reason still in the system even after deserting. He tells Han “Be ready. Things are gonna get interesting up there.” Oh, they’ll get interesting, all right, but not in the good way. Han, maybe you want to go wait in the Falcon while Finn disables the shields? Just sayin’.

After entering the elevator, we head up to the next level (the next level of Starkiller Base, not the next level of the game) and are treated to a cutscene of some stormtroopers building a snow Vader and saying they need a big carrot for his lightsaber. HA! Meanwhile, our heroes are crouching down right under their noses and Han looks funny when crouching.



Han obsessed? Me? Whatever gave you that idea?

Anyway, those troopers apparently don’t hear us breaking stuff apart to get studs – they don’t even notice us building a flag with the Resistance symbol on it. Build four of them for a minikit.



Maybe the First Order should consider training their troops to be more observant. So how do we get rid of these guys? Build a giant hairdryer to bury them in the snow, of course!



That also gets us a minikit.



And then we can shoot apart the hairdryer and use the bricks to build a giant slingshot to fling a snowball at the lookout.



Hey Han, if you want to use the slingshot to fling yourself back to the Falcon, you’re welcome to do so! I think Finn and Chewie can handle Phasma without you, especially since she’s a coward anyway.

Oh shit, they’re playing the Han death music again, STOP PLAYING THAT MUSIC!

(deep breath) Of course, our way is blocked with more poison gas. See Han, it’s a sign that you shouldn’t go any further!



But since Finn has a gas mask, he can get through the gas and shimmy down to take down his former comrades and turn the gas off – and build another Resistance flag while he’s at it. Isn’t someone gonna notice this? Also, what’s the point of raising these flags when you’re planning to destroy Starkiller Base anyway?



Oh look, another giant-ass gun, what a surprise. We’ve gotta sneak down to where Chewie can use his muscle to disable it (and Han tells him “Try not to cause an avalanche this time.”). Specifically, Chewie yanks apart some machinery and then use the bricks to build a snowspeeder that attaches to the gun and sends it spinning around. This is where I reached True Jedi, in case anyone cares.



We pass one obstacle only to reach another one – that’s the way it goes in video games. There’s a giant gap that Han can swing across with his ascension cable, but Chewie can’t . . . even though Chewie had an ascension cable back in The Complete Saga. Did he remove it from his crossbow in the last thirty years?

Anyway, after raising another Resistance flag that’s gonna be destroyed with Starkiller Base . . .



. . . Han needs to use his microbinoculars to spot a precise spot to shoot. I’m still wondering how he can be looking at HIMSELF through the microbinoculars.



Once he shoots that spot, water comes pouring down and instantly freezes, creating an ice bridge. Han insists that said bridge is perfectly safe, “and if it isn’t, you won’t be able to complain for long.”



Hey Han, speaking of bridges, there’s a certain bridge that I know will be ABSOLUTELY NOT SAFE for you if you step on it, so you might want to listen to me about that.

What, you think I’m dreading that scene? Of course not, I’m just giving Han some friendly advice.

(sighs) Okay, after Chewie blows up the gate, we head in and interrupt some stormtroopers cooking over a campfire. After taking care of them, Han can raise the last flag he’ll ever raise in his life.



Hey Han, you must be cold. Why don’t you sit by the fire for a little bit while Finn and Chewie finish the mission? I’m BEGGING you!

Well, we need to open a vent to get inside the building, which is done by building these springy things that send you up to pull these high levers when you jump on them and hold down the jump button.



Oh hey, by switching to Finn while Han was hanging around, I managed to KEEP Han hanging there. Maybe he should just stay there. I’m sorry Han, I’m doing this for your own good!



Well, after we pull both levers, the vent opens. Han asks what the vent’s for before sniffing the air and saying “Never mind, just guessed. There better not be a dianoga down there.” I dunno Han, you’ve had better luck with dianogas than you’re about to have with your kid. Also, for fun, I’ll share a pic of both Han and Finn hanging around.



And crap, now they both jump down. Seriously Han, you can still sit this out! Please? For me?

Okay, okay, let’s go inside. There’s a cutscene where Han and Finn have their “that’s not how the Force works” conversation. Since we’re in here, we might as well destroy all their equipment, especially since it’s got studs inside.



We also overhear a hilarious conversation between two stormtroopers about how the helmets make it difficult to tell who’s who – and we see some stormtroopers kicking around a soccer ball.



I love the stormtrooper gags in this game. There’s also a tantalizing minikit here, but it’s out of reach.



There’s a forcefield in our way and NOW the system won’t recognize Finn unless he’s in a stormtrooper helmet. Han quips “Don’t look at us. We sure didn’t pack one.” Han, you of all people should know how useful a stormtrooper disguise can be.

This is where I got really stuck. I shot everything in sight, threw bombs at everything in sight, but I still couldn’t get Finn to the upper level to get a stormtrooper helmet. Finally, I went “fuck it” and went to GameFAQs. Well, the guide there said you needed to “smash the light blue thing” in order to get bricks to build stuff.



Problem is, the thing wouldn’t smash. I tried using all three characters and Chewie’s bombs over and over again and the thing won’t come apart. Seriously, I was at this for several minutes. So yeah, I had to quit the game. Let’s see if starting the level over fixes it.

Hey, wait a minute, if they can’t get past the forcefield, then Han can’t get to the bridge. HALLELUJAH!!!!

Okay, okay, I didn’t come back to this blog just to let a bug stop me. Let’s see if restarting the level does the trick.

Fortunately, thanks to the game’s autosave I was able to restart from the shield generator without having to replay the rest of the level. Unfortunately, I was still unable to break apart the blue thing. I went searching online and I couldn’t find anyone else talking about this, so is it my computer? I made a post on the Steam discussion forums to see if anyone has a solution and I’m currently waiting for a reply.



Okay, the first thing I tried was rebooting the game after restarting my computer. Still nothing. Then I tried ditching the autosave and restarting the level from the beginning. Still nothing. Does the Force not want Han to die or something? I mean, not that I don’t totally approve of that, but it would be nice to be able to finish the game. So far, no one has responded to my Steam comment.



Still no responses to my post. Yeah yeah, my Han’s about to make the long drop, but I still like to finish what I start. Let me try restarting the level one more time and see if that shakes things into working. Yeah, I know what they say about the definition of insanity, but that doesn’t apply with technology.



Still no responses to my post, I've tried restarting the level several times, no luck. It appears that the Force doesn't want Han to die. Well, in the interest of not putting this blog back to sleep so soon after waking it up, I will temporarily put this recap on hold and start another game until I find a solution to this. Which game am I starting? No, not The Skywalker Saga just yet, though I will if I don't find a solution to this soon. In the meantime, I think I'll take on something simpler to ease myself back into this blog.

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