If you thought you’ve seen everything in Lego Skywalker Saga, you’re highly mistaken! We’ve just got a Xenoblade reference added in by none other than the developer himself.
A seemingly benign NPC Disco Director is shouting “I’m feeling it”, which is an obvious tribute to Xenoblade. This was later confirmed as a direct reference by David Harris himself. In case, you’re not familiar, he’s the former developer at Traveller’s Tales Games. The joke goes even further, as it’s technically a spoken dialogue from Adam Howden, who is the English voice actor for Shulk.
This Reddit comment breaks down what actually happened here:
“I worked on LSWTSS [LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]. When I heard that Adam Howden would be providing his voice to the game, I tried to work in a Xenoblade reference somewhere. I managed to get this one in on the last puzzle I worked on. I wasn’t in the booth when he was recording, but I had an email from the script editor at the time. He said that Adam was initially unsure about the line, but after being told that it was a Xenoblade reference, he nailed it. He was happy to hear that it was indeed a Xenoblade reference. It actually took a long time and a handful of failed attempts before we found a place where we could put it! The Assistant GD was about the only person I knew in the office to have actually played Xenoblade, so he was happy to get it in there. We just had to find the right spot.”
It’s such a cool addition, especially given the connection between Howden and Shulk. If you’re too lazy to play the game, you can see the reference here.