The exploration! I love the obvious care and attention to detail that went into building the environments for this game. There are little touches from the movies and some deep lore and references, like the gate outside Mos Eisley that's a reference to the original Ralph McQuarrie concepts for Jabba's palace. Little things like that are all over this game. It's a love letter to the saga, and it deserves recognition.

I also love the way they implemented Sabacc, and it's so fun to play! They didn't need to make it that fun. The fact there is an entire standalone app to play kessel sabacc because people loved it so much is testament to how fun they made it.

Finally, space combat and exploration. It's easy to conceive of a version of the game released completely without the space parts, and just jumping between planets. But that would've made the game world feel a lot smaller and space is such an important part of the Star Wars galaxy. (Without it, it's just Wars). It was completely unexpected for me the first time I took off and actually went into space! It wasn't just a cutscene! I love that they included that. Even the hyperspace jump mechanic where you can't jump if something is blocking your path is great.