Feb 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm As a huge fan of the LEGO franchise as a whole, be it the building blocks or video games, you can imagine my excitement for a video game tie in to one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. With the promise of extending my experience beyond the big screen, I was excited to drive back home from the movie theater and continue my adventures as Emmet, the happy-go-lucky average minifigure turned Special. Except instead of extending my experience, I had to simply retread it. See, unlike movie licensed games that no longer follow the strict formula of "follow the script" and instead allow fans to see events prior to the movies or maybe even after, The LEGO Movie Videogame instead relies on a scene-by-scene retelling of the movie. Scenes which last only a few seconds in the film are made into full fledged levels. They're still fun mind you, but the main problem is that I wanted to experience something new. Plus, playing the game before seeing the movie pretty much spoils the entire story for you.
This is doubly true considering the game uses scenes taken directly from the movie. However, being a LEGO game, you can still expect a lot of fun shenanigans, even though we've seen them done many times before. You'll still be solving various environmental puzzles with different characters and their specialties. For instance, Emmet can drill holes into specific bricks, Wyldstyle can jump high and climb on walls, Vitruvius can use his blind courage (you know, because he's blind) to cross over dangerous terrain, Unikitty can break Rainbow LEGO objects, etc. You'll need to recruit a slew of characters and revisit previously completed levels to unlock everything in the game, but that's standard LEGO fare by now. The LEGO Movie Videogame introduces the Master Builder aspect, and also its counterpart, Emmet's unwillingness to build anything unless it comes with instructions. Master Builders, or essentially, every character that's not Emmet, can at certain spots highlight three separate structures which can come apart and be rebuilt into something completely useful.
It's a visual marvel to see all these random pieces come apart and then put themselves back together. On the other hand, Emmet can't build any objects at all unless he picks up their instruction and then uses it on a special base. This turns into a little minigame where you get to watch whatever structure you're meant to build at the time get constructed right before your eyes, piece by piece. The only input you'll have is to find a missing piece in order to finish the build. It's a bit tedious, but still cool to look at. The game also manages to be one of the most visually diverse when it comes to its environments. You'll get to explore LEGO City, Wild West, Cloud Cuckoo Land and even Lord Business' Lair. Of course, these four locations will serve as your main hubs, are fully explorable, and act as a portal to the main story missions. When compared to the most recent LEGO release, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO Movie Videogame pales in terms of content. Since it follows the movie, you already know when and how it's going to end, and exploring the four main hubs isn't as interesting as it sounds, since they're all very small.
The character variety is definitely appreciated, and you'll unlock some truly iconic minifigs on your adventure, from superheroes like Superman and Green Lantern to famous characters from history like Shakespeare and Cleopatra. It's all very silly, but the diversity of characters manages to one up any other LEGO game thanks to the fact that it doesn't stick to a single license. If there was one thing I wished the game emulated more closely, it's the charming yet fake stop-motion animation the movie went for. I admittedly hated it when I first saw the trailer for the movie, but it grew on me over time. The game tries to emulate it slightly, which can be seen with Emmet's goofy run, but it's still a smooth and slick presentation, much akin to previous LEGO games. The LEGO Movie Videogame isn't bad by any means. Chances are, if you love the movie, you won't mind experiencing it all over again. It's just a little ironic that for a movie that touts the importance of imagination, and not just sticking to the script, that the LEGO Movie Videogame does the exact opposite.
PSLS • News • PS3 / PlayStation 3 News, Trophies, Reviews, and More • PS4 News, Trophies, Reviews, and MoreNew LEGO Dimensions Trailer Features Alison Brie & Unikitty, The Simpsons Gameplay Shown OffWith LEGO Dimensions launching next week, Warner Bros released an ‘I Am Unikitty’ video, featuring Alison Brie as the half unicorn, half anime kitten.“In the trailer,” the description reads, “Alison gets pulled through the LEGO Gateway and into the digital game as Unikitty, the half unicorn, half anime kitten from Cloud Cuckoo Land, to battle alongside Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle in their quest to stop Lord Vortech and save the LEGO Multiverse.”Inside the LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack you’ll find a complete, mission-based The LEGO Movie level, The LEGO Movie Adventure World, and an additional open-world environment, which can be unlocked with the Wyldstyle figure that comes with the game.If you want more Unikitty, there will be a Fun Pack:For fans of The LEGO Movie that want to customise their LEGO Dimensions experience, there will be a Unikitty Fun Pack with LEGO Unikitty minifigure and Cloud Cuckoo Car, an Emmet Fun Pack with a LEGO Emmet minifigure and Excavator, a Bad Cop Fun Pack with a LEGO Bad Cop minifigure and Police Car
, and a Benny Fun Pack with a LEGO Benny minifigure and Spaceship. These highly collectible Fun Packs will provide new buildable characters and vehicles, as well as special in-game abilities. Every vehicle and gadget can be physically built and then rebuilt twice for a total of three different objects that do entirely different things in the digital game for massive variety.Meanwhile, IGN went hands-on with The Simpsons in LEGO Dimensions recently, as you can see in this video:LEGO Dimensions releases on September 27 in North America and September 29 in Europe for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Wii U.As a video game player, one of my most anticipated releases for 2017 is Horizon Zero Dawn, the next video game entry from Guerrilla Games, the award-winning developer behind the Killzone franchise. So imagine how giddy I was when I saw that PlayStation had just released a brand-new gameplay trailer for the game in stunning 4K for their new PS4 Pro console arriving on Nov. 10!
The open-world action RPG tells the story of skillful hunter Aloy, who lives a thousand years in the future on a planet Earth that’s been abandoned by man and Skynet huge robotic creatures have taken over. Players take on the role of Aloy, who has to hunt down these robotic creatures by using a mix of primitive (like a bow and arrow) and more technologically advanced weapons in order to strip these creatures of their metal and electricity, which are vital resources for her survival. As Aloy, players will embark “on a compelling, emotional journey and unravel mysteries of tribal societies, ancient artifacts and advanced technologies that will determine the fate of this planet, and of life itself.” Have a look at the new trailer: Game Informer has also released a new coverage trailer that features interviews with the game developers and some gameplay footage. And, just in case you haven’t seen this one before (and to thoroughly whet your appetite), I’ve also included an 8-minute gameplay video that was released during this year’s E3.