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[Camjo-Z]

when you're ridiculously over reductive about game mechanics its surprising how few games don't fall into "wash rinse repeat" territory.

It's not over reductive, it's literally Lego gameplay. The combat boils down to mashing one button, the puzzles rarely get more complex than "use this character's ability on this spot", and instant respawning after death means there's little skill required. It's all very simplistic stuff and it's not hard to see why it wouldn't appeal to older gamers.

 

[mangasus90]

Ubi promised us with Lego Assassin Creed. Don't worry, mate =).

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

It's not over reductive, it's literally Lego gameplay. The combat boils down to mashing one button, the puzzles rarely get more complex than "use this character's ability on this spot", and instant respawning after death means there's little skill required. It's all very simplistic stuff and it's not hard to see why it wouldn't appeal to older gamers.

The most recent Lego game I played - Marvel Superheroes has:
- MMO style fetch quests
- Horde mode style survival combat arenas
- Pilotwings style flight challenges
- Multiple vehicle races, both challenge and time trial
- Hidden environmental puzzles
- Traversal puzzles
- Time challenge platforming
- Escort missions

So yes, it is over reductive

 

[sentry65]

There was Lego Creator (also Digital Designer, but that one was pretty much a CAD software) series. Are you suggesting something like that, but let's say with scenarios you have to beat?

Something where you have to creatively build something to solve a problem with physics and simple AI.
It'd be great if you had ways to procure new lego parts in different ways - be it rewards, or destroying enemy vehicles.

Maybe a scenario where where you have to build a fortress. Certain lego parts can have certain powers - radars, guns, robots with different AI settings, etc. Maybe timed competitions where people tried to build a solution to win - like you and 3 other builders trying to be first to capture the bad guy by building vehicles or devices to break into his fortress.


I dunno, when I was a kid, I loved legos - probably favorite toy ever. I built anything my imagination let me and acted out pretend scenarios (AKA video games) using my creations.

Having giant MMO battles online would be epic. People could compete based on how many parts they have and let the best builders win.

The main lego games that exist now are just cute action games that are lego themed. There's no regard for building anything or using your imagination. I feel like that robs people of the main point of legos - building things.

 

[BeforeJam]

Well, I mean, Lego Jurassic World is supposed to be a thing next year right?

 

[Camjo-Z]

The most recent Lego game I played - Marvel Superheroes has:
- MMO style fetch quests
- Horde mode style survival combat arenas
- Pilotwings style flight challenges
- Multiple vehicle races, both challenge and time trial
- Hidden environmental puzzles
- Traversal puzzles
- Time challenge platforming
- Escort missions

So yes, it is over reductive

I'll admit, the last Lego game I played extensively was Lego Batman 2. But unless they drastically changed things in Lego Marvel (which they very well may have, I only played about the first hour or two of it), I suspect most of the things you're listing are small diversions/things to do between levels in the hub world and don't change the fact that the majority of the gameplay is, to put it bluntly, baby's first beat-em-up.

 

[oreomunsta]

New Lego Bionicle game when?

 

[Data West]

The most recent Lego game I played - Marvel Superheroes has:
- MMO style fetch quests
- Horde mode style survival combat arenas
- Pilotwings style flight challenges
- Multiple vehicle races, both challenge and time trial
- Hidden environmental puzzles
- Traversal puzzles
- Time challenge platforming
- Escort missions

So yes, it is over reductive

All of those still play the exact same way. It's a coat of paint over the same issue. They all handle and move the exact same way, the cars behave the same way, the people run the same way, the puzzles are always 'switch to this character and hit b.' The 'Horde mode' which you are incredibly overselling, by the way as someone who played Marvel, is played the exact same way a standard mission is when fighting goons. It's just that... You stay in the same general area. What a change.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Lego games are fun but its getting a bit stale to many sequels I mean lego batman 3 is fun but the last two are not lego batman games its basically lego justice league games. I guess the Batman name would sell more ?

Give Me

Lego Simpsons
Lego Looney Tunes
Lego Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Lego Nintendo All Stars
Lego Adventure Time
Lego Regular Show

Lets give The Superhero & Film Franchises a rest

It still boggles my mind why the fuck Nintendo went with Knex for this. Lego and Nintendo are seriously a match made in money printing heaven. It's a legendary collaboration and it's weird that it hasn't happened yet.

...Which is probably all the better for my finances.

Fake edit: Oh, the games and not the toys.

My point still stands. It's still weird!