About a month ago I was fortunate to attend a preview morning of the new TT Game’s/Warner Interactive game LEGO Dimensions. You can read my preview here; I thought it was going to be awesome.
LEGO Dimensions take all these things that make the videogames great and adds a physical element like Skylanders or Disney Infinity did. It makes sense as LEGO is the biggest toy brand in the world, and their minifigures are instantly recognisable.
When I played the pre-release version on the PS4, I loved it to bits. I can easily see this being the biggest game of the year and a huge Christmas seller. The question I needed to answer though was whether the retail experience, coupled with an older and less powerful platform in the Xbox 360, compromised the user experience in any way.
There were a few bits in Marvel Superheroes where our Xbox 360 chugged- it’s very cinematic and got a little jerky on a couple of occasions- it was obvious the hardware was being pushed. Fortunately we’ve had no similar issues with LEGO Dimensions, which whilst looking lush, doesn’t seen to tax the platform quite as much.
The important work of building #lego #legodimensions begins…
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LEGO Dimensions even integrates the construction of the portal into the game, which is a nice touch. There are onscreen instructions showing you how to build the portal, which sets you up nicely for building the vehicles you get, either bundled (in the case of the Batmobile) or with the add on packs like Benny’s Spaceship or the Mystery Machine. All in all it makes it a much more joined up experience.
We’ve had it for five days now and have played it pretty incessantly. We’ve completed the Wizard of Oz, the Simpsons and the Ninjago levels and are part way through the Doctor Who level. We particularly love the way that the Doctor has been flirting with Wildstyle, much to Batman’s annoyance! We’re about a third of the way through the game, but we’ve always got the massive replay value to fall back on, and I’ve spotted the kids just free playing already. LEGO games are great for that any way and LEGO Dimensions is no different.
LEGO Dimensions is out now on almost every platform you can think of. Don’t let the price put you off, it’s a game that will swallow you up whole!