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Originally Posted by BeyondKnight
Anyone else play Lego Dimensions? It was my 8 year old son's big X-mas present and it is surprisingly addictive. All of the different franchises intermingling is very amusing.
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i'm a fan of the lego games, so despite initial hesitation due to the added cost of all of the add-ons, i bought this at christmas for my girlfriend and i to play. over the past few months i've watched amazon for deals on the character packs and have picked up most of the characters for at least half off what they usually go for, including the larger team and level packs. that has made the overall price to play this game a little more palatable. and just this week best buy has a 1/2 off deal on a number of character packs that i still needed, so i'll have those to put together over the weekend.
you're right, the game is amusing and it is cool to have all of these properties in one game, and it is very clear that they put great effort into making the game worth all of the added cost. i don't feel like this was just a simple cash grab. that said, the implementation of the base unit and interaction needed to do things in-game has frustrated me on many occasions. for example, i don't want to have to wait until i reach certain parts of the level to find the instructions to build the vehicles. for that i've resorted to youtube videos so i can have the build already completed by the time i reach that point in the game. not to mention the constant need during key points of the game to continuously cycle the same characters across the three colored platforms to accomplish the objective. i especially dislike the 'hacking' game. not all of these puzzles are intuitive, either.
so, i think the game is worthy of praise and how they created a story using all of these different properties is to be commended. the level designs are varied (i especially like the look of the scooby-doo animated level) and creative. game-wise, it's hard to say this isn't among their best. but the clunkiness of playing with the base platform and constant shuffling of characters across the base has worn thin with me.