I have been looking forward to playing this since it was first announced several months ago. The idea of playing with characters from many of Lego's different franchises and having them appear in one game and then in turn mixed up in different worlds is a very exiting prospect. I genuinely have a huge love of Lego and much to my girlfriend’s dismay, our flat is full of many, many model sets i have brought over the years. I am a Lego geek and not ashamed of it. So this game is very important to me.
There is no getting away from the fact that at ?90 for the starter set (though i managed to shop around and got it for ?80) it is a rather expensive outlay, but this cost is not too bad when you consider that you get the game disc, the power base, three minifigs (Batman, Gandalf and Wildstyle, plus the Batmobile) but there are like 270 or so pieces of Lego which is used to build the portal. Naturally the cost doesn’t end here, you have to factor in that more money needs to be spent in order to access everything. Certain locked out level areas need various characters/vehicles that have a certain power/ability in order to unlock. This is very much the same way in which traditional Lego game levels work except rather than being able to unlock characters with these abilities you do actually have to pay for this. The model works in almost the same as other toy games such as Skylanders and Disney Infinity.
These come in the range of fun packs, which are priced around ?15 and these contain one character and a vehicle/object. Team packs are priced around ?30 and these contain two characters and two vehicles/objects and finally there are level packs which again are priced around ?30 and these contain one character and two vehicles/items. These level packs also contain levels in which to play in (I have yet to buy any so can’t comment on them).
One big difference for me personally is that unlike Disney Infinity/Amiibo’s which are static figures that perhaps only look nice. With Dimensions you are at least buying genuine Lego products, i.e. the figures and vehicles etc. can be taken apart and played with in the same traditional way as mainstream Leg. But there are a lot of these various sets and it can easily become costly to collect everything.
As for for actual game itself, I have been playing the Xbox One version all week and I have enjoyed every minute of it. The gameplay is very similar as all the other Lego games that Travelers Tales have made, so anyone who has played any of these, expect the same sort of thing. But its fair to say that if your not a fan of previous Lego games this is not likely to change your mind.
So far have only been playing through the main story, and it has been a blast, the script is genuinely funny. I can honestly say that very few games have ever made me laugh out loud as much as Dimensions. The combination of Gandalf, Batman and Wildstyle leads to some brilliant, and well written moments and comments between each other and the interactions with other famous characters within the game worlds. The voice acting is just fantastic and features a huge and very impressive cast list of actors reprising their respective roles such as Gary Oldman, Michael J Fox, Orlando Bloom, Peter Capaldi etc. Check out IMDB for the full cast, I am very impressed with this level of detail that Lego have gone into.
The various mix of levels you get to experience are quite simply brilliant fun. From exploring the Wicked Witches castle from the Wizard of Oz, going through a Doctor Who stage, they are all brilliant fun. But my favorite stage so far is the Portal 2 one. It is both cleaver and the puzzles are genuinely taxing, a huge amount of thought has clearly gone into it.
Another thing to mention which I wasn’t expecting is just how cleverly thought out the actual base station is. Unlike say the Disney Infinity base which does little other than allowing you to place characters/items onto it, with the Dimensions one it is actually a functional item. For example, the base features glowing LED’s that change colour which can correspond to solving certain puzzles something within the game i.e. the minifigs need to be moved around the base to solve puzzles, its hard to explain but it works in very cleaver manner.
So far I have probably spent and good 12-15 hours and I have only been playing through the main campaign, I have not yet even begun to explore the open world levels of Gandalf, Batman and Wildstyle (LoTR, Gotham and Lego Movie). For me personally I am not exaggerating when I say this is one of my games of the year contenders. I doubt many will agree with me but I have not had this much fun in a video game for a long time, it is quite simply brilliant.
As I said is not going to be cheap game in the long run, to buy all the content will cost a small fortune. But like other games of its type, you don’t have to rush out and buy everything at once, I personally and going to buy things as I go and spread out the cost. Just seeing Gandalf driving the Batmobile is hilarious. I cannot wait to explore the various other worlds that are available.
There is no getting away from the fact that at ?90 for the starter set (though i managed to shop around and got it for ?80) it is a rather expensive outlay, but this cost is not too bad when you consider that you get the game disc, the power base, three minifigs (Batman, Gandalf and Wildstyle, plus the Batmobile) but there are like 270 or so pieces of Lego which is used to build the portal. Naturally the cost doesn’t end here, you have to factor in that more money needs to be spent in order to access everything. Certain locked out level areas need various characters/vehicles that have a certain power/ability in order to unlock. This is very much the same way in which traditional Lego game levels work except rather than being able to unlock characters with these abilities you do actually have to pay for this. The model works in almost the same as other toy games such as Skylanders and Disney Infinity.
These come in the range of fun packs, which are priced around ?15 and these contain one character and a vehicle/object. Team packs are priced around ?30 and these contain two characters and two vehicles/objects and finally there are level packs which again are priced around ?30 and these contain one character and two vehicles/items. These level packs also contain levels in which to play in (I have yet to buy any so can’t comment on them).
One big difference for me personally is that unlike Disney Infinity/Amiibo’s which are static figures that perhaps only look nice. With Dimensions you are at least buying genuine Lego products, i.e. the figures and vehicles etc. can be taken apart and played with in the same traditional way as mainstream Leg. But there are a lot of these various sets and it can easily become costly to collect everything.
As for for actual game itself, I have been playing the Xbox One version all week and I have enjoyed every minute of it. The gameplay is very similar as all the other Lego games that Travelers Tales have made, so anyone who has played any of these, expect the same sort of thing. But its fair to say that if your not a fan of previous Lego games this is not likely to change your mind.
So far have only been playing through the main story, and it has been a blast, the script is genuinely funny. I can honestly say that very few games have ever made me laugh out loud as much as Dimensions. The combination of Gandalf, Batman and Wildstyle leads to some brilliant, and well written moments and comments between each other and the interactions with other famous characters within the game worlds. The voice acting is just fantastic and features a huge and very impressive cast list of actors reprising their respective roles such as Gary Oldman, Michael J Fox, Orlando Bloom, Peter Capaldi etc. Check out IMDB for the full cast, I am very impressed with this level of detail that Lego have gone into.
The various mix of levels you get to experience are quite simply brilliant fun. From exploring the Wicked Witches castle from the Wizard of Oz, going through a Doctor Who stage, they are all brilliant fun. But my favorite stage so far is the Portal 2 one. It is both cleaver and the puzzles are genuinely taxing, a huge amount of thought has clearly gone into it.
Another thing to mention which I wasn’t expecting is just how cleverly thought out the actual base station is. Unlike say the Disney Infinity base which does little other than allowing you to place characters/items onto it, with the Dimensions one it is actually a functional item. For example, the base features glowing LED’s that change colour which can correspond to solving certain puzzles something within the game i.e. the minifigs need to be moved around the base to solve puzzles, its hard to explain but it works in very cleaver manner.
So far I have probably spent and good 12-15 hours and I have only been playing through the main campaign, I have not yet even begun to explore the open world levels of Gandalf, Batman and Wildstyle (LoTR, Gotham and Lego Movie). For me personally I am not exaggerating when I say this is one of my games of the year contenders. I doubt many will agree with me but I have not had this much fun in a video game for a long time, it is quite simply brilliant.
As I said is not going to be cheap game in the long run, to buy all the content will cost a small fortune. But like other games of its type, you don’t have to rush out and buy everything at once, I personally and going to buy things as I go and spread out the cost. Just seeing Gandalf driving the Batmobile is hilarious. I cannot wait to explore the various other worlds that are available.
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