Ok, I am likely to be laughed off these boards, but the Lego series of games have always peaked my interested, but never have pulled the trigger. Right now at amazon, a lot of them are on sale including Batman 2 and the recently released lord of the rings for about $8.
So at the risk of being laughed at, has anybody played these games and are they fun to play:)
Considering I just bought one of the Farming Sims I'm really not in a position to make fun... ;)
My son has played the Star Wars ones quite a bit and I have joined him on occasion. They are a lot of fun, especially if you like Legos to begin with. I'm not sure about the gameplay in Lego Batman, Indiana Jones, or the HP series, but the SW games includes combat with pistols and light sabers as well as space ship combat. The opening space combat scene from SW VI is nicely done.
I like the lego games but you need a controller IMO.
Sorry, I should have mentioned that my son and I played on the PS2. I don't know how it would be playing with mouse/keyb.
Quote from: Bison on December 24, 2012, 07:55:24 AM
I like the lego games but you need a controller IMO.
Thanks Bison...I have a 360 controller so I should be good...more than likely will pull the trigger for some light fun.
Quote from: Staggerwing on December 24, 2012, 07:26:37 AM
Considering I just bought one of the Farming Sims I'm really not in a position to make fun... ;)
My son has played the Star Wars ones quite a bit and I have joined him on occasion. They are a lot of fun, especially if you like Legos to begin with. I'm not sure about the gameplay in Lego Batman, Indiana Jones, or the HP series, but the SW games includes combat with pistols and light sabers as well as space ship combat. The opening space combat scene from SW VI is nicely done.
BTW, had to ask...how is the farming sim...seen that in some sales but not sure if my kind of game.
I just got it so all I've done so far is drive a tractor around- quite a pain with just the WASD method. Tonight I might try it with a joystick. If I really get into it I'll try it out on my son's racing wheel (which I got from Markshot, thanks again!). It's basically a driving sim with an economic component. You cultivate, harvest, sell, buy better equipment, rinse and repeat. There's a pretty funny video on youtube where some yahoo fires up the game for the first time and just tries to run amok around the landscape in his tractors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kiq3AqWhyM
I know Bayonet_Chris is a big fan. If we can get him to poke his head in, he might offer a comment,
My wife loves the Lego games and I played with her or watched quite a bit. They are fun games to play, especially if your a fan of the movie they are mimicking.
Just good fun. :)
Ok, convinced...will take the plunge:)
Yeah, we have all of the Star Wars games, both batmans, harry potter 1, and we're getting LOTR for Christmas, all for the 360. They're great family games and my 6-year-old can effectively master most of it.
Batman 2 is the best of the lot, maybe followed by Lego clone wars, which actually has a bit of RTS in it. Traveler's Tales does a good job of trying new things in each offering and learning from it. Multi-player is OK, but suffers from camera angles. They solved this in HP and after (batman2, clone wars, etc.) by using a dynamic split screen. The earlier ones didn't and can be annoying when you and your coop partner go different directions.
I stumbled on a random game let's play that was Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes a while back ..... open world etc... have to say I was intrigued for just open world fun and it is cheap right now.
PE
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 24, 2012, 08:05:00 AM
Quote from: Bison on December 24, 2012, 07:55:24 AM
I like the lego games but you need a controller IMO.
Thanks Bison...I have a 360 controller so I should be good...more than likely will pull the trigger for some light fun.
Yeah, the PC controls are kinda wonky. It's like the devs didn't really understand how a PC works or why it might be better.
I wouldn't dare to laugh.
My kids say they are a lot of fun they are 25 and 21.
They are both very serious gamers.
I was looking at the LOTR one.
I actually really like those LEGO Games.
The latest 2 (Batman 2 and LOTR) have been really good with voice acting and all.
In fact, LEGO Batman 2 Super Heroes is the only game I've seen that gets playing Superman right (you also get to listen to the Superman theme while flying around with him :) ).
Thanks everyone...I did end up purchasing, just downloading now....can't beat $7 per game.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 24, 2012, 11:27:29 AM
Thanks everyone...I did end up purchasing, just downloading now....can't beat $7 per game.
MAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The ploy worked! Now let the jokes begin!
Quote from: Bison on December 24, 2012, 11:43:42 AM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 24, 2012, 11:27:29 AM
Thanks everyone...I did end up purchasing, just downloading now....can't beat $7 per game.
MAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The ploy worked! Now let the jokes begin!
Nice.....I knew that was coming:) I am ashamed to admit I did end up downloading the demo this morning and actually had fun playing LOTR....I will now turn in my man card:(
Quote from: Bison on December 24, 2012, 11:43:42 AM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 24, 2012, 11:27:29 AM
Thanks everyone...I did end up purchasing, just downloading now....can't beat $7 per game.
MAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The ploy worked! Now let the jokes begin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icjh6wGUUfE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icjh6wGUUfE)
PE
got the first batman after i watched a kid playing it on their xbox. i liked it but never finished it. havent picked up any of the others yet
LEGO Batman 2 is actually really well done. Some legitimately funny jokes in there poking fun at the more serious Batman games, the TV series and everything else.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on December 24, 2012, 03:56:25 PM
LEGO Batman 2 is actually really well done. Some legitimately funny jokes in there poking fun at the more serious Batman games, the TV series and everything else.
So far so good....certainly very light but solving the puzzles keeps it interesting. No regrets here.
LOTR is quite amazing, really. The world / gameplay is huge, and it basically includes all three books. It also include co-op mode, which is nice. Not a bad review, here...http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/66136/lego-the-lord-of-the-rings/review/
IMHO, The thing that makes any Lego game intersting is how well they expand upon the basic premise of the book / movie / title and allow play outside of the story line. Harry Potter and the Star Wars game do this fairly well, largely because the belong to a "big" world. The Pirates of the Caribbean game fails for this exact reason...not much to do outside of the main plotlines. I was hoping for some good ship-to-ship action, etc, but all you really get is a fairly flat and obvious cash-in.
Haven't played the Indiana Jones games...
Batman 2 is a very good effort....sort of plays like a benign Grand Theft Auto.
Well, I extended my streak with Lego games...just saw the new Star Wars Force Awakens deluxe version on CDKeys for only $20, so bought it....comes out on June 28th. The deluxe pack comes with the season pass and seems worth it for some additional content and that price...if you just want the standard version, it is only $14. Star War always gets me....and seems like a pretty good price for now.
Deluxe
http://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-deluxe-edition-pc-steam
Standard
http://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-pc-steam
My kids love the Lego games. I get called in from time to time to help with some puzzle or boss. I'll admit there's been a couple of things I had to Google to figure out.
Quote from: mirth on June 05, 2016, 05:09:42 PM
My kids love the Lego games. I get called in from time to time to help with some puzzle or boss. I'll admit there's been a couple of things I had to Google to figure out.
Yep, me too...my daughter figures out things quicker than my old brain can...thank goodness for strategy guides!
I have different Star Wars games from lego....
Being European, i grew up with lego and playmobil....nothing to be ashamed of ;)
Quote from: Anguille on June 05, 2016, 05:12:33 PM
I have different Star Wars games from lego....
Being European, i grew up with lego and playmobil....nothing to be ashamed of ;)
Playmobil....I forgot all about those....had a cool Knights set when I was a kid, one of my favorite....err, maybe I should refer to them as Action Figures:)
Lego Marvel Superheros is a blast. I played it with my grandson for many many hours. Tons of characters, huge open world and tons of fun.
Not to be confused with Marvel Avengers. That one is the newest but a disappointment imo.
Dear God, let's not start breaking down the Lego games :crazy2:
Quote from: mirth on June 05, 2016, 09:10:15 PM
Dear God, let's not start breaking down the Lego games :crazy2:
You haven't lived until you do break down a Lego game. Who doesn't enjoy chasing down an errant monkey side quest? No one. That's who.
Quote from: Moreb on June 05, 2016, 09:38:29 PM
Quote from: mirth on June 05, 2016, 09:10:15 PM
Dear God, let's not start breaking down the Lego games :crazy2:
You haven't lived until you do break down a Lego game. Who doesn't enjoy chasing down an errant monkey side quest? No one. That's who.
Trust me then, I have lived.
Got my key today from cdkeys....released on Tuesday....don't expect much but a good time being part of Star Wars universe:)
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