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Lego Games Need More Choice
Cordova, TN; July 24, in the year of our Lord 2015--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is connecting a major problem with the Lego
video games. The lack of choice in getting past obstacles. Too
many times the things we are denied make no sense at all. Take a
large character like Hulk or Solomon Grundy for example. They
can smash through massive, tough walls. Yet there are weaker
walls they can not break. Why not? Some other character is
slotted to break that wall. Like Plastic Man for example in Lego
Batman 3. Large characters like Solomon Grundy or the super
powered Cyborg should be able to break those walls just fine.
Why is TT Games and WB Games torturing families?
The biggest problem we hear concerning Lego video games from
families is the disgust they have trying to find the right
character, and then the right suit for that character to get
past certain obstacles. At times it makes sense. Having an
electrical suit to get by an electrical area makes sense. Why
not let an electrical based character go by it as well. Then
there are things like a glass that can only be broken by a
character with a Sonic weapon. Why can’t Mirror Master get by?
Why can’t an intangible character like the Martian Manhunter
slip past? There is a real failure here to stay true to the
source material. Superman should be able to fly right through
the glass, and right over the electrical floor. Spider-man could
swing right over those areas. Yet the Lego games are so limited
in the choice department that we are constantly forced to swap,
and we are constantly forced to find the right character/suit
combination to get past.
After so many Lego video games that are nearly the same, I have
gotten sick and tired of the same game play mechanic. How many
times can we play the same thing before we want something
better? Why can’t the levels be more Lego based? Why can’t we
build anything to get past obstacles? I would love to build a
Batmobile, and ram into the area with the boss. Maybe even use
the vehicle to fight the boss. The Flash should be able to
vibrate fast enough to pass right through the walls. Wolverine
should be able to slice and dice his way through block walls to
reach the next area. It is insulting to our intelligence that
such limitations are put on these characters. We all know
Superman could fly right through these barriers. Why is Superman
damaged by fire in the Lego video games? I believe it is time
for Lego video games to be better.
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming