Everywhere you go, there are animals or characters walking around and you do feel that you are moving through a living world.
The blend between the LEGO structures and the virtualised Middle Earth is actually executed really well. Regardless, they were a welcome addition to this instalment! I always became frustrated when I was halfway through a level in a LEGO game and have to leave for whatever reason, all of your progress in the level would be lost, except for the collectibles… Assuming that you remembered to “Save & Exit,” which may not have even been in the earlier LEGO Star Wars games… For now, lets go over some of the things that the game does right.ĬHECKPOINTS! As far as I know, this was the first LEGO to feature mid-level checkpoints! Groundbreaking, eh?
That is not to say that it is a perfect game, by any stretch, though I shall cover that later. It has re-energised my interest in the Lord Of The Rings story and universe, as well as provided hours of entertainment. I personally have thoroughly enjoyed my experience with LEGO Lord Of The Rings. I think this was also the first LEGO to feature asymmetrical gameplay while in co-op mode. LEGO Lord Of The Rings was the first LEGO game to introduce two new mechanics: “Illuminating Darkness” and “Throwing Characters.”Ġ6.
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I believe LEGO Lord Of The Rings was the first LEGO game to feature a free roam “overworld.”Ġ5. The gameplay is very similar to any previous LEGO game’s formula although I believe that it was the first to feature fully voice-acted characters and utilise the original dialogue from the source material, in this case, the Lord Of The Rings films.Ġ4. It was developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by Warner Bros, Interactive.Ġ3. LEGO Lord Of The Rings was released in Europe on the 23rd of November, 2012.Ġ2. All of these features rolled into your favourite franchises make for a solid game. There are hundreds of collectibles, tons of different mechanics and a whole host of characters to unlock. I assure you that playing a LEGO game is fun and carries a great sense of reward. They take a franchise, absorb all the goodness, wipe it with a LEGO sheen and release a quality game with a fantastic sense of humour into the world. I am aware that there is a stigma against these games which classes them as “childish,” “immature” and “simplistic.”įor those of you who have played them, I’m sure that you will agree that they are childish, immature and surprisingly deep in gameplay and mechanics. More to the point, modern LEGO games are good particularly the franchise tie-in games.