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So yeah, I was actually looking forward to Dimensions, believe it or not. The absurd price tag was a huge turnoff, but I bit the bullet and bought it anyway. I just finished the game. It wasn't the longest, but considering I played the entire thing straight through with no breaks, I think the length of the game was sufficient. So was it worth the price? Eeeeehhhhhh. I did enjoy it, a lot, while I was playing. But now that it's over I'm really feeling the hole it blew in my bank account. Looking back on it, it just doesn't seem like there was that much game there. Sure, there are 15 story levels, which is good. But one of the biggest draws of the LEGO series, the huge roster of characters, is completely absent. You only get 3 characters in the base game, and the rest much be purchased. This doesn't really bother me THAT much- after all, that is kind of the point of the game. But lack of characters me lack of unique abilities, abilities REQUIRED for 100%ing the game. I dunno, I may be missing something, but it does not seem like you can 100% the story with only the base set. THAT is complete BS right there, and it is the biggest source of regret for my purchase. I was always quick to defend the game, saying that it's still a complete game without buying any of the expansions, but it seems I was mistaken. Then there are the hub worlds, which I had to waste my limited data on downloading an update for the game (on launch day!) to access, only to be told that I still can't access them because they can only be entered by a character from that series. Two of these worlds weren't even represented in the story! Oh and on a similar note, though this isn't a huge deal but I feel it's worth mentioning. I felt like most of the franchises were only there for the sake of being there, and didn't really have any significant impact. For the most part it was "LEGO Batman, Doctor Who and Portal: The Game". They made a big deal about getting the original actors for a lot of the voices but very few characters had more than a couple lines of dialogue, and for that matter I'm pretty sure all the Ghostbusters's voice clips were taken straight from the movie. Again, not a HUGE deal, but I had to mention it. I want to like this game. It's enjoyable, and just taking it by itself I really do like what's there. But to have SUCH a huge upfront price, only to have SO MUCH content that requires EVEN MORE payment to unlock, really takes away from the experience. Do I regret buying the game? Maybe a little. I don't regret PLAYING it, that's for certain, the time was well spent. But the money, not so much. I would love to recomend the game if it was but a little bit cheaper, or had but a little bit more content in it- but as it stands, it doesn't, so I really can't say it's worth it. I wouldn't say to avoid the game completely, but do think really really hard and make absolutely sure you want it before making the investment. And that's my two cents, or rather, my 100 dollars.

See, this is one of the things that bothered me the most about the concept. I've seen the game being praised as a story game, a game that gives a unique, quintessentially LEGO story and game where there was none before. But it's exactly like every other LEGO game, it just has several licenses at once instead of one. And I get to the Simpsons level and it's not like, "okay, here are the Simpsons and here's there contribution to the story" its "hey guys you like the simpsons right remember the simpsons? lol those wacky simpsons" in the background as you replay the lego movie videogame and lego batman 3. (didn't buy the game, just watching a walkthrough, but it works out to be about the same I think)

It's mostly an assumption on my part, to be honest. While it is normally the case for games to get cheaper over time, this isn't just a game- it's also a LEGO set, and as LEGO sets tend to skyrocket in price on the secondhand market (at least, that's been the case for all the sets I've tried to find after their initial production run) I wasn't going to take the risk.

Nononono, you're not putting the right spin on it. If you say "... And buying expansions also adds content to the main story!", it just sounds like the expansion packs now provide even more value for your money! How neat is that???? Enjoy your LEGO® Dimensions™ experience, and your lighter, thinner wallet! (I'm trying really, really hard to not type up many paragraphs about both general game design and the toys-to-life business model right now)

[12:58:36 PM] Jamesster: on the scale of "that shouldn't be happening" that's about a 9 [12:58:54 PM] Alcom Isst: Out of 10? [12:59:00 PM] Jamesster: no, out of 5 [12:59:06 PM] Alcom Isst: Oh. [1:52:53 PM] Jay Phoenix: Apparently the sunglasses may be replacing the screwdriver [1:52:57 PM] Jay Phoenix: uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh [1:53:04 PM] Ace Railgun: Oh god why [1:53:05 PM] Christopher Fantauzzo: aghwat [1:53:07 PM] Will Kirkby: ugh [1:53:17 PM] Will Kirkby: I liked the screwdriver [1:53:20 PM] Jamesster: ....... just deal with it?

Woah, new forum look. I like it. I made a better Tool Store from scratch, as my previous one was actually pretty inaccurate, and thanks to my choice of modelling tool had a tonne of duplicate meshes lying around. I'm using Blender now. Attached is the new one, and the old one for comparison. (Yes, I forgot to texture the top of the yellow 1x4x0.3333 plate. It's fixed now.) -edit- Did the Teleport Pad as well. -edit- Did the Power Station also: -edit- Support Station: -edit- Finalized the Support Station & Power Station: ...and redid the Chrome Crusher: And some doodads:

Dunno if I prefer the original 1973 version or this one yet, I'm still kinda undecided. The original reminds me more of Lego Island's soundtrack though, so I'm leaning towards that. Here's the original too for comparison:

I personally find a whole press release with a piece of previously unseen concept art and a prototype screenshot more interesting than some duplo piece. :PThanks again Neal. I guess we simply have different ideas of what we individually find neat. Hello, TT games.