Cyrem Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yeah LEGO has got another game coming if you weren't aware. http://en.wikipedia...._DC_Superheroes And guess what: Spoiler it's made by TT using the same engine... again Anyone else want to slap them? Because this is basically just becoming shovelware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexpanter Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Lego bricks have never changed either :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Lego bricks have never changed either Actually, they have very much changed over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic322 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I hate how you all dislike the LEGO games made by Traveller's Tales. I mean what is so bad about them? Why do you all hate them so much? I mean yes they all look the same but with different characters, settings, and plots but what do you expect? I mean do you know how stupid you all sound when you talk about them using the same engine for each game? They found a formula that workde and they're sticking with it. Do you understand how stupid it would be for them to make a new/different/original engine for every LEGO game they are paid to make? You will all like how one of their games look and then rage when they never use it again. Are the games easy? Yes. Do they look funny? Yes but what did you expect a LEGO world to look like? Do they do the exact same thing for every game? NO. I have never seen seen someone use a magic wand in LEGO Indiana Jones or use the force in LEGO Batman or use a batarang in LEGO Harry Potter. I can't see what you guys always complain about. I own most of them. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (PS2) Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PS2) Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii) Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Wii) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Wii) Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 (Wii) Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 (Wii) I wish I had more time to play them because they are fun. I suppose it's the fact that most of you are judging them before you have actually played them. And if someone tells me that the only reason they don't like them is because they are licensed then that is a sad and stupid reason not to like them. I don't buy LEGOs anymore not because I am some rebel who doesn't agree with what LEGO stands for now and hates how they have sold themselves out and only make licensed sets. It's because I am getting older and have better things to do than build things with LEGOs or ask my parents to to buy me LEGOs. Like I could go play Minecraft or hang out with my friends. Does it mean I hate everything LEGO and am asking to me banned from RRU? Where the hell did you get that idea from? I will still play with LEGOs if I have nothing better to do or if I have a sudden burst of creativity that only LEGOs can take care of. I watch Ninjago when it's on because it's actually a good show. I play the LEGO games I own. And why don't we get real for a moment. Can you possibly think of some new original LEGO idea that they haven't used already? There are a huge amount of space related sets. A huge amount of city related sets. A large amount of castle related sets. A large amount of train related sets. A good amount spy related sets. A good amount of pirate sets. Many different raider and adventure related sets. And a many, many, many different BIONICLE sets. How creative do you think they can still be? I mean if they release a new set that looks like any of those then the first thing people are going to say is that its just like one of their older sets. If you really don't like it then either make your own LEGOs or start a petition to have LEGO only make the basic creative sets they use to make that don't have any themes or special parts at all. I mean really now. How old are you people? Get over it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Sonic, it wasn't necessary that you starting calling me(who is this 'all' you keep referring to?) 'stupid' and childish because I have a distaste for game developers that do not use their imagination and do not experiment with new things. LEGO is using TT because it's easy and because there is small development time. All TT have to do is change the textures, make a new plot and change the level designs and the game is done. I have played the new games just as you have, so my opinion of this is not inferior to yours. I never said that the graphics of these games look bad, I am only speaking of the game mechanics. If humans did not experiment, did not use their imaginations... we'd still be back in the stone age. Businesses need to move forward and try new things if they wish to survive, LEGO is no exception. The games they have had made are becoming bland and generic because they are using the same formula repeatedly. I am no longer inclined to buy new LEGO games because of this and I am certainly not the only one who feels this way. I guarantee that if they keep doing this, their profit will deteriorate (if they haven't already). Have a look at the classic games, then have a look at the modern games. On the classic side we have games from all different genres and all different developers, next to none are licensed. Now look at the modern games, same genre, same developer... almost all licensed. Anybody can see that LEGO is changing and they have become less creative and are choosing licensed themes to gain financial stability. LEGO is supposed to inspire people to use their imagination, be creative and experiment; But TLG isn't doing this themselves. Take custom parts for example, the use of custom parts costs less because any single part can replace 5 separate pieces or more. Combine this with many custom parts and you not only save on plastic, you also save on paper because they don't have make as many instructions. Finally less plastic weight reduces shipping costs Sonic, I do not care if you play with LEGO or not. There is no age limit to LEGO. Architectural companies use LEGO when concepting and in some cases have been used in physics experiments. The rest of your post about being banned on RRU for not liking LEGO and the Mincraft stuff isn't even worth me commenting on. McJobless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yeah, okay TT, when are you gonna stop being lazy and create a new engine already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Well, LEGO City Stories looks like will be changing things up with more open world gameplay, and plus, it's not licensed, it's based off of an original theme, and on top of that an original theme as old as the minifigure itself. So I'm looking forward to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic322 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Sonic, it wasn't necessary that you starting calling me(who is this 'all' you keep referring to?) 'stupid' and childish because I have a distaste for game developers that do not use their imagination and do not experiment with new things. LEGO is using TT because it's easy and because there is small development time. All TT have to do is change the textures, make a new plot and change the level designs and the game is done. I have played the new games just as you have, so my opinion of this is not inferior to yours. I never said that the graphics of these games look bad, I am only speaking of the game mechanics. If humans did not experiment, did not use their imaginations... we'd still be back in the stone age. Businesses need to move forward and try new things if they wish to survive, LEGO is no exception. The games they have had made are becoming bland and generic because they are using the same formula repeatedly. I am no longer inclined to buy new LEGO games because of this and I am certainly not the only one who feels this way. I guarantee that if they keep doing this, their profit will deteriorate (if they haven't already). Have a look at the classic games, then have a look at the modern games. On the classic side we have games from all different genres and all different developers, next to none are licensed. Now look at the modern games, same genre, same developer... almost all licensed. Anybody can see that LEGO is changing and they have become less creative and are choosing licensed themes to gain financial stability. LEGO is supposed to inspire people to use their imagination, be creative and experiment; But TLG isn't doing this themselves. Take custom parts for example, the use of custom parts costs less because any single part can replace 5 separate pieces or more. Combine this with many custom parts and you not only save on plastic, you also save on paper because they don't have make as many instructions. Finally less plastic weight reduces shipping costs Sonic, I do not care if you play with LEGO or not. There is no age limit to LEGO. Architectural companies use LEGO when concepting and in some cases have been used in physics experiments. The rest of your post about being banned on RRU for not liking LEGO and the Mincraft stuff isn't even worth me commenting on. Well what I said wasn't directed mainly at you. I was asking everyone in a general sense what is the problem with TTs LEGO games and what is so bad about TTs LEGO games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Since they've added level building and character customization to their formula I no longer have any issues with the actual gameplay, it's quite fun. What I do have an issue with is how they keep churning out game after game with very little modifications to make it fresh or new. Yes, they have been adding things gradually (the level building was introduced in LEGO Indiana Jones 2, LEGO Star Wars 3 added semi-RTS-ish ground battles and expanded the space battles so you can fly to multiple heights and stuff), but it's been so gradual that they all feel like the same game, just modified a bit and given a new license. At least LEGO City Stories looks like it's going to be a nice change of pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Oi sonic, what if EVERY FPS game out there still used the Doom engine? You think things would get boring and repetitive after a while? Would you see games like Deus Ex: HR or any Source game? No. Because the game engine is getting recycled my the same company over and over and over and over again, nothing new is happening. It's like if there was a LRR2 with different levels. We would play it because we're all fans of it. But how about LRR5? Same everything, but a new set of levels. Nope. Nothing of value to see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic322 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Oi sonic, what if EVERY FPS game out there still used the Doom engine? You think things would get boring and repetitive after a while? Would you see games like Deus Ex: HR or any Source game? No. Because the game engine is getting recycled my the same company over and over and over and over again, nothing new is happening. It's like if there was a LRR2 with different levels. We would play it because we're all fans of it. But how about LRR5? Same everything, but a new set of levels. Nope. Nothing of value to see here. I was asking what is the problem with TT using the same engine that works for them. If every game ever made had the same engine then that would get boring fast but that is not what I am talking about so the rest of what you wrote is ignorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yup. I've known about this game coming out. Rio and I knew it was coming when the toy line was shown off. And when HP 1-4 was released, we both knew that 4-6 was coming, and I'm sure the rest will be coming too. While I do like the TT games (I've owned most of them at one point or another), it has gotten to a point that it's getting old. The last one I bought was LIJ2, which I find to be nice. I actually have PoTC downloaded but I have never extracted it (mainly because of when I'll be get a chance to play it). Yes, City Stories will be a break from this theme, but, WiiU and 3DS only? I'm not happy about that as I will not be getting either, so I won't be able to play it. I recall hearing that TT games was going to make a 2009 LEGO Racers game in honor of LR1. But that was canceled for some unknown reason. I would have LOVED to have played that game. It would have been a break from this dead-lock, and it would have proved that TT games can do other things,If they canceled it and moved to to honor LR2, they missed that as well. LR2 was released in 2001, and it's 2012. Unless TT games can do something else than what they are doing now, and do it where we PC users can have ALL the features too, I'm not sure if I will buy another TT game again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Well, LEGO City Stories looks like will be changing things up with more open world gameplay, and plus, it's not licensed, it's based off of an original theme, and on top of that an original theme as old as the minifigure itself. So I'm looking forward to that. But it's only coming out for WiiU, which is rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 But it's only coming out for Wii, which is rubbish. Correction: Wii U and 3DS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_City_Stories ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyria Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Oi sonic, what if EVERY FPS game out there still used the Doom engine? You think things would get boring and repetitive after a while? Would you see games like Deus Ex: HR or any Source game? No. Because the game engine is getting recycled my the same company over and over and over and over again, nothing new is happening. It's like if there was a LRR2 with different levels. We would play it because we're all fans of it. But how about LRR5? Same everything, but a new set of levels. Nope. Nothing of value to see here. I was asking what is the problem with TT using the same engine that works for them. If every game ever made had the same engine then that would get boring fast but that is not what I am talking about so the rest of what you wrote is ignorable. id Used the doom engine (idTech 1) for a while. But then they realized it was getting stale, and actually decided to make a new engine. Which is what TT should have done YEARS ago. So yes, while an engine worked wonders, eventually you're just going to have to create a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I should say that since this is coming out for PSVita, it'll be interesting to see how they will use it's features to incorperate a newer gameplay style. If they do this, I may very well buy it for the Vita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oboe Shoes Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Bleh. I like DC and all, but, honestly... Every game they've released on that engine since Star Wars II has felt like a bad mod, considering it felt like it was built with the star wars elements in mind. (Force powers, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McJobless Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 My opinion, in short: Good: Technology (the game engine) Bad: LEGO telling them to sell a game every 5 seconds Deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDZ Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 ... *Laughs hysterically* AGAIN!? Really, LEGO? To paraphrase one of LEGO's sayings: "It's the same damn game EVERY YEAR." Same engine, same gameplay, same EVERYTHING. They just slap on another licensed theme (Or do Star Wars AGAIN) and ship it out to receive millions in profit for doing virtually NOTHING. FAIL. Ah, well. At least we have LEGO City Stories to look forward to... I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brikman McBlubber Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm tempted to pick this up, but the TT games have become distasteful due to their obvious repetitiveness. I think I'll pass unless something totally wacky and neat is in the game. I hope LEGO City Stores is a complete mix-up from the usual formula and inspires LEGO and TT to create more original games that don't rely on a licence and are released on every gaming console (WiiU, Wii, PS3, XBOX 360, 3DS, DS, PC, PSP etc.) instead of releasing them either exclusively on the DS (LEGO Battles) or Nintendo consoles (City Stories). STUDZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 I'm tempted to pick this up, but the TT games have become distasteful due to their obvious repetitiveness. I think I'll pass unless something totally wacky and neat is in the game. It's pretty cheap, you can pick up the PC version for about $30 new. However from the reviews I've read it's not as good a previous games. And the split screen.... :zzz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McJobless Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 It's pretty cheap, you can pick up the PC version for about $30 new. However from the reviews I've read it's not as good a previous games. That's $30 he could spend on good games, like BioShock and BioShock 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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