LEGO Dimensions |OT| Not Lost Dimensions

Honestly having so much fun building this with my girlfriend and couch co op!! The price is no longer an issue. Amazing!
 
Just beat the Mysterious Voyage of Homer level and it was excellent. Homer's moves was great.

I know I am going to be so disappointed in the BTTF pack...

Portal 2 and Simpsons are MUST BUYS in my opinion.

chidrock said:
I just have one question regarding the level packs...I know the story piece for each is not that long, but do they also come with things to collect?

Another thing I am wondering about is the characters. Do you only actually get to be the ones that you have the figures for?
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The answer for both is yes. Levels have the Master for a certain number of studs, 1 head, and 10 minikits.
 
I just have one question regarding the level packs...I know the story piece for each is not that long, but do they also come with things to collect?

Another thing I am wondering about is the characters. Do you only actually get to be the ones that you have the figures for? I've played through most of the Lego games with my kids and the best part is opening new characters. Sounds like that won't really be the case for this game.
 
I went to the store, and they had everything, but man... I just couldn't do it. The prices are so high. Im going to keep following for more impressions. I really wanted to walk out with the Portal set and Simpsons set, along with the starter pack. I was surprised that everything was pretty much fully stocked at my Best Buy.
 
Chipworm said:
Ah, so it is. So presumably it would allow me to free roam around the Scooby level?
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Yeah, you get a HUB world per franchise.
You need a figure from that franchise to access it.

Edit: Wow, the Simpsons level was really accurate to the episode. Watching it now...
 
stan_marsh said:
Honestly having so much fun building this with my girlfriend and couch co op!! The price is no longer an issue. Amazing!
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Same for me and my wife.

Cost factor is not that bad compared to Infinity and Skylanders. You get more with the packs in this, yes they cost a few bucks more, but you get a character and a vehicle/gadget instead of just a figure on the other Toy to Life series. So to me the cost factor is not that off from what the other guys offer.
 
Hawk269 said:
Same for me and my wife.

Cost factor is not that bad compared to Infinity and Skylanders. You get more with the packs in this, yes they cost a few bucks more, but you get a character and a vehicle/gadget instead of just a figure on the other Toy to Life series. So to me the cost factor is not that off from what the other guys offer.
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Wait what are you guys building? There hasn't been anything thats actually epic released yet has there? It sounds like you guys got limited stuff? I only got the portal(5 minutes) and the levels packs but nothing thats like...a big lego toy or anything.

Also you don't get more in the packs. You get 3 and 3. One for 100 one for 70-80? Or are you talking about something else? Since Superchargers are actual toys as well I am not sure what "just a figure means"
Edit: Disney is actually 2 I guess.
 
TheApatheticOne said:
I went to the store, and they had everything, but man... I just couldn't do it. The prices are so high. Im going to keep following for more impressions. I really wanted to walk out with the Portal set and Simpsons set, along with the starter pack. I was surprised that everything was pretty much fully stocked at my Best Buy.
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The buy in is way too expensive for this game, it's probably going to do well ... but if the starter was cheaper, I think it would do a ton better.
 
Ordered using Bespoke offers through Gameseek here in the UK and have no idea what's going on. Shows out of stock on the website and its out today so no idea when I'm going to get my copy.
 
Odd question:

Game isnt done installing yet, but the reader will not seem to recognize the Gandalf base. Please. Tell me im not screwed : (

Im hoping this is just some odd glitch, or maybe the game needs to finish installation, but im gonna be so bummed out if this doesnt work.
 
Gunstarheroes said:
Odd question:

Game isnt done installing yet, but the reader will not seem to recognize the Gandalf base. Please. Tell me im not screwed : (

Im hoping this is just some odd glitch, or maybe the game needs to finish installation, but im gonna be so bummed out if this doesnt work.
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There have been a large number of returns with bases not being read. It should work if the game will start. BUt if it can't start yet I wouldn't worry.
 
Karak said:
There have been a large number of returns with bases not being read. It should work if the game will start. BUt if it can't start yet I wouldn't worry.
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Ive started the game and when it comes to his segment, it wont read. It eventually started the cutscene, but once i got to the part where you see the portal in-game, nothing
 
Gunstarheroes said:
Ive started the game and when it comes to his segment, it wont read. It eventually started the cutscene, but once i got to the part where you see the portal in-game, nothing
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Does nothing show up? Or just Gandalf?
It does sound like you might have another bad portal. There have been an atrocious number of reports.
 
Karak said:
Does nothing show up? Or just Gandalf?
It does sound like you might have another bad portal. There have been an atrocious number of reports.
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Just Gandalf, Batman and Wildstyle read just fine. Im really tempted to just return it and quit now. It may be entitled, but ive never seen this issue for any of the other 3 games, and it really turns me off to hear this isnt a fluke.
 
Nintendad said:
We've also got what? Doctor Who Level Pack and Ghostbusters? Oh yeah and the Midway Arcade
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Dr. Who, Ghostbusters, Midway, according to the poster.
I would suggest waiting for the Doc to unlock the BTTF HUB.
Edit: Actually the helicopter is Joker's, it is in an odd position.
 
Gunstarheroes said:
Just Gandalf, Batman and Wildstyle read just fine. Im really tempted to just return it and quit now. It may be entitled, but ive never seen this issue for any of the other 3 games, and it really turns me off to hear this isnt a fluke.
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Well one thing that scares me is that some of the people I know who got this early in the friday deliveries seem to be reporting that portals that have problems remembering where characters were(lots of people have to pick up the character and put it back down to finish puzzles) then the portal dies later. Of our group 11 have had total failures out of the 20 odd people who got it. That doesn't bode well for me either as mine has the issue where it doesn't always update the game.

EDIT: Scratch that. Just checked my email and my wife said our portal also just stopped working...Welp that was fun:( Thankfully I beat the game for review. But its going back damnit.
 
TheSlySoul said:
Dr. Who, Ghostbusters, Midway, and Superman according to the poster.
I would suggest waiting for the Doc to unlock the BTTF HUB.
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Anyone who's interested enough in BTTF to want the hub probably wants the Delorean. I think that alone is going to push people towards getting the pack, and getting Marty and his hoverboard are just sort of icing on the cake. The problem is it's like a cake made of dirt so, just eat the icing I guess.
 
KelpPlankton said:
Anyone who's interested enough in BTTF to want the hub probably wants the Delorean. I think that alone is going to push people towards getting the pack, and getting Marty and his hoverboard are just sort of icing on the cake. The problem is it's like a cake made of dirt so, just eat the icing I guess.
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True, the objects and characters are really good. The hover board is really cool to use.
Just do not expect much if the level pack, it is the first movie Abridged.
 
TheSlySoul said:
Dr. Who, Ghostbusters, Midway, according to the poster.
I would suggest waiting for the Doc to unlock the BTTF HUB.
Edit: Actually the helicopter is Joker's, it is in an odd position.
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I've already got my share of content for the game.

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Edit Joker isn't a level pack and Superman isn't either. It looks like Joker comes with a gadget and Superman is just a ship.
 
So I just finished the BTTF level pack. Short short short.

1. Fix guitar speaker thing.
2. Get the Delorean up to 88 on a treadmill you have to build.
3. Escape from a barn.
4. Plug in three cables to allow lightning to hit the delorean.

No Lorraine. No George. No Biff. Disappointed in that.

Lets see how cool the hub world is though... heading in now.

I'm still having a blast building all this Lego and throwing all these random things together though.
 
So, having let the update finish and honestly trying everything i could think of, nope, my Gandalf figure is straight-dead. I submitted a ticket, but i'm likely going to call support in the morning. No idea if i'm better off just trying to get an exchange from the Gamestop i bought it at, or hoping Lego will send a replacement.

Either way, seriously re-considering jumping on now. The opening cutscene was super fun and i was all on-board, but i think any hype i have is dead now. Never had this issue with any Infinity or Amiibo stuff.
 
Gunstarheroes said:
So, having let the update finish and honestly trying everything i could think of, nope, my Gandalf figure is straight-dead. I submitted a ticket, but i'm likely going to call support in the morning. No idea if i'm better off just trying to get an exchange from the Gamestop i bought it at, or hoping Lego will send a replacement.

Either way, seriously re-considering jumping on now. The opening cutscene was super fun and i was all on-board, but i think any hype i have is dead now. Never had this issue with any Infinity or Amiibo stuff.
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I tried returning my malfunctioning BTTF level pack to Best Buy but they said it was a video game and would only exchange it. Kind of lame. I hadn't opened portal level pack yet so I just returned it. I will keep the starter pack for now and maybe try some extra stuff down the road when it's cheaper.

For me, this still can't touch Skylanders.
 
I have not had any issues as of yet with my stuff. However, I still have a lot to open up and test, so hopefully I wont have any issues. Still really enjoying the game more than Infinity and Skylanders so that is a big plus for me. It does sound, especially the BTTF Level pack is a ripoff for the price. If it was a 2.5-4 hour level it would not be too bad, but to finish the level in 20min like some have is pretty depressing.
 
The Level Packs not having a lot of game content......I wonder if that was due to them originally being unlockable levels for the game originally but were cut-off to be sold on their own (Physical DLC in a way).

Because if the level packs are so short, that has to be the case as no publisher will sell a 20-60 minute video game for 30 bucks X(.

I feel that it was an issue that Travelers Tales didn't expect; making extra games outside the core experience (story mode and adventure levels). I feel that this issue will be gone in Dimensions 2 with more developers on board (if this is a success).

Infinity 3.0 has multiple developers making content:
-Avalance developed the Toy Box Takeover expansion, The core Toy Box content and the Inside Out Playset
-Ninja Theory built the combat system for most of the characters and developed the Twilight of the Republic playset
-Studio Gobo made the Rise Against the Empire Playset
-Sumo Digital developed the Toy Box Speedway expansion plus the racing mechanics for 3.0
-United Front Games is seemingly helping out with the Episode VII and Marvel Battlegrounds Playsets.

Basically, three-five studios working on one game...no, platform for games. Skylanders is no stranger to this either, with different developers passing the torch each year (Vicarious Visions and Toys For Bob) alongside having another developer making the 3DS and Wii versions.

If Dimensions is going to become a big franchise, they have to do something similar to what the above examples are doing. Or, just make a standard Lego game without the toys-to-life gimmick and having the cross-over idea in place. But, that isn't likely, as that exact gimmick is what lead to TT and WB getting access to all those licences for Dimensions in the first place (at least BTTF, Doctor Who and Ghostbusters I imagine).
 
RK128 said:
The Level Packs not having a lot of game content......I wonder if that was due to them originally being unlockable levels for the game originally but were cut-off to be sold on their own (Physical DLC in a way).

Because if the level packs are so short, that has to be the case as no publisher will sell a 20-60 minute video game for 30 bucks X(.

I feel that it was an issue that Travelers Tales didn't expect; making extra games outside the core experience (story mode and adventure levels). I feel that this issue will be gone in Dimensions 2 with more developers on board (if this is a success).

Infinity 3.0 has multiple developers making content:
-Avalance developed the Toy Box Takeover expansion, The core Toy Box content and the Inside Out Playset
-Ninja Theory built the combat system for most of the characters and developed the Twilight of the Republic playset
-Studio Gobo made the Rise Against the Empire Playset
-Sumo Digital developed the Toy Box Speedway expansion plus the racing mechanics for 3.0
-United Front Games is seemingly helping out with the Episode VII and Marvel Battlegrounds Playsets.

Basically, three-five studios working on one game...no, platform for games. Skylanders is no stranger to this either, with different developers passing the torch each year (Vicarious Visions and Toys For Bob) alongside having another developer making the 3DS and Wii versions.

If Dimensions is going to become a big franchise, they have to do something similar to what the above examples are doing. Or, just make a standard Lego game without the toys-to-life gimmick and having the cross-over idea in place. But, that isn't likely, as that exact gimmick is what lead to TT and WB getting access to all those licences for Dimensions in the first place (at least BTTF, Doctor Who and Ghostbusters I imagine).
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Yeah, the biggest problem with this game is that they designed like any other Lego game, except cut it apart into having to purchase every little extra piece of content. I don't know where they get off charging $100 for this game to be honest, not to mention $30 per level pack.

Yes yes, brand recognition, but as a consumer, all I say is fuck that.
 
Hyrule Warrior said:
Yeah, the biggest problem with this game is that they designed like any other Lego game, except cut it apart into having to purchase every little extra piece of content. I don't know where they get off charging $100 for this game to be honest, not to mention $30 per level pack.

Yes yes, brand recognition, but as a consumer, all I say is fuck that.
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The Level Packs are beyond my understanding honestly :l.

But, the core game is a Lego Kit mixed in with Mini Figures and a likely very pricey portal (you can read up to 7 items/characters at once and has gimmicks with the core game); so the 100 bucks while overpriced, is somewhat understandable.

You are also getting three open world hubs with the core game in addition to the core story mode; you are getting a good 12-16 hours with the game with just the included elements.

Not as good as Skylanders (full game outside of a 30$ pay wall for the flying and water craft cars) but a bit better than Infinity 3.0 (3-7 hour Playset and open-world Toy Box mode). But Infinity 3.0 is a lot cheaper (by 30 bucks) so you could add the Inside Out Playset + Toy Box Takeover to the content list....making it about the same length as Dimensions.

You lose regardless but Legos are expensive....so that bites :l.

Edit: Another thing to take into consideration......is that a lot of the IP in Dimensions are ripped from other Lego games. Lego Batman 3, Lego Lord of the Rings, Hobit, Lego Movie: The Game, Lego Ninjago, Lego Chima and Lego Jurassic World. The only differences is that some of these franchises are getting HD treatment (Chima and Ninjago) and that many of them are getting the big-league VA's instead of sound-a-likes. Animations, attacks and even tools they could use are all from prior games and the only new characters are the new IP brought to the picture.

Funny how the three included characters are from other Lego Games, when they could have put the new IP characters with the starter pack instead.....
 
RK128 said:
The Level Packs are beyond my understanding honestly :l.

But, the core game is a Lego Kit mixed in with Mini Figures and a likely very pricey portal (you can read up to 7 items/characters at once and has gimmicks with the core game); so the 100 bucks while overpriced, is somewhat understandable.

You are also getting three open world hubs with the core game in addition to the core story mode; you are getting a good 12-16 hours with the game with just the included elements.

Not as good as Skylanders (full game outside of a 30$ pay wall for the flying and water craft cars) but a bit better than Infinity 3.0 (3-7 hour Playset and open-world Toy Box mode). But Infinity 3.0 is a lot cheaper (by 30 bucks) so you could add the Inside Out Playset + Toy Box Takeover to the content list....making it about the same length as Dimensions.

You lose regardless but Legos are expensive....so that bites :l.
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Well one thing I'm not liking also, that they didn't seem to consider when designing these games... Yeah, I think Batman, WyldStyle, and Gandalf are cool...but this story mode is completely focusing on them. Meaning, any extra characters you put on the portal just kinda act like blank slates. I'm not a fan of that, and again just seems like they didn't really design this game with the swap in and out nature that these games tend to have.

I'm not asking for them to replace the cutscenes with every possible character, but maybe at the very least have your voice actors do some dialogue that is reactionary to the locations you're in at least.
 
Hyrule Warrior said:
Well one thing I'm not liking also, that they didn't seem to consider when designing these games... Yeah, I think Batman, WyldStyle, and Gandalf are cool...but this story mode is completely focusing on them. Meaning, any extra characters you put on the portal just kinda act like blank slates. I'm not a fan of that, and again just seems like they didn't really design this game with the swap in and out nature that these games tend to have.

I'm not asking for them to replace the cutscenes with every possible character, but maybe at the very least have your voice actors do some dialogue that is reactionary to the locations you're in at least.
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Skylanders side-steps this issue very well with everyone only calling you 'Skylander' and the Infinity series has characters 'locked' into a specific playset (giving you a core 'cast' for that world making their stories make sense).

Dimensions doesn't really side-step this issue and the other characters feel out of place in the core story. You don't see Ninjago helping out the gang during there level, they are just side characters in the stadium. Homer has some funny moments in his level but thats it. The Wicked Witch is the main boss of the first level; playing as her to....fight her is very odd.

Overall, its a flawed but interesting effort in the toys-to-life genre. But they have to step their game up for the next version (if there is one).
 
While it might make more sense to wait to get the doc brown fun pack, the BTTF free roaming world kicks all kinds of ass. Three different time periods, and stuff you do in earlier time zones can effect later ones. Other McFlys voiced once more by Michael J Fox. Again, in a month or two $15 will get you in, and it's way more content than the level pack.

I love this little delorian I have now though. The hover board is a bit whatever and I already have a Marty from the full sized Lego delorian but whatevs. I guess I'll replay the level pack when I have doc and someone with lasers to get things I missed.
 
I just finished the Aperture Science level, and man... I could play a full fleshed out game Lego game based on Portal if they did one....it was kinda easy of course, but if they made more complex puzzles, would love to play more like that.
 
Hyrule Warrior said:
I just finished the Aperture Science level, and man... I could play a full fleshed out game Lego game based on Portal if they did one....it was kinda easy of course, but if they made more complex puzzles, would love to play more like that.
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Possible that they may add new quests for each world later on.
 
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