WordAssassin
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If you buy Homer and Venkman, you'll get those franchise's entire levels as well as their hubs. If you buy Krusty and Slimer, you'll only get their hubs.
LEGO Dimensions |OT| Not Lost Dimensions
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I'm trying to think of what to get next to get the best value for unlockables, and for fun levels too. Right now, I'm thinking the Simpsons Level pack, and Unikitty Fun Pack.
Next up, Portal 2 Level Pack and maybe either Ghostbusters or BTTF.
spatenfloot
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I think Dr Who and Portal levels are the best.
Darth Smurf X
Member
The Portal stuff was amazing... including
. I can't wait to get the level pack.
the credits song
This adds up fast.
And my roommate just bought the BTTF level pack yesterday.
What are the controller docks that you're using in this photo?
Steve Youngblood
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I don't mean to speak out of turn here because I'm not really up on the official stated reasons, but I believe it ultimately is just a DRM concern that PC players could easily hack the system and not buy the sets. For instance, Disney Infinity did release PC versions, but they didn't support the actual physical figures. When you bought a starter kit or a figure, you'd get a digital code that you'd register that you could then choose from on a digital, in-game base. You couldn't just plug the base into a USB port on your computer and just use the physical toys.
Yep, and the Infinity setup wouldn't really work on PC, because you actually need to be able to move the models around as an element of gameplay. This also means you need a retail PC SKU, which most shops would likely not stock, and it's an additional complex platform to support in year 1 of an already very complex newish IP.
CosmicQueso
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Could also be that the Skylanders PC versions that launched early in the whole toys to life thing sold very, very poorly suggesting the market is quite niche.
Steve Youngblood
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I suppose that could be a possibility as well. But I don't like that reason as I'd have happily bought the game on PC. Is it wrong to assume that I'm representative of the larger gaming market? Probably, but I'm not going to concede the point dammit!
I just don't see it being a DRM thing. I mean, the figures themselves are the ultimate DRM. I don't just want to play the game, I want to collect it. Yeah, I bought some Disney Infinity keys and I enjoy playing that, but of course it will die soon. But they use an always online model that would work just fine for Lego as well, and would be the ultimate DRM. If DRM or piracy is their reasoning, it's faulty at best.
Not wanting a PC sku on the shelf makes a lot more sense. The stupid thing about all these things is USB is freaking standard on every device. I can use any controller from any system I want on my PC. The base set should be platform agnostic. Plug it in and go. But the console manufacturers want their cut, so we get these stupid base sets done for each system. The blame for that falls squarely on Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo. There should be no need for a PC sku, any more than there's a need for the individual play sets to have Xbox and PS4 skus.
Oh, and I'd much rather play with the Lego base right next to my keyboard on my desk than try to set it up on the floor or next to me on the couch. That seems much worse.
Though honestly, there's just as big a part of me that is glad there's no PC version. I'd probably have spent way too much on it. They may be right that the majority of the playerbase is on consoles, but I bet a higher percentage of PC players would be "whales" that would want to buy and collect everything.
Steve Youngblood
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I think only Microsift requires peripherals be licensed to release exclusively for their platform. I think there's a 360 base, an Xbox One base, and then there's only one other base that works on the PS3, PS4 and Wii U. Of course, you still need the game though.
You'd think with Microsoft's recent initiatives it would be trivial to make the Xbox version work on PC. At this point though it's clear they don't see the PC as a market they want to approach, and while I think that's stupid and it saddens me that I'll probably never play this (especially since it seems to contain the only good Doctor Who game in existence), that's hundreds of dollars I can spend elsewhere.
To clarify one thing, I think the Disney Infinity model was stupid. They basically gave the PC/mobile version away free with each figure, and never treated that side as a serious platform. Now I benefited being able to buy those codes dirt cheap, but to me the smart model is just to do it exactly the same on PC as on consoles, hardware and all. PCs have the same USB slots, and if you're that concerned with location, just make a wireless dongle.
CosmicQueso
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A PC version was probably considered and debated for a long time. But ultimately, this game looks to have been designed for family play, and that usually doesn't happen on a PC.
Yep. Microsoft demands proprietary security chips be placed in peripherals for those systems. The other pad is universal for Sony and Nintendo.
Yep. Microsoft demands proprietary security chips be placed in peripherals for those systems. The other pad is universal for Sony and Nintendo.
IIRC there was outcry about the pricing for the game and the additional packs. Had there been a PC version, there almost certainly would have been people using unofficial means of unlocking content (in other words, mods/hacks) since all content is stored in the game files and the NFC chips simply unlock them. I believe this even happened with Green Arrow and Supergirl in one of the console versions, though I can't remember if the user dug them out of the game files or managed to get the toys early.
Well yeah, it's overpriced for what you get, there's no doubt about that. They should be much better Lego sets, considering the price they are. Honestly I think it was a huge mistake not making them desirable as Lego sets, that could have driven a lot of sales (after all, people don't buy Amiibos for the gameplay). And pure PC gamers are definitely more price sensitive than console gamers. I'm not saying there aren't some reasons to not do a PC version. Clearly they think potential profit is negative, for whatever reason. But DLC still sells just fine on the PC too and every other multiplatform Lego game has a PC version. And if the product isn't good enough to sell both the toy and the game, then the toy attachment isn't good enough. That problem wouldn't be isolated to the PC version.
GamerKingFaiz
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Use the tracker to figure out which ones you need to buy to 100% the game.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Legodimensions/wiki/tracker
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Would people recommend this if it's on sale for $99 Australian and I wasn't a *huge* fan of the previous Lego games? A lot if the franchises represented in season 2 have piqued my interest quite a bit.
Also the Portal, Dr. Who, Simpsons and Ghostbusters stuff in the first season also appeal. Would I be right in assuming the PS4 version is best?
Also the Portal, Dr. Who, Simpsons and Ghostbusters stuff in the first season also appeal. Would I be right in assuming the PS4 version is best?
So we now know how much the "story packs" are going to be, £40!
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-18-lego-dimensions-fantastic-beasts-expansion-leaked
I still want it.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-18-lego-dimensions-fantastic-beasts-expansion-leaked
I still want it.
Cheers.
bumpkin
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It totally is, especially if you were a fan of LEGOs as a kid and maybe have kids of your own to play and build with. I had this feeling of youthful joy as I was building the portal when I first started playing the game.
I don't have any kids, I'm just a big kid.
I FINALLY finished this playing co-op with my 10 year old nephew this morning and there were so many times it felt like some of the gameplay was not geared towards what you'd think was the target demographic. The solutions at parts are so damn obtuse, I'm a grown man and we were both perplexed. We had to YouTube solutions more than once.
SkullplateMurray
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Detailed Eurogamer article with new bits on Year Two:
- No more Wave 1 franchise sets yet but possible in the future
- Green Arrow/Supergirl will be in Hire-a-Hero for everyone
- More TARDIS/DeLorean areas incoming
- And lots more
Steve Youngblood
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So I bought this game last year at launch. Part of it was for my wife and I to play, but really the bigger interest was that we thought it would be something our son -- who was about to turn 4 in a matter of days -- would enjoy. We didn't think he was going to be able to use a controller well, but thought he might get a kick out of using the LEGO toys. And so it was given to him as a birthday gift.
At the time, he still wasn't quite there. He kind of liked the LEGO toys and the interaction, and he made some attempts to try to play the game. But after a week or so he had lost interest and my wife and I just shelved it for a later date. "He'll come around."
Fast forward to about spring of this year, and he started showing more interest in non-iPad gaming. He showed some interest in Infinity so I picked up some clearance stuff of that. And he tried to get into it, but the 3D movement was still a little advanced for him. Last month, he wanted to take a stab at Minecraft. And with that, he really started to make some advancements. He doesn't really get the core concept of what he should be doing (though then again neither do I), but his ability to move around the world and understand needing different tools to do different things was leaps and bounds better than what it was.
Then I saw him watching some YouTube video of someone playing LEGO Dimensions, and I reminded him that we have it. And he played it and was really enjoying it. And I also picked up a few more figures, notably Superman. He loves that figure if only because he can fly. Now every day when he wakes up and when I get home from work all he wants to do is play this game. And his ability to understand and know what he needs to do in it is a remarkable change of pace from the kid who just three months ago didn't understand at all what the second stick was needed for and couldn't keep straight what buttons did what. He knows what points of interest are. He recognizes what characters are needed for a number of different situations. It's amazing.
I've long been eager to play games with my son. So this has been very heartwarming to me. My only problem right now? All he wants to do is play that damn LEGO Movie hub world. That's it. Hours a day doing the same things over and over again in just that one space. I loved the movie and think the hub world is great, but folks, I'm really, really sick of exploring the LEGO Movie world.
At the time, he still wasn't quite there. He kind of liked the LEGO toys and the interaction, and he made some attempts to try to play the game. But after a week or so he had lost interest and my wife and I just shelved it for a later date. "He'll come around."
Fast forward to about spring of this year, and he started showing more interest in non-iPad gaming. He showed some interest in Infinity so I picked up some clearance stuff of that. And he tried to get into it, but the 3D movement was still a little advanced for him. Last month, he wanted to take a stab at Minecraft. And with that, he really started to make some advancements. He doesn't really get the core concept of what he should be doing (though then again neither do I), but his ability to move around the world and understand needing different tools to do different things was leaps and bounds better than what it was.
Then I saw him watching some YouTube video of someone playing LEGO Dimensions, and I reminded him that we have it. And he played it and was really enjoying it. And I also picked up a few more figures, notably Superman. He loves that figure if only because he can fly. Now every day when he wakes up and when I get home from work all he wants to do is play this game. And his ability to understand and know what he needs to do in it is a remarkable change of pace from the kid who just three months ago didn't understand at all what the second stick was needed for and couldn't keep straight what buttons did what. He knows what points of interest are. He recognizes what characters are needed for a number of different situations. It's amazing.
I've long been eager to play games with my son. So this has been very heartwarming to me. My only problem right now? All he wants to do is play that damn LEGO Movie hub world. That's it. Hours a day doing the same things over and over again in just that one space. I loved the movie and think the hub world is great, but folks, I'm really, really sick of exploring the LEGO Movie world.
http://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc16-le...xpansions-from-e-t-harry-potter-and-gremlins/
Does this mean there will be a Gremlins hub world?
Does this mean there will be a Gremlins hub world?
I would say yes. I dont believe theyve released a pack yet that doesnt have the corresponding hub world, as well.
floatstarpx
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This is great- makes it a lot clearer. Just picked up the base game, and have noticed that some of the level/team/fun packs are 3-for-2 in GAME, and slightly lower than RRP on top of that (in shop only, not online)... this has made it a lot easier to decide which ones!
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
What is S2 going to introduce that S1 doesn't have already?
E: Beaides new IP's of course...Also, are any S1 things impossible to get now? I've got a few things left to finish up.
E: Beaides new IP's of course...Also, are any S1 things impossible to get now? I've got a few things left to finish up.
HamsterExAstris
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A new superspeed power for Sonic. Possibly other new abilities for other characters. New Keystones in the Story Packs. Multiplayer battle arenas.
Are you talking in-game or on the shelf? No, everything in-game can still be completed, and I doubt they'd ever patch it out. Reportedly the Midway Arcade pack is pretty hard to find.
According to the Amazon Description of the Team Pack, I would say that the Gremlins Adventure world is definitely in (as will also be case for every other new IP).
Well, from what was already been announced, we know that they are introducing few modes and a few new character mechanics. Battle Arenas (a 1-4 Mode featuring a variety of competive events, with each Season 2 pack unlocking brand new Arenas and events. Each new Story pack is supposed to have a new Keystone mechanic (the physical portal puzzles). And from what we have seen of the characters, we have already seen abilities unique to these sets of characters, like, for example, Finn's grappling hook-like ablitiy & Sonic's rail grinding.
From what I have seen, All of Season 1 can still be found through online retailers. I haven't checked every retailer, but I believe that Toys-r-Us should still have everything (including their own exclusive, Jay from Ninjago). It might be harder if you are only buying locally, however. From what I have heard though, The Midway Arcade level pack is not easy to find in store, I'm guessing that they felt it would be less popular of something?
Well, you won't be able to get every Gold Brick as both Adventure Worlds have (at least 26) Gold Bricks each & you also won't be able to unlock the Red Bricks from those Adventure Worlds (Ninjago's Red Brick unlocks The Way of the Brick which significantly increases the speed of building LEGO bricks.)
The Wicked Witch, despite not having an ablitiy unique to her (with the exception of unlocking the Oz Adventre World, of course), is a very convenient character to use. Not only can she do everything Gandulf can do, she also has Flight, Sliver LEGO Blow-Up, and Mind Control (she's a main stay on my gateway when playing the game, I can say that much).
I know this is not going to be a popular opinion, but I would almost rather they come out with another starter set, although sell it without the portal and at a price of maybe $50.
I would rather have another starter pack, as not only would we receive a fresh overall story (instead of self-contained in story packs) but we will also receive a whole other hub and branching worlds to explore. Part of the aspect I like of the LEGO games in general is going through a stage and seeing things I cant access unless I get a certain character(s). With the self-contained story packs, they probably will have also all the means to unlock everything in each story pack with those franchises characters.
I mean if we get the Ghostbusters story pack, is it possible we may see things to unlock having to use a figure from the Gremlins pack?
I would rather have another starter pack, as not only would we receive a fresh overall story (instead of self-contained in story packs) but we will also receive a whole other hub and branching worlds to explore. Part of the aspect I like of the LEGO games in general is going through a stage and seeing things I cant access unless I get a certain character(s). With the self-contained story packs, they probably will have also all the means to unlock everything in each story pack with those franchises characters.
I mean if we get the Ghostbusters story pack, is it possible we may see things to unlock having to use a figure from the Gremlins pack?
I wouldn't necessarily believe this to be the case. TT Games have already said that All of the new Adventure World gateways for this year are in a seperate hub area (seperate from the vortex). TT have also stated that (as an example) there are areas can be only accessed by previously released content, like the Tardis or BTTF Time Machines.
I would say that it is very likely that the Ghostbusters Story Pack will need other Franchise characters to 100% it (I can't image 6 whole levels without needing some other ablities). The Gremlins have an interesting spread of abilities, with some old, like Stripe's Vine Cut (Shared with the Jurrasic World pack) & new abilities like Gizmo's Combat Roll which could easily be utilized to access hidden areas and minikits.
tim_pkmn89
Member
Yes, it does not have the base or game disc included.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Online? I need to wrap up my S1 stuff.
Steve Youngblood
Member
That's next week's ad for Target. I wonder if there are going to be any more shipments for Season 1. Places like Wal-Mart and Amazon are taking orders still on some things and claiming 2-4 week shipments. But my local Targets are looking out of a lot of different things. Just wondering if I need to act now. The Scooby Doo Team Pack is seeming hard to find now. Other than that the only things I was looking at were the Wicked Witch, any Ninjago character for the abilities and hub world access, and Wonder Woman just because my son said to get her.