{"id":16339,"date":"2017-05-05T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T00:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16339"},"modified":"2017-04-05T13:08:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:08:54","slug":"lego-worlds-ps4-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/05\/lego-worlds-ps4-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Worlds (PS4, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The popular line of LEGO toys have always been about building, creativity, and discovery.\u00a0 The LEGO video games, while great, have kind of evolved into games about silly takes on movies and TV shows, and don\u2019t offer much in the way of creativity and imagination.\u00a0 Sure they\u2019ve branched out more into the toy realm with games like LEGO Dimensions.\u00a0 And for a while, a couple of the LEGO movie games had simple and limited level editing tools.\u00a0 But they were rather clunky so that\u2019s why you probably don\u2019t see them anymore.\u00a0 But now there is a game focused on building and creativity with LEGO Worlds.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

Many have said that LEGO Worlds is like LEGO Minecraft, but after playing it, I\u2019d have to say it\u2019s more like the Toy Box from the Disney Infinity games.\u00a0 To me, Dragon Quest Builders was more like Minecraft, while this is like the Toy Box with LEGO game controls.\u00a0 Your goal is to become a Master Builder by collecting gold bricks, and you do this by taking on quests from the LEGO people in each world.<\/p>\n

The first couple of worlds you start out in act as a tutorial, showing you all the items and how to use them.\u00a0 Most of the items you get are like guns that shoot out or suck in LEGOs.\u00a0 You\u2019ll get a copy gun that you can use to copy LEGO structures and place them anywhere you want.\u00a0 If you get a structure from an existing LEGO toy set, they\u2019ll even tell you what series it\u2019s from, like LEGO City or LEGO Pirates.\u00a0 Other building tools include a gun that places or takes away large areas of bricks, a tool for raising and lowering the terrain, a gun for painting the environment, and you can even build block by block, piece by piece if you want more accuracy in your creations.\u00a0 They do a great job of showing you how to use the tools in the game, and even I could figure it out, so you know it has to be easy.\u00a0 Building LEGOs in this game kind of reminded me of how you do it in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.<\/p>\n

Once you pass the tutorials, you are free to do whatever you want.\u00a0 You can travel to more worlds to take on quests for gold bricks, or just have fun building things.\u00a0 The worlds you visit will be randomly generated, but they\u2019ll have a theme, like a land made of candy or a junkyard.\u00a0 The more gold bricks you have, the more worlds you can visit.\u00a0 In each world are LEGO people for you to talk to, and some have quests for you to perform.\u00a0 They may want you to get them a certain item, build a certain structure, or paint something for them.\u00a0 When you finish the task, they may give you LEGO studs (currency), items, or precious gold bricks!\u00a0 Sometimes you must chase down monsters that are holding these items, or they may even have special building bricks, too!\u00a0 You can play all these parts with one player, two player local, or even online!<\/p>\n

LEGO Worlds does have a few problems, though.\u00a0 Most of the tasks you must do are fetch quests, and they can get tiresome after a while.\u00a0 And a lot of times you never know what your reward will be, so it can be frustrating to finish a long quest only to get studs rather than a gold brick.\u00a0 Some of the goals are a bit unclear, too, and sometimes text bubbles are hidden behind blocks, so you can\u2019t even read what they want you to do!\u00a0 Finally, sometimes loading random worlds can take FOREVER!\u00a0 But even with those problems, this is still a fun and creative little LEGO game that fans of Disney Infinity\u2019s Toy Box will enjoy.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

LEGO Worlds is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Cartoon Violence.\u00a0 You can punch, kick, and shoot enemies that break apart when defeated, so it\u2019s no more violent than any other LEGO game.\u00a0 Reading skill is needed for the text, and while the building tools are easy to use, very young gamers may still need help with the more precise controls.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the online features and in-game store, but it seems the makers of this game have tried to make it as family-friendly as possible.\u00a0 Since you can play with two players, it\u2019s a great title for the whole family and can even be considered somewhat educational with the focus on creativity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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