{"id":21389,"date":"2021-07-05T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T00:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21389"},"modified":"2021-06-26T12:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T12:32:00","slug":"lego-builders-journey-switch-pc-apple-arcade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/05\/lego-builders-journey-switch-pc-apple-arcade\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Builder’s Journey (Switch, PC, Apple Arcade)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I have been fortunate enough to review nearly every LEGO game that has been released in the past decade or so (maybe longer).\u00a0 It\u2019s been a true honor and it\u2019s great because the LEGO games are fun and perfect for both kids and adults to play together!\u00a0 But there\u2019s only one problem.\u00a0 Pretty much every LEGO game in the past 20 years has played the same.\u00a0 So much so that I can basically cut and paste parts of my reviews and change very little to meet the needs of each LEGO game review.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, this format of LEGO game is still tons of fun.\u00a0 But if you crave something a little different, this next LEGO game has you covered.\u00a0 Builder\u2019s Journey presents small single screen areas made of LEGOs, and you must solve puzzles with real LEGO blocks in each one (kind of reminds me of Captain Toad in a way).\u00a0 Originally released on Apple Arcade, Builder\u2019s Journey is now available on Switch and PC (reviewed on Switch here).<\/p>\n

Play control is very simple.\u00a0 Use the L stick to highlight and cycle through the LEGO bricks you can pick up in each level.\u00a0 Then press the A button to pick up a highlighted piece.\u00a0 Move it around with the control stick and tap the button lightly to rotate it. When over a place where you can attach the brick to another piece, hold down the A button to put them together.\u00a0 You can also drop pieces with the B button and change the camera angle in limited ways with the R stick.\u00a0 Too bad you can\u2019t rotate the camera ALL around the level (just the front), but oh well.<\/p>\n

So the object of each stage is to get a character from point A to point B.\u00a0 This usually means building a bridge or walkway out of LEGO pieces for them.\u00a0 Sometimes you might have to solve a small puzzle, too, but it still mostly involves putting LEGO bricks in the right places.\u00a0 The neat thing is that you don\u2019t always have to use the bricks available to finish the level.\u00a0 It\u2019s just up to you and how you want to solve the puzzles.\u00a0 The game starts out simple enough.\u00a0 After some tutorials and LEGO sand castle building, you\u2019re tasked with helping a smaller LEGO person reach a bigger LEGO person.\u00a0 Kind of like a son and a dad on a camping trip.\u00a0 But after you reach a cabin and the smaller LEGO dude falls through a hole and into an underground factory, things get a little weirder.\u00a0 But the object of the game is still pretty much the same.\u00a0 While the graphics are simple, they are still very realistic and I felt like I could reach into the screen and grab the LEGO pieces with my hand!<\/p>\n

The game does have a few problems here and there.\u00a0 There were a couple of times where a goal or objective in a level was a bit unclear, especially when they introduce a new concept.\u00a0 I had to consult a video guide a couple of times unfortunately.\u00a0 Also, sometimes the lighting was a little TOO dark, and even though I have my Switch handheld screen settings on the brightest one, I still had to switch to TV mode a few times to see what I was doing.\u00a0 And finally, the game is a bit short and best played in short bursts.\u00a0 But if you enjoy LEGO games and want something a little different, this one is still great and a very relaxing, unique experience.<\/p>\n

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Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 If a character breaks apart or falls off the screen, they just reappear back on the level.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text at the beginning, but not necessary to play.\u00a0 LEGO Builder\u2019s Journey is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been fortunate enough to review nearly every LEGO game that has been released in the past decade or so (maybe longer).\u00a0 It\u2019s been a true honor and it\u2019s great because the LEGO games are fun and perfect for both kids and adults to play together!\u00a0 But there\u2019s only one problem.\u00a0 Pretty much every […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21389"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21391,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21389\/revisions\/21391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}