I mean, is there anybody who would’ve complained about a Jurassic Game that omitted Jurassic Park 3? And, aside from briefly getting to play as a Lego Toby Ziegler, would the absence of Jurassic Park 2 really have meant us missing out on anything particularly important? Does anybody even give a shit about the middle films?Įither way, I honestly think this would’ve been a textbook case of less is more, and I think the decision to cover everything – but only very briefly – wasn’t the best one. The newest film is fresher in my mind, so there was less problem there, but all things considered, it just doesn’t seem like the best way of tackling a Jurassic World Game, and I think focusing on just the first and latest film would’ve been far more successful – or even just the latest one, to be honest. I’ve seen the original film eleventy-twelve times, for example, the second one considerably fewer, and the third one probably once or twice, so whilst I could easily fill in the blanks with the first level (and the second to a lesser extent) the third level/film was just like playing a few randomly cobbled together set-pieces that made little-to-no sense to me. Whilst there’s a lot of content in LJW, each individual film just feels a bit too squished and rushed through and to be honest, unless you’ve seen the film in question – and, crucially, remember it quite well – the game doesn’t always make sense. That might seem like great value, but for me it negatively affected the NARRATIVE aspects of the game, and for various reasons. Even though the release of the game was timed to ride the latest movie hype train (Toot, TOOT!), the game actually features all of the ‘Jurassic’ movies – including the really shite one. LEGO Jurassic World is – for the most part – another example of most of the above, but perhaps not as much as it could’ve been. Throw in the reasonably intelligent approach to replayabilityness and the easily-pick-up-put-downable nature of the games, and they are – in my humble opinion – great entertainment. Quite often they’re also ram-packed with clever little references, in-jokes and Easter Eggs, so for fans of Lego and/or of whatever source the game’s derived from, it can be a thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable experience from start to finish. Sure, they’re not as challenging as, say, a Bloodborne, and they’re not as intense as an FPS, but they’re usually very well-made, hugely addictive and – more often than not – genuinely quite humorous (there was one recurring joke in the last Batman game that cracked me up every time I heard it). I’m in the former camp, but even so, I can see why other people aren’t overly fussed by them (I wasn’t until I played one that came free on PS+) – although I’m not at all convinced by the ‘not proper games’ thing. (Available on console only.As a general rule, the Lego games seem to divide the Gaming community, and whilst there are plenty of us who find them fun, entertaining and eminently payable, there are many others who feel they’re childish, facile, and that they’re perhaps not even “proper” games. ![]() Play with family and friends with easy access drop-in, drop-out gameplay option. ![]() Populate and explore Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna: Put your unique dinosaur creations in to paddocks as you complete special Free Play missions.Customize your own dinosaur collection: Collect LEGO amber and experiment with DNA to create completely original dinosaurs, like the Dilophosaurus Rex. ![]()
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