The LEGO video games, like LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Batman, are fun for kids, but they’re really just mediocre adventure games with boring gameplay.
With an endless supply of pop culture reference material, licensed LEGO video games were once as commonplace as Madden or Call of Duty releases. Each iteration was a nostalgia trip, taking players on a toy-based adventure through their favorite fantasy worlds, and the LEGO name itself is synonymous with many people’s childhood memories. With LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga set to release later in 2021, these nostalgia trips aren’t over. But hard truths must sometimes be said, and the truth about LEGO games is they simply aren’t that good.
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