gunsmoke on 16/2/2008 at 02:29
I still need to play the sequel. I have only played the first one where it was the 'new' star wars characters. I just don't care for them. The sequel w/the lukes and hans and chewies is more my speed.
I was interested in the Indy one, not sure about Bats, though. Time will tell. To be fair, I was really skeptical of the Star Wars games before they were released, as well, so take my apprehension w/a grain of salt.
Digital Nightfall on 16/2/2008 at 03:23
Actually, I think Lego Narnia just got announced.
fett on 16/2/2008 at 15:18
Quote Posted by gunsmoke
I still need to play the sequel. I have only played the first one where it was the 'new' star wars characters. I just don't care for them. The sequel w/the lukes and hans and chewies is more my speed.
I was interested in the Indy one, not sure about Bats, though. Time will tell. To be fair, I was really skeptical of the Star Wars games before they were released, as well, so take my apprehension w/a grain of salt.
You should really play the second one. It's about a million times more funny, creative, and engaging. I actually played the second one first, and was a little frustrated with some of the level design and controls on the first one (some of the missions were criminally short and simple as well).
The biggest improvement to the second one is the Free Play mode because the best parts of the missions are only available once you've completed Story Mode and can change between characters at will. They also added 8 bounty hunter missions where you have to find hidden characters, a Lego City mission, and a Super Story mode where you can play the entire movie through in one fell sweep.
Loads of fun.
gunsmoke on 17/2/2008 at 03:56
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Loads of fun.
Sounds like it!!! Thanks for your write-up/recommendation, I saw it at Target for $10, so I'll snatch it up for PC ASAP. One question, can you natively use a controller on the PC version? I remember thinking that it would be a lot more intuitive w/a controller.
fett on 17/2/2008 at 04:50
Yes - I actually just bought a controller for my 6 year old for that exact reason. The PC version has a pretty piss poor keyboard mapping system, though it's the only 'consolish' thing I noticed about the game.
gunsmoke on 17/2/2008 at 11:24
Cool, nice to know I have a choice of control methods. Sometimes, games like this have wonky control schemes, and I end up fighting the input method more than the enemy. Obscure is a game that comes to mind.
Mazian on 18/2/2008 at 02:52
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The biggest improvement to the second one is the Free Play mode because the best parts of the missions are only available once you've completed Story Mode and can change between characters at will. They also added 8 bounty hunter missions where you have to find hidden characters, a Lego City mission, and a Super Story mode where you can play the entire movie through in one fell sweep.
I liked how in Part II any character can build things, and not just force users. I also liked the different "classes" of characters they added for free play (Bounty Hunter & Stormtrooper) better than the ones for part one (High Jumper). Blowing up the chrome objects with the thermal detonators was fun and finding all the minikits was even harder than in part one. While the secret
Kamino disco from part one was funny, the
Gamorrean guards rocking out with their axes in Jabba's palace and in the rock club on his barge was a case of a sequel out-doing its predecessor.
On the other hand, the steering for the vehicle levels was quite wonky. The controls make parts of the Hoth level a bitch (dragging mines + controls = sore thumb after about fifteen min.) and if you don't pay attention you'll be eating an inordinate level of AT-ST fire as your speeder swoops around
again after reaching the (invisible) level boundary. And don't even get me started on that Death Star surface level where you have to fly over the little sensors perfectly in the minimum amount of time to claim the minikit.
I actually kind of preferred the on-rails vehicle parts from the first game just because I knew they were levels where I didn't have to worry about the free play aspect and could just enjoy the ride.
fett on 18/2/2008 at 04:49
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And don't even get me started on that Death Star surface level where you have to fly over the little sensors perfectly in the minimum amount of time to claim the minikit.
I actually kind of preferred the on-rails vehicle parts from the first game just because I knew they were levels where I didn't have to worry about the free play aspect and could just enjoy the ride.
Yeah - that little fly-over tie fighter section is up there with Psychonauts Meat Circus on my 'frustrating game moments' list. But at least it isn't essential to progressing through the game. :)
That's weird that you preferred the on the rails vehicle style of the first one - I felt like it was horribly restricting and pointless most of the time. The best update of that is the speeder bike chase on Endor in part two, but I really like the asteroid field and being able to commandeer the AT-ST to blow the shit out of Mos Eisley and the Endor forest.
Angel Dust on 18/2/2008 at 10:32
Ah, the asteroid field and bonus points for having the same music from the film in there. I must have played it 20 times just for the music!
Ulukai on 18/2/2008 at 17:12
I played Star Wars Lego II to death on my 360 (although the levels where you pilot ships are less fun than controlling the lego personas IMO), and loved it. A bit like the Simpsons, in that there's loads for kids but the subtleties of the piss-taking in the cut scenes really set it apart for adults too.
Really looking forwards to Lego Batman. I didn't realise they'd also announced Lego Indy, but I have my reservations about that; one of the strengths of Star Wars Lego was the wealth of characters they have been able to draw upon and immortalise in plastic pieces, but whilst Indy trumps Batman (for me) in the excitement stakes, the franchise just doesn't have the same number of characters to draw upon. Which may be a problem. I hope not, though.
