We used to have legal guidelines on this world. Hard-set traditions that saved us orderly and guided us out of hurt’s approach. The solar rose within the east and set within the west, canines chased cats, two plus two equaled 4, and any videogame with a film licence hooked up was damn-near assured to be dangerous.
But we’re a misplaced folks, and now licensed videogames might be good. Sometimes they even have two licences, like the assorted Lego issues presently occupying the newest Lego games Humble Bundle. There’s Lego Star Wars, Lego Marvel, Lego DC, Lego Jurassic World. Just an entire lot of Lego. Here’s the total listing of what is on supply:
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Deluxe Edition
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition
- Lego DC Super-Villains Deluxe Edition (who the hell hyphenates supervillains?)
- Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Premium Edition
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deluxe Editions
- Lego Jurassic World
- Lego Worlds
- Lego Disney Pixar’s The Incredibles (three manufacturers! Count ’em!)
- The Lego Movie 2 Videogame
- Lego Marvel’s Avengers Deluxe Edition
- The Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame
- Lego The Lord of the Rings
- Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (no hyphen for them)
- Lego Batman: The Videogame
- Lego The Hobbit
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes
- The Lego Movie – Videogame
You can decide up the whole thing for $15 (£13.39), simply the bolded video games for $10 (£8.92), or simply the daring and underlined video games for a paltry $5 (£4.46).
Some of those are the very best Lego video games on the market. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a banger—a funny retelling of all nine Star Wars films (even the bad ones) and a damn fine platformer at its heart. Lego Lord of the Rings? A jolly good time even if you’re not up to date on your Silmarillions and whatnot.
Others are, well, less good. We didn’t love Lego Marvel’s Avengers, and the less said about The Lego Movie – Videogame, the better. Still, Humble has wisely (dare I say, intentionally) put most of the less-good games in the ‘you’re getting these whatever you pay’ category, so I think the decision you’re really making is whether to fork over the full $15 or not.
I reckon it’s worth it if you’re in the mood for a platformer or 17. And hey, it’s not like you can buy anything else on Steam at the present moment.