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Added by Brad Shoemaker on Dec. 1, 2008
This is not at all the Lego Harry Potter you think it is.
CVG seems to think so. They're reporting J. K. Rowling's boy wizard extraordinaire will be the next franchise to get the cutesy building-block treatment with a Lego-focused action game, though no specific sources or substantiation are listed.
You may be aware the Half-Blood Prince movie was pushed back to next summer, and Lego games have a habit of finding their way to store shelves just in time to coincide with some other big, related mass-media release. So odds on this one arriving around the middle of next year, if it exists at all, are high.
The franchise definitely has the right characters to fit all the existing Lego-game archetypes.
- Tough character with melee attack: Hagrid
- Female with exceptional jumping powers: Hermione (with Wingardium Leviosa, natch)
- Tiny person who can fit through tight spaces: Dobby
- Characters who can build objects with their minds: Damn near everyone
I'm unashamed to admit a rabid appetite for the Harry Potter books in their time, but I can't express a similar interest in a new Lego version of the franchise. As I noted in my Lego Indy review, this series has gotten more than a little formulaic over its last several installments. I'd like to see something new happening with Lego games next time around, but then, this series was probably never meant for you and me in the first place. That we were able to enjoy even the first several of them feels more than anything like a happy accident.
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"Where the hell is my Lego Pulp Fiction?"
I would also like to know were it is.
But LEGO Indy was the shit!!! All the other ones were ho-hum. Batman wasn't much fun because there weren't any "memorable moments" that could really be parodied. Harry Potter, you can find them. The LEGO games only work if they are based on something focused and solid, something that already has a set story that we all know.
Ok this whole Lego thing was cool when it started but really, they need to stop. Before this turns into Dynasty Warriors.
My hubby has Lego Indy. To be honest, it frustrated me just watching him play, yet a Harry Potter one sounds strangely appealing!
Well there's enough content to use I guess. I wonder if a potential sequel would be released after the 7th and 8th films, or whether they'll do four games with two in each.
They might base it off the books and just let all the kiddies know what happens in the seven books right off the bat.
Totally surprised, never would have seen this coming.
Really, a Lego game based on a popular film. Who would've guessed.
Really, a Lego game based on a popular film. Who would've guessed.
I think lego games are better for their charm and amusing retelling of the story then for their gameplay, which isn't just blatantly the same every time, it's never really that GREAT. It feels good, and its easy to get into, but it really wasn't THAT spectacular. I think they should put more money into the films and the actual games, where the REAL potential lies, and stop making these damn Lego games without SERIOUSLY rethinking the gameplay. Like, make a third person shooter lego game! I dunno, but something different and interesting.
Oh yes, Lego Pulp Fiction. That would be the shit.
Oh yes, Lego Pulp Fiction. That would be the shit.
It better have better wand/magic mechanics, otherwise it'd be pretty damn sad to see Harry Potter running around, punching people in the faces.
Have yet to play either of the other games to their full extent though.
Have yet to play either of the other games to their full extent though.
Predictable but I will probably love it. I always love the LEGO games, no matter the unoriginality and same formula over and over.
I'm down for this. I'm still working towards 1000pts in Lego Indy. It's quite time consuming to do so.
$10 says there will be a Lego Spiderman, not only do they base this off movies but actual toys that are in stores aswell
I never cared for Harry Potter. This reminds me that I still need to rent Lego Batman.
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