It's not that I don't like the LEGO games.
I really do.
My thing is, over the last several games, I've this unshakable feeling that...man, these
are kind of all the same.
Not much varies from one to the next in terms of their core gameplay.
Button-mashy combat, collect the studs, solve basic puzzles...I mean, they change the structure,
but in terms of what you're doing?
It's always...kind of the same.
As pretty and massive as it may be?
I don't know, I feel like it's...kind of the same.
And I'm not saying that's a bad thing.
I'm just saying it's a thing.
If you're a Marvel fan, this game's gonna make your brain explode into a million LEGO
pieces.
But if you've gotten tired of these games?
I don't know that this one, great as it is, is gonna change your mind.
Now, that said...seriously, this thing's gonna blow Marvel fans away.
There are more than 150 playable characters from the Marvel universe.
That's just...I mean, that's just insane.
From the X-Men to the Fantastic Four to the Avengers, oh and about 100 freaking others...this
is like a Marvel encyclopedia, but done in LEGO pieces.
And instead of reading it, you get to play it.
And I guess, if I sound at all negative about this game...I really don't mean to.
Because I had a good time with it.
I think part of my problem is...I mean, I'm not really a big Marvel fan, so all the sameness
of the experience strikes me a bit more, I think.
To be fair, if this were LEGO Ninja Turtles, I'd probably be a lot less concerned about
that sameness.
Like any LEGO title, it's really for fans of whatever franchise it's taking on.
I mean, I probably can't even appreciate this game's scale on a level that a big Marvel
fan would, but...holy crap, it's massive.
Not only are you playing as characters from different series, but you also have bad guys
from different series.
All mixed together, just like a big Marvel pasta salad.
Each mission starts off with you chasing after a bad guy, and as the levels unfold, it's
basically an elaborate chase scene...which is kind of cool.
Then again...I mean, am I crazy, or...that's all kind of the same, too?
Yeah?
The puzzles are...certainly puzzles.
Usually, it's just about which character has the right ability, so you just switch to the
right one and boom.
You're golden.
Not much thinking involved.
These games are more about mindless fun, and they are.
I love smashing things made from LEGO and then rebuilding them into more useful things...that
LEGO whimsy never gets old.
Even if the gameplay might.
One of my favorite LEGO games is actually LEGO City, because I think the LEGO gameplay
lends itself especially well to an open world, as opposed to linear missions.
These LEGO titles seem to be using that more and more to their advantage.
Marvel Super Heroes has its main missions, but there's also a hub world.
You have a huge city to explore between missions, packed with stuff to find and characters to
unlock.
And that really helps to break up the monotony that can set in during the missions themselves.
Of course, it also helps that the game is so huge.
There's always something new to find, some kind of amazing Marvel character for fans
to lose their mind over.
And honestly, it kind of makes me jealous.
Had I grown up with Marvel comics, I'd be just as pumped as you guys.
I'm just...I'm waiting for LEGO Ghostbusters.
With bated breath.
So if you came here to hear a Marvel super fan freak out about this game...sorry.
There are plenty of people doing that.
As someone who doesn't really know the characters, though...it's easier to point out that, if
you're not a huge fan, this game isn't for you.
It's not one of those games that transcends its franchise, you know?
It's not so good that it doesn't matter.
Because beneath all the Marvel love?
It's just more of the same LEGO.
For better or worse.