LEGO Worlds

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 62
  3. Negative: 12 out of 62
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  1. infjaxcritic
    Oct 23, 2021
    3
    The only thing good about this game is it's a Lego game. As you progress, you'll find there isn't jack squat to do unless you like grinding for gold bricks for hours on end. After 6 or 7 times playing this I stopped and forgot about it, it had no lasting appeal.
  2. ricklongo
    Oct 17, 2017
    3
    Ah, Lego. One of the absolute joys of my childhood, unfortunately, hasn't really managed to impress me in the realm of video games, aside from the underrated former Wii U exclusive Lego City Undercover. Lego Worlds, however, had my attention. I mean, we live in a world where Lego-inspired Minecraft is one of gaming's biggest franchises, so taking the Danish toy and building a compellingAh, Lego. One of the absolute joys of my childhood, unfortunately, hasn't really managed to impress me in the realm of video games, aside from the underrated former Wii U exclusive Lego City Undercover. Lego Worlds, however, had my attention. I mean, we live in a world where Lego-inspired Minecraft is one of gaming's biggest franchises, so taking the Danish toy and building a compelling open-ended survival game around it should be fine and easy, right?

    Well, with the caveat that game design isn't ever really easy, I still mantain Lego Worlds should have hit it out of the park. The idea is super neat: you pilot your spaceship through procedural worlds, solving quests and unlocking different pieces, objects, characters and buildings for use on a big sandbox-style mode. Basically, it mimics how we all played Lego in real life, except we get to earn the pieces through gameplay instead of badgering our moms to open their wallets and go to the closest toy store with us.

    Of course, having a good idea is only part of the process; you have to actually execute it to earn your payday. And that's where Lego Worlds, sadly, begins to unravel. The procedural worlds are fun at first glance, but end up being a series of empty, boring wastelands filled with meaningless fetch quests. You're never really compelled to immerse yourself on each planet, as the characters you encounter there are mindless drones who keep repeating requests with no rhyme or reason.

    Worse still, there is virtually no power curve to be seen. Almost from the get-go, you can solve a puzzle that requires you to, say, climb a mountain by simply opening a menu and making a helicopter. No effort necessary to earn anything, and as a result no truly compelling gameplay hook to latch onto.

    The sandbox mode, then, could be the game's one saving grace... except for how annoying it is to make the clunky interface do anything you want. This is obviously a game much better suited to mouse and keyboard, as doing what Lego Worlds asks of you with a controller is a borderline masochistic ordeal.

    Finally, there's the coup the grace: the game runs terribly on Switch. The frame rate is sketchy, draw distance is laughable, optimization is virtually nonexistant. Characters will walk on air, hang onto nothing while suspended, get trapped nowhere specifically, all of this with floaty physics and controls which are extremely erratic.

    TL;DR:
    Lego Worlds is a great idea. No, really, coming from a former Lego kid, it's honestly one of the coolest ideas for a video game I've seen in recent years. The execution, however, makes it all come apart, with terrible controls, mindless gameplay loops and truly putrid optimization. The worst part is that the sheer potential on display makes it all the more frustrating to behold just how much of a hot mess the end result turned out to be.

    Rating: 3.5    … Expand
  3. Asica604
    Sep 24, 2020
    0
    From my 6-year old: "Never knew Minecraft was better. Lego movies are so good and lego games are so creepy."

    There you go - right from the customers mouth :) This game is a waste of money. Minecraft is just so much better.
  4. kevinavelare
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    NO COMPRAR ESTA VERSIÓN.

    Los fotogramas por segundo son tan bajos en ocaciones que se vuelve injugable (lento) y el juego falla y se cierra muy seguido, en dos horas de juego se me cerro 4 veces.
  5. gietergeit
    May 17, 2023
    0
    I really hate this game it is stupid, boring, uninspiring, and bland, NO. and the game developers have the audacity to give the game unnecessary DLC which is way too pricy. it was the worst 10 dollars i have ever spent.

    The graphics are so bad and ugly that a child could have done a better job. the price is so bad the game developers should have given me money to play it because no    I really hate this game it is stupid, boring, uninspiring, and bland, NO. and the game developers have the audacity to give the game unnecessary DLC which is way too pricy. it was the worst 10 dollars i have ever spent.

    The graphics are so bad and ugly that a child could have done a better job.

    the price is so bad the game developers should have given me money to play it because no one would ever want to play this stupid garbage game

    the worlds are so stupid, ugly, and uninspiering, I wanted to burn my copie but i didn't and i regret it but then it is ruined and then i can't return it.

    the controls are even worse than Mario 64. yes, i said it Mario 60 F ing 4.
    and i hate that game.

    I don't get why the rating is 6.9 (nice) how Cloud 32 people give this an 8 or above. if you give this game a score above A 1 out of 10 you have critical brain damage.

    the only good thing is the front cover but it is just a division to trick people to buy the game but when you open it up it is the ugliest game EVER.

    the collectibles are stupid and the developers are some lazy ass people

    the game runs terribly. The frame rate is sketchy, the draw distance is laughable, and optimization is virtually nonexistent. Characters will walk on air, hang onto nothing while suspended, getting trapped nowhere specifically, all of this with floaty physics and controls which are extremely erratic.

    and then I am still giving the game too much credit

    Traveler's Tales made the game. they also made Lego starwars the complete saga which is a pretty good game all things considered. so riddle me this batman how can they also make the WORST GAME THAT WAS EVER MADE.

    sparkl26 sai's : Lego Worlds is one of the most heavily underrated games ever.
    well, i am gonna call you Spark
    Will Spark do you know what underrated means
    it means: not rated or valued highly enough.
    but if you look at the score I think it is way i mean way too overrated.
    and that means only one thing. you have brain damage
    (I am sorry you had to find out this way and I am not paying for brain-repairing surgery)

    many people also say that when they were kids they loved to play with lego and that it remind them of their childhood. well, my dear people you just got scammed by nostalgia bait. you guys fell for a capitalism trap.you guys are now contributing

    Asica604 said : This game is a waste of money. Minecraft is just so much better.
    and i agree i think we are the only ones with no kind of damage. mine craft is a way more interesting game.

    the way you seround the world with mindless stuff it is infuryating to play so simple it is just like the makers are looking down at me

    I have now written too much about this stupid game and i am not even halfway through.
    but I am now gonna stop before I die of hatred and brain rot.    … Expand

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59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 30, 2017
    75
    It's just you, a virtual catalog of different generically themed LEGOs, billions of bricks and your imagination to use as you wish, whether it be build or explore. [Issue #30 – November/December 2017, p. 63]
  2. Cubed3
    Oct 12, 2017
    60
    LEGO Worlds is so close to being a fantastic idea that all the little hang-ups feel way more annoying than they should. The creation mode is fantastic, but extremely touchy controls-wise; and it's gated off by necessitating the player to complete the same missions dozens of times each if they want its best tools. The idea of a digital LEGO sandbox is the stuff that dreams are made of and, honestly, it just hasn't been done justice this time around.
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  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 6, 2017
    60
    LEGO Worlds on Switch is a missed opportunity for Nintendo, Traveller's Tales and... the players.
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