Everything could be awesome.
Though the late ’90s and early ’00s saw a variety of Lego video games released across all genres, the launch of LEGO Star Wars kicked off a 30+ game run of co-op action platformers based around myriad popular IP that’s still going strong today. It’s a formula that’s worked well and evolved somewhat over the years, but it’s tough to deny that the gameplay hasn’t gotten a bit stale with time. Luckily, Lego (the company) has lately been experimenting more in breaking away from this tired formula with smaller titles like LEGO Builder’s Journey that are more creative in scope. The latest of these is LEGO Bricktales, a puzzle-focused, slower-paced release that demands more of the player’s creativity and problem-solving skills. It’s a little rough around the edges, but the gameplay is solid and definitely worth checking out.
Lego Bricktales places you in the role of a minifig visiting your eccentric inventor grandpa, who has finally managed to successfully build a portal that can take you to other worlds. Unfortunately, he was so preoccupied with his work that he forgot to clean up the messy amusement park where his lab is based, and his landlord has promised she’ll seize the land if it isn’t cleaned up by the end of the day. Luckily for him, a helpful little robot named Rusty comes in to save the day and builds a machine to clean up the park in time. The catch is that the machine needs power, and it runs on happiness crystals which are sourced from grateful people. To help out gramps, you thus volunteer to use his portal to travel around with Rusty and help people, hopefully collecting enough crystals before he loses the park.
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