Lego Dimensions: how the magic of Lego could dethrone Skylanders

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Lego Dimensions: how the magic of Lego could dethrone Skylanders

Added: 09.04.2015 17:18 | 19 views | 0 comments

Dealspwn: Lego Dimensions has just been announced, finally confirming the rumours that Warner Bros Interactive were getting in on the toys-to-life genre that has flourished in recent years with the likes of Skylanders, Disney Infinity and more recently, Amiibos. As adult gamers, we're often quite cynical about this burgeoning genre, as it often seems like an exploitative cash grab designed to prey upon the pester power of kids on their parents. Or as we've seen with the Amiibos, honing in on your most loyal fans with toys that add very little to a gaming experience and even worse, releasing limited numbers of some of them, making fans snap them up even sooner, before the eBay merchants get them all. Worse yet, most of these toys add nothing to a game that couldn't have just been DLC. So why are we getting excited about Lego Dimensions?