Introducing LEGO Bricktales
Posted by CapnRex101,
LEGO and Thunderful have announced a new puzzle video game!
Build like never before in LEGO Bricktales
Embark on a charming, digital adventure with beautiful dioramas, creative puzzles, and intuitive brick-by-brick LEGO play
Gothenburg, Sweden - March 24th, 2022: In collaboration with the LEGO Group, Thunderful are delighted to reveal LEGO Bricktales, a new digital adventure being developed by Clockstone, creators of the acclaimed Bridge Constructor series.
Travel across a diverse range of intricate and colourful diorama biomes all fully built from LEGO bricks, and get captivated by the charming story, LEGO Bricktales encourages you to unlock your creativity as you build your own solutions to the game’s many inventive puzzles.
In LEGO Bricktales, journey across 5 different LEGO themed biomes and use an intuitive new brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your solutions to life. From purely aesthetic creations, such as market stands and music boxes, up to functional physics-based puzzles like building cranes and gyrocopters, LEGO Bricktales offers a host of challenges and quests to test your imagination and building skills.
Through the deepest jungle, sun-drenched deserts, a bustling city corner, a towering medieval castle and tropical Caribbean islands, you’ll be treated to delightful environments packed full of secrets, challenges and fun characters.
In each diorama, there are LEGO minifigures who need your help, as well as the opportunity to unlock new skills for your good deeds. While exploring these colourful environments, you will discover a variety of construction spots with their own sets of bricks - it’s up to you to figure out a unique build that will work. Whether you’re being asked to put on your designer hat and build a throne fit for a king or testing your engineering skills to build a bridge that will get a digger across a river, how you construct your builds and meet the challenges you’re being offered is up to you!
“After more than two years, it feels incredible to finally announce what we have been working on behind closed doors. We’re honoured to have this opportunity to collaborate with the largest toy brand worldwide,” said Dieter Schoeller, Vice-President of Publishing at Thunderful. “With LEGO Bricktales, we’ve made it our mission to tap into what it is that makes LEGO play so special. Our intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic allows players to engage with LEGO bricks in a video game the same way the toys have been inspiring people’s imagination and creativity for decades.”
“Everyone loves LEGO Bricks, and we are no exception, so we couldn’t be happier to get the chance to work on a LEGO video game,” said Tri Do Dinh, Game Designer at Clockstone. “We hope you enjoy this first look at LEGO Bricktales and will have a great time diving into the game’s story, sandbox mode, unlockable abilities and much more!”
“The game encourages players to use their imagination and creativity to unlock new skills that can help them progress to new levels. This new digital experience is rooted in the creative, playful joy that comes from building and problem-solving using LEGO bricks” said Kate Bryant, Head of LEGO Games Portfolio, the LEGO Group.
LEGO Bricktales will be released this year, but no specific release date or platform information has been revealed.
The game reminds me strongly of several LEGO video games from the early 2000s. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
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Cute
I am so happy that LEGO has diversified their portfolio of themes to the point that I can easily reconcile that I do not have to acquire them all. I realize this may sound crazy to some, but I simply cannot continue my prior acquisition pace due to lack of storage space, considering the Herculean development of new, big, must-have sets in recent years. Seeing these interesting, creative, and attractive sets that still help me grow my admiration for the medium of LEGO but don't compel purchase is an odd relief.
I hope everyone buying this set loves it. Build strong!
Myst with Lego? Interesting. I could see that concept being a much better digital fit than Vidiyo.
@Schmopiesdad said:
"I realize this may sound crazy to some, but I simply cannot continue my prior acquisition pace due to lack of storage space, considering the Herculean development of new, big, must-have sets in recent years."
boy howdy, do I have some good news about the storage of digital videogames for you!
Hopefully it'll be available on iOS, I don't have any consoles or a PC any longer...
i think this game is likely to be on Apple Arcade rather than on consoles.
The puzzle gameplay style reminds me of the Square Enix Go mobile series (Lara Croft Go, Hitman Go etc) that were very fun.
WOOOO-OOO!
@NatureBricks said:
"There are four set numbers that don't seem to be part of a current theme, maybe tie in for this?"
I think those were rumoured to be for a new Indy theme.
Please tell me someone got that.
This looks fun, I like that building/problem solving aspect.
@Schmopiesdad said:
"I am so happy that LEGO has diversified their portfolio of themes to the point that I can easily reconcile that I do not have to acquire them all. I realize this may sound crazy to some, but I simply cannot continue my prior acquisition pace due to lack of storage space, considering the Herculean development of new, big, must-have sets in recent years. Seeing these interesting, creative, and attractive sets that still help me grow my admiration for the medium of LEGO but don't compel purchase is an odd relief.
I hope everyone buying this set loves it. Build strong!"
This isn’t a set.
Will beautifully-rendered non-adaptational LEGO games like this overtake the TT ones? I know it sounds crazy, but we’ve gotten countless non-TT games in the time between LEGO Movie 2 and Skywalker Saga…
Looks fun. Might be something I could get into with my real life builder children without taking up real life space in my garage!
Here we go again… another digital experience with glitches and poor technical support.
@Schmopiesdad said:
"I am so happy that LEGO has diversified their portfolio of themes to the point that I can easily reconcile that I do not have to acquire them all. I realize this may sound crazy to some, but I simply cannot continue my prior acquisition pace due to lack of storage space, considering the Herculean development of new, big, must-have sets in recent years. Seeing these interesting, creative, and attractive sets that still help me grow my admiration for the medium of LEGO but don't compel purchase is an odd relief.
I hope everyone buying this set loves it. Build strong!"
Probably should've read at least one line of the article before commenting! This is a video game, not a set. :P
As an avid gamer who's familiar with the Bridge Constructor game series, I'm super hyped for this. It's a match made in heaven.
YES YES, so happy to be getting proper puzzle games from LEGO! The usual TT formula is fine for their demographic, but I wanna THINK darnit!
@The1RealmShifter said:
"Please tell me someone got that."
Sure did, Mr McD
@blokey9 said:
"i think this game is likely to be on Apple Arcade rather than on consoles."
It's coming to Steam.
This looks really cute and fun (:
This looks really interesting! I hope it’s on Nintendo Switch!
The portal in the center is giving me major LEGO Dimensions vibes
Reminds me a little bit of the Xbox360 title “Banjo Kazooie - Nuts & Bolts”, at least in the build a vehicle example shown off in this video (that game had a completely modular vehicle build system—could make cars, planes, helicopters, boats and any combination of all of those!)
Nice idea but it won't last. Lego really needs to get over its fetish with digital stuff. Lego has this weird thing where it continually makes technology based stuff, hypes it up a little bit and then just drops it like it never existed.
They abandoned Lego Digital Designer, which was one of the few technology things that actually made sense for Lego, and have made all these games like the various licensed ones, Dimensions, Minifigures Online (I think that's what it was called) Lego Worlds, Lego World Builder and now this.
Now this, like Lego Worlds, seems like a fun, cool idea. I'm not against it and I liked Lego Worlds.
What I am against is Lego creating cool games and then just abandoning them within a couple of months of their creation. Look at Lego World Builder, a great idea yet you never hear about it., unless you are involved with the actual website like I am. Otherwise no one hears about it so creators like me are really struggling to get community support and interest in our projects because there just isn't enough site traffic.
I hope that the building part of this is free and not constrained by having to unlock stuff. It sounds like LDD meets Lego Worlds, which could be really cool but I doubt it. If Lego is going to invest in yet another 'digital experience' then they really need to actually invest in the damn thing, make people aware it even exists and encourage people to use it, as well as foster those who already use it.
Yeah nice I suppose but not for me.
Anybody know what the next Super Heroes game will be? After Marvel Super Heroes 2 and DC Super Villains, I can’t wait to see what they dream up next.
Until then…
Staaar Waaars
Nothing But Staaar Waaars
Give Me Those Staaar Waaars
Don’t Let Them End…
Has a beautiful graphic style. I think it'd be great if it supported VR, it would be like you're looking at your builds come alive in real life.
Ok, cool, but where is Lego worlds update?
I really like how the minifigures stay accurate to the plastic counterparts rather than have bendy knees and elbows like the ones TT Games puts in their cookie-cutter games. This looks very original and I'm intrigued!
@Starik20X7 said:
"This looks really interesting! I hope it’s on Nintendo Switch!"
Me too. It'd be a nice thing to play it on the go!
Also I'm kinda interested in dipping into Lego videogames. Which ones (that are available on Switch, my gaming platform of preference) are the best to start with?
@Trigger_ said:
" @Schmopiesdad said:
"I am so happy that LEGO has diversified their portfolio of themes to the point that I can easily reconcile that I do not have to acquire them all. I realize this may sound crazy to some, but I simply cannot continue my prior acquisition pace due to lack of storage space, considering the Herculean development of new, big, must-have sets in recent years. Seeing these interesting, creative, and attractive sets that still help me grow my admiration for the medium of LEGO but don't compel purchase is an odd relief.
I hope everyone buying this set loves it. Build strong!"
This isn’t a set.
Will beautifully-rendered non-adaptational LEGO games like this overtake the TT ones? I know it sounds crazy, but we’ve gotten countless non-TT games in the time between LEGO Movie 2 and Skywalker Saga…"
Before TT took over with Lego Star Wars there were plenty of interesting games that weren't based on the same template reused over and over again.
We had strategy games like Lego Rock Raiders and Lego Chess.
We had racing games like Lego Racers 1 & 2 and Lego Stunt Rally.
We had world building games like Lego Loco and Lego Creator.
We had adventure games like Lego Island series and Bionicle Heroes.
They were all great and unique games.
Looks fun! Like others have said, I appreciate the throwback to the pre-TT-era games, which could be - and often were - about plenty of things other than playing through licensed properties. (Not saying that playing through licensed properties is a bad thing! I just appreciate more variety.) This actually looks like it has the potential to be more challenging than many of those were, too; so I dunno about anyone else, but I'm optimistic for this!
As always, I'll probably wait for a Steam sale before I buy it, because the price of new video games is beyond my budget these days. But I'd definitely like to see about trying it sometime ^^
I hope this works. The game looks like it requires much patience, so the gameplay will need to be very rewarding. The sample video looks really slick, but the cues have the feel of an Apprentice task about them. Time will tell whether the masses prefer this over the hugely successful TT games model.
This looks very interesting. I haven't played any of their games but I have heard great things about the developers.
This will make a nice change from the TT games, which I love.
Getting excited for The Skywalker Saga. That should keep me busy until this comes along.
Looks like Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8zQxSWaotc
@NotProfessorWhymzi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @The1RealmShifter said:
"WOOOO-OOO!"
Life's like stepping on a two-by-four
Here in Bricksburg...
"
Building racecars and aeroplanes
It’s a. Brick blur...
Might solve a mystery
Or rebuild history!
Bricktales! (Woo-oo!)
Tales of derring-do, bad and good luck tales! (Woo-oo!)
Every day, they’re out there building Bricktales! (Woo-oo!)
Not pony tales or cotton tails, no, BrickTales! Woo-oo!"
YESSSS!!!