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Which Toys-to-Life Game is Kinda’ a Rip-Off?

Which Toys-to-Life Game is Kinda’ a Rip-Off?

Lego Dimensions sounded so promising and cool. I mean, how can something that has Portal , Ghostbusters , The Simpsons , and Doctor Who in it be bad? Well, when you start looking at the price, it doesn’t seem as promising as it did before. Seeing that the base game alone is $100 does that to you.

Here’s the thing about Lego Dimensions . You may not have to buy as many iterations of the game as you do with its rivals, since the one game will work for the next several years, but the supplemental packs you’re buying aren’t going as far. When you think about what you’ll need and the cost, it starts to make Disney Infinity and Skylanders title look affordable.

Take the Lego Dimensions Level Packs. You see the goodies included, hear “Level Pack,” and figure that you might get quite a bit for your $30. Except you won’t, because you’re only getting one level. Not an exceptionally huge, open world level either. Just one adventure that you’ll probably complete in about a half an hour, maybe a little more or less, depending on the player.

The character packs add up as well. Ever played a Lego game? As you go through a level, you’ll see certain areas only specific characters can interact with, due to each one having their own skill. For example, Scooby Doo, from the $25 Scooby Doo Team Pack, can dig, track, disguise himself, and swim underwater. He’s the only playable character with the dig ability right now, and none of the characters or vehicles that come in the starter pack can do it. You’d need to buy the $15 Lego Movie Fun Pack or $25 Jurassic World Team Pack to get a vehicle with that ability.

Which Toys-to-Life Game is Kinda’ a Rip-Off?

There’s no real reason to explain the pricing for the products either. Is it because of the Lego name? Maybe. But to compare, a regular Lego Jurassic World kit with 174 pieces is about $28, whereas the Dimensions Team Pack is 103 pieces and $25. Licensing issues would better explain it, since every property needs to get its cut. But does that mean the price on all products needs to be hiked up?

The best advice on Lego Dimensions is to wait. Wait until the holidays, because there’s no way that $100 price tag will hold come Black Friday 2015. Wait until next year, in hopes of a price drop after it’s about six months old, because there are enough other games to occupy your time. Wait until more Level Packs have been confirmed, to make sure there’s enough content worth this sort of investiment. Be patient. It’s for the best.

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