Remember LEGO Universe? When that game was announced the Game Rant team was excited at the potential. We were ultimately let down as LEGO Universe failed to offer the sort of creation we desire from LEGO, while at the same time struggled to define itself as an action-adventure MMO. After adding a free-to-play version of the game late last summer, the LEGO Universe servers were shut down in January.
In its wake comes a new LEGO MMO from Funcom, the creators of Age of Conan. This one is based on LEGO Minifigures - the LEGO characters we all customized, know and love, but we don't know yet if this game will solve the problem inherent in all LEGO games to date.
Often it is asked why Lego hasn’t done Minecraft. After all, the formula fits. You put blocks on to other blocks to create something blocky and wonderful, fresh from your imagination. Surely that just screams Lego.
It seems that they tried with Lego Universe, but how do you make a kid-friendly Lego MMO when almost everybody seems intent on building penises?
Developed by The Lego Group, the app takes the form of an interactive comic book, complete with mini-games and virtual Lego build kits to be unlocked. The Antimatter Missions is broken up into five parts, with five short comics making up the bulk of the title.
Funcom developer Erling Ellingsen previews the new MMO, LEGO Minifigures Online, in this exclusive gameplay interview from GDC 2014.
