The rumored LEGO Horizon Adventures game will launch simultaneously on the PS5 and PC, based on the latest report.
Lineup also includes Synduality Echo of Ada and Neon White. All playable from December 2.
Replies(2)They keep trying to make horizon the next cultural hit which it's a great game but it's not their best so I'm not shocked they should have put a more appropriate IP in a Lego game like Astro or Sackboy
@Profchaos
I would say Astro Boy or Sackboy would both lose all its charm in Lego form.
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VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "In a year that was to a large extent carried by the game developers of Japan (and to some extent China), western games can rejoice that there was at least one category they managed to dominate: that of Most Disappointing. Sometimes disappointment comes from high expectations met with something middling, other times it comes from middling expectations met with something terrible. This year managed to deliver a bit of both, so either way there was enough disappointment to go around."
Why not mention the 19,000 Steam games of which 80% weren't good enough to merit "success" on the platform?
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Because the very *definition* of disappointment requires one has some kind of expectation for it. Concord was hoping to find its own niche in the crowded 'hero shooter' market, with ~8 years of development, $100 million+ funding, and marketable talent behind it, and went belly up in 2 lousy weeks. That's historical for a live-service game.
It's become a drinking game at this point. Disappointing games? It's the same games in every article with a similar title. Does no one have an original thought anymore?
@thorstein
**It's the same games in every article with a similar title.**
Because it's the same year? The games that got launched is a constant fact for everyone. And if the game was universally disappointing, then obviously everyone would echo the same thing.
Do you want for originality some writer would write up that instead of Concord and Outlaws, Silent Hills 2 was the most disappointing game, right? Coz, that'd be considered a click-bait article then.
And emphasis on the word "disappointing" games, not general bad games.
Veilguard was easily the most disappointing game of the year.
Highest expectation with Highest disappointment
Concord was just the biggest failure.
In fact it was not very disappointing.
Almost as expected.
@LordoftheCritics I disagree about Vailguard being the most disappointing game of the year. Going into the launch of that game, 90% of the comments I was seeing from this community were negative. Many also wanted the game to fail.
In my opinion, for a game to be disappointing, it would mean the game was highly anticipated for success going into the launch of the game only to bomb in the reviews and fail commercially.
I would say Hellblade 2 claims this title. I haven't played any of the games in the series as yet, however, the hate that game received was on another level. I am not sure if it was fanboys that felt threatened by it being the best-looking console game on the market or if the criticisms about it being a boring game were valid. I haven't played these walking games before so put it off since it doesn't seem to be my cup of tea.
Those 19,000 games have 80%. Dragon age is sitting at 70%, Star wars is at 75% and falling, Lego Horizon adventures is at 56%, Skull and Bones 65% and Concord was DOA. This would mean these games didn't even crack the top 19,000.
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VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "The overarching issue with LEGO Horizon Adventures can be interrogated with its own title: what exciting adventures can be promised by fusing these two properties together? For the plethora of LEGO adaptations of blockbuster films that carry prominent cultural cache, the answer is immediately obvious: the fun in re-experiencing beloved franchises and moments as a playable parody. Their mechanics are simplistic, but their tacit goals are immediately clear and cohere with the young-ages fun of these toys. By lacking a sense of purpose or direction here, it feels like this developer duo couldn't be as creative with the license as they ought to have been; and, as a result, neither can you."
Just to give some context for what a 4/10 score means according to the site's methodology:
"4 / 4.5 - Poor
Before investing in these sub-par games, think twice. They get a few things right, but too many obvious problems make them difficult to recommend."
Why?
Cause its a 2nd party project and not developed in-house @ Guerilla exclusively?
Probably SGF's PS reveal.
Here we go again, with another foolish article, trying to allude that Sony lied about their first party titles coming day and date on PC. I guess this person doesn’t realize that Sony doesn’t own “The Lego Group” & the TLG doesn’t own the Horizon IP.
It’s crystal clear that’s it’s a collaboration between Sony & TLG, hence why it’s coming day & date on PC.
Do PC players buy lego games? Feels like a very console audience game
Rather than play the console war game about exclusivity, here's a better question...
Why would this game exist and is there even a market for it?
I platinumed Forbidden West, beat Burning Shores, over 100 hours in that full game. The next Horizon thing I want is 3, not a Remake of Zero Dawn and certainly not a cutesy-haha retelling of a game franchise only two games deep so soon.
I’m curious to see how this is. I love Horizon, but it’s not a huge property in terms of cultural awareness. Also the Lego games tend to be a light hearted somewhat satirical take on the IPs they do, and I’m not sure how much Horizon really lends itself to that. Gameplay wise I can see it in terms of Lego bits flying off of the robots and such. I’m sure it will fun.