There's not much to say about LEGO Builder's Journey. I was personally a bit underwhelmed by it.

The game's strongest factor is in its visual direction. It looks absolutely stunning, especially with ray-tracing enabled, and I'm quite surprised this is built off Unity. It also has a nice and calm soundtrack that helps invoke a sense of zen, eeriness, and nostalgia.

Unfortunately, the rest of the game falls flat a bit. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the minimalist approach to things, and I shouldn't really mark the game down for its story not being as emotional as I thought it would be. But its segmented level design is both friendly and damaging to the core gameplay, and the game's flaws are more apparent than anything else. There are sections that promo creativity for sure, but there are also sections that introduce new gameplay mechanics that aren't necessarily repeated much later on. Also, its minimalist approach to explanations also hurts it, as there is sometimes no indication of where the player must go to reach their goal. I'm actually kinda surprised others found this game to be so easy, because I was kinda perplexed a few times.

Not a bad game, but it's definitely more of a visual showcase than anything.

Reviewed on Sep 15, 2022


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