Some sections task you with laying a track for the young boy to ride with a set of skates, for example, while others have you working with a robot who spews out magic bricks that duplicate in various ways when placed in the environment. Eventually though, players will also find themselves in control of the father at times, and puzzles become much more complex. Initially, puzzles simply require players to move from one point to another, and that’s achieved by using the bricks available to create paths, steps and bridges before using a duo of flat orange plates available to guide the young boy in their control. Meanwhile, those who have real-life building experience under their belt will be able to hit the ground running. Puzzles that get more complexĮasing you in gently, LEGO Builder’s Journey quickly gets newcomers familiar with the LEGO system. If you opt to play LEGO Builder’s Journey on PC, however, you’ll find that it also supports ray-tracing and some additional effects, making it look pretty much real. I played on Switch for the portability, and it’s one of the nicest-looking games available on the format. The result is a game that LEGO fans stare at in awe, while also appearing utterly unique to those unfamiliar with such LEGO creations. Honestly, if you had the time, money and inclination, you could recreate any of the scenes found within. What’s irrefutable, though, is how it depicts both the father and son bonding over their LEGO sessions before life, and work, simply gets in the way.Įach puzzle is essentially its own little diorama, made up completely of LEGO bricks. without any dialogue, it’s also a story that’s left up to your own interpretation. I won’t go into it too much, because it’s best if you discover the story for yourself. Tying all of the game’s puzzles together, however, is a touching story about a relationship between a boy and his father. A boy and his fatherĪt its core, LEGO Builder’s Journey is a puzzle game. Instead, the protagonists of LEGO Builder’s Journey – a father and his son – are each constructed with just a handful of bricks. It doesn’t even feature minifigs, with Light Brick Studio stating that it feared their inclusion would detract from the focus of the game. It’s a million miles away from what Traveller’s Tales delivers with its action-oriented LEGO-inspired adventures, and one that’s more of a celebration of the actual brick system itself. And so it seems about the right time for LEGO video games to evolve, too.Įnter Light Brick Studio, which with its first game, LEGO Builder’s Journey, already expands the boundaries of what a LEGO game can be. The LEGO Group has started to truly embrace its adults fans in the last year or so, with many sets now sporting an age rating of 18+.
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