LEGO Horizon Adventures sounds, at first, like a weird idea. A LEGO videogame adapting an already existing videogame franchise? However, I'd say it works surprisingly well, and makes me wish for more LEGO retellings of popular videogame franchises.

Anyway, what's LEGO Horizon Adventures like? It's a rather loose retelling of Horizon Zero Dawn's story, focusing mostly on the Nora tribe and the conflict against Eclipse. Several events from the original game are skipped or simplified, but the main threat of HADES remains, as well as Aloy's search to learn about her past. All of this is, of course, done in the classical humorous style that LEGO adaptations are known for.

Gameplay wise, this game isn't quite like Traveller's Tales' LEGO games. It still plays like a third-person platformer, but there's a limited selection of characters (only four: Aloy, Varl, Teersa and Erend), each with their own specific weapon type (bow and arrow, spear, bombs and hammer, respectively). You can also come across rare weapons and special gadgets to aid in combat against machines and human enemies. The story is divided into four chapter, not including the prologue, taking you over the four regions represented in the game, and each level has you go through a region looking for some objective, either finding a place to build a tower, defeating a machine, or even exploring a Cauldron. You'll fight several enemies in these levels, and after you're done with the story, you get Apex Hunts (where you hunt a powerful machine) and Expeditions, which is basically a free mode.

The art style, well, it's LEGO. It looks pretty damn good, and the machine designs are excellent, so in that regard, the game is great. Customization is also pretty in-depth, even with the limited roster of characters. You get Mother's Heart as a main hub, with sub-sections representing the major areas from the original game: the Nora Sacred Lands, the mountains, the jungle and the desert, and you can customize this hub with plenty of decorations and buildings you unlock as you progress. You can also unlock over a hundred different costumes, and then create 9 custom outfits for each character using pieces from said costumes, which is cool.

The soundtrack is pretty good as well, there's a song in particular I loved. And the voice acting is great, even more so since they got most of the original cast to reprise their roles.

All in all, I think this is a great game, and I can easily recommend it. Even then, I do so with a minor caveat: while I had great fun with it, I can agree with people who consider it a bit overpriced for what it is. I think the sweet spot for this game would be around $30 or $40. Any higher than that, I'd say you're better off waiting.

LEGO Horizon Adventures sounds, at first, like a weird idea. A LEGO videogame adapting an already existing videogame franchise? However, I'd say it works surprisingly well, and makes me wish for more LEGO retellings of popular videogame franchises. Anyway, what's LEGO Horizon Adventures like? It's a rather loose retelling of Horizon Zero Dawn's story, focusing mostly on the Nora tribe and the conflict against Eclipse. Several events from the original game are skipped or simplified, but the main threat of HADES remains, as well as Aloy's search to learn about her past. All of this is, of course, done in the classical humorous style that LEGO adaptations are known for. Gameplay wise, this game isn't quite like Traveller's Tales' LEGO games. It still plays like a third-person platformer, but there's a limited selection of characters (only four: Aloy, Varl, Teersa and Erend), each with their own specific weapon type (bow and arrow, spear, bombs and hammer, respectively). You can also come across rare weapons and special gadgets to aid in combat against machines and human enemies. The story is divided into four chapter, not including the prologue, taking you over the four regions represented in the game, and each level has you go through a region looking for some objective, either finding a place to build a tower, defeating a machine, or even exploring a Cauldron. You'll fight several enemies in these levels, and after you're done with the story, you get Apex Hunts (where you hunt a powerful machine) and Expeditions, which is basically a free mode. The art style, well, it's LEGO. It looks pretty damn good, and the machine designs are excellent, so in that regard, the game is great. Customization is also pretty in-depth, even with the limited roster of characters. You get Mother's Heart as a main hub, with sub-sections representing the major areas from the original game: the Nora Sacred Lands, the mountains, the jungle and the desert, and you can customize this hub with plenty of decorations and buildings you unlock as you progress. You can also unlock over a hundred different costumes, and then create 9 custom outfits for each character using pieces from said costumes, which is cool. The soundtrack is pretty good as well, there's a song in particular I loved. And the voice acting is great, even more so since they got most of the original cast to reprise their roles. All in all, I think this is a great game, and I can easily recommend it. Even then, I do so with a minor caveat: while I had great fun with it, I can agree with people who consider it a bit overpriced for what it is. I think the sweet spot for this game would be around $30 or $40. Any higher than that, I'd say you're better off waiting.