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This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on June 13th, 2019 in the Forza Horizon 4 category.
Live Stream: LEGO Speed Champions Arrives in Forza Horizon 4
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Yea they could of made the hot wheel expansion to where they could of gave you a few track items to build your own track but all that UI and all to allow that would be huge in file size. So lego expansion may not let you build anything on your own similar to the hot wheel expansion. They build the world, you just have fun in it. I do love Lego Worlds though, but its just beyond buggy and slow lol
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- DanPrez
I still dont get it. Why doing a Lego expansion? Why bothering with this strange half Lego/half reality setting? Why mixing it up with existing cars? Why just three Lego cars? Why no option to build your own cars or Lego tracks? What kind of madness is this? Guess i will find out pretty soon but i highly doubt it will be a pleasent surprise.
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This Lego expansion is absolutely ridiculous, mixing it in with real world cars is pathetic, could of extended the map in the northern part of the map, or more cars.
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I know right!? Can't wait to try it!
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Caught a glimpse of the interior view.. Just about what i expected. This stuff is defended by saying it's a video game rated e for everyone including kids. Yet i didn't see any kids at the e3 streams. Anyone caught the silence in the crowd after they revealed this crap.
And yes if people can say it's awesome. I can say it's crap.
And yes if people can say it's awesome. I can say it's crap.
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I spend some time with it and so far its... just more of the same? It plays just like the base game with the same kind of events. The new area is just a big Lego land but i still dont see the point. Why drive real life cars in a Lego land? Makes no sense. Sure it looks pretty. But i see the lost potential here. Why not creating a Lego expansion just with Lego cars and for Lego cars only, with the ability to actually build cars, houses and drivers, not just unlock then!? Because Lego should be about building things!
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I definitely agree with this part. I had hoped they made that a bit more in depth in my opinion. However, it playing more or less the same I think is the actual point, wouldn't you say? It has to connect directly with the base game, so it shouldn't be all wonky, especially if we're able to use it in the base map.
It'd be interesting if you were able to select a base type vehicle, but be able to build whatever you want as a shell on top of it. Something like Select a RWD V6 layout, using one of the swappable engines and go from there.
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@ImaRobot Well, i heard this would be like a complete new game, its own thing. They also claimed this would be their biggest expansion yet. Thats some nice PR buzz right there. I dont see why. The new map isnt exactly huge. How many cars are in this? How many new gameplay elements?
I never liked the idea of a Forza/Lego crossover. BUT i think this could have been cool and fun in the way Micro Machines is kinda cool. If this would have been something completly new and fresh. But its not. This is just Forza Horizon with its races and stunts in a very strange environment. I expected more. Oh, and that "awesome" song is incredibly annoying.
I never liked the idea of a Forza/Lego crossover. BUT i think this could have been cool and fun in the way Micro Machines is kinda cool. If this would have been something completly new and fresh. But its not. This is just Forza Horizon with its races and stunts in a very strange environment. I expected more. Oh, and that "awesome" song is incredibly annoying.
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Yeah, but to expect it to play/drive differently than the base game would be a bit too far, in my opinion. I have yet to try it though so I can't really comment on anything else. I get off work in an hour and a half so until then, I don't know. It is it's own thing, much like any other expansion that has came to any of these games.
What Forza expansion hasn't been like that?
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Why do you specifically keep saying "including kids" as if it changes anything at all? News Flash, Kids are included when they say Everyone, so theres no need to keep saying that as if you're making some point. There were a lot of games rated for Everyone at E3, what does that even matter? Kids still couldn't go regardless.
They showed it to everyone that's what they did. Like most DLC though, some people like it, some don't. Can't please Everyone. Either way, what youre pretending is that no one likes it. That's not the case at all.
and Yes, I've heard of NFS. Mind actually expanding on why you even mentioned it though?
But yeah, what does any of that have to do with kids not being there? You know there's a reason for that right?
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Played it a couple of hours now (unlocked the Ferrari and the garage). It looked interesting to me and I thought this would easily become my second most favourite FH expansion. I knew aforehand this would certainly not beat Hot Wheels for FH3 and I was right. But... Blizzard Mountain easily tops LEGO IMO. It might even drop 1 more position after Fortune Island, that I cannot decide yet from just a few hours.
Is it bad? Not at all, being a LEGO kid myself I actually like the idea. But indeed apart from the LEGO aesthetics it all indeed just feels more of the same. Fortune island at least has the switchback road and the cliff road as something special. The one special thing about LEGO no doubt is the racing circuit and all the possible routes you can create from that, kudos to the devs for finally implementing a racing circuit.
So far for me, for the moment I think LEGO will slot in here:
1) FH3 Hot Wheels
2) FH3 Blizzard Mountain
3) FH4 LEGO
4) FH4 Fortune Island
5) FH2 Storm Island
6) FH1 Horizon Rally (I put this last since it’s not even a proper map expansion)
It’s not that I’m disappointed with the LEGO expansion, it actually looks nice. But it could have been more, like why only 3 new cars? Why not have some real feeling of collecting bricks and building something your own way? (If needed brick by brick) Instead of everyone just having the same cutscenes. From the prerelease videos I already thought this “building” looked just the same as upgrading festival sites in FH3 and I was right, except we now have a few more stages to upgrade than just 5 I guess.
Nevertheless, overall I’m happy with FH4 and it’s ultimate edition. IMO we’ve gotten 2 solid expansions, decent car pass cars and a lot of new free cars post-car pass. Not to forget the introduction of Forzathon and a custom route creator. I assume the live service for FH4 will continue until summer-ish 2020 so that FM8 can release fall 2020 together with the new Xbox console.
Is it bad? Not at all, being a LEGO kid myself I actually like the idea. But indeed apart from the LEGO aesthetics it all indeed just feels more of the same. Fortune island at least has the switchback road and the cliff road as something special. The one special thing about LEGO no doubt is the racing circuit and all the possible routes you can create from that, kudos to the devs for finally implementing a racing circuit.
So far for me, for the moment I think LEGO will slot in here:
1) FH3 Hot Wheels
2) FH3 Blizzard Mountain
3) FH4 LEGO
4) FH4 Fortune Island
5) FH2 Storm Island
6) FH1 Horizon Rally (I put this last since it’s not even a proper map expansion)
It’s not that I’m disappointed with the LEGO expansion, it actually looks nice. But it could have been more, like why only 3 new cars? Why not have some real feeling of collecting bricks and building something your own way? (If needed brick by brick) Instead of everyone just having the same cutscenes. From the prerelease videos I already thought this “building” looked just the same as upgrading festival sites in FH3 and I was right, except we now have a few more stages to upgrade than just 5 I guess.
Nevertheless, overall I’m happy with FH4 and it’s ultimate edition. IMO we’ve gotten 2 solid expansions, decent car pass cars and a lot of new free cars post-car pass. Not to forget the introduction of Forzathon and a custom route creator. I assume the live service for FH4 will continue until summer-ish 2020 so that FM8 can release fall 2020 together with the new Xbox console.
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As someone who hated the idea of a Lego expansion I gave it a try and so far I'm enjoying it BUT it feels like they've missed a huge opportunity with the Lego cars. They're barely modifiable. Why not let us do silly things like stick a pig on the roof or attach crazy parts to the car? That's the whole joy of Lego! Having only 3 new cars really sucks too.
I will say though that the world they've built looks fantastic and the bricks themselves have some incredible textures and surface response going on. The way they reflect the sunlight showing tiny scratches is superb. Massive kudos to the art team!
I may have also let out a pretty big laugh at the intro where the car revs up and then drives forwards towards the rectangular portal thing before just bouncing off the wall
I will say though that the world they've built looks fantastic and the bricks themselves have some incredible textures and surface response going on. The way they reflect the sunlight showing tiny scratches is superb. Massive kudos to the art team!
I may have also let out a pretty big laugh at the intro where the car revs up and then drives forwards towards the rectangular portal thing before just bouncing off the wall
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Yeah, I'll say it again: It is a fantastic idea for a standalone game. But it does not fit Forza, specially when they take absolutely no advantage of what Lego really stands for; building your own stuff.
I had a hard time accepting the Hot Wheels expansion. I never really got halfway through. This... I just can't do it. But I guess I already paid for it?
I had a hard time accepting the Hot Wheels expansion. I never really got halfway through. This... I just can't do it. But I guess I already paid for it?
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