<![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> If this Universe has some old school Lego "Space" (as in Outer Space) where ships like the LL924, LL928, and Galaxy Commander, then I'm in. Sure, these ships aren't as sleek as current modern Lego sets, but they were much more fun to build, IMHO. Oh, and I'd need the Mobile Rocket Transport, that was one of the best.

TreyTable

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And Mars Mission, if my memory serves, could lend itself pretty well to a RTS.

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> Wow, if each world is exactly like the set it represents, thic could become some sort of omnigame. Think Battlefront on the Star Wars world, RPG in the Bionicle world (well, sorta), LOLSEAEXPLORATION in the Pirate World, FPS in the...

well.

[shop.lego.com]

Those are all the currently active sets, although I'm sure there has to be more tahn that.

Now that I think of it, the online Exo-Force flash game was an FPS, albeit a shoddy one. Maybe Lego will be the first to make a Gundam game that doesn't suck (well, giant mecha game, but I don't really know any of them, and Exo-Force is rather Gundam-like) :P

If this is on the PC, I'm going to get it, end of story.

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> I LOVE Lego, despite never being able to build anything half decent with it. I do hope there won't be any subscription costs, I hate that crap.

MasterBalls

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> If you can actually build anything in Lego Universe that you could in real life, and have it work correctly, this is probably the best game concept ever! (admitting at the same time that my tastes might not be standard kotaku fare).

I'm just thinking that it might not be so kiddy at all. Anyone here ever checked out Lego Midstorms? The average users age for those bricks has to be in the upper twenties ;) You can construct diabolically complex machines with some electrical motors, sensors and a mindstorm brick. Add pneumatics and external power sources to that and...

I'll certainly be keeping an eye out for this one!

Sarkath

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @Stogies: They did say they expect adults to be interested as well.

Lego Island and the like were more like practice for Lego Star Wars and the like. They've figured out how to make games that are the pure essence of fun and quality.

I'd love to see a Lego/Nintendo team-up. It could be brilliant.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> Sporekiller? I called it first!

v00deux

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @StevenRafael: Maybe your just bitter because you couldn't catch the Brickster.
That pizza loving criminal mastermind is too good.

Erwin

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @StevenRafael:
You son of a bitch, take that back!

Coldbrand

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> It's all fun and games until someone builds a huge lego penis with an eye patch in Pirate Planet.

Catalyst

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> Aquanauts!

Ignited_Impulse

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> im 21, and i would love to play this. i used to make so much bomb stuff..

legos was huge. just look at how many people play the lego star wars, indiana jones, batman,ect.

nevergod

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @TrevWolf:
It was still fun... I explored just about every corner of it...

But all I remember now is a choppy framerate, tons of lag, and disappointment from the limitations. I thought I'd be able to create ANYTHING, and take ANYTHING apart...

But of course, that wasn't the case :/

StevenRafael

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @mind in rewind: I'm 28 and like you and the other commenters I'm really interested in this game. In fact, I'd hazard a guess that many 20-somethings will be interested in this game. Lego was huge in the 80s when we were kids, and I'm sure a lot of people will be curious if the game can recapture the magic of building space colonies and castles in our bedrooms.

if the game lives up to its potential I'm going to build a friggin huge castle on an island to replace the one my little brother smashed to bits when I was 7. that fucking bastard.

kromekoran

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> Just can't wait for it. Hope it will be Free to play :(.

I used to play Lego Loco over and over, just to build my city and tickle my Lego people, and then messing with the trains... When I was older, I played it again, and say: What kind of easy game is that? Everything is free?. But I can't forget how I enjoyed playing with my Lego City.

So this is my reason to wait for Lego Universe.

shadow_judge

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @mind in rewind: Me too, but I'm worried that they make it too kiddie, it is looking so freaking good.

Oh and if anyone tuches my blueprints prepare for the self destruct :)

Irenicus-the one and only

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @mind in rewind: Nah, im with you on this one, and I'm probably not the only one over 20 that see's a huge amount of potential for this game if they pull it off right.

@TrevWolf: It seemed catching that criminal was pretty much the climax of that game, I remember he would break out, and you'd have to catch him again, the game was such a disapointment but at the same time, I was so young I could see past the lame gameplay and lack of customization Id hoped for, and just focused on that damn convict.

Jericho114

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @Tybee: I just came a little bit.

TrevWolf

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> I've been trying not to get my hopes up with this game because I really doubt it will live up to the potential of Lego MMO. I want the freedom and player-driven universe of EVE with the infinite customization and dynamic gameplay of Sourceforts. Imagine claiming an island in the Lego Universe and building your territory from scratch, brick by brick, and defending it from invaders. Or setting up catapults outside someone else's town and blowing it to pieces with physics-based combat.

A truly open-ended Lego MMO would be absolutely amazing, but I'm not holding my breath. :/

Eric

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> They shouldn't be so quick to limit their target audience to the "8 to 12" range. I'm 24 years old and very excited to play this game. This is the most imaginative game idea I've seen in a while. Problem is, I can only converse of Hannah Montana and Ben 10 for so long. Maybe they could distinguish servers by age...

Stogies

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> Yes, but will there be a LEGO Star Wars planet?

Tybee

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> @StevenRafael: I loved lego island! Fond childhood memories of playing with virtual legos while I could have been playing with real legos. Even at the time I felt a little silly.

It felt good to catch that criminal bastard.

TrevWolf

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> For kids, huh? Is it odd that I REALLY want to play this?

FP mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> Here's what I'd do with this game:

First, I'd make a character that looked like me. Then I'd build a house in the shape of a giant replica of, well, me. The psychological implications of living inside oneself makes the game seem...deep.

Bluecell

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> This just might have what it takes to close the gaping hole of disappointment in my heart, left behind a long, long time ago by Lego Island.

StevenRafael

]]> <![CDATA[A Chat With Mark Hanson About Lego Universe]]> Sounds like good fun.

Saint Anima

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