Is Lego Indiana Jones a well constructed game, or does it fall apart into tiny little lego pieces?
Lego Indiana Jones is a fairly simplistic game. You will spend most of your time fighting off enemies, building a butt load of objects, solving puzzles, and engaging in boss battles. Death is around every corner in the game, but it can be very hard to achieve. Let me explain. You will end up dying many, many, many, many, many, many times, did I forget to mention that you will die many times, no, alright then. Death comes naturally like hmmm…. like taking a dump, when you least expect it you end up taking a BIG one hahahaha! The good news is that you have unlimited lives, and if you do die you just spawn where you got crushed, pummeled, shot at, ran over, exploded, you pretty much come back to where you died. Simplicity makes this game easy to pick up, but it's also what makes this game easy to drop into a never ending abyss of boredom. I found myself falling asleep during the game. There was no challenge at all, and every time I did accomplish something I just didn't feel…..accomplished. It could just be me, but there really wasn't anything to keep me entertained during the game. At least Lego Starwars has light sabers and Lego Batman has cool gadgets, all Indy has is a whip, a hat, and his fists. Poor old Indy.
You can't really do much to make a game solely based on legos to look incredibly spectacular. High definition legos doesn't look any different than standard definition legos. Legos are legos, no matter how you eat it, no matter how you cook it, no matter how you painfully step on it, legos will be legos. The level designs were well constructed but could be a bit confusing at times, especially if you tend to overlook things. This happened to me many times, I would be so focused on trying to get pass an obstacle that I wouldn't realize that there was a key or door right next to me. Yeah, I know, I'm sad. The legolized characters looked exactly like their counterparts in the movies and were superb, from their gestures to their facial expressions, everything was nicely constructed. Get it constructed, you build legos so I said constructed, hahahaha, ahhhhh forget it.
There was absolutely no voice acting at all. During cut-scenes all the characters would do is mumble, giggle, mumble, laugh, mumble, scream, and mumble over and over. I'm not saying it was bad, it was actually kind of interesting and funny to see the almighty cast of Indiana Jones to be reduced to babbling legos. The sound effects were fairly plain and simple, every time you broke something an explosive sound would occur, and that's about it. The in-game music was somewhat enjoyable, but not really noticeable. The Indy theme sounded great but that's pretty much the only noteworthy piece of music in the game.
Overall: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is definitely not for everyone. Simplicity will draw many gamers in, but it will also push many gamers back. If you enjoy playing games that are easy to pick up and simple then I suggest you give Lego Indiana Jones a shot. If you are one of those gamers who yearn for a challenge, and enjoy fast paced gameplay then I suggest you stay away from this title. You'll either love it, or hate it.