![]() ![]() All this leads these unlikely heroes to one of the least satisfying conclusions since Halo 2 landed on Xbox. Through forests, caves and white water rapids, this band of adventurers fights (and flees) all kinds of high fantasy baddies, including ogres, giant trolls and a very frightening spider. He's joined by a motley crew of dwarves with funny names like Thorin, Oin and Dwalin, as well as everybody's favorite wizard, Gandalf. ![]() LEGO The Hobbit sees our hero, Bilbo Baggins, reluctantly take part in a journey across Middle-earth to reclaim his home from a dragon named Smaug. ![]() The newly renamed third film, The Battle of Five Armies, is nowhere to be seen in this package, but is promised as future downloadable content. To be more specific, this is a retelling of the first two movies-An Unexpected Journey and The Desolation of Smaug. Unfortunately, after completing this painfully dull quest, I'm starting to understand why so many people have LEGO fatigue.Īs you may have guessed from the title, LEGO The Hobbit is a video game retelling of Peter Jackson's newest film trilogy. I enjoyed both for completely different reasons, so I went into LEGO The Hobbit excited for the journey. The truth is, I've only played two LEGO games in my entire life-LEGO Rock Band and LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. I would not consider myself burned out on the long-running franchise. After Batman, Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and multiple Star Wars entries, it's clear that the people around me are sick of the LEGO formula. Regardless of age, sex or gaming habits, pretty much everybody I knew said they had LEGO fatigue. While working my way through LEGO The Hobbit, I was struck by the comments coming from my friends and colleagues. ![]()
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