As the release of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham swoops ever closer, the sheer scale of the game continues to impress. In a pair of developer diaries released today, Traveler's Tales has provided a few new morsels of information, and even more footage to build up the hype.
The first focuses primarily on characters, and with a cast of over 150 the team has really dug into the DC comics backlog to ensure a fully comprehensive selection. What do you mean you haven't heard of Condiment King?! He's fully playable, and packs a serious punch with his ketchup and mustard guns. Weirdo villain Polka-dot Man is on board too, just in case you were wondering. It's clear to see that a lot of fun was had when choosing a few of the wackier heroes and villains, but rest assured that the Justice League et al are ready to fight as well.
The second gives us a look at some gameplay elements, which stick with the open world setting but expand on the concept greatly, allowing players to explore entire planets this time around. Navigating spherical and cylindrical landmasses in low gravity gives us some serious Super Mario Galaxy vibes, and with vehicles thrown into the mix it has the potential to be a true space epic.
The handheld version will feature full 3D free roaming as well, making this an ambitious, full-featured title to say the least. Game Director Arthur Parsons mentions the challenge of developing for both longtime fans and younger players, but we reckon the DC crew is in very good hands indeed.
Let us know what you make of the footage with a comment below!
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And yet no season pass for the U. Sad but I'm behind on these games, almost time to pick up the Lego Movie and Marvel at a good price.
Yup, the revolution of neglecting the WiiU before the game even launched, albait the fact that the WiiU has been a good and profitable home to Lego games in the past.
No season pass was confirmed but I've yet to hear definitively if there is actual DLC or not for the Wii u. Would be nice to know before release. Will likely pick this one up as my daughter and I had a lot of fun with lego marvel.
@PrincePeach92 - I hope you meant "pulling the plug" metaphorically speaking. You do realize if you hold down the power button on the Wii U - not the Gamepad, the Wii U itself - for about 5 seconds the system will shut down. Then just press it again to turn it back on. It happens to us for Lego Marvel almost every time we play it. PS3 and Xbox 360 had similar bugs as well.
Waiting on the DLC news myself. Though seeing as how Marvel Lego just went on sale for $5 on PSN I was going to wait on this one anyway.
Any news on Lego Hobbit part 3 yet? I haven't bought that game yet either as I want to know how - DLC or complete new retail disc - and how much? Google doesn't show anything since April. That was 6 months ago.
How much is the Wii U one going to cost is it £20 like the RRP of the Steam version ? (It being incomplete it shouldn't be £40 like e.g the Xbone version).
@PrincePeach92 Yeah it seems that all of the Lego games freeze on me.
Watched the vids - looks like they really took it up a notch. And the Legion of Doom remains 1 of my favorite childhood memories. Some day.
I'm literally watching the Batman TAS episode that features The Condiment King as I'm reading this article. That was a little weird, but I guess that means we'll see Rolling Pin & Pack Rat too.
(In case anyone cares, the episode is called Make 'Em Laugh)
Exciting stuff!
This looks good and all but I'm going to get Lego City instead, been what that game for too long now.
@unrandomsam in us ps4/xbone is 59.99 and wii u/ps3/360 is 49.99. Is there confirmation of wii u being incomplete (lacking dlc option = incomplete in my book)? People keep equating lack of a season pass to lack of content when that isn't exactly the same thing.
Still not buying on any system until they give wiiu DLC.
I still need to get Lego Batman 2 because of the good things I have heard about it and if I like that one then I will likely get this one down the line!
What they need to tell us about is the dlc for the Wii U. If we get it then I'll buy the game at release for $50, if not then I'll wait for it to drop to $15-$20 before picking it up.
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