What occurs when a few Legobricks resolve to chase their goals of exploring house? You’ll discover the reply in Lego Voyagers, the following brick-based journey from the proficient workforce at Gentle Brick Studio.
Gentle Brick has at all times been impressed by the Lego brick and the limitless methods it connects us – via storytelling, creativity, and the straightforward pleasure of constructing. Their debut title, Lego Builder’s Journey, invited gamers to create with bricks. With Lego Voyagers, they’re taking issues one step additional: this time, you don’t simply construct with the bricks, you change into one.
Two Bricks are Higher than One
In Lego Voyagers, you’ll tumble, leap and snap collectively as you discover a playful universe – and since bricks are at all times stronger when linked, the whole expertise has been designed as a cooperative journey. Whether or not on-line or aspect by aspect in sofa co-op, you and a good friend will resolve difficult puzzles collectively, combining numerous pondering and the magic of teamwork to progress.
As a result of Lego Voyagers is absolutely cooperative, the workforce strived to make it as simple as potential to share. That’s why the sport features a Buddy’s Cross – permitting you to ask a good friend at no cost. For Gentle Brick, it’s a easy extension of their perception that play is greatest skilled collectively.
A Residing, Buildable Universe
The world of Lego Voyagers is constructed from the identical number of Lego bricks you’d discover in actual life (1,694,756 to be precise – the devs counted) – that means each construction you see might, in concept, be recreated with precise bodily Lego bricks. This brick-built universe encourages curiosity and creativity with each tumble and snap. There’s hardly ever only one answer to a puzzle, as a substitute gamers are inspired to suppose exterior of the field, experiment with completely different approaches, and uncover shocking new outcomes. Fairly than discovering one straight reply, it’s extra about having fun with the sort of open-ended play that the world of the Lego model naturally evokes.
Storytelling With out Phrases
One of the vital distinctive points of Lego Voyagers is the way it communicates. The sport tells its story completely with out dialogue (human dialogue, that’s). As a substitute, the story depends closely on visible cues, evocative music and environmental storytelling to information gamers. In Lego Voyagers, Gentle Brick makes a degree of visually establishing concepts earlier than they’re wanted, in order that when gamers encounter a puzzle or narrative beat, it feels acquainted and truthful. This cautious layering retains the expertise comprehensible with out phrases whereas nonetheless leaving loads of room for interpretation.
Composer Henrik Lindstrand – who additionally scored the critically acclaimed Lego Builder’s Journey – returns as soon as once more with a handcrafted soundtrack. This time, he expands his devices to incorporate his childhood Casio keyboard, giving the music a nostalgic coming-of-age really feel. In Lego Voyagers, Lindstand works with recurring themes or leitmotifs that comply with the characters and occasions, giving gamers a way of familiarity and helps them join emotionally with the story.
Lego Voyagers invitations gamers to replicate, experiment, and kind their very own understanding of the story. The sport asks open questions on friendship, connection, and the way we navigate challenges collectively. Gentle Brick hopes these feedback spark conversations lengthy after the controller is about down. What does it imply to remain linked? How can we assist one another when the trail forward isn’t at all times clear? The workforce doesn’t need to dictate the solutions – and the sport encourages gamers to search out their very own.
Trying Forward
Lego Voyagers is playful, heartfelt, and true to the Lego model. It’s a recreation about friendship, creativity and most of all – connection – constructed on a model that has been inspiring gamers for generations. Lego Voyagers is out now! We are able to’t look forward to gamers on the Xbox Collection X|S and Xbox One to set out on this journey collectively. Seize a good friend, convey your curiosity and see what occurs when a few bricks attain for the celebs.
LEGO® Voyagers
Annapurna Interactive
From the makers of LEGO® Builder’s Journey comes a brand new 2-player co-op journey about friendship and play. When two associates make it their mission to rescue an deserted spaceship, they embark on a journey past their wildest goals, finally studying the worth of being linked.
● Expertise what it feels prefer to be a LEGO brick. Tumble, leap, snap collectively, and construct your method via wealthy brick worlds.
● Unravel a poetic, non verbal narrative, set in stunning brick constructed environments, supported by an atmospheric soundtrack.
● Cooperatively resolve the sport’s many challenges and uncover how two bricks are higher than one. Play regionally on the identical display, or on-line.
● Invite a good friend to affix your journey at no cost with the Buddy’s Cross. So long as one in all you owns LEGO Voyagers, you possibly can each play the complete co-op expertise collectively.
LEGO Voyagers asks open questions on constructing friendships, sharing goals, and giving house.
It reminds us that whereas enjoying and being inventive is for all sizes and styles, it’s at all times higher while you share it with a good friend.
