Thursday, 27 November 2014

Contextual studies: The Lego filter

The Lego filter

For my final presentation at the end of this unit I will be looking into Lego and how Lego has its own take on trans-media and how through the Lego filter new narratives can be told about old subjects.

The Lego filter:
the Lego filter is a term that I like to use when describing the different types of Lego games that are available on the market. There is a good reason for using this term as I  own a lot the Lego games I have played the ball and discovered a pattern that ages within all games. 

Genre:
The genre of game is always the same within Lego games. It is always a third person puzzle/adventure game and this has been the same from some of their first games for example Star Wars Lego to one of their newest games Lego Batman three beyond Gotham. 

Game play:
Game play within the Lego games consist mainly of  puzzle-based levels where the player must reach a certain objective by conquering a certain amount of puzzles beforehand using various different character traits or environments objects. 

Environments:
The environment within a Lego game is always dependent  is very much dependent on the game that is based on for example a environment within the Marvel Lego game will feature such environments as the avengers Tower or the shield base. the environments we are a mixture between Lego objects and also  modeled environments that all interactive will buy the players the sign that there is Lego near an area often means that the player that this is interactive. 

Characters:
The characters within at Lego game depended on the story line of the game is betraying similar to the environment. They will often have similar abilities to the media that they are belonging to for example in the Star Wars Lego games Lego characters that are Jedi's have the ability to use the force on certain Lego items and this is a mechanic that they can use to puzzle solve with.  They will often the pick main characters secondary characters in even the villains and have them in a list of the player to unlock and then once completing the game they are able to use any character they desire even if it is the villain becoming the hero.





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