Review: LEGO Worlds (PlayStation 4)

by Jim Smale · Published March 19, 2017 · Updated March 22, 2017

Running originally as an Early Access title on Steam, Lego Worlds is finished and unleashed upon the PlayStation 4. Join us as we take a look at Lego Worlds.

Pros:

3.77GB Download size.
Platinum trophy.
Four save slots.
Two modes available-Online or offline. You can host a private online game.
Great familiar HD Lego graphics.
Local 2 player tutorial support.
Opening and ongoing support.
Gameplay involves you collecting gold bricks to power up your rocket and allow you to explore new worlds and unlock new items in which to build.
Discovery tool-This allows you to scan Lego items and after paying the unlock fee, You can place any of these items anywhere at anytime.
Landscape tool allows you to manipulate the world either by raising it up or by lowering it down.
Painting tool allows you to paint objects a variety of colours.
Copy tool will see you scanning items/builds and then umm copying them.
Autosaves regularly but you can save at any point.
Day and night cycle with weather effects in certain worlds.
Collect studs like you do in any other Lego game before this and use those studs to buy scanned items.
Sky dive option is available should you get stuck in scenery or underground.
Combat again remains unchanged from previous games.
All tools have a tutorial video when you first unlock them.
Easy to play.
Addictive especially as you can randomise worlds meaning no one experiences the same world twice.
You can climb any wall.
Do tasks for people in the worlds to earn unlocks or the much needed gold bricks.
The mini map has handy markers to help find locations or your ship.
Covers many of the Lego sets from city to pirates.
Find vehicles and animals to ride and use.
Decent loading times.
Unlock a camera to take screenshots.
Worlds like I say are randomised with a generator.
Gold bricks unlock not only new worlds but new modes in a way, You have to unlcok the ability to create your own worlds for example.
Worlds can have many biomes in them from jungles to lave and volcanoes to really vast underground networks and deep sea action.
Funny narration and writing.
Controls are easy enough to get to grips with.
The scope for building is just endless. You can find sets that allow you to build big structures with just a click of a button. You can even populate the world with unlocked characters.
Weapons can be found/earned from bananas to guns to swords.
Unlock new skins for your character and swap outfits with a press of a button!
Perfect game for kids or parents to play with their kids.

Cons:

Aiming with the discovery tool is a pain.
AI gets stuck in the scenery.
Takes ages to unlock all the the worlds, Modes and options. More annoying if you just wanna get creative and care little for the exploration side of things.
It feels weird to say but it almost feels like you are breaking the game, Especially with the landscaping tool as you can literally wipe the world out.
Can fall off the edge of the world. You think it would be safe but no.
No real story apart from the loose exploration angle.
A lot of fetch quests. Go get this to give to this guy to get this item to give to her is common.
Task givers can be really difficult to track back down.
The game can soon turn into a planet hopping venture as you look for the quick gold brick pickups.
You soon encounter the problem where it will be a different world but have the same tasks/buildings/people as a previous world.