Dipswitch: The New Flesh

posted Nov. 26, 2008 03:30:35 PM by     

I have to apologize about the delay in posting the latest Dipswitch but I ran into some technical difficulties and was unable to access any of the new content!

This weeks comic makes me wonder where the initial idea to Legofy movies into video games came from. I'm going to guess Microserfs may have had something to do with it. I can remember reading that book in my teens, and day dreaming of not only working at Microsoft, but also of a game where you could build anything you want with Legos, and go nuts with it in a virtual world. This really never came to pass, although, LittleBigPlanet came the closest so far.

The games created by Travelers Tales have truly become a phenomenon, but definitely fall short in terms of real depth. While it is quite apparent that the Lego games are designed for kids, I can't help but pointing out that running around pressing one or two buttons, never really being able to die, can get pretty mundane after a while. I'm really hoping that TT will one day step outside of the niche they have dug for themselves, and try creating some Lego games that really push the genre.

Until that point, enjoy Dipswitch, and have a very happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!

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