Classic LEGO Themes: History and Them Today | Video Essay

[@RaccoonSmuggler]

Great vid man! I wish LEGO would revisit some of these themes more often so we can have a little taste of the past.

[@steveiscrazy_]

Me too! I feel if they were given the proper treatment and resources they could come back bigger than ever after such a long break.

[@B0R3D901]

I just want lego castles back :(

[@B0R3D901]

Unrelated, 10/10 video, I think you'll blow up

[@steveiscrazy_]

​@@B0R3D901 LEGO Castle is the one I want to see return the most too! I think with all the new parts, colors and techniques since 2013 new sets would go so hard. I appreciate the kind words about the video too, thank you!

[@jacobe1942]

Lego is perfect for castles.... castle should be some kind of foundational theme... I love the new direction of a more town focused play

[@Josehuds69420]

Nexo knights is my favourite Lego theme, and it IS a castle theme, as we know fantasy era is canon to nexo knights, as shown in the knights code book. I also believe knights kingdom 2 is in the same timeline

[@steveiscrazy_]

Interesting! I appreciate you sharing that and clarifying it better for me. I never actually knew LEGO labeled it as a part of the Castle line. If not apart of the same timeline, I still believe that Nexo Knights took a lot of inspiration from Knights Kingdom 2.

[@blucas1722]

Love the content 🫡

[@steveiscrazy_]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@skukol]

Great vid!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@steveiscrazy_]

Appreciate it so much 🙂

[@jacobe1942]

I loved my childhood growing up on the classic lines.... I got some of the most sought after sets. I would not buy IP themed lego sets, I have no interest in them, actually it was the Lions Knight Castle that got me back into it after nearly 25 years. That set in terms of scale, beauty, universal theme, fun for all ages and sexes etc... make it the best set lego ever made. I was actually kind of surprised to see there was no more Lego castle! and now its dominated by IP sets and "models" (I do not understand this, LEGO to me is a toy, but now is treated like a model medium which it is not great for). I love the new direction they are going with a split in peasant life adding a missing dimension. And thankfully the new sets give plenty of pieces if one wants to rebuild or add on to. The only problem is there is not enough smaller sets to fill out these big ones. Castle is so popular right now... C'mon lego...

[@steveiscrazy_]

Love to hear that you got back into the hobby as well. Castle is the line that I miss the most out of all of them too. I agree with all the points you brought up from it being dominated by IP's and specifically how many people look at it as a display model medium. Some of them are cool but I agree LEGO works best as a medium for play/building things. The resurgence of sets such as Lions Knight Castle, the peasant themed sets is all awesome too and you brought up such a great point in saying there needs to be more smaller sets to add to them. Simple stuff like carriages, siege weapons, medieval games, battle packs and festival stuff could all be done in a smaller scale. Give us more new Castle stuff LEGO so we can flesh out our own little brick-built medieval worlds to play in!

[@jacobe1942]

@@steveiscrazy_ yes it is that lack of follow through where I have begun to show disinterest again. Watching reviews of sets I know I will never get...