Faithfully Frustrating: The Powerpuff Girls (2016) in Lego Dimensions!

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

The one thing I loved about Lego Dimensions was that in the Adventure Time one, Marceline does this cute little dance whenever she's idle.

[@0nly.mally1]

yeah i love that

[@genemelendez8157]

Between this and the Sonic packs, it’s clear that the franchises featured in Lego Dimensions are set up like an absolute love letter to fans of these properties. I can totally respect the game’s dedication, even if the process of actually playing it is pretty scummy to the consumer

[@jamesporter571]

makes me wish we got those Marvel and Star Wars packs

[@twilightman2816]

not to mention the Doctor Who gameplay. Every time the Doctor "dies" on screen, he then "regenerates" into the subsequent Doctor that portrayed him and then back again. That and all of the other content makes a fan of that franchise sqee with joy.

[@lydiagalantmotherf]

Yup! I loved the Knight Rider expansion for example, as I was just happy that there was something coming out relating to it. And then it was really well made! Not to mention Portal!

[@royalblanket]

I wish they fixed the bugs before abandoning it though. The game is essentially unplayable due to crashes

[@bradiec6561]

@@twilightman2816 hello where can I buy the doctor at original price or below

[@BigBadBloss]

"Ethan Hunt has a Fucking Gun" is so funny to me, I don't know why.

[@sarafontanini7051]

Blossom: Is that Ethan Hunt? Bubbles: HE'S GOT A GUN! Ethan Hunt:*blam blam!"

[@ryanm.8720]

For his neutral special, he wields a gun.

[@curedreamfandubz4116]

That awkward moment when the video game has better continuity then the show itself

[@curedreamfandubz4116]

@@londonjackson8986 lol definitely >

[@gregzotter6189]

@@londonjackson8986 Since when?!

[@sonicthehedgehog1606]

@@londonjackson8986 that's fucking cap

[@dapperloser3025]

as a casual LEGO collector this game did give us ALOT of minifigures for characters that fans have been dreaming about for years (LEGO PORTAL 2 BABY!) i only wished these ips had proper sets instead of only being used for dimensions

[@playererror4044]

I brough Chell and the cyberman packs before I owned the game I wanted them so much (Would have gotten sonic if his price wasn't taking oceanic amounts of piss)

[@silversteeldragunn]

- sees footage of Shadow Streak holding the game boxes - hm.. something's off, here... - realization - wait, he has HANDS?! not NUBS?!?!

[@elizabethsmith7224]

Also KITTY!

[@maskedsentai2003]

Streak: franchises are in the Game yeah no *shadow looking at Lego powerpuff girls* Streak: shut up and take my money

[@NAguzman5568]

Shadow u silly hypocrite xd

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

I think the only figures that survived the fall of toys to life is Nintendo’s amiibos.

[@RyuSpike]

In the case of the Zelda games, a lot of the Zelda amiibos work with multiple games.

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

They are well crafted, look pretty, at a somewhat cheap price and not required for games most of the time

[@austinmorrison6953]

The level packs in Lego Dimensions were made with such love and care for their fans. I just wish they released versions of the Skylanders games and Lego Dimensions with all the content available without having to buy the figures and just needing to be unlocked in game the same way other characters are in others Lego games.

[@anythingRL]

I don't care who you are ,PPG 2016 fan or not, 12:14 that is one BADASS intro for the reboot in the game

[@lennypayne4241]

No it's not.

[@anythingRL]

@@lennypayne4241 woah dude you just totally changed my opinion thanks man

[@gracekim1998]

@@lennypayne4241 your ‘argument’ is boring and low effort

[@gracekim1998]

But honestly AnythingRL, I agree 🤣 it’s pretty cool

[@johnnygyro2295]

What's the song? I've been trying to find it. Edit: Never mind. I just found it.

[@RoninCatholic]

Those glowing things you're saying about the PowerPuff Girls level? Same is true of the Sonic level - full of _so many_ references, so faithful and clearly made by people with an intimate understanding and love of the franchise. I'd presume the same of the other stages as well.

[@SparkzEnt]

Ironicly, Traveler's Tales, the Lego game devs, worked with Sonic on 3D Blast and Sonic R, so it was an nice reunion

[@captainsnookinc2118]

This game has one of the best concepts in the world

[@captainsnookinc2118]

I just wish someone would take that concept other than Kingdom Hearts. Especially Nintendo I mean Smash is cool and all but lets get another game like Subspace emissary but this time it can be it's own game following Mario or something going through different Nintendo dimensions.

[@KestrelDC]

I'm in the same boat. I really like the CONCEPT in THEORY, especially with Lego or this whole bunch of worlds and characters coming together thing, let alone all of that together and you include Batman right out the gates, but... no.... I'm not dropping MULTIPLE CONSOLES' worth of money I don't have on this! Just... no.... I wouldn't mind so much if the base game was this good size thing with lots of stuff and characters and then over time they worked on and released more DLC, but DLC from the start? Nah!

[@ivywt]

lego powerpuff girls. well this is going to be interesting

[@KururuJi]

It really sucks that the developers were likely throttled by marketing and executives, because there is a lot of passion and love in the writing and the concept is so good!

[@jlwiseman98]

Honestly if this was one single game, it'd have the making to be one of the coolest crossover games out there and I'd absolutely get it tbh.

[@optiquemusic6204]

18:23 : If this had more meta writing, it would have been a treat to hear Bubbles say: "Ohh, no no no, not flying through rings! Anything but rings!!!" But I'll take what I get, even if the entry fee is so prohibitively expensive.

[@Waltman13]

Lego Dimensions is a really fun idea in concept. And for the most part it's executed quite well, but the reliance on toys-to-life really bought this game down a lot, especially in the character-type-specific missions. And it's a real shame too, cause the variety of worlds and characters it had was really cool. Honestly if I was behind this game, I would've made the figure packs optional so people can just buy the worlds and characters digitally using the in-game studs. Also sidenote, while Bubbles' coloring song is a cute reference to the OG series, having it come out of the reboot's actor kinda ruins it for me. It's not a huge deal, but still.

[@dennisperez8649]

I used to work at Toys R Us during the Toys to Life craze. I'm not even exagerating when I say that parents would spend thousands of dollars on their kids between Skylanders, Disney Infinity, and Lego Dimensions.

[@329link]

I think I'd like it if you did more video game stuff, powerpuff or not, in the future. Your format lends itself well to video games, and you seem like you play a decent variety of them. Plus, as someone who wishes to make video games someday, I always love to see a unique perspective on design techniques.

[@myotherdementedpersonality6799]

fun fact the developers of this game were interviewed at one point and they were asked what is the ppg set based on the original series or the reboot and they said the original... THEY FUCKING KNEW they knew the reboot was hated they god damn knew it

[@Yipper64]

for me I like to get amiibos to display, and their in game functionality is just a bonus to me.

[@rubysu9265]

Same! Amiibo in general feel like more of a bonus for the games they're in unlike other toy to life games where they're like a requirement, which I think is good! Besides, where else am I gonna get a good figure of my main Lucas? (Or just any merch of him ever...)

[@flametitan100]

@@rubysu9265 It also helps that they're cross compatible with most games, and not just the one game you bought, so if you already have amiibo and buy a new game, odds are you can probably do _something_ with it, even if it's less than what the official tie in amiibo do.

[@329link]

Amiibo are probably the best way to do that business practice. The little things they do are small bonuses that don't disrupt the game, usually relating to the character that the figure is based on. So if you buy an amiibo or two based on your favorite character(s), you're pretty much set to get most amiibo exclusive content you care about in any game you'd want. Some amiibo are pretty underused though. My olimar amiibo has way too much dust gathering.

[@Yipper64]

@@329link yeah, I agree. But its like any nintendo gimmick. Gets used a lot in the early days, then they mellow out after they figure theyve explored it as much as they can. Amiibo are really far into that phase, so they dont get much ingame use, but they are still fun to have.

[@spinnyboination7830]

Same, i just like buying them as a collectable. Especially since they look amazing on my desk

[@xavierlime06]

I remember using blossom and bubbles in the main story mode. They are completly broken. What I mean is that you could have skip areas and trigger the next part of the level. Honestly it was pretty fun.

[@nebuchadnezzar8683]

I remember buying Sonic, Scooby Doo, Including this along with Teen Titans Go out of curiosity but never used them again ever since I've beaten there Hub Worlds. Also this Is the 2nd time these girls ran Into the Teen Titans but only to stop Beetlejuice and y'all know the rest IF you actually play the game. And now I await a Toy Series Review If your planning to go the extra mile but honestly don't know what to except the Final Conclusion or full Review on pass experience before wrapping thing sup. BTW; Ben (2016) has finally ended and like PPG (2016) I never have to sit through that series ever again and good riddance both reboots of 2016, TTGO on the other hand I'll find a way to slay that phoenix excuse of a reboot soon enough!

[@drybonesmunchakoopas5143]

Well this video did not disappoint! I agree with your points :D (even if I was weak and gave in to buying dimensions character packs back in the day) Of topic I love the Wii U IMO it was a decent console.

[@cabralanselmo5777]

In regards to what you said about this game being re-released with all the content, Disney of all people actually did this with the PC versions of the Disney Infinity games where they updated them on Steam after they ended to have everything unlocked (minus stuff that was never ported to PC to begin with) so it's possible, though I also think they just don't care enough anymore to do it.

[@ShadowStreak]

It would've been awesome if they had done something like this; nearly all of my issues with the game would disappear if that were the case.

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Seem about right.( And at least Lego Powerpuff girls look cool ) Also hope y'all have a good earth day.

[@TheLadyLiddell]

At least the Amiibo can be used with multiple games and tend to unlock relatively small in game rewards. The biggest one I can think of is Wolf Link in BotW (tho, what's cool about that one is that it takes your progress from Twilight Princess and adds that to Wolf Link in BotW). Plus, for collectors like me who babe way too many anime figures... it's just one more figure to add to the collection 🤣

[@goat0451]

Awesome video! I love the info from the start to finish. If I wasn't a fan of the channel already I could've mistaked you as a game reviewer.

[@ShadowStreak]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed my video haha

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

“The dogs have anger issues, and they blame you!” -Mojo Jojo 2021

[@brianlevine871]

Never played this game, but I gotta admit it's pretty cool that PPG and "Adventure Time" made it into LEGO Dimensions. I'd love it if they included other CN shows like "Ed, Edd n Eddy," "Samurai Jack," "Dexter's Lab," "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" and "Steven Universe."

[@toongrowner1]

Well I'm gonna be the asshole for this one.... they have teen titans go :D It even comes with a, for this game specifcly made, episode :D

[@memebrain2177]

I would love those show to be featured in a better lego game but lego dimensions only has current bad reboot shows implemented that are considered "popular"

[@captainsnookinc2118]

I didn't know how much I needed an Open World Powerpuff Girls game until now

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

Um, Relish Rampage makes you feel like the Powerpuff Girls.

[@hypno-scream5652]

I really hope Lego Dimensions come back some day, maybe without the sets. I loved it, and it inspires me to this day.

[@Cp-71]

Hey, look, Professor's chin is finally a square!

[@benmalsky9834]

Lego Dimensions is a game that I will always appreciate for it's presentation and IP representation. I can tell that so many of the franchises that it had so many fans of them on the development team. This is especially evident with Sonic, Doctor Who, Scooby-Doo, Adventure Time, Portal and Wizard of Oz.

[@EnergyTheFoxProductions]

LEGO Dimensions, Despite how expensive it was/is, Is my favorite LEGO game of all time. I can 100% confirm, That EVERY single IP got the same amount of love and care in the references and feel of the franchise just like the Powerpuff Girls.

[@EnergyTheFoxProductions]

I dunno if you'll even see this, But this game genuinely put so much love and effort into making it feel like not only a love letter to all the franchises referenced in the game, But genuinely makes you feel like they're themselves while still also being a parody.

[@jonahabenhaim1223]

Would have been better if the game wasen’t so expensive with it’s sets

[@dragonempress8367]

I was tempted by the sonic one, but the paywall and high priced figures drove me away.

[@georgegray2373]

I Wish Looney Tunes Was Added In Lego Dimensions Instead of PPG 2016 !

[@yes8032]

I’ve been waiting soo long for this video honestly I love this game

[@roykoopa58]

Hey

[@yes8032]

@@roykoopa58 hello

[@nazishhussain2712]

the idle anmation of buttercup is giving me rapheal vibes

[@VictoryReviews]

Happy to see a bit more diversity in the topics you discuss even if it is still powerpuff girl themed haha. You've been killing it lately! Keep up the great work my dude, I now want to hear talk about video games for hour on end 🤧

[@svetakuklina8398]

Today my mom got me a Buttercup figure from MacDonalds!

[@sohaib9566]

Lucky basterd you got the best character

[@benmalsky9834]

I've had and played Lego Dimensions back when it came out, and MAN, was it one of my most favorite games! Looking back, I'm filled with so many great memories with this game, and how it was my gateway to many franchises that I am now a fan of.

[@Danominator]

Still trying to track down a Lego Portal set just to own one. Totally forgot there was a Powerpuff Girls set.

[@societyofcriminals]

There are no Portal sets Same with Sonic

[@Danominator]

@@societyofcriminals whut

[@societyofcriminals]

@@Danominator LEGO never made sets for Portal They only made the level pack with Chell, a turret and the companion cube

[@Danominator]

@@societyofcriminals Set, pack, same difference. That's what I meant.

[@OrangeRight]

The one Man Up that actually continues anything in the previous Man Ups is the one in the LEGO game. Go figure!

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

9:55 Oh look, it's Mr. Herriman playing Gandalf.

[@kiayatwixxer4736]

I was making the difference between buying a game and buying their DLC and buying a game and having to buy other things sold separately to play the FULL game! That right there is the difference. When you buy a game, you usually expect to be able to play the full game, and the DLC comes later. However, in Lego Dimensions, you need lots and LOTS of characters, time, and actual money to play the full game. As someone who wants to play the full game, I'm NEVER wasting anything on games like this. Absolutely scummy 😤

[@HackiePuffs]

Ok I remember my dad got me the lego sets but I never opened them so they’re just sitting in my room at his place somewhere but I vaguely remember watching a few playthroughs a while ago. Who knows maybe I’ll actually play it one day and give it a shot. 🤷🏻‍♀️💙💖 Edit: okay I love how Sheikah is in some of these shots like she wants to play too it’s adorable 😍🐱💙💖

[@libyanhomie1186]

36:44 i think if you put the character's toy tag that is ethan hunt by the hire a hero feature, it would still work either way (ik this is an old video but I hope u figured that out)

[@BugsyFoga]

Thanks for reminding me Lego dimensions existed .

[@robbycooper6787]

5:48 damn it I bought mine at $35 a couple days ago

[@TheStarBot]

Do you accept donations? I littearly have a box full of the majority of the figures laying around somewhere collecting dust lol. I remember having a lot of fun of the game when I was a child, so I have taken a step back from your critiques, until I remember that I bought the majority of the charaters of the game, so I didn't have to worry about the majority of your problems lol.

[@Sara3346]

Your comment deserves more attention.

[@JRRDOfficial]

Man, Lego Dimensions seems like a pretty cool game but i haven't played it but hey it's pretty cool, Including the lego dimensions version of the powerpuff girls and cartoon network.

[@bravo5864]

Now the question is...will he cover the Powerpuff girls 2016 Lego sets 👀

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Huh, I completely forgot about those sets despite being quite curious about the history of LEGO. Would be neat to see, with him really aiming to tackle the PPG reboot 100%.

[@gracekim1998]

Wait that’s a thing?

[@Numbuh900]

Honestly the people behind this pack are the one's who should've been working on the PPG reboot

[@toongrowner1]

heck, even ghostbusters 2016 is enjoyable in this game. No politics, no crotch shots and the silly nature of lego kinda fits. Like imagine, a lego game made a better version of a hated movie.

[@freecreditreport.combaby]

it shouldn’t exist at all

[@sonicthehedgehog1606]

@@freecreditreport.combaby boo hoo

[@a.rustici1972]

I liked this video and would like to see more videos like this in the future! Thank You for asking! :D!

[@Maller81]

Great video for The Powerpuff Girls (2016) in Lego Dimensions!

[@greeneye2037]

1:27 Don't give them ideas.

[@roykoopa58]

Lego Bubbles looks so cute

[@amesstarline5482]

Is that.. Cattostreak! (Also, a figure near Princess looks a bit like Ben 10, reminding me of FuFa)

[@a_galvantula435]

So I uh, MIGHT have bought every single character pack for lego dimensions just to get that "collect everything" fix in (with help from dad), mainly because the lego games are one of the few that both my dad and I like to play together. This is making me wanna go dig out my box of them to just do a fresh playthrough again. Think I might do that over the summer EDIT: Uhh I guess I could send you my box of figures if you want to make a review for the whole thing? The only one I don't have was the promotional Supergirl that came with PS4 versions after Wave 2 launched EDIT 2: Good lord I forgot how terribly Professor Utonium transferred over to the game, he looks particularly off model. At least the quality of the model here matches what he becomes in season 2 and 3!

[@memebrain2177]

still better looking design than his reboot one am I right? hope you don't regret wasting money on all those figures especially if some couldn't instal probably depending on your console

[@gracekim1998]

Whoa

[@KaynarRuhso]

Bro did I just watch a 40 minute video essay on a video game I don’t play based on a show I don’t watch?

[@undeadblizzard]

Yes. I watch the reboot but I was frustrated because tons of interviewers said it before. They barely fight monsters. It doesn't even need to exist. The Original wasn't done dirty. It had like 6 Seasons and a movie. It also had one of the most fun Christmas Special. Craig McCracken didn't even wanted work it. He moved on.

[@KaynarRuhso]

@@undeadblizzard Yeah I heard it sucked too but like...I don’t watch the original either. I just like Legos

[@londoncintron680]

Bricklink sounds like it'd come in handy! I always wanted a couple of the LEGO Jurassic World dinosaurs but I didn't wanna pay huge amounts (that and the fact that I don't even have too many LEGOs) just to get a Velociraptor with cool colors

[@ShadowStreak]

I've bought a few more sets off the site since I bought the Lego Dimensions items, and I've yet to have one bad experience. It really is a great site for Lego fans!

[@BraveSeriesFan01]

Funny thing is the hire a hero thing was something added later into the game, so initially if you came across a puzzle you didn’t have the character you need to complete it you were kinda just screwed lol Also not to mention someone made the genius idea to make 2 of the playable characters SuperGirl and Green Arrow SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVES I AM NOT JOKING. But at least with SuperGirl she was included with the starter pack as a bonus figure when the game got a massive price drop at the end of its lifespan. Green Arrow however is still rare and to my knowledge was never re-released in any fashion.

[@ShadowStreak]

No way, EXCLUSIVE characters to SDCC? That's absurdly stupid lol.

[@BraveSeriesFan01]

@@ShadowStreak Bit of a correction: Green Arrow was exclusive to E3 and SDCC as he was a promotional item given away at those events and SuperGirl was a Gamescom 2016 exclusive and was only included in the starter pack for the PS4 version of the game for a limited time. Which sucks if you already bought the game because who the heck is gonna spend money on another starter pack just for one character? Not to mention the character Jay was a Toy R US exclusive for some unexplained reason (Or at least I think he was I could never find him at Walmart Or Target). The way WB Games handled some of these characters was a goddamn joke Lol For Green Arrow you essentially had to pay $165 if you went to E3 or $58-$90 if you went to SDCC and for SuperGirl you had to live in Europe (because Gamescom is held in Germany) or not already own the game for PS4. This is what the kids call a “bruh” moment

[@TF2Fan101]

Holy cow... It's been FIVE YEARS since this game came out?!?!?

[@Universe.Steven]

Can you review the classic Ppg?

[@ChamarM]

or the PPGZ anime reboot which is a better reboot then 2016 version

[@Universe.Steven]

@@ChamarM YES!! Anything is better than that 2016 embarrasment. Especially for the loyal fans like me, the reboot crushed me.

[@twilightman2816]

38:40 You need the organ in a couple of the Adventure Worlds. You also need Chell's "Companion Cube", the device that Chell (from Portal 2) comes with to gain access to a couple of gold bricks as well. The "Hire-A-Hero" function buys you the hero, but does not gain you access to their "device" that they come with. You seriously MUST "physically" purchase the character to complete the task.

[@JadenFox9]

To be fair, you should still be able to beat the base story fine, just don't expect to be able to visit the other worlds or find all the collectables without the others, then again, I recall a rental feature where you can use the required character for a limited time but only for that particular world or level.

[@demonicdonte7892]

Funny enough, I did get this game but for characters, I just wanted to get the ones I think were important for each world/ability like I wanted to wait and get Aquaman because he was(this was for the first season) that he could use these water pools to summon hidden collectibles. All I have are just the starter characters along with almost every level pack character (all I’m missing is the Lego Batman movie levels), I think half/most of the team packs and single packs. I’m currently not playing them and I do have the builds for their vehicles and gadgets.

[@daelen.cclark]

What annoyed me about Lego Dimensions was constantly getting up over and over to go on with the game. I almost feel ashamed for buying this game and Disney Infinity.

[@eatatjoes6751]

Unless you are a super rich kid, Toys To Life was the worst idea I'd ever seen because it just drained your money.

[@superaustin6383]

Thank you for letting me know about Brick Link that's so much better then buying characters I don't have off Amazon especially the ones from series I don't care for so I don't care about having the figures. I loved the game the PPG was one of my fave worlds to explore :3 Also fun fact characters can have special dialogue with each other and the girls have some great ones like with Wonder woman and Aquman they will reference a old CN AD and the Teen Titans will have references about the Crossover and Raven will say Bubbles's I beat your hardcore XD My fave is if you have Bubbles drive Sonic's car Bubble will say Gotta go fast. Also if you have any of the Teen Titans GO characters you unlock a speical Lego themed Episode where the PPG show up in as well. I also like the Hero for hire thing it wasn't in the game until they updated it to add it. Also I think when it tells you to uses Ethan's tag I think it wants you to move the characters tag who he replaced I could be wrong Also one detail that I thought was dumb is Bubbles can talk to snakes which I guess can makes sense given she can talk to squirrels so maybe she can talk to other animals but BeastBoy can't even know he turns into animals which sees very odd

[@HiperPivociarz]

Yes, you as a consumer are looking for a game, but most people bought Dimensions packs for the minifigures. These are franchises that have never been represented in Lego. I would hate if they released a game where there are Lego Powerpuff Girls and never actually got to buy Lego Powerpuff Girls.

[@The_AGL_Group]

Yeah, I really think that going into the game for the one goal and one goal alone of 100%ing a specific DLC level was definitely a mindset that only set up the game for disappointment, simply because that's not how the game was meant or designed to be played and runs into those issues you mentioned. Personally, I do think that Lego Dimensions gets a pass as a Toys-to-Life game because the toys are actual products that have value outside of the context of the game, as opposed to static figurines of generic monster designs that look like they were ripped out of a mobile game. I didn't mind the fact that the packs didn't have to be paid, since most of the packs I was interested in had value symbiotically between the toy and the game - the fact that you could get Lego minifigures of Sonic, Chell, Mr. T, and so on alongside miniature builds based on their source material and a decent amount of playable game content made the value more than apparent. Regardless, even as a defender I do think this game was overpriced, and either the character packs should have been priced at the normal price rate of standalone Lego or substantially dropping the cost of the base set to $40 or so. While I do loathe the concept of "on-disc DLC," that isn't actually the case with most of the game's content, individual franchises generally had to be downloaded separately and were very clearly intended to be expansion content and not base content. Still, I'll fully admit that the only reason gating off extra content within existing levels is that I usually was looking to buy that character anyway or already had it. When I came across it when trying out Skylanders, I dropped the game right there and stopped playing to this day. It is a bit of a dick move that certain abilities are locked to singular characters/packs, especially when some of them are a bit redundant. Sure, I like Doctor Who and Back to the Future moderately and bought their packs anyway, but the fact that TARDIS travel and DeLorean travel are two independent things is dumb. (I get that the TARDIS does time and space while BttF only does time, but I don't think people would be that worried over BttF vehicles being able to access different areas in space--) I don't know, I guess I'm meandering here, but I feel the make or break for a person's enjoyment of this game as released is the mindset they have when they approach it, whether the expansion content is additive or subtractive. While I disagree that it's subtractive, I do think that progression should have been approached differently for completionists, such as having separate tracking within a world for completion of content that can be achieved with the characters/content it was designed for and segmenting off things like that Ethan Hunt area as firmly "extra," but I'm not sure how that would be implemented since open world access is granted by any single character of a series, so it'd be possible to enter the PPG world as Buttercup alone and not have access to Blossom or Bubbles' abilities, and the fact that the game is inherently designed to encourage players to use crossover characters even independent of the predatory angle - game-design-wise, only building Townsville around the abilities of the PPGs would really limit the options for puzzles and interactivity. In their effort to give every character and expansion value outside of their designated "area," they ended up making things more cluttered and potentially frustrating...

[@The_AGL_Group]

@ShadowHut. Lego Dimensions is a toys-to-life game based around an existing toy, and the defining trait of Lego is that they’re cross-compatible packs of parts that can be used to construct a specific target model or anything the customer wishes. Therefore, a Lego Dimensions expansion toy has a function outside of being a physical display object and in-game content; as a pack of bricks that have a distinct play feature that encourages creativity, as well as minifigure characters that are compatible with your Lego collection. Sure, they were overpriced from the usual value of their components without their NFC tags and associated in-game content, but it’s a functional Lego set either way. Compare this to Skylanders - while ostensibly spinning off of the Spyro IP, the vast majority of the retail products are original characters/creatures that have no play features apart from a scant few. They’re little figurines of designs that have no existing external worth when taken as individual products detached from their NFC tags to be used in the game. Outside of the Skylanders fanbase, the only figures to gain any attention in the larger toy or gaming spheres were the ones that were modeled after existing game characters, like Crash, as otherwise they weren’t appealing to non-players and had basically no physical play aspects. Kids that got into Skylanders wanted to collect them like Pokémon, sure, and the designs are surface-level appealing to children, but despite being marketed as “toys to life,” they’re not interactive and wouldn’t be bought as an action figure. Then there’s amiibo - still no play features so it’s still not really a “toy,” but there was inherent value to the figures since they were (relatively) affordable merch of video game characters that might otherwise not have easily received mainstream-retailer toys. Couple that with launching with Super Smash Bros, a series that not only featured a wide variety of established characters but also had prominent in-game iconography of characters in static poses on small bases (trophies), and you have a surefire way to guarantee sales beyond people that would use the NFC chip inside it. There’s a reason they’re the only one still ongoing. Disney Infinity, like Lego and Nintendo, has existing IP on its side to provide appeal and value, but has less of the uniqueness that amiibo often provided for the characters it sold. Action figures of the characters being sold were (and despite the extinction of toy stores, basically still are) highly ubiquitous, often with posing or action capabilities. In a way, they already monopolized their own market of Disney toys, so the value of Disney Infinity figures as Disney toys was generally low unless it was for a character that hadn’t been as marketed in the past few years. Otherwise, what you get out of a Disney Infinity toy is a stylized static figurine of a character and an NFC chip for in-game content. At that point, disregarding the game, which provides more value, a direct Obi-Wan action figure or a somewhat funky Obi-Wan statue?

[@The_AGL_Group]

@ShadowHut. It's less so a factor of "originality" being a bad thing as much as it is that the concept pitch of "Toys to Life," having kids' toys get "portaled" into a video game, implies the two-value proposition: having value as a toy and having value as a game. As such, Lego Dimensions delivers on that concept the most directly. That is the claim I am making. I'm suggesting that Skylanders would have had a better value proposition, both at the time and presently, if the toys were better toys beyond (most of them) being statues of standard kids' fantasy character designs. While its relative longevity and former fad status is undeniable, I still find that the conceptual promise of the genre wasn't met as strongly as it was with Lego Dimensions.

[@LizardOfOz69]

At least LEGO loves Blossom more than the actual show.

[@RyanOnWifi]

Amazing video!

[@flashfire9825]

a lot of the hub worlds in lego dimensions were full of references and love to the franchises while my favorite franchise chima didnt get a level, the hub world is absolutely beautiful filled with many iconic locations, references to many episodes, and the wonderful soundtrack

[@slickshewz]

The 360 portal DOES NOT work on any other console. Do not buy it thinking it will work on the Xbox one. And the Xbox one portal is the only one that will work on the series X/S. That is why it cost so much more than the others. Usually about $40 for the portal alone.

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Well you did a great job pointing out the main flaw with the toys to life game genre. Completing games like LEGO Dimensions 100% sounds like torture without getting most of the other figures. Especially with the summon-a-hero thing in this game only lasting 2 minutes. And from what I’ve seen the rest of the game has a lot more references to the respective properties in it. Most notably the Sonic and Simpsons parts, from what I can recall that is. Now I’m wondering if you can tackle the line of LEGO PPG reboot sets. As a line of sets based on the reboot was a thing few years ago.

[@sarafontanini7051]

They could've easily made a main story for this pack: Have Mojo Jojo or him want to use the portal to conquer otherworlds that don't have the meddling powerpuffs, and the powerpuffs have to thwart their villainious plans heck, you could even use the legoness to make some sort of weird fusion for the final boss or something I dunno I'm just an ideas girl

[@toongrowner1]

even when you only have these 6 characters for now, I highly recommend you to play the whole main story. Believe me, it's great.

[@Pepperknight341]

Going back to your pokemon comparison, Game Freak is already doing something like that.

[@Numbuh900]

If it was up to me I'd re-brand Lego dimensions and have all the the 100% packs and character's be available on the game by unlocking them by beating their world's or collecting a certain amount of objects

[@somehelluvafanboy8357]

Shadow Streak before 2016: Dang, Buttercup is my favourite PPG! PPG Reboot: Oh yeah? Haha, well _what about we turn her into the worst character in every single way possible?_

[@butterflyexists]

i feel like some of these are just careless, not even intentionally trying to scam you. like the vine one.

[@RyukoFanBoy]

I'm not gonna lie, before watching this video I knew Lego dimensions was a thing but I didn't know what type of video game it was exactly, like I just thought this game was like Lego Star wars but on a much bigger scale and that the powerpuff girls and other additional content was just DLC you could buy from the PS store/Wii u shop/ Xbox store

[@cosmicgem7775]

I actually found the Xbox 360 game at Ross of all places for only around 15$. Then I bought the Xbox One disk and portal separately and then I bought the Portal 2 level pack since I love Portal! This game is pretty good if you buy it for under 40$ not counting character or level packs.

[@jaydeejay4166]

Imagine if smash ultimate gave you the 8 starting characters and the rest were in the game but you had to purchase each individual one

[@beccaniccals2256]

Please Do A Powerpuff Girls Z Video

[@jboozey3123]

Raven comments to bubbles about how hard core she is, a reference to bubblevicious

[@SparkzEnt]

Also, they even refrence the PPG/TTG crossover in that exclusive TTG episode you get with the TTG set

[@twilightman2816]

30:45 The same exact thing happened to me as well. (and, yes, I too was using the "Hire-A-Hero) I really hate glitches. I have an entire drawer full of Lego Dimension characters. I probably spent about $200 (not including the starter pack) on all of these characters. I'm thinking of just playing the game again from scratch just so I can get my money's worth.

[@catandogclone7880]

I couldn’t get past the simpsons level normally because my game wouldn’t save beyond that point so I stopped playing it. I also played skylanders back when it was brand new, I played them in this order Giants(3ds), Giants(WiiU), Spyro’s Adventure(Wii), Swap Force(WiiU) and Trap Team(Xbox 360). I still love my skylanders collection.

[@thedarkestnightmare616]

You know how I'd play this? If they rereleased this game, but take out all the stupid toy to life parts of the game. Make all the levels, the vehicles, the characters, worlds, everything available at the beginning. This concept is too good to be locked behind stupid toy to life nonsense. Actually. . . why DID this need to be a toy to life game? The other lego games have a stuff ton of things crammed into them, why did THIS specific game need to be toy to life? There's no POINT to it, other than to spend hundreds of bucks on legos that you probably won't even play with. Here's what I do, if I were handling this game. Re-release the game, call it the 'Lego Dimensions: Complete Edition', every pack that came WITH the game: Starter, story, level, etc. etc. and make it ALL available at the start. Put in a feature where you are allowed up to multiple characters to play with, to make it so certain things can be done, iron out any glitches or flaws in the original game, give ALL of the worlds outside of the main story. . .. A STORY with main quests and side quests. . heck, maybe even MAKE worlds for all the characters that DIDN'T get worlds outside of the main story, and then when all was said in done, release it to the masses. . and if they loved it, make a SEQUEL and capitalize on that cliffhanger they never got to follow up on on. But hey, that's just me.

[@ShadowStreak]

If they did re-release this game and removed the toys to life aspect, I guarantee I would love this game so much more!

[@captainsnookinc2118]

I think it would be cool if you unlock certain characters with side quests, completing worlds or by just running into them for example you can unlock Homer by beating the boss in the Simpsons World.

[@ShadowStreak]

@@captainsnookinc2118 Yeah, it would've been nice if there were something like this present. Almost all other lego games let you purchase characters permanently with the studs you collect and that mechanic works perfectly for those games. Shame it wasn't done for this one.

[@DoctorTex]

The reason the three girls were separated weren't because of bias but it was to keep in line with other packs. There are 4 types of packs: Story Packs are the largest pack, containing one character, one vehicle/tool, a new setting for the portal base, and a brand new set of levels. Level Packs WERE the largest packs before season 2 started, containing on character, one vehicle, one tool, and a whole level. Team Packs contain two characters and two vehicles. Fun Packs are the smallest, with only one character and one vehicle. Notice how none of the packs allow three characters aside from the Starter pack? That's why. Bubbles and Blossom were in the team pack, and Buttercup was in the fun pack. Also, I was a huge fan of this game, so I have quite some knowledge of it.

[@jlwiseman98]

While I'm not a massive super PPG fan (though these videos are nothing but excellent), what i am is a super massive fan of the Scooby Doo franchise. And its addition into LD always had me curious, you can tell despite the pay wall stuff at the very least, a lot of work was put into making this game and its very admirable. Stuff like this makes me kinda tempted to seek out the game and pack more (even if just in letsplays possibly) because tbh id probably be just as giddy playing the SD pack as much as Shadow was trying this out despite its flaws. Seeing all the fun references, playing with the world, ect. I love playing lego games already, having one with one of my favorite frachises is even better, I just wish it had its own game singularly cause I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[@Yipper64]

29:15 they are always trying to find some way to sap as much money as possible out of people. The most recent scheme ive seen is making games subscription based, basically you pay to *rent* the game, stop paying, you cant play the game anymore. I hope it doesnt become a big trend because its stupid.

[@SparkzEnt]

Some of them are like that, but then you got stuff like Xbox's Game Pass, which is an pretty great value. You pay an monthly fee for access to an evergrowing libary of games, and if you want to own an game part of Game Pass, then you can buy it at an discounted rate. Game Pass Ultimate is even better, as you get all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, alongside exclusive perks, the ability to game on the cloud, quests to be able to get more Microsoft Rewards points, an deeper discount for games you want to buy to own, and much more.

[@Yipper64]

@@SparkzEnt see yeah, thats more like netflix. Its like half the price of a single game a month in return for many games, you just dont *own* the games. Unlike a game that makes you pay the same price... for one single game.

[@SparkzEnt]

@@Yipper64 You have an point, but i feel that its one of the better Netflix type gaming services

[@kidwonder2605]

One of my favorite packs of the game was the Sonic pack.I just love running around as a super speed character.

[@mathewricafrente5984]

8:20 Nice cat, bro

[@peachstar5789]

Now the stud problem can be solved very easily. See you just- PLAY THE GAME! When I say play the game I mean play through the levels that the game provided you you'll get a lot of studs that way

[@jaborsey_joseph]

Is there a way to cheat the portal thing per chance by just getting the stickers or something?

[@ant_racer]

Lego Dimensions was one of those games I always wanted to get when it first came out, but like never got it lol.

[@darkshot4424]

To be honest I am waiting for someone to make a rom hack of lego dimensions to make it more playable