Gabriel8383w9

I paid €95 for this game (base game + DLC) expecting a true LEGO Batman experience. What I got was a Batman game with LEGO graphics. The first few hours were exciting because I genuinely thought I was only a third of the way through the story. Gotham looked promising and I had high expectations for everything that could be unlocked later. Then the credits rolled after around 12 hours and I realized most of what made classic LEGO games special is gone. No classic permanent stud multipliers. A very limited character roster compared to previous LEGO Batman games. Studs feel almost useless. Red bricks have lost much of their importance. Vehicle variety is disappointing, with little reason to experiment beyond cars and bikes. Most unlockables are cosmetic instead of meaningful gameplay rewards. The story itself was also a disappointment for me. I found it predictable, underwhelming and far less interesting than it could have been. Batman has one of the richest universes in gaming and entertainment, yet this game barely takes advantage of it. The LEGO formula is barely used either. It feels like the developers had endless possibilities with both Batman and LEGO, but chose to do very little with either. In older LEGO games, finishing the story was only the beginning. You still had dozens of characters, vehicles, cheats, red bricks and multipliers to unlock. Here, once the story is over, there is very little motivation to continue if you are not interested in free roam completion. The biggest problem is not that the game is short. The problem is that it abandons many of the features that defined LEGO games for years while still charging a premium launch price. This is not a terrible Batman game. But in my opinion, it is a disappointing LEGO game and absolutely not worth €95.