Lego Horizon Adventures Review: Missing Pieces

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Slapping ‘Lego' in front of a video game title is essentially the opposite of putting ‘Rated M for Mature' on the back of its box. It tells you that the game is safe to play for a younger audience. The 'M' label, on the other hand, tells the kids what they actually should be playing. But Lego video games aren't just for kids, even if they're a big chunk of the target demographic. Adults, too, can have a good time with these brick-and-benign versions of beloved franchises. I've dipped my toes in Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars. 2022's The Skywalker Saga, in fact, is perhaps too densely packed for humans of the non-adult kind.

Lego Horizon Adventures, while not nearly as packed to the brim with things to do and nowhere close to being as mechanically deep, is likely going to be a fun time for grown-ups, too — specifically the ones who've played and liked Horizon video games on PlayStation. Guerrilla Games' latest Horizon title — the second one in two weeks — is a candy-coloured reinterpretation of Horizon Zero Dawn, which just got a remaster that dialled up the graphical presentation of the 2017 breakout PS4 hit. Lego Horizon Adventures, on the other hand, amps up the silliness.

The condensed, cleaned-up version, however, is not a 1:1 adaptation. Just like other Lego video games, it contracts the source material's story, puts it through a kid-friendly filter and delivers it with trademark tongue in cheek humour. That might not be everyone's cup of tea. After all, why play the Kidz Bop version when you have the real thing, especially when Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered looks as pretty as it does? The Lego version of the game is strictly linear, and thus constrained in many ways. But for people looking to play something fun and light with their family during the holiday season, Lego Horizon Adventures more than gets the job done.

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