In the 2010s, the toys-to-life genre was dominating the industry, meaning players would buy a game and then spend all their money on collectable figures that could then be used. Activision had the successful Skylanders franchise, Disney had its crossoverDisney Infinity,and in 2015 LEGO joined the venture with LEGO Dimensions.
LEGO Dimensions entered the genre late into its lifespan, but it brought a whole new way of doing things. LEGO Dimensions took characters from many franchises and put them into a large-scale multiverse storyline. Characters from Portal, Gremlins, Doctor Who, Wizard of Oz, The Simpsons, and even The Goonies appeared, but in 2017 Traveller's Tales made the decision to cut off support. Maybe it's time for LEGO Dimensions to make a return.
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Both Disney Infinity and Skylanders had players purchase plastic figurines if they wanted to play as certain characters with unique abilities. These figures were attached to large bases and felt more like statues than toys. LEGO Dimensions had many purchasable figurines too, but the big difference was that they were actually LEGO sets. Each pack would come with building instructions and included LEGO mini-figures that could be taken off their bases.
Not only did LEGO Dimensions have players buy LEGO sets, these sets came from a multitude of franchises. Disney Infinity brought in characters from a lot of Disney franchises, but they never truly crossed over; each set of characters had their own self-contained story. LEGO Dimensions had players follow a story with characters like Gandalf, Wyldstyle, and Batman hopping between franchises to stop Lord Vortech.
Each franchise also had its own
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