LEGO Batman 2 Is Going To Be Absolutely Great, But There’s Just One Thing Missing…

I’ve been thinking about this from the moment I found out how big the game was in terms on scope and amount of playable characters and after talking with a few people who feel the same way, well here you go. Sure, this will probably be the best-selling Lego game to date and TT Games has done a STELLAR job all around. That said, where’s the SERIOUS Batman/Justice League game in the vein of Arkham City? Imagine all that large and lovely real estate to roam around in and all that fast-paced action with a ridiculous number of regular looking (non-LEGO) DC characters? Heck, the dev team and publisher went to all the trouble to get tons of voice talent and cook up a bigger, much more coherent storyline this time, so I’m betting a lot of DC fans are probably on the same wavelength. OK, memo to WBIE, DC and TT – get to work on something like a Justice League Heroes follow-up that will appeal to those folks who somehow aren’t quite sold on another LEGO game (no matter how fun and awesome it is)…

LEGO Batman 2 Trailer: You Can Call it “Arkham Cutie” If You Like…

Soooo, it’s an open-world game in the Arkham City vein (but not as dark, of course), AND it has fully voiced characters (for the first time ever in a LEGO game? Traveler’s Tales is doing their best work to date and sweet. I get to play this tomorrow at an event here in NYC. But, Ruh-Roh! I’ll be there with a bunch of kids and their parents around ruining my day when they have to drag their bawling offspring away from the controllers. Feh. I’m stocking up on hand sanitizer and wearing my “step away from that controller, kid!” face tomorrow (complete with a growly Chris Bale voice for good measure), is all I’m saying…. That, and staying the hell away from any snacks put out. Nothing like a plate of picked over cookies and fruit, right? Ewww… OK, breathe…. breathe…. it’s the Year of the Bat, it’s the Year of the Bat… Damn kids…