Play I also have to question the decision to include these annoying cameos. Shortly after that, you spend the final third of the story missions on a sort of sci-fi tour through unfamiliar Lantern worlds, which is kind of a letdown. When Braniac comes to Earth, we don’t get to battle him in iconic DC locations like Smallville, Gorilla City, or Paradise Island No, Braniac just terrorizes Paris or Pisa. The developers definitely love the source material, but there are moments where they take a substantial step away from familiar franchise turf to introduce elements that immediately start to erode the fun of being in the world of the comics. So why even have these unlockable vehicles if there’s nowhere fun to drive them? My biggest disappointment with Lego Batman 3 is its inconsistent tone. There are limited open-world options for the various Lantern planets, but those aren’t part of the main story and are generally small and pretty light on things to do. Instead of roaming through the streets of Gotham at your discretion, you’re mostly just running back and forth between the Batcave and the Watchtower. Play While not every game has to be open-world to be good, playing Lego Batman 3 made me long for the freedom of Lego Batman 2. Even better, a quick button press instantly swaps you to the suit that’s appropriate to the obstacle you’ve encountered. Being able to change at will to any suit you’ve unlocked eliminates a lot of tedium. No longer do you have to wait to find a station to swap out for the Magnet suit or the Sonar suit, because now characters like Batman, Robin, and Cyborg can change their power setups on the fly. This approach to character powers gives us lots of options, which are furthered by the excellent new suit system. Martian Manhunter and Superman both have heat vision, but the green guy can also control minds, while Supes has frost breath. While it’s not quite as developed here as it was in Lego Marvel, I still appreciate that each character has a unique combination of abilities. From Wonder Woman’s idle animation where she does the Linda Carter-style twirl to Flash’s frequent stints on the Cosmic Treadmill and the payoff of that final revelation between Batman and Robin, Lego Batman 3 does a great job of showcasing moments that’ll resonate with fans of the comics. It’s clear the game makers love the source material. ![]() I also enjoyed unlocking some of the more obscure characters from the DC canon – I’m sure not many people are exactly champing at the bit to play as Etrigan or The Question, but it’s great that those more obscure characters get to share the stage with the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman. There are also options to explore the Hall of Justice and Hall of Doom, which are super fun for a DC fan like myself. We’re sort of left to figure that stuff out for ourselves, which is actually not such a bad thing accidentally stumbling on a mission that recreates an old Adam West Batman TV show episode was fantastic. Play When the story missions are finished, there’s loads more to do here, including plenty of other mission-style content. The best new addition to the system is that you can now load specific checkpoints of missions for Free Play it makes finding all those little secrets so much more convenient. It definitely helps break up the action, which otherwise might get old quickly due to the simplistic attacks, and celebrates a larger roster of DC favorites. You may be playing as Batman and Robin one moment, and then Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter the next. To ensure constant variety, Lego Batman 3 uses the same format as Lego Marvel, where different playable characters drop in and out of the missions at each checkpoint. ![]() It’s not as strong or as focused a story as in either Lego Marvel or Lego Batman 2, but it manages to keep the interest high through most of the 10 hours or so it took to finish it. Without giving too much away, Batman and the rest of the Justice League have to team up with the likes of Lex Luthor, the Joker, and the rest of the Legion of Doom to bring him down, and sort out some trouble with the various Lantern Corps. Picking up from the end of Lego Batman 2, the villain Braniac drives most of the fun but scattered plot in Lego Batman 3.
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