STACK #164 June 2018

GAMES FEATURE

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Pixar’s Easter Eggs Being that it’s a Pixar game, obviously they’re the masters of the easter egg, so we’ve tried to play off on that a little bit. We’ve included quite a few little references, some of them subtle, some of them a bit more obvious. I wouldn’t want to spoil any of them, so you’ll just have to play the game and see how many you can discover.

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them, they were obliging and providing. We’ve even seen cuts of the new film as they’ve been coming through production, so we’ve been able to stay very faithful to the story, and making sure the visuals all line up correctly. They’ve been really great to work with and hopefully we get to work with them again in the future.” You can expect the main story levels of the game to follow the narratives of both the first and second movies, with TT Fusion having added their own flair. “We also have a big open-world hub which includes what we call crime waves," explains the assistant director. "As you’re exploring the various districts throughout the hub, you’ll find that some of them have been taken over by criminals. To defeat those you’ll complete various story missions, and that’s all bespoke narrative we’ve written just for the game. That’s really exciting for us because it means we get to add to the canon of The Incredibles.” Of course, it wouldn’t be a LEGO game without being able to play with your friends and family on the couch, and Greer confirms that couch co-op will be returning. “The essence of the LEGO games has always been that you play together in the same room, which means couch

Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Frozone, and the kids have been morphed into LEGO form for your enjoyment in LEGO:The Incredibles . Words Alesha Kolbe B rought to you by TT Fusion, LEGO: The Incredibles will let you play through the story of

both the first and second Incredibles films, and we had a quick chat with Richard Greer, assistant game director, about all the cool things fans of the franchise can expect from the game. “We’ve been working on The Incredibles for a year and a half, or maybe just short of that,” says Greer. “We started with the team that finished the LEGO Ninjago Movie game and went straight into The Incredibles from that.” Larger companies like Marvel and Lucasfilm are notoriously reluctant to reveal information prior to the release of their IPs, but Greer says that Disney and Pixar were both particularly

...couch co-op is really important to us. You’ll be able to play through the entire game – all of the story of The Incredibles and Incredibles 2

co-op is really important to us. You’ll be able to play through the entire game – all of the story of The Incredibles and Incredibles 2 , as well as our new hub content – in co-op multiplayer.”

accommodating when it came to details about The Incredibles 2 , which hits cinemas the same day the game is released. “Disney and Pixar have been really fantastic to be honest. Everything we asked, any information we tried to get from

• LEGO: The Incredibles is out June 15

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