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So now with only one Rock Power Challenge left to go, it looks like the story mode will be finished with next week's stream. I have to say, it's certainly been interesting to see the story progress. I'll confess my interest in trying this game, but since I'm strictly a PC gamer, I doubt I'll ever get such an opportunity (unless if someone made a mod that was playable on PC, which I guess could be possible considering it's such an old game). Okay, as I said in the chat, I won't be able to watch this weekend's 24 hour stream, so I'll take this opportunity here to list off some bits of advice for each game. But first of all, you may recall that I mentioned that the guy behind all those Lego games guides has been rewriting them lately, so I should point out that the ones that have so far been completely rewritten are Star Wars Complete Saga, Indiana Jones Original Adventures, Batman 1, and Indiana Jones 2. If at any time you feel like you need to take a look at those guides, expect to wait a little for them to load, as they have lots and lots of images. Oh, and I recall there was a time when you felt like you had to turn off the game's music to be allowed to upload the videos, but since that's apparently no longer an issue, be sure to turn it back on when you get to any game for which it's still off (if I remember correctly, that applies to Batman 1, Jurassic World, and Star Wars Force Awakens, though I might be forgetting some others as well). And with that, now to list off some things specific to each game. Star Wars Complete Saga: Pretty much the first thing you should do is purchase a bounty hunter character, such as Boba Fett. After that, you can pretty much go for anything of interest, though if you want to try the bounty hunter missions, you'll have to purchase several other characters (I'm not sure which ones, as I pretty much bought all of them at once when I played this game). Consider checking the guide to see which levels have a stud multiplier red brick to unlock. Indiana Jones: You'll need to purchase some characters to obtain some abilities you currently lack, such as silver destruction (anyone with a bazooka will do), a thugee (I went with Mola Ram for that one), and anyone with a sword. If you want to collect everything in a level in one go, I would advise for now to avoid Level 1 of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Level 6 of Temple of Doom, as they both have a part where you must run without any falling to collect a minikit, meaning you'll have to restart the level of you fail to grab it. Batman 1: You already have all the character abilities you'll need, but you'll need to purchase certain vehicles (can't remember which ones specifically) for the vehicle levels, so either pass on the vehicle levels for now, or start purchasing all the available vehicles. Indiana Jones 2: Obviously you'll need to unlock one of the stud multiplier red bricks, so go for either the x2 in Crystal Skull Part 1 or the x3 in Raiders of the Lost Ark (in both cases, you'll need to destroy ten items, though one of them is in an area that you'll need to figure out how to access). (Thankfully, the images in the new guide should make it easy for you to figure out where to find all ten items, or determine which ones you've already destroyed.) Once you have unlocked and purchased one of those stud multipliers, you'll have to return to the warehouse so you can directly select the story levels where you failed to reach True Adventurer. From my experience, any one of those red bricks alone should be enough for every level, though feel free to try going for more if you like. Star Wars Clone Wars: Although you've completed the main story mode, there's two other levels you have yet to play, but to reach them, you'll have to go to the hangar, hop in a vehicle, and fly over to and land within the opposing vessel. To the left, you'll have to purchase Cad Bane (blue guy with the big hat) to access the bounty hunter doorway. To the right, you'll need a certain amount of gold bricks to access that room (can't remember how many). There's also several battle missions and other things to do, but for now, I'd strongly recommend completing those two additional levels first. Pirates of the Caribbean: I recall helping you get set up for pretty much everything (except purchasing a strong underwater character for Level 4 of Curse of the Black Pearl), so I've got nothing new to add here. Batman 2: In the hub world, you'll need to defeat and purchase Lex Luthor, Joker, and Riddler to obtain all the abilities you'll need. After that, feel free to start searching the hub world for red bricks (I recall many of the stud multipliers require Riddler or Joker to unlock). Lord of the Rings: I think you've already completed the bonus level, so you should have all the character abilities. Consider checking the guide to see which quests in the hub world offer certain red bricks, which mythril items they're asking for, and in which levels you'll find the designs for those items. Marvel Super Heroes: The first thing you should do is purchase Magneto and Sandman to obtain all the character abilities you'll need. Then you can either replay the levels, or search the hub world for bonus levels to play, first in story mode, then in freeplay mode where you can collect and unlock red bricks. Lego Movie Videogame: You must first purchase President Business and any characters that can destroy silver objects (like minifigure MetalBeard) and start fires (like that caveman). You'll find red bricks in the hub areas. For levels, Level 3 is the only one where you'll have to grab collectibles as you're falling, so if you miss something, you'll have to completely restart that level, so consider avoiding that one for now if you'd rather not get frustrated over restarting a level several times. Hobbit: You'll need to purchase Saruman and Sauron to obtain the remaining character abilities. Check the guide to see where to find them in the hub world. Batman 3: This game particularly frustrates me because some unique character abilities needed quite a bit of effort to find and unlock. I'd rather not go into any detail on how to collect them, so instead, you might consider searching the Watchtower hub area until you find the gateway to the Moon hub area, which will lead to the hub areas of the seven Lantern planets, all of which you might find interesting to explore. Jurassic World: Some tasks in the hub areas will require certain kinds of dinosaurs to be unlocked, so you may want to replay the levels first. Some of them have sections where you'll be constantly running, so consider checking the guide to determine where exactly on the trails you should be to collect certain items as you run by. Marvel's Avengers: You'll need to purchase Ultron (any version is fine) to obtain his special ability. The only other character ability you'll need is already covered by having the DLC (Black Panther specifically, so perhaps consider playing that DLC level), so you won't have to purchase any other characters. Star Wars Force Awakens: Since you've already unlocked and completed all six of the bonus levels, there's not much left to do other than go for completing everything. If you have all the DLC, perhaps you could play any of those four levels for story content you won't find anywhere else. Lego City Undercover: You'll need to purchase Rex Fury and select him to be among your playable characters (he'll replace your robber disguise, so he'll have all of those abilities in addition to super strength). That's pretty much all you'll need to do to be able to do everything else in this game. Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame: There are still several character abilities you'll need to unlock, and you'll obtain them by completing Training Dojos (basically a quick level that's just a boss fight). You'll find one in each of the eight areas, so you'll be doing a lot of running around before you'll have enough characters unlocked to start collecting everything. Marvel Super Heroes 2: All character abilities are unlocked, so you could either replay the levels, play the DLC levels, or complete certain quests in the hub world to unlock bonus levels (much like the first Marvel Super Heroes game, you'll have to play them in story mode first, then come back to them in freeplay mode to unlock red bricks). Incredibles: This is actually the only game where I would strongly recommend doing everything in the hub world before replaying any of the levels, as you'll need to unlock several character abilities that you'll find only in the hub world. I would highly recommend that you focus on completing the Crime Waves, as each section you clear out will then have all items in that area show up on the map, making it much easier to find and collect them. Clearing Crime Waves will also unlock Pixar builds, which completing them will not only unlock a special character (some of which have abilities you'll need for game completion) but also provide access to unlock red bricks. DC Super Villains: If I remember correctly, you still have four more bonus levels left to complete, so just follow the stud trail to go through each of them. After you've completed those bonus levels, then you can try other things. (You can also further customize your character at any time while out in the hub world by going into the building at the southeast corner of Metropolis.) Lego Movie 2 Videogame: First of all, make sure you frequently use the scanner binoculars on everything that can be scanned, so those items can be added to the list of objects available on your build page (which I'm sure contributes to game completion). From what I recall, you've fully cleared out the Middle Zealand world, but not yet started the Unikitty world, so keep that in mind when considering which worlds to explore next. If you happen to have the DLC, then the three new available worlds each have their own story content to follow (basically things that occurred before the events in the movie), so you might find them interesting. And that's pretty much all the important things I can think of for now. Hope this weekend's marathon stream goes well.

When I mentioned I had just fully completed every Lego game, I failed to mention the only exception thus far was Lego Worlds, but let's face it, that game technically has no full game completion to reach for. Instead, what I've done is try to unlock all of the achievements, among which I've got only two left to go, though they're both very time-consuming to achieve. Heck, I may even continue trying to collect every unlockable item in that game, so I may continue playing for several more weeks. Either way, since progress in that game is more subjective (compared to the similarly structured Lego Movie 2 game which does have a definitive 100% completion to reach), I'm just going to technically declare my progress in all Lego games fully completed as of a few days ago. So with Rock Power Challenge #7 completed, that just leaves presumably the last venue, which will apparently be unlocked after completing that huge gig you skipped over. I kinda glanced away from the screen for a moment, but did you actually happen to find a way to select that gig you skipped over? If so, does that mean you're actually capable of coming back to any previous gigs you might have skipped over? I sure hope that's the case, as I'd hate to think that certain parts of this game must be done right as they come up with no chance of coming back to them if something forces you to stop playing right away.

One hour every Tuesday evening is already long enough for me, so a continuous 24 hours is just out of the question for me. I might consider checking in whenever I can (that FOMO (fear of missing out) can be quite tempting), but I doubt I'll be anywhere nearly as involved as I've been in the Twitch Tuesday streams. I have no means of donating any money (otherwise, I would've gotten myself premier membership already), though I would like to watch what kind of progress you make though those games, so I guess my biggest question is if you plan to later upload videos of that stream that we can watch later, even if only in separate parts for each game. (Also, seeing the list of available games, I'm not surprised it doesn't include any games you've not yet played, though I am curious why you chose to also exclude Lego Worlds. If I ever had the incentive to game for 24 hours straight, that would actually be one of my top choices.)

I finished The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame earlier today. I found it very interesting how this game is structured a lot like Lego Worlds, though there's quite a few differences that, among other things, provides story content and an actual 100% completion to eventually reach. Although I was a little disappointed that the story content is inaccurate compared to the movie, I did like the DLC worlds that basically provided additional story content that takes place prior to the events of the movie. Overall, much like with the first Lego Movie game, this one is definitely among my absolute favorites, and I would indeed be very interested in playing through this game several more times when I can eventually find the time to do so. Although I've now tried every single Lego game available to me, I'm not quite done just yet, as I've still got a little bit more left to do on Lego Worlds. I'll be getting back to that game next and hopefully it won't take me long to fully complete what I can with that game, such as unlocking those last two achievements. Anyway, now that I've played through every Lego game I have, here's my final complete list of rankings (most favorite at the top, least favorite at the bottom): LEGO City Undercover The LEGO Movie Videogame The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame The LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame LEGO Worlds LEGO The Incredibles LEGO Jurassic World LEGO Marvel Super Heroes LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean - The Videogame LEGO DC Super-Villains LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 LEGO Star Wars - The Force Awakens LEGO Batman 2 - DC Super Heroes LEGO Indiana Jones 2 - The Adventure Continues LEGO Star Wars III - The Clone Wars LEGO Marvel's Avengers LEGO The Hobbit LEGO The Lord of the Rings LEGO Batman - The Videogame LEGO Indiana Jones - The Original Adventures LEGO Batman 3 - Beyond Gotham LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga LEGO Harry Potter - Years 5-7 LEGO Harry Potter - Years 1-4

So it seems this might actually be the very first Lego Ideas set to include new molds for certain parts, specifically in this case for the minifigures. I wonder if this will be a one-off deal or if this we lead to other possibilities.

Yeah, that was pretty crazy that you practically got half a dozen gigs all at once late in the stream and pretty much had to cancel half of them just to avoid going for too long. (Though ironically, that thing that made me consider leaving before the end of a lengthy stream turned out to not be going on this week, so I guess I ended up being impatient for nothing.) Although we didn't get to see a Rock Power Challenge this week, I did mention in the chat that the Pink song would be the one used in the upcoming challenge, so I guess we kinda got to hear it. Either way, I'll be looking forward to next week's stream (as well as your thoughts on that private message I sent yesterday).

Well, I'm struggling to remember the details months later, but from the basics of what I can recall, Book 1 was basically a retelling of the animated shorts of the first year, Book 2 focused on the Protectors in a struggle against the Lord of the Skull Spiders during the events of the later half of the first year, and Book 3 featured the Toa and Ekimu going up against the Skull Grinder on the latter's home realm before the events of the second year. Overall, not much more on the first book than simply a novelization, but the second and third felt more like reading many of the G1 books that featured events not mentioned elsewhere, so if you can find at least the second and third books, I'd say go for it.

A few months ago, I finally got around to reading all three of the G2 books: Island of Lost Masks Revenge of the Skull Spiders Escape from the Underworld

Once again, I had to refresh the page to get the stream working properly. This time, it simply wasn't playing at all, and the only reason I knew it was actually live was due to the activation of that timer just under the video screen that displays how long the stream has been running. I'm not sure if it's because I tend to check on other things while I wait for the stream to start, but I'm beginning to think there might be something with Twitch that might not be quite right lately. Another Rock Power Challenge complete, and now only three more left to go. You mentioned that the latest Rock Power Challenge was a song you had already played. While I don't really recall that one in particular, I can confirm that one of the songs you did in this stream will later be used in one of the upcoming Rock Power Challenges, and another one I think was one you did last week, so I guess I shouldn't been too surprised. For the road crew, if I'm not mistaken, the latest purchases will now cover all five slots for increasing number of fans, while the stud count has just two openings left. I certainly look forward to seeing what other songs or special gigs you'll get to do before and after the next Rock Power Challenge for next week's stream.

Had the exact same problem as lest week, so thankfully I knew right away that all I had to do was refresh the page and the audio quality was perfectly fine. So among some repeat songs and some new ones (including that one you said always seems notoriously tricky), we also saw the fifth Rock Power Challenge, which I'll admit I found rather entertaining. I can't recall for now what the next two will be, but I do know the last two are based around that alien theme. With all those additional gigs and other things being thrown at you, it seems we can expect to see only one Rock Power Challenge for each stream for the rest of the game. At least this week's content can be considered just past the halfway point.

I finished LEGO DC Super-Villains a few days ago. It was very interesting that this game started off by creating a custom character (I named mine "Doctor Blast") that actually plays an integral role in the game's story. As for freeplay, this game is a lot like Marvel Super Heroes 2 with distinct regions on the map (a little smaller and more manageable for this game) and various quests and challenges to complete (listed with hints in checklists for this game, making it way easier to keep track of your progress). For the achievements, I was a little annoyed that all the ones for the DLC levels were "hidden", forcing me to search on other sites to find out what the requirements were, but at least I got them all unlocked (and thank goodness I have to go through that only once). Overall, slightly better than Marvel Super Heroes 2, so definitely among my favorite Lego games. Next game for me; The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame This is actually the last of all the Lego games I have yet to play. Considering that the very first Lego game I played was based on the first Lego Movie, it's actually quite fitting that I'll be finishing my three-year gaming marathon with the game based on the second Lego Movie. I've certainly been looking forward to this game since I first saw the movie, and I can't wait to finally try it.

Yes! Earth Globe! An idea that I gave a vote of support for has been approved! And yes, I will definitely be getting that set once it becomes available.

Well, sorry for making you concerned about the audio at first. I had only tested the volume control on my computer and assumed everything was fine on my end. At least I'm glad to know that it happened to you once before, so it's not like I should be too concerned about an incident like this. Sure is interesting to see all the different types of "gigs" that you're now being offered, often without knowing which songs will be played until they start. And I especially liked listening to a certain pair of songs, the one featured in Lego City Undercover, and the one used in the game-opening video of this game. I also had a good laugh from that alien abduction cutscene. So now we've seen four of the nine "Rock Power Challenges". I knew the fourth one would take place at the farm venue thanks to those playthrough videos I searched a couple weeks ago. I can't remember what the next three will be, so I may have to look that up again to refresh my memory (though I do remember what the last two will be).

Quite unfortunate to suddenly have technical issues this week. Hopefully, the solution you suggested can prevent it next time. So it seems there are many more different venues than there are of those nine special challenges (still can't remember what they're called). In addition to the sites of the three challenges we've seen so far (construction site, haunted mansion, and pirate ship), there's also the speedway and the skyscraper rooftop you unlocked this week, and with the addition of that original train station from last week, that's a total of six venues so far. It'll be interesting to see how many more become available as you further progress. By the way, I don't think I really asked this, but did you happen to have already completed this game some time ago? I mentioned watching some other videos of this game and I wasn't sure if I should avoid mentioning any spoilers. Either way, I'll definitely still watch these Twitch Tuesday streams.

I will confess that, for almost ten years now, I've had this weird habit where I refused to throw out any packaging from any new Lego sets I got, which included the plastic "disposable" bags. Typically, I would try to cleanly open the bag on one end, then flatten and stack the empty bags and put them back inside the box with the instruction book and empty sticker sheet, which I would also not throw out. Yeah, I know it's weird, but at least in a way one could argue I ended up not contributing any waste because of this. At least those new paper bags shown in the images look interesting. They may not be transparent like the plastic bags, but I can see why kids would find them easier to open.

First off, I'd just like to mention that among the things I took care of during this two-week break was an adjustment to my web browsing habits so that now I'm doing almost everything on my desktop, which means I can now be capable of commenting more quickly and more often here on the forums. So, Lego Rock Band. Definitely a very unique game, I'll say that much. If anything, this brief glimpse I've now had of this game has certainly gotten me interest in it. Alas, just like with Lego Dimensions, I will most likely never get an opportunity to try this game myself, due to the fact that I do my gaming on a PC and not on a console system. Probably for the best, as I've honestly never even attempted any Guitar Hero type of game, and would probably end up performing quite horribly for a while at first. At least it was nice to hear some songs I definitely recognized, although there were also plenty I'd never really even heard of before. And as I mentioned in the chat, at some point, I'll probably search for some other playthrough videos of this game to see more of what the story mode involves. I'll definitely look forward to what else Lego Rock Band has to offer over the next few Twitch Tuesday streams.

I'm definitely looking forward to this game. A major reason why Complete Saga is so low on my ranking of Lego games is simply because, as the very earliest Lego game, it just hasn't aged well after more than ten years when compared to more recent Lego games. If the one for Force Awakens from 2016 was only a taste of what a modern Lego Star Wars game could be like, then I've got high hopes this remake that'll include the new trilogy (and probably other Star Wars content like Rogue One) could be very exciting. Although personally, I probably won't actually purchase this game myself until likely well over a year after it finally releases, only because I always prefer to wait until the price comes down significantly from it's initial full price, and even then I'll wait until a sale that'll make it even more affordable. Besides, at this time, I'm nearing the end of a three-year marathon of completing literally all of the Lego games currently available, so I feel like I could do with a long break from Lego games once I'm finally done with my current progress.

(With all the issues this site has been having lately, here's hoping this post actually goes up without too much trouble.) Of the three original trilogy movies, Last Crusade definitely has the most difference between the two Lego games, in my opinion. While the second game includes events the first game ignored (the ship in a stormy sea from the opening scene, the city of Berlin), there are also events seen in the first game that are ignored in the second game (the city of Venice, escape from the zepplin). While I'm sure some gaps in the second game are filled in with the bonus levels and purchaseable characters and vehicles, the cutscenes from the story levels definitely make it obvious just how inaccurately the movie is portrayed in this game. But in spite of the story inaccuracies, I still liked this game for much of the additional content. After all, it was the earliest Lego game to have hub worlds where you were able to do much more than just select levels and purchase things, and to this day it's still a rather unique structure compared to other Lego games. I certainly look forward to see you eventually try all those additional levels sometime later. So it looks like it'll probably be about a month before the next stream. I'm okay with that, as there's a few things I need to take care of in the next couple weeks that I could use some extra available time for. And it seems the next game to expect will be Lego Rock Band (which I had no idea even existed until you first mentioned it), and likely followed by a reattempt at Lego Dimensions (I'd just like to point out that, from what I've seen in other videos, all of the main story levels in that game can be completed with only the three characters and one vehicle provided by the starter pack, so you won't need to be concerned with any additional packs while going through those story levels). Oh, and let's not forget about that upcoming Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga game that still doesn't seem to have an official release date yet, but I'm sure will probably be available by the time you finish those other two games. By the way, remember that link I posted way back near the start of this topic to a list of helpful guides of nearly every Lego game? Well, the guy who wrote them all has recently decided to rewrite all of them in an effort to make them more helpful and easier to understand, most notably with the inclusion of images to show where to find the various collectibles. So far, he's gone through only the three oldest games (Star Wars Complete Saga, Indiana Jones Original Adventures, and Batman 1), but from what I've seen, those new guides will certainly be more helpful than anything I could ever describe through the chat, so I'd recommend saving that old link if you haven't already done so.

One thing about this game that I found a little annoying is that for whatever characters you've unlocked, you apparently can't switch between different versions of that character, so you're pretty much stuck with whatever version was used in the latest of the story levels. In the Temple of Doom area, for example, although you start off with Indy in his dinner suit, you never see it again once you start the second story level, and the version of him used in the final story level is the one you're stuck with for the remainder of freeplay in that area. Sure, it's purely an appearance thing that has no affect on gameplay, but I honestly find it a little weird that while many Lego games offer a lot of varieties of specific characters, this game seems to completely disregard that option. So at least you were lucky enough to unlock one of the brick abilities (and see for yourself how to unlock and purchase a brick ability in this game). As I previously mentioned, there are three different types: green bricks for funny things (and cost tens of thousands of studs), blue bricks for ability enhancements (and cost hundreds of thousands of studs), and red bricks for stud multipliers (and cost millions of studs). By the time you come back to this game for freeplay, one of the first things I'm going to recommend is unlocking the least expensive stud multiplier, since even a x2 in studs would be enough for you to reach True Adventurer in the levels where you missed it. Just one more area left to go in story mode. As for what will come after that, I'm currently undecided on whether to watch that other stream you mentioned, as personally, one hour is already long enough for me.

I finished LEGO The Incredibles a few days ago. In addition to the interesting slightly alternate take on the story events of both movies, I also liked the new concept of group builds, where after collecting a certain amount of special bricks you have a group of characters build together to complete large creations. The hub area has a lot of special versions of these group builds that, upon completion, also unlocks certain characters from all the other Pixar movies. Another interesting feature of the hub area is that it's divided into districts that each have a "crime wave", which is like a mini level where you have to complete some quests to defeat the villains. Plus, with just over thirty gameplay hours, this was among the quickest Lego games to complete, and I sure wouldn't mind having an opportunity to play it again sometime. I certainly loved a lot of what this game had to offer, and I would definitely rank this high among my favorites. Next game for me; LEGO DC Super Villains Although it's the fourth Lego game to feature the DC franchise, what'll make this game an interesting challenge for me is that creating a custom character will be such an integral part of the game, literally right from the very beginning. As someone who never even bothers with the character customizer unless it's absolutely necessary for game completion, this should prove to be quite an interesting experience.

For some reason, back when I played this game in the Raiders of the Lost Ark area, I don't recall having any significant issues in the first story level, but the fifth story level was troublesome enough that I briefly had to enter two-player mode in order to get both characters onto the two buttons at the same time. I guess this just goes to show that people can sometimes have very different experiences with the same game. And as I mentioned in the chat, that jungle temple theme from the opening scene of the movie is one of the five bonus levels of that area, meaning that you'll have to search around to find the starting point, and once you do access it, the fact that it's structured as if it was created in the game's level builder means it'll look very unlike what you saw in the first game. Just two more areas left to go before this game's story mode is complete. After this, I guess the only Lego games left to go are Lego Rock Band (which I've honestly never heard of prior to your mentions of it) and a possible reattempt at Lego Dimensions. Also, a rather peculiar reason to refuse to play the two Lego Harry Potter games (one that I have serious doubts will ever change anytime soon), but since I personally consider them my least favorite of all Lego games from a gameplay perspective, I guess it's not that bad of a loss.

No lag or slowing down this time, so that's good news. I've pretty much already covered all the important stuff, so not much to talk about this time. I guess it's interesting to note you were able to get True Adventurer on four of the five story levels for each of the three parts of Crystal Skull. I guess when you eventually get back to this game later, one of the first things you'll probably want to do is unlock one of the red brick stud multipliers. Beyond the six main areas, I've already mentioned that the seventh crate won't open until after you've completed one of the super bonus levels, which requires collecting all ten minikits in an area (done by completing five treasure levels and five bonus levels). The last crate, for the Level Builder, does contribute to full game completion. Although you're free to try creating a custom level, the minimum you need to do for game completion is to complete the four tutorials, then save seven different blank levels (the different styles for the six areas and the super bonus levels) and purchase all of the items available to place for each style. I don't know how many studs are required for all those purchases, so I would recommend saving the Level Builder for absolute last, after you've fully completed everything else in this game. The story levels of three areas complete, three more to go, so yes, you're now at the halfway point in this game in terms of following the story content.

Just submitted my vote. To be honest, it took me a while to decide between "Brick Museum" and "100 Bricks", but I'll be fine with either one of them. As someone who's always fascinated with the history of just about anything, I'm definitely looking forward to the possibility of getting myself a copy of this book.

Despite the continued issues with lag, at least it's more tolerable in this case because it only slows down a little at times rather than completely freezing. Quite unfortunate that a weird glitch forced you to restart the third level. I can't recall if that happened to me back when I played this game, though it wouldn't surprise me if it did. In terms of story accuracy, while there was that part with the killer ants dragging away that commander guy, there was definitely never some ant monster as depicted in the final level. With that and that train crane attack for Part 1, it's already obvious that a recurring theme in this game is that the fifth and final "boss battle" story level will always deviate greatly away from the events of the movies. It should be noted that, since there are different types of levels (rather than levels with "story mode" or "freeplay mode" as in most Lego games), that means that, hypothetically, this game can be completed by playing each and every level only once (and since you won't necessarily have to replay any levels, that means everything that can possibly be done in a level should be completely accessible when you play them). However, it seems that you'll end up having to replay some levels in order to obtain "True Adventurer" that you missed the first time around (which I think you can select in the completion progress boxes in the warehouse, though that's just an assumption on my part, as I never had to worry about doing that when I played this game (mostly because I chose to go for 100% completion of an area before starting the next one, which meant I had at least one stud multiplier red brick already unlocked by the time I encountered the more difficult levels for True Adventurer)). Parts 1 and 2 of Crystal Skull complete, just Part 3 left to go, then it'll be on to the original trilogy.

Quite unfortunate there were some lag issues, but at least it was only slowing down at times rather than freezing. As I'm sure you quickly noticed, a vast majority of the levels in Indiana Jones 2 are rather short. In fact, that first level was one of only four levels in the entire game to consist of more than just one area, hence why I pointed out it was one of the longer levels. Though personally, I had spent the most time on the vehicle levels as I often took my time to try collecting as many studs as I could (after all, I do specifically recall at least once or twice that it was practically impossible to achieve True Adventure on a vehicle level without having a stud multiplier brick active). Well, if getting through the five story levels of each area really does go by this quickly, then I guess it'll be easy to assume it'll take just five more streams to get through the remaining five areas. Okay, here's some things about the way this game is structured. Each of the six areas is like a self-contained game, meaning that whatever characters and vehicles you unlock there can only be used there and not in any of the other five areas. When you open the "box" to each of these six areas, you're shown your progress on characters and vehicles unlocked, minikits and special bricks collected, levels completed, and of course the option to return to exploring that hub area. In each of the six areas, there's a total of fifteen levels; five "story" levels (completed by simply following the green arrow to reach the start of each one), five "treasure" levels (alternate versions of the story levels, marked by golden arrows in the hub area where their respective story levels were started, in which the objective is to collect the minikit), and five "bonus" levels (the starting points to which are unmarked in the hub area until after you find them, structured as if they had been created in the game's "level builder", in which the objective is to collect the minikit). While the bonus levels give you specific characters to use (like the story levels), the treasure levels have you use whichever two active characters you happen to have in the hub area when you start that level, and if you don't have the abilities you need between those two characters (as the notes will helpfully point out), you'll have to return to the hub area and switch to those types of characters (which in this game requires walking over to wherever they're wandering around and hitting the switch character button when you're close to them). You may have noticed a particular site in the hub area where the minikits show up, and once you've collected all ten of them (completing five treasure levels and five bonus levels), you can break them and rebuild the parts into something that will unlock the "super bonus" level, in which the objective is to collect a million studs (of note, that seventh crate in the warehouse won't open until after you've completed one of these super bonus levels, one for each of the six areas). Also, while exploring the hub areas, you'll have to destroy ten certain objects to unlock a red brick (stud multiplier), a blue brick (ability enhancement), or a green brick (something just for fun), one of each for each area, and which also have to be purchased. Of course, since you're mainly interested in just completing the story progression, much of this whole paragraph probably won't be of much concern to you anyway. As for which area to complete next, I personally went through all three parts of Crystal Skull before moving on to the original trilogy, but since you're the one playing this game, I'll leave that choice up to you.