Barely deserves to be called a game, what with its complete lack of challenge, player options, fail states, or any form of decision-making at all—it’s more like a fidget toy with (obscenely long) loading screens. Other Lego games will do the bare minimum and throw in a “put these statues in the right orientation” puzzle; The Chase Begins will gesture at this idea, but make it impossible to put the statues in the wrong orientation. I couldn’t imagine playing this for its own sake (or heaven forbid, for a job), but I can’t deny its value as a not-too-distracting distraction, the sort of thing you can play with the TV going and not miss any of the show’s plot.

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2023


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