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Lego: The Hobbit is a 2014 game based on the Peter Jackson films that came out after he did Lord of the Rings. I finished the main storyline and am in the process of hunting down and crafting every darn thing in it. I quite like this post game challenge in Lego games. It's where the real exploration and problem solving come into play. 

The game doesn't cover all three Peter Jackson Hobbit movies, however, only the first two. The Battle of the Five Armies was supposed to be DLC, but it never happened. So it's a bit weird to end on the defeat of Smaug knowing there is supposed to be a mammoth battle over the dragon-hoard. But, I enjoyed what the game covered. 

I had recently played Lego: The Lord of the Rings and so the map in Lego: The Hobbit looks the same, but everything else about it is different: new levels, collectables, craftables and unlockable characters. Also, getting around is by Eagle this time, which is darn cool. 

The only issue I had was trying to remember which Dwarf did what. The game tells you in one place, but on the selection screen you just get their faces, which all look very similar. Is that racist? Ha ha. I guess I just can't tell one beard from another. I started getting it, though, in time. Sorry Dwarves. 

I hope to get back to it soon so I can finish and move on to Lego Batman 3, which I bought on a sale on Xbox several months ago. Lego games go on sale a lot, and usually you can get one for $5 digitally, which I do for most of them. But, I'm on a new game project right now, and it doesn't fit into my plan. That's not to say, I can't bend the rules a bit, because at some point, I will.