I think the problem with G2 was that it lured us fans into a false sense of security that Bionicle/construction could once again come back one day. Over the past two decades, only two themes have managed to come back from the dead as their own theme after bring cancelled: Bionicle and Ninjago. That’s it. The fact we even got Bionicle back was kind of a miracle in itself.
The problem is that now Lego has unintentionally built up in us fans that hope that either Bioncle or constraction could once again come back someday. Now, whenever we see a new theme being speculated, everyone seems to jump on the ’constraction is back’ bandwagon without looking into the theme in depth it waiting for more info to come out. For leaf, all we had was set numbers, that was it, nothing else, no set names, no piece counts, no prices, nothing, but we were still speculating ”oh, this means construction is coming back as the number of sets lines up with a Bionicle wave”. The same thing happened with dits just to a lesser extent. This same exact type of thinking happened in 2018/19, although maybe not to the extent of this year.
The problem is that we as fans are jumping on the hype train even before it has officially been built yet. Doing this shows that we’re blinded by nostalgia and grasping at straws trying and hoping for things to come true. Heck, I almost feel like Faber Is praying off this mentality with whatever his new project is, as we’re coming up on almost a year since he first teased the idea and it feels like it’s gone basically nowhere. I never jumped on this bandwagon, as I have no idea where it’s going and it could all just end in failure.
I realize a good chunk of us here are either teenagers or adults in their early twenties, but sometimes you just gotta move on. Constraction or Bionicle could cone back at some point but it probably won’t be for a long while. So just relax and be happy with what you have, as I guarantee It’ll put you in a better mindset about the future of constraction and Bionicle
What I’ve been saying almost since the beginning. He could very well be capitalizing on the attention he can gain from us because he’s “Christian Faber” and he knows we’ll pay attention to him.
I honestly don’t know what to think about this whole deal.
It seems like simultaneously stirring up hype for something big, and then leading us on at the same time.
Then that just contributes to the problem: Too many licensed themes. Is Lego just running out of original theme ideas? Or are they just relying on Ninjago to use original theme ideas? I’m talking about ghosts, sky pirates, time-travel, digital worlds…
And as for the JTTW adaptation…we already saw the Monkey King minifigure in Series 19. And I thought that guy was REALLY weird. Like, Cats movie-weird. So I’m not looking forward to Monkey Kid.
It probably won’t be a straight adaptation. I think it’ll be only loosely based of the main plot. And I’m not even sure if a book adaptation would be considered a licensed theme.[quote=“thewimpykid, post:17, topic:51251”]
I don’t think they’re doing it just for Just2Good. There are other Nintendo fans besides Just2Good. You do realize that, right?
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Obviously no, but I’m pretty sure they thought how he’ll heavily promote it.
That’s one thing I find interesting. Would this open it up to other classics of literature? Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, or North and South? JTTW is also a play, could that open up other stage plays in lego form? I for one, would love a Phantom of The Opera theme.
It is still an original theme. “Original Theme” usually refers to themes that aren’t tied to any pre-existing IP. So even if this theme will be an adaptation of Journey to the West, it will still technically count as an original theme.
Not to mention, I highly doubt this theme will be more than a loose adaption of Journey to the West at best. It could very easily turn out to be another vehicle-based theme that barely has anything to do with the source material.
We’re getting off the original topic, but by that logic, then we could get Shakespeare play sets…with a bunch of oversized jeeps and weirdly proportioned aircraft.
I’m still Mad, both Angry and Insane. I’m Tired of Waiting and Doing Nothing, I just want Constration to come back. it really feels like they Starving and Torturing us and I can’t take it!
I would but… I’ve just been through a lot sense G2’s Unfair Death and I’m sorry for being in this Bad Mood
It’s fine. I want more constraction, too. I don’t care if it’s Bionicle G3 or some new theme. I just want some form of buildable action figures from Lego.
I’m still Mad, both Angry and Insane. I’m Tired of Waiting and Doing Nothing, I just want Constration to come back. it really feels like they Starving and Torturing us and I can’t take it!
The original LEGO Ideas submission for the Pirates of Baracuda Bay was basically a completely new idea that wasn’t made in LEGO before, but the finalized set ended up being 2 in 1. One of the builds is a shipwrecked island, similar to the original submission, and the other build is a revamp of the Black Seas Baracuda… one of the most iconic Pirates sets that fans of that theme have wanted a re-release for years.
So perhaps if Sokoda’s Bionicle project gets approved, maybe we might also see some sort of 2 in 1 feature in the finalized set… Maybe a buildable Mata Nui Robot or something like that.
So who knows? We might get some sort of “Constraction” build with the finalized set if it gets approved.
It’s normal for Lego to do that. They take the design of the project designed by the fan, translate it into a set, and then add their new spin on it. Take the dinosaur skeletons set. That set had dinosaur skeleton displays, like the original project said, but it also had a paleontologist minifigure and a “Lego Sapiens” skeleton (a hilarious addition). So chances are, they’ll add their own twists on Sokoda’s project. Knowing them, they’ll probably add some kind of G2 thing to appeal to the G2 fans.