Professor Flitwick

Is there a source for this? It's the first I'm hearing of it, and seeing as he was in IM3 (and will be in Ultron), I'd be surprised if it was the case.

I too have only made one, in Quest 84, but it was relatively subtle:

Ninja'd!

What a cool little minifig! I'd never of thought of him as a preorder fig, but he's a pretty great idea!

Not to mention, there might not be a straight forward choice for a sandbox. Hogwarts was an obvious choice, as was Gotham, and New York city. Such a setting might not be present in the Lego Movie.

When writing for Thothwick, I take words from episodes of Downton Abbey and Frasier, then structure sentences around them.

Travellers Tales make the games, not Lego, so they'd be controlling who gets the bonuses. Credit where credit is due.

In the latest episode of Two Best Friends Play they discuss the fan service put into these games, the controls, the unclear objectives/mechanics, and what might lead them to become AFOLs. If you're not a regular viewer, some jokes (such as Woolie wanting to play a certain Marvel game, and the references between him and the Hulk) might not be clear. Enjoy, some adult language contained!

Thothwick sat, staring at the paper for some time, trying to find the right phrase, when inspiration hit him. Thothwick attached his last vial of vemon, and sent the letter on it's way.

"Zzz... Whu? Ah, must've dozed off! Oh, I do hope Mr. Rone didn't leave, I had something I wanted to ask him... And where's Hoptet gotten off to? Essences? Ah - of course, Lord Boomingham, you departed before I could bequeath these to you." Shaking off his slumber, Thothwick placed three cosmic essences on the table, for Boomingham to take. "Ah, Mr. Ablesword, good to see you under nicer circumstances."

What? The guy who is narrating the entire story to his nephew has nothing to do with the story?

I hope we'll see a figure, but I doubt it'll be Galadriel; she doesn't really have a whole lot to do with the plot, and I could see her coming in a hypothetical 'Complete Saga' of the Lego Hobbit and Lego LotR games. An Old Bilbo minifig would be my guess.

Squinting, Thothwick scans the crowd. Hoptet joined in too, seemingly oblivious to the fact he hadn't met Jess. "By gum, I think you could be right! Hard to tell beneath her... mane?" "Whoever she, his fur is lost control." "I see pronouns may require revisiting." Thothwick turned back to Dyric. "I must confess Mr. Rone, I can't tell. It's been many months since I saw her, and we were only together for a brief period of my first Quest. I was... detained, throughout the majority of it's duration. Even then, she wore a helmet that concealed most of her face. Curious, looking back, I always assume she was Knight."

Thothwick peers forward, trying to establish whom Dyric is referring to. "The petite gentleman with the pale skin? I don't believe I've ever met his acquaintance..."

I got really confused when you kept talking about Sisco, then I realised you all meant cralegoboy. My brain can be rather stuck in it's ways. Nice to see 'old' players return!

I think you're a tad confused. Playing football and committing crimes is the story of Fifa/GTA. Fifa's gameplay mechanic (the part of Lego games you say you have a problem with) is running from side-to-side occasionally pressing a button to kick the ball, whereas GTA's most frequent mechanic is the driving and shooting. For instance, the story of Lego Marvel is an original story set in the Marvel universe, which has heroes from the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four and others collect various shards of the Silver Surfers board to discern why he's come to Earth. The gameplay mechanic is destroying the enemies, collecting studs and puzzle solving. I must admit, I personally can't quite fathom how the comparatively varied gameplay of a Lego game can be described as less enjoyable than a Fifa game. Perhaps there is something more than the mechanics that you don't like.

Should be quite good, another chance to free roam in Middle-Earth is great. Hopefully they'll have a great preorder fig, like Old Bilbo, King Thror, or Thrain. If you're going to boil all games down to their mechanics, they all sound dull and samey. But not unheard of; correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't all Lego games with release dates that have been deliberately coincided with their source materials release date been released before they came out? The first Lego Star Wars game was released before RotS was released, and Lego Pirates of the Caribbean was similarly released before Stranger Tides. All others were either released well after their license's last film (Original Trilogy, Complete Saga, Indian Jones, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings) or have been separate stories (Batman, Marvel). LSW III is the exception here, as it was released in the middle of the series run, and doesn't fall into any of the categories.

Two, for Thothwick. Letting Bluto get taken, then letting him get away. I hope he'll get the chance to be there when Baba falls. Kintobor, you started us off, aren't you going to weigh in?

Nobody knows; we have zero information on the price for the regular DoS DVD/blu-ray, let alone the extended edition, let alone for TABA, let alone the whole collection. It'll be a game of waiting and seeing.

I know, it'll be the highlight of my 2021!

Thothwick, Hoptet, Byblos, we just two short! Maybe Thothwick can have a family reunion at the same time!

I don't think you need to change. To the best of my memory, most QM who put the Heroes in the images don't show their faces, so changing Arthur from something unique to something that may end up being on countless characters (I know of where I speak ) isn't really necessary, in my opinion. You're asking the wrong guy!

Perplexed, Thothwick investigates the Quest Board. "Slightly hyperbolic, perhaps, Mr. Rone does have a point. Something is about to erupt in Baltarok. Hmm? The Town Watch require assistance, again? Seems like I could clear up the trouble here in enough time to be able to move across the sea." Thothwick signs up for Quest 87, Quest 88, Quest 89 and Quest 90, before returning to his table. "You appear to be right, Mr. Rone, there are forces at work across the sea. But fret not, it shan't be worse than Dastan; Wren has been forced from this realm. Witches are troublesome creatures, but even she can't wreak havoc from beyond the grave." As Guts continued speaking, Thothwick started nodding and gently banging the table in agreement. "Oh, don't remind me; I was the only Hero - the only one - not to take up arms against another hero! I kept on saying we should be rational, but Atramor managed to manipulate every other hero to split up and fight eachother. Nyx, Cronk, Tarn, William, Nerwen, De'kra, everyone, fighting eachother. Someone threw a bomb, and every one of them ended up on the floor, unconscious, with several dead innocent bystanders. A metaphor for Eubric if there ever was one." Thothwick took another slip of his drink, and calmed slightly. He turned his head to address Dyric. "I think I may end up retracting my statement, Mr. Rone. Baltarok will be dangerous with or without Wren."

We're not. Hulk is the titular character in Avengers: Hulk's Labratory. The Hulk will be in there.

... You have too few problems in life. There is literally no way a release date can affect your enjoyment of a film.