Will BIONICLE G2 get more love from LEGO than Hero Factory?

[GK733]

There's no need trying to be Mr. Wiseguy here.While I dislike Pokémon this is a tad different scenario with larger numbers in the game.

There's not been any kind of official news, at least on MB's YT page of Bloks an Bots. It's safe to assume it's dead. Tenkai Knight's seems to be having it's second season but it comes year or too late So even if they are able to air it, it sounds like it's not been doing that great and will be axed.

[TwistLaw]

While the scenario is different for sure, I think that surviving Pokémon and Nintendo DS' golden days is a strong proof that the LEGO brand doesn't fear competition from electronic devices. But we don't know what the future may bring, so I won't say that twice...

On topic, I'm thankful it's been cleared what i was trying to say: the only thing BIONICLE has to fear is LEGO itself, since it's selling succesful themes addressing the same audience.

[bidiminished]

When it comes to set design, I don't think that Bionicle is receiving much more love than HF. The SW CCBS sets, however show more promise. Bionicle is getting a lot of exclusive things and artwork, though.

[Chimaninja454]

When it comes to set design. I think that BIONICLE is receiving much more attention from LEGO than HF - some of the sets in HF looked good, others are ok.

It has a well-developrd story and backstory, it appears that the theme is doing pretty great. I still don't see why some HF fans preferred HF over it, because it is a great new theme,

Anyway. I think it is selling well but not the sane as G1, even if it is selling well. I doubt that LEGO will extend it for some years, and possibly more.

Edited July 12, 2015 by Chimaninja454

[Aanchir]

It has a well-developrd story and backstory, it appears that the theme is doing pretty great. I still don't see why some HF fans preferred HF over it, because it is a great new theme,

Hero Factory definitely had some advantages over the Bionicle reboot, though some of that can be chalked up to the theme's four and a half year lifespan. For instance, Hero Factory had Technic-based vehicle sets, something the Bionicle reboot hasn't had (yet). It also had a greater variety of villains: towering humanoids like Witch Doctor and Black Phantom; wacky "theme villains" like XPlode, Splitface, Voltix, and Toxic Reapa; and quirky non-humanoids like Thornraxx, Jawblade, and Tunneler Beast.

There are also some storytelling differences between Bionicle G2 and Hero Factory that could lead some people to prefer the latter. First of all, Hero Factory was a futuristic sci-fi story, which some people might prefer to Bionicle's more anachronistic blend of ancient and futuristic styles. Also, Hero Factory drew a lot of cues from the later years of Bionicle in terms of its storytelling, with all its diverse character powers, detailed origin stories for the villains, and technobabble. By contrast, Bionicle G2 draws more cues from the earlier years of Bionicle, which had fewer elements and powers, villains with more mysterious origins and motivations, and weapons and masks that were treated more like mystical artifacts than like advanced technology.

And of course, Hero Factory had longer TV episodes instead of shorter webisodes. There's no doubt that might influence people's opinions. Overall, though, I think the Bionicle reboot definitely has the potential to more decisively surpass the Hero Factory sets and story as it continues to grow.