Summary
Founded in 1989,Traveller’s Taleshas been one of the most prolific developers when it comes to producing family-friendly video games. After a few successful games in the early 1990s, TT Games was given the opportunity to work alongside Disney, where it created a handful of beloved classic titles likeToy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, andToy Story Racer. But while TT Games would continue to work with Disney and a few other companies to produce a slew of movie tie-in games, it’s TT Games' sprawling LEGO catalog that would earn the studio its legacy.
Beginning in 2005,Traveller’s Taleswas given the keys to both the LEGO andStar Warslicenses, and since then, the ball hasn’t stopped rolling for the studio. Almost two whole decades and 23 LEGO titles later, TT Games is widely considered to be one of the best developers when it comes to creating family-friendly experiences, and its future is still looking bright.
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Every TT Games LEGO Title In Chronological Order
As mentioned up top, Traveller’s Tales' first LEGO project was the belovedLEGO Star Wars: The Video Gameback in 2005. Collecting all three prequel movies, adding in some family-friendly humor, and bringing a ton of collectibles to the table, thatfirstLEGO Star Warsgameis a little rough around the edges now, but it essentially forged the formula that TT Games would go on to use in almost all of its LEGO titles ever since. Over the course of the next few years, TT Games would perfect this formula, withLEGO Star Wars: The Complete Sagabeing the pinnacle of TT Games' efforts, even long after its initial release.
Over the next few years, TT Games would continue to release at least one new LEGO game every year, quickly coveringfranchises likeHarry Potter,Indiana Jones, and Batman. 2011 was an absolutely monumental year for TT Games, with a total of three LEGO games releasing all in the span of just eight months. What makes this even more impressive is that all three of these games are considered classics, with even the lowest-rated among them -LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars- receiving a fonder reception nowadays.
Though TT Games stuck to its usual LEGO formula throughout the first half of the 2010s, it would try something a bit new with 2015’sLEGO Dimensions. Seeing the initial success ofDisney InfinityandSkylanders, LEGO decided to jump onthe toys-to-life bandwagon, releasingLEGO Dimensions, a title that allowed real-world LEGO sets and minifigures to be used in-game. ThoughLEGO Dimensionshad a bit of a mixed reception both critically and commercially, it didn’t stop TT Games from experimenting later down the line, with 2017’sLEGO Worldsbeing the developer’s loose take onMinecraft.
There was quite a sizable gap between theLEGO Movie 2game andLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and unfortunately, the developer suffered some serious internal issues. Along with absurd amounts of crunch,TT Games' new engine wasn’t working quite as well as intended, leadingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagato have a longer development period than any previous LEGO title. While crunch is never a good thing,The Skywalker Sagawas a very good game, and it provides a great jumping off point for anyfuture Traveller’s Tales LEGO gameson the horizon.
