A talented creator has imagined what a Minecraft and LEGO video game could look like by making a stunning crossover animation. LEGO and Minecraft have crossed paths in the past with an official line of LEGO Minecraft toys, but the clever animation shows just how far the partnership could go with a dedicated video game or movie.
Minecraft and LEGO's similarities are hard to miss, with both the game and the toy offering block-building and creative fun with no limits. The Mojang game made the perfect fit for a LEGO collaboration, and over 50 official Minecraft LEGO sets and collectibles have been released since 2012. The LEGO Minecraft range includes microsets, minifigs, and BigFigs, with notable sets including The Nether, The End, and The Ender Dragon. While fans have the physical toys to enjoy, Minecraft and LEGO haven't released a video game.
Reddit user and artist CarAleatorio has shared their vision of what a LEGO and Minecraft game or movie could look like. The creator's one-minute video shows a LEGO minifig Steve exploring a LEGO and Minecraft world, complete with green and blue base plates for grassy areas and the sky. Steve is shown gathering resources in LEGO form, chopping down trees, storing items in his chest, and showing off his home. The video ends on a cliffhanger, with Steve facing down a group of Creepers. While the short might look like stop-animation using actual LEGO bricks, CarAleatorio has revealed they used 3D creation suite Blender, making the finished product even more impressive as each asset has been created by the user. The creator has more LEGO shorts made with Blender on their YouTube channel, Cara Aleatório Studio.
Watch the LEGO x Minecraft animation on Reddit here.
The video might be the closest fans will get to an official LEGO and Minecraft digital project, with no news of a video game or movie in the works. TT Games, the developer of many of the LEGO games, is currently working on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, though its next project remains a mystery. It's hoped that Mojang and Warner Bros. Interactive, publisher of the LEGO games, will launch an official game or even DLC for the core Minecraft experience together in the future. Many of LEGO's other collaborations have seen the launch of both a video game and LEGO sets, like LEGO The Lord of the Rings, and LEGO Star Wars.
LEGO hasn't just had its own release of main games, but has also featured in other video games over the years. A partnership with Playground Games brought LEGO content into the racing game, Forza Horizon 4. Available as DLC, Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Champions replaces cars and tracks with LEGO variations, and while it's not a standalone game, it does prove there's scope for different ways for LEGO and Minecraft to collaborate on a game. Until then, there's always unofficial routes to bring some LEGO magic to a Minecraft build. One Minecraft fan has created a texture pack entitled MineBricks, which introduces realistic-looking LEGO bricks into the game world.
Source: CarAleatorio/Reddit