A fun and varied universe
Although we will have to wait until the end of the summer period to fully get our hands on it, Funko Fusion revealed itself to us during a press presentation a few days ago. The opportunity to see a little more about its promises, its game mechanics, but also the vision of the developers of 10:10 Games. After all, a detail that has its importance: it is a young studio recently founded by Jon Burton, formerly of TT Games (behind the LEGO games) and which brings together other former seasoned brick license players.
The comparison is therefore easy: an action/adventure game with a family spirit where we find well-known licenses, ranging from Jurassic World has Back to the future Passing by BattleStar Galatica And The Umbrella Academy. Except that, despite everything, the action is still more marked with often explosive staging to always capture the attention of the players.
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Dynamic gameplay?
Of course, it borrows some codes from the LEGO series, minus the bricks and the humor (and therefore, all its charm?). But Funko Fusion also wants to look towards other inspirations. Alternating between exploration, confrontations and solving puzzles, we also find some vibes from the series Ratchet & Clank, especially when it comes to killing opponents on the screen and chaining together run'n'gun style platform phases.
And when we're not moving around or hammering our opponents, the title offers us some puzzles to solve. This goes from searching for objects to environmental puzzles to traditional electrical circuits to follow and reactivate to unlock access or an object useful for progression.
Despite all the good will to offer a family adventure, Funko Fusion didn't particularly appeal to us in the first trailers. It must be said that despite the charm of the figurines, seeing them move in the game doesn't have the same appeal. And even though the studio tries to play on the staging and the sparkling artistic direction, it lacks that little something.
A feeling that was lessened after this press presentation since even if we wait to see more, discovering new levels and new environments has somewhat reinforced our desire to discover other corners. We still have some fears about the feeling with the controller in hand since we sometimes had the impression that the blows struck were only thrusts, without any real sensation. A feeling that can only be confirmed once we have the full title in our possession. The LEGO license for example, had this little something particularly satisfying thanks to the destruction/reconstruction of the bricks.
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Strong licenses
On the contrary, we remain very keen to immerse ourselves in this crazy universe which brings together more than twenty licenses including:
- Jurassic World
- The Thing
- Masters of the Universe
- The Umbrella Academy
- Scott Pilgrim
- Back to the future
- Five Nights at Freddy's
- Child's Play 2
- Megan
- Invincible
- BattleStar Galactica
- Xena
- Hot Fuzz
- Jaws
- Voltron
- Nope
- Shaun of the Dead
We thus find stylized worlds like our favorite franchises and many Pop that we can embody. This allows the title to regularly renew itself by offering particularities to each of these series, while titillating the aficionados who will feast on this delirium of figurines. Better still, we are promised many secrets subtly hidden here and there.
With its sixty playable characters that can be changed at any time, spread across twenty or so licenses, at least seven worlds to discover and its cultural references, there is no doubt that it will satisfy both Funko fans and lovers of the genre. Let us also specify that the title is playable solo and up to four people in cooperation. And let's take the opportunity to note the recent announcement of a (free) pack Team Fortress 2 on Steam, let's add some characters from the license. Let's hope that with such an adaptation in hand, it doesn't push the studio to (too much) draw on the card of additional paid content at launch.
In short, with Funko Fusionthe young studio 10:10 Games wants to capitalize on its name and its many licenses with an adventure that turns out to be more ambitious than it seems. If we have some doubts about its interest for people who are impervious to Funko and its potential lack of sensations, it still promises to be a real little treat for fans of the brand.