So wait LEGO gave this team of devs their blessing?

[SanekiBeko]

Really. Good on LEGO. More companies should do that. 4 year old me would be screaming at this.

[Korinth]

Well yes we knew they didn't cared anymore about Bionicle and since it's free and non profitable they let it be, but I didn't think they would let them PUT IT ON STEAM lol

Imagine this when others like Nintendo just erase every ended project about something they own.

[UncleDoctor]

Don't know about their blessing. According to the game description the devs aren't making any money off of this like the guys who made Black Mesa. Lego company is cool but I wouldn't say they're THAT cool.

[Lunacy]

Dude I still have the original 6, I'm hype.

[PootisMayo]

Yeah, I still remember the old Bionicle games that were on LEGO’s website as well as the sets I owned. Good times.

[Kernel]

Originally posted by UncleDoctor:

Don't know about their blessing. According to the game description the devs aren't making any money off of this like the guys who made Black Mesa. Lego company is cool but I wouldn't say they're THAT cool.

They might've.

Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDnhOuhJ3Sxr4SpBudL15Q is another fan made game in development that officially got Lego's approval. Lego approves a lot of fan lego games/restorations like
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558223061 which was made by another team who restore bionicle games. They even have installs for the old appstore games.
and DarkFlame Universe (the Lego Universe restoration project)

These projects aren't for profit and if successful generate Lego free advertising.

[Allard]

Originally posted by Kernel:

Originally posted by UncleDoctor:

Don't know about their blessing. According to the game description the devs aren't making any money off of this like the guys who made Black Mesa. Lego company is cool but I wouldn't say they're THAT cool.

They might've.

Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDnhOuhJ3Sxr4SpBudL15Q is another fan made game in development that officially got Lego's approval. Lego approves a lot of fan lego games/restorations like
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558223061 which was made by another team who restore bionicle games. They even have installs for the old appstore games.
and DarkFlame Universe (the Lego Universe restoration project)

These projects aren't for profit and if successful generate Lego free advertising.

The biggest surprise to me was that this and Quest for Mata Nui are two separate projects.

Two fanmade open world Bionicle RPGs that look absolutely magnificent. What a time to be alive.

[Trickster]

Originally posted by UncleDoctor:

Don't know about their blessing. According to the game description the devs aren't making any money off of this like the guys who made Black Mesa. Lego company is cool but I wouldn't say they're THAT cool.

this gives me second thoughts 'bout wantin' to play the gamme. do the devs even care 'bout money? if they truly dont mind not receivin' a single penny from the scandinavian vikings, then its aight. but if they do want to be paid then its just bad

[Allard]

Originally posted by Trickster:

Originally posted by UncleDoctor:

Don't know about their blessing. According to the game description the devs aren't making any money off of this like the guys who made Black Mesa. Lego company is cool but I wouldn't say they're THAT cool.

this gives me second thoughts 'bout wantin' to play the gamme. do the devs even care 'bout money? if they truly dont mind not receivin' a single penny from the scandinavian vikings, then its aight. but if they do want to be paid then its just bad

It's the same as it is for 99,9% of fangames. People do them knowing full well they won't get paid for them, but they do them anyway as a labor of love.

[NicWir]

i wish they put a prcie on it so when i buy the game and Lego says that this game should removed from Steam it will stay on my Acc.

[Kernel]

Originally posted by NicWir:

i wish they put a prcie on it so when i buy the game and Lego says that this game should removed from Steam it will stay on my Acc.

The game is going to be free. There are even older builds on their itch.io page that are all free.

[SMthegamer]

Originally posted by Kernel:

Originally posted by UncleDoctor:

Don't know about their blessing. Lego company is cool but I wouldn't say they're THAT cool.

They might've.

Digital Trends is saying LEGO gave their blessing, though the article they attached the claim to doesn't mention it at all.
I've reached out for comment, but for now I'm thinking they've taken a similar stance as the Quest For Mata Nui project, where LEGO were informed in advance, and gave the green light to proceed.

Making games and adverts is expensive, these projects are either going to revive an entire product line or keep us Bionicle fans quiet for FREE, it's a massive win for them.

[Emi-Didact]

Bionicle will never die

[DakotaThrice]

Originally posted by NicWir:

i wish they put a prcie on it so when i buy the game and Lego says that this game should removed from Steam it will stay on my Acc.

It doesn't matter whether it's free or not, once you have the license it will stay on your account.

[SanekiBeko]

Originally posted by NicWir:

i wish they put a prcie on it so when i buy the game and Lego says that this game should removed from Steam it will stay on my Acc.

Don't ya curse it mate

[Ezir]

This is so beautiful. Also, Lego has my full respect for not grounding any fan projects like this and the B:QFMN, instead they support and encourage. That's how a good company should be, not go to battle with your own community of customers!