Bionicle: Masks of Power wants to revive the masked heroes of your childhood. In the gameplay trailer, the developers now show battles and the tropical island world.
Do you still know the Bionicles? Those Lego action figures with the scary masks? As a big Lego fan, I never really dived into their universe, but as a kid I always enjoyed reading the comics about these unusual heroes.
Some Bionicle fans apparently missed them a lot and decided to dedicate their own open-world game in Unreal Engine 5 to the characters. What the project is all about and what the first gameplay looks like can be seen here.
What are the Bionicles anyway?
With Bionicle, Lego started its own product series in 2001 with robot-like figures who are the heroes of a tropical island called Mata Nui. On the island, a terrible villain is on the rampage, and the six warriors must defeat him with their elemental powers and with the help of powerful masks hidden on the island.
What is the story?
What kind of game is Masks of Power?
The fan project will be an open world action adventure where you explore the island and fight all kinds of creatures and enemies to help the inhabitants. A first gameplay trailer already shows what the battles in the game look like:
In the trailer you can see Lewa, who has special air powers. In the finished game, however, you will be able to play as all six heroes and unlock various new abilities by finding 12 masks each. You will not only explore dense jungles, but also many other landscapes. A few screenshots already give you a foretaste:
It is not yet known when Masks of Power will be released. A demo is currently in the works, which, like the game that will be released later, will be free of charge (available on Steam). You can also try out an older, finished version of the game, which is not nearly as pretty. You can download it (this way).
What else is there to know?
Masks of Power is not the first game in the Bionicle universe and also not the first fan project. There were already two official games in 2003 and 2006, but they weren”t too well received. With Quest for Mata Nui, another open-world adventure was also developed by fans!
Some of the developers of Quest for Mata Nui are also working on Masks of Power. However, it is not stated whether the two projects are connected.
What do you think of the first gameplay of Masks of Power? Did you also play with the Bionicle figures back then, or did they leave you rather cold? Feel free to write your opinion in the comments!
