This is not a review. I already did my normal review looking at pros & cons. Then I did a video looking looked at the set through rose-colored glasses. Now it's time to try a focus on everything wrong, bad, & underwhelming about this expensive LEGO City playset.
I’m sorry, but, as much as I love your content, I’m not going to watch those two videos as they are very long and I’ve already seen the review, but I do have one question: why? What is the purpose of this experiment (I assume it’s some sort of experiment)?
Because the two major criticism a lot of people have with this set is the oversimplification of the build and price. There is a lot of interesting things in the set, like the stage, park, and even the small handyman bike, but everything else is underwhelming. Especially the main build of the city hall which looks like it is from one of those Lego Education set. And I do not like it when people use the "it's for kids" argument, because kids like being challenged and it means a lot more if they succeed in putting something really complicated together. And even from a playing perspective, there is very little you can do with a small amount of space. As for price...that is inexcusable. This set isn't worth $200. I don't even think it's worth $100. At most, I would pay $80 for a set like this. I don't care if the ratio of money per part is lower or something something "it's not going to be bought by kids or it'll be a shared toy," what is on display here is inexcusable for $200. Something rather biased of me to insert, but puts into perspective the different type of Lego fans that are out there, I grew up in a household where I was the only person who was playing with Legos. I earned money from my good grades, which was $5 for every A and $2 for a B. Being very generous, lets say I earned all As in the 7 classes I took in school (my school does grades via quarter of a school year), so I get $140 per school year. I'd have to wait 2 years to get this set and then be extremely disappointed once I do because it is underwhelming for the money I spent.
I miss the days when there was no "kittle kid" 4+, 6+ lables. My first set was a indiana jones set, I had a tough time building it. I don't think lego should take away the challenge for their younger audience because it takes away the pride you get from building it.
One of my first sets was creator set 6754, at age 10. I got really frustrated at points with the roof, i think i might have scraped my finger at a point, and almost smashed it. Granted im autistic, so maybe thats a factor. Still loved it
34:04 If minifigures use teleportation to get to the upper floor, they can also teleport behind the lasers and gain access to the Key of the City, rendering the security system useless!
I think these more subjective reviews are very interesting, as they offer insight into the set that can't be provided in a normal review. I have always admired and appreciated your unbiased, objective review style, but I'm glad that you can use your platform to expand your analysis of the sets! Great work as always, Jang!
"Remember the days when you could BUY a Lego train station set?" Sadly those days are gone! These days, Lego won't make anything major for City unless its something rescue oriented or related to an explorers thing of some sort. For this set as a whole, I actually think its an okay set, but it could've done without the police chase scene and the cat saving helicopter.
Both positive and negative overviews have been interesting experiments. I don't hate them, but it does make me appreciate Jang's regular reviews. I can also appreciate how hard it is to pick details and points to make about something. It feels like these experiments show us what's on the cutting room floor.
Just A Negative Guy :v Love the video, it's so hilarious! This little experiment of yours makes me appreciate your standard, more objective and balanced reviews even more!
More serious comment: I agree that the set isn't coherent. That we really don't need another fire helicopter. That the limo looks fine from the outside but is a poor use of space (endemic to most vehicles). That the tram is a poor use of space (endemic to most Lego vehicles). The diner really is good but it's not given enough parts. And I'm not a fan of the named characters though it's easy enough to ignore them as an adult. But I hate that I have a million Duke Detains. Lastly, those are supposed to be LASERS? Don't agree about the music stage or train platform (though maybe ditch the helicopter and make the platform bigger). I like the random handyman cart. At least it wasn't the 100th quad bike.
We were going to buy this set, but three things stopped me. 1. It’s expensive. 2. Too many random builds, none of which are particularly amazing. 3. The town/city hall is more of a facade than an actual building. We’re seniors on a fixed income, so I have to look at every element with an extremely critical eye. Not intended for grandkids (as we don’t have any), but for my husband and I to do, to work on something together in our retirement time. So no, unless I could find this for say, half-price? it will just have to stay on the store shelves. Thank you for the video!
Is this meant to be some sort of commentary on how easily people's opinions are swayed by internet videos (although I personally believe that this set really is an unsalvagable dumpster fire). If so, please upload more satirical videos like this!
The was never designed for you though, it was designed for a different audience so really it doesn't matter if you like it matters if the target does. Not just internet videos but the whole internet thing of you're either with me or against me and if you're against me I'm going to rag on everything you like even though neither should care what the other thinks and get on with enjoying their own thing.
It's not that persons are swayed, as they'd need an opinion to start with. More like they want someone (Jang) to give them insight (easier than thinking for oneself).
“This is a- this is so much of a mess, you know what it reminds me of? This reminds of this entire set.“ After that line this video just became a review of melted plastic (get it?) :).
"Is it soda even?..." I like to think it's some sort of water-based, electrolyte, sports drink like Gatorade and that at some point in the future Minifigs are going to try and water plants with it.
Hi Jang! Great job. Sadly, the Danes are way too tragically accurate with this fail of a pathetic tiny train station: when I arrived in Hirtshals, Denmark last summer, the station was gone. No shelter, no personnel, no place to sit, just a malfunctioning, unfriendly ticket machine that made me miss my train. When I finally reached Aalborg, the station's great ticket/info office had been gutted, replaced by a closed, dumpy laser tag room. Had to buy my ticket at the 7-11. This set's loser tram platform reflects a sad, creeping privatization blight that is ruining travel in Denmark.
I have been buying LEGO City sets since 2013 and when the first sets with named characters appeared on the shelves I resolved to never buy a single one.
Hahaha, it's a shame that this is actually the most realistic review of the three. Wouldn't it be cool to make another follow-up "how this set could have been awesome" by improving/personalizing the build by relatively small additions/modifications.
The most worrying thing about this set is it seems to be taking a page from the Marvel Star Wars and Ninjago sets. The most appealing thing in it is the named character minifigs. Many of which are exclusive to this set, such as Mayor Fleck. This is an unheard of dynamic in City, other than the 2 Lego City Undercover game tie in sets that offered a Chase McCain figure.
It seems to me that this would've been better as half a dozen smaller sets (train & station, town hall & ATV, limo, burger shop, park, stage & handyman cart, helicopter-something like that) across a range of price points, even if the sum of the prices was a bit higher. That would also make it a bit more palatable to parents buying presents for 6-year-olds.
That's a similar critique that a lot of people have about the 'Monkie Kid' sets. I'd agree in both cases, even though it is unlikely for LEGO to do that.
My thoughts on alterations (besides just selling each thing separate and making them bigger): -Town Hall: Expand the wings; one side an office, the other side a hall of records. -Police ATV: Remove it. -Fire Helicopter: Add water tank and hose, or water cannon, or water bucket. If not, remove it. -Stage: Use speakers with less depth to expand usable floor space. Otherwise, it's fine as is. Or remove it and add an assembly hall to the town hall. -Limo: Take out the table or use a smaller one, 1x2 width wise, and make the structure behind the driver less bulky. Another seat should be able to fit. -Park Square: Have the statue on one end and ONE full tree at other with the pathway connecting. Bench on one side of path and bike stand on the other. (All this stuff, even the standard build might be too cluttery for a 16x16) -Tram and Station: More seats and stagger them with jumpers leave arm room (that might be advanced for 6+). Replace the overly specialized train front (and back) ends with more brick built design. -Diner: Add at least 4 more studs of the depth to back for just a little more room to pose, and implement the pick up window. -Harl's Cart Thing: Ugh. -Motorcycle: I like it, but the rider doesn't have a helmet. Give them a black one with a black visor (like a certain future faction).
In the past year or two, I've been given a new outlet on the perspective of prince versus stickers. Prince can definitely be good quality for a long period of time, but they do something akin to naming Minifigures in a City line, adding a specific structural way to play with something. In the context of Lego pieces, I printed piece will always represent its first intention of being printed. However, a piece with a sticker on it can be customized by taking off the sticker or applying the stickers onto other pieces that weren't shown from the instructions or set itself, so if you want to create something in a specific style, and the style is applied by a sticker, you can add it to almost every piece imaginable. And for that reason, I am more lenient on stickers, I will usually use them for their first intention in a Lego set, but if I build something custom, I will be open to the idea of adding stickers to complete the look when necessary.
$200 is just insulting. So few people are in a position to spend that much on a toy for their kids. You can buy so much more fun with that money than this
Of the 3 versions, this seems the least "real" or more forced. I don't know if that is true but that's how it feels to me. Very un-JANG-like. It was interesting to compare the 3.
Ah yes, I'm 17, been here since I was 11. In those days I would look up the channels of about 8 different UA-camrs at least twice a week since I didn't have an account yet, looking back I was very dedicated. Have fun while you do! The dark ages do completely creep up on you!
Haha this is pretty fun. But please don't make it into a regular thing. Your normal reviews are perfect for deciding whether to buy a set and I hope that objectivity always remains a part of your reviews!
I’m so annoyed that you clearly missed the biggest problem in this set. The gaps between the tram cars. They are oh-so big when extended. I know it’s near impossible to solve this but I thought there was a chance for LEGO to invent a rubber flex mini tube piece that would close the gaps like real tram cars do.
Easy fix for the light rail train. Have 2 doorways not 1 and move it to the middle coach that’s floating. Replicate the window build 2 more times, replace the 2 2x2x2/3 plates with 1x2 snot for 2 1x4 plates for each window build, move seat closest to the drivers cab 1 seat backwards and you could have had 2 seats facing each other with a 1x2 gap repeated twice and a 2x12 Walking space on the other side of the row of seating. Easy fix for 4 seats with room for luggage each side and walking space just by eliminating 1 doorway for both end coaches making 8 seats plus 2 seats for the driver. Not that hard to do LEGO. The playability is instantly better Really enjoyed this social experiment. You should do more social experiment videos on LEGO sets that attract a lot of controversy
😲 Kevin MacLeod watched a video of mine. My life is complete. Some of the first music I used on YT (on much older channels) was yours! 🙏🙏 Thank you for your incredible body of work.
Feedback time!😊 Overall being this negative doesn’t suit you JANG, and I much prefer the normal review with both good and bad. One thing I do like, is the value vs longevity point in the end, which to some extent, could be used in normal reviews as well. Love your content and honest feelings👍
Honestly, too many videos that LEGO content creators label as “reviews” are just like the biased videos you made here. There’s just a severe lack of objectivity in set reviews currently. It’s more like “here’s what I think and based on that here’s my recommendation.” A lot of these reviewers have an influence on young consumers too. In the case that someone reviews a set in a negative way, they’ll go, “well x didn’t like it, so it must not be good.” I appreciate that you factor in your opinion, but also stay objective in understanding to LEGO’s standards and the set’s intended audience. It’s hard to balance, but you do it very well!
A review is inherently biased. Practically by definition a review is just someone giving their opinion on something, and opinions are influenced by biases. To remove bias from a review is to make it just a description, and most people don’t want to watch description videos because we have eyes and can see what comes in sets. Even most of Jang’s videos are extremely biased, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. The actual problem isn’t the reviews themselves, but the mindset of people who watch reviews. Most people who watch reviews are not actually looking to hear what someone else thinks, but just to reinforce their own beliefs they had before they watched the video.
I liked it better when Gnajbricks did a review on an Easter set and then Jang did an opposite one. That was good stuff. It was a joke of course but I liked the humor. Also it was a lot shorter. Watching 3 reviews (well 2 not real reviews I guess) of such a large set is too much, I bet many people only watch one of these reviews. I only watched some of the last 2 honestly. Maybe that's the point, people watch what they want to hear. I want to hear the legit unbiased review, which is the one I watched entirely. So yeah that's how I'm personally reacting to this experiment. Wait hold up I just heard the, "You know what this reminds of? The entire set." line ohhhhh this set got roasted. Ok that deserves a like. I guess I prefer unbiased reviews AND Jang humor.
I really hope Creator 3-in-1 will still continue their line of minifig sets, without named characters, and nice creative builds. Stickers have snuck into that theme since recently but thankfully not in all the sets. The Creator Pirate Ship is a Masterpiece imo, and half the price of this. Even Pirates of Barracuda Bay offers way more value imo at the same price of this with it's 2-in-1 ship/island mode.
Hey, JANG, while this video is a month old, meaning you'll possibly not read this, I still want to add to your critique about part quality, the whole rant you had about more easily-scratched windshields (A trade-off we shouldn't have to deal with) and the reds being so badly varied despite being the same color. I would love you to make a video on, or something on this, because I reported this to LEGO I think nearing two years ago, and they have done NOTHING about it. Grab some curved slope pieces, make sure they are from some of your newest batches from within the past three years, just about. Maybe four. Specifically these part numbers: 6091, 11477, 15068, and 11153. If you look on all of those pieces, if they are from the last three to four years, roughly, you'll see gouges in the curved surfaces. The same gouges in every single one. Near identical. I can say them, and you likely will see the same thing I describe. 6091 - A single line scratch slightly crooked down the center of the center of the curve. 11477 - A single scratch nearing a bit more towards the lower point of the curve in the middle of the part. 15068 - Two diagonal scratches offset towards the sides of the curve angled inwards towards the low point of the curve, and outwards towards the high point of the curve. There is also one smaller scratch at the center right by the bottom of the curve. 11153 - Two smaller scratches offset towards one side of the curve, one higher up, and one lower down, but lined up with each other. These will be on your pieces, I guarantee it, and the worst part is the scratches are getting WORSE. The scratches on 11477, from what I can see, have gotten longer, meaning there is something wrong with the molding machines, or the molds themselves, and if unchecked for too long will result in parts that will start snapping from pressure if they start getting deeper, too. I hope you still check older comments, because seeing this video reminded me of this issue, and I really feel like you should make a video addressing this, because LEGO are at least more likely to listen to you more than they apparently do to their average customer giving a complaint.
Aye, what you're seeing are weld/meld lines from where two advancing fronts of liquified plastic merge together. It's most noticeable on pearl metallic pieces due to the metal flakes physically aligning while on the surface of the liquid, compared to the random distribution deeper in the mix. It's also easier than usual to notice on some of the newer solid color formulations that are less opaque than their older versions (like dark red and I believe flame yellowish-orange). Really only on the metallics is there any defensible excuse for the line to be visible at all, though, and it should never be something you can feel with your fingernail, indicative of reduced pressure and/or heat used in the process. Thanks for bringing this up. I'll be more aware of it and call it out in situations where it's sufficiently obvious on camera.
Thank you, I figured if anyone has a chance to bring it to LEGO's attention in a way they will actually pay mind to, it's you. I fully understand line marks in metallic parts, and think it looks cool even if unintentional, but like you said, the moment you can feel it with your fingernail then it definitely is a somewhat worrying issue to me since they do seem to be getting bigger in the most recent batches. I didn't know how they were caused, I just knew they were concerning to see on parts.
I always look at jangs reviews on sets before I buy them because I feel we share similar views and it has prevented me from wasting money on sets that I was contemplating buying so thank you jang!
If the buildings and the concert had bigger interiors and the price will be cheaper (like, 50$ less the price to piece ratio is atrocious) id say it would be a pretty nice set
I actually kind of like this set. I am planing on making a little lego city to start on a big project to make a Giant lego city. I want the start to be a "tiny town" and I think this would fit well. This is just my personal opinion.
Actually there is almost everything bad in this set. Compare that limo with limo from set 3222, compare tram with 60097... Actually 60097 was 20$ cheaper and there are so much more things in it.
14:30 i loved the part about the "Train-Station" ... and your really sad mood all around it ... because that is exactly how i feel when i go to an actual real-life Train Station these days! I also think...wow...i can remember when we had those old fancy builings, not just a stylish cabin made of stainless and glass that is cold during winter...with a guy i could ask stuff that sold me tickets...not just a Ticket-Machine i don´t get because i am here so rarely...and a lady that sold me nice and maybe even warm food...not just a vending-machine with dry and tasteless sandwiches... That poor, plain, joyless LEGO Building represents perfectly how i sometimes feel in the "great new modern world" today!
Well this was a long style of what you did a few years back where you would have first The good of a set vs The bad in the reviews. Personally I think it's better as just one video but the views are not to bad percentage wise on these two extra videos so a success in that way.
Medium Azure here right after listening to the rose coloured overview. I actually got cranky listening to this and I don't know if it was because I am still doing that difficult task for my course tomorrow night or if the tone from the dark side of the Jang force was insidiously altering my world view. I am just feeling cranky now and not appreciative of Lego at all so I am putting the other review again to pick up my spirits.
I think that Lego is making these builds so basic for the kids to think more and be creative! Good for beginners that want to learn how to make a Lego build better. It's good for the mind.
Also, ALSO, given that the diner roof is not removable, shouldn't they have used frameless doors on the diner to at least make the door access wider to get your hand inside easier?
its a tram not train. tram stops only have a sign and nothing else. I never seen a tram station with vending machine, sign with a line map. most dont have platforms so you have to step from the ground and i live in melbourne which is called tram capital of the world
Very interesting and made me thought about this set from a secondhand view. Love it and would definitely watch more of these on some of the other terrible city sets!
When you announced the idea of these biased reviews I was very anxiously awaiting this negative review. I tend to look at most things with a very skeptical eye, but this video just kind of made me feel a little depressed and left a bad taste in my mouth. It was quite an amazing ride through the three videos and I actually learned something about myself by watching them. This is just not the type of set that I would buy either way, but just watching the way you picked through it with two (well three) very different mindsets was both impressive to watch, you are very good at what you do. And really makes a person think about how easy your mindset can change the world around you for the good or the bad. I hope that was the intention of the exercise and not just using this as a way to torment the viewers minds, lol. I’m a big fan of what you do and it was this channel that got me back into LEGO as a hobby. I haven’t played with LEGO in more than 20 years and just started buying sets a couple of years ago now. I even convinced my brothers kids to give me back the LEGO from my youth now that they have “out grown it”. It really is a unique toy for people of all ages to play with and it helps keep the mind sharp. Thanks Jang, for helping me get my youth back.
This is not a review. I already did my normal review looking at pros & cons. Then I did a video looking looked at the set through rose-colored glasses. Now it's time to try a focus on everything wrong, bad, & underwhelming about this expensive LEGO City playset.
Hi
Ok lol
I’m sorry, but, as much as I love your content, I’m not going to watch those two videos as they are very long and I’ve already seen the review, but I do have one question: why? What is the purpose of this experiment (I assume it’s some sort of experiment)?
I hope your joking about most of this cus God you acting entitled otherwise.
Evacuate the town the covers blown!!
Only Jang could get me to watch more than an hour and a half of reviews for a set I have no interest in buying.
“You know what this reminds me of? This reminds me of this entire set.”
Oh man, I love this video!
Palpatine: "Yes, embrace your hate and vent."
Jang vented
This a LOT more nitpicky than I thought and I love it for some reason 😅
Ikr
Because the two major criticism a lot of people have with this set is the oversimplification of the build and price.
There is a lot of interesting things in the set, like the stage, park, and even the small handyman bike, but everything else is underwhelming. Especially the main build of the city hall which looks like it is from one of those Lego Education set. And I do not like it when people use the "it's for kids" argument, because kids like being challenged and it means a lot more if they succeed in putting something really complicated together. And even from a playing perspective, there is very little you can do with a small amount of space.
As for price...that is inexcusable. This set isn't worth $200. I don't even think it's worth $100. At most, I would pay $80 for a set like this. I don't care if the ratio of money per part is lower or something something "it's not going to be bought by kids or it'll be a shared toy," what is on display here is inexcusable for $200.
Something rather biased of me to insert, but puts into perspective the different type of Lego fans that are out there, I grew up in a household where I was the only person who was playing with Legos. I earned money from my good grades, which was $5 for every A and $2 for a B. Being very generous, lets say I earned all As in the 7 classes I took in school (my school does grades via quarter of a school year), so I get $140 per school year. I'd have to wait 2 years to get this set and then be extremely disappointed once I do because it is underwhelming for the money I spent.
The other side of jang it's it's scares me
GnajBricks coming through
Ikr, tho it is for criticism so ye xD
The darkside is a path to many traits most consider to be inhumane
I miss the days when there was no "kittle kid" 4+, 6+ lables. My first set was a indiana jones set, I had a tough time building it. I don't think lego should take away the challenge for their younger audience because it takes away the pride you get from building it.
I know right? My first set was a technic set and it took me a whole day to build (it was small) but it was awesome and I enjoyed the challenge
One of my first sets was creator set 6754, at age 10. I got really frustrated at points with the roof, i think i might have scraped my finger at a point, and almost smashed it. Granted im autistic, so maybe thats a factor. Still loved it
So you hate this set 14 minutes more than you love it? 😅
It is terrible value.
34:04 If minifigures use teleportation to get to the upper floor, they can also teleport behind the lasers and gain access to the Key of the City, rendering the security system useless!
I really like this experiment, you've done with this set. It shows how you can frame a thing as good or bad and just go with that point of view.
Named characters can be a dilemma. I love the people packs because they give you so many minifigs to do whatever you want with them.
Yeah unnamed characters are fun but I love the show so I want to get the named ones
If I’m remembering correctly, the net for the helicopter is actually used to catch the fires.
lol i lost it when he said “ohhh, just what we need, another fire helicopter” so sarcastically😂😂😂
good video jang
people: how many videos of set 60271 do you want?
Jang: yes
First was Dr. Jekyll. This is Mr. Hyde.
the one without the phd,
"this is so much of a mess you know what this reminds me of? This reminds me of this entire set" lol
I think these more subjective reviews are very interesting, as they offer insight into the set that can't be provided in a normal review. I have always admired and appreciated your unbiased, objective review style, but I'm glad that you can use your platform to expand your analysis of the sets! Great work as always, Jang!
"Remember the days when you could BUY a Lego train station set?"
Sadly those days are gone! These days, Lego won't make anything major for City unless its something rescue oriented or related to an explorers thing of some sort. For this set as a whole, I actually think its an okay set, but it could've done without the police chase scene and the cat saving helicopter.
I love how creatively thorough and observant you are, capturing every flaw with succinct detail
Both positive and negative overviews have been interesting experiments. I don't hate them, but it does make me appreciate Jang's regular reviews.
I can also appreciate how hard it is to pick details and points to make about something.
It feels like these experiments show us what's on the cutting room floor.
I want it then I don’t anymore, I’m confused. Experiment succeed
I think it has great playability based on the variety, but everything is kinda lacking.
task failed succesfully
No matter how biased this review is, it will NEVER match the review he did for the first order ATST.
Ahh yes, who could ever forget the "headless horse"!!!😁
@@fractaljack Lol. That review was a masterpiece.
I hadn't watched that because I have no interest on new Star Wars stuff but thanks for informing, it was great :D
Lol! This is waaaaaaay longer than the positive one! So funny
Just A Negative Guy :v
Love the video, it's so hilarious! This little experiment of yours makes me appreciate your standard, more objective and balanced reviews even more!
More serious comment: I agree that the set isn't coherent. That we really don't need another fire helicopter. That the limo looks fine from the outside but is a poor use of space (endemic to most vehicles). That the tram is a poor use of space (endemic to most Lego vehicles). The diner really is good but it's not given enough parts. And I'm not a fan of the named characters though it's easy enough to ignore them as an adult. But I hate that I have a million Duke Detains. Lastly, those are supposed to be LASERS?
Don't agree about the music stage or train platform (though maybe ditch the helicopter and make the platform bigger). I like the random handyman cart. At least it wasn't the 100th quad bike.
We were going to buy this set, but three things stopped me. 1. It’s expensive. 2. Too many random builds, none of which are particularly amazing. 3. The town/city hall is more of a facade than an actual building. We’re seniors on a fixed income, so I have to look at every element with an extremely critical eye. Not intended for grandkids (as we don’t have any), but for my husband and I to do, to work on something together in our retirement time. So no, unless I could find this for say, half-price? it will just have to stay on the store shelves. Thank you for the video!
Is this meant to be some sort of commentary on how easily people's opinions are swayed by internet videos (although I personally believe that this set really is an unsalvagable dumpster fire). If so, please upload more satirical videos like this!
The was never designed for you though, it was designed for a different audience so really it doesn't matter if you like it matters if the target does.
Not just internet videos but the whole internet thing of you're either with me or against me and if you're against me I'm going to rag on everything you like even though neither should care what the other thinks and get on with enjoying their own thing.
It's not that persons are swayed, as they'd need an opinion to start with. More like they want someone (Jang) to give them insight (easier than thinking for oneself).
“This is a- this is so much of a mess, you know what it reminds me of? This reminds of this entire set.“
After that line this video just became a review of melted plastic (get it?) :).
"Is it soda even?..."
I like to think it's some sort of water-based, electrolyte, sports drink like Gatorade and that at some point in the future Minifigs are going to try and water plants with it.
Hi Jang! Great job. Sadly, the Danes are way too tragically accurate with this fail of a pathetic tiny train station: when I arrived in Hirtshals, Denmark last summer, the station was gone. No shelter, no personnel, no place to sit, just a malfunctioning, unfriendly ticket machine that made me miss my train. When I finally reached Aalborg, the station's great ticket/info office had been gutted, replaced by a closed, dumpy laser tag room. Had to buy my ticket at the 7-11. This set's loser tram platform reflects a sad, creeping privatization blight that is ruining travel in Denmark.
I have been buying LEGO City sets since 2013 and when the first sets with named characters appeared on the shelves I resolved to never buy a single one.
When you (the set) gets in three separate jangbricks videos:
Stonks
This reminds me of that time the robot from the original Power Rangers got turned into sort of a watered down jerk for one episode! Lol
Hahaha, it's a shame that this is actually the most realistic review of the three. Wouldn't it be cool to make another follow-up "how this set could have been awesome" by improving/personalizing the build by relatively small additions/modifications.
The most worrying thing about this set is it seems to be taking a page from the Marvel Star Wars and Ninjago sets. The most appealing thing in it is the named character minifigs. Many of which are exclusive to this set, such as Mayor Fleck. This is an unheard of dynamic in City, other than the 2 Lego City Undercover game tie in sets that offered a Chase McCain figure.
It seems to me that this would've been better as half a dozen smaller sets (train & station, town hall & ATV, limo, burger shop, park, stage & handyman cart, helicopter-something like that) across a range of price points, even if the sum of the prices was a bit higher. That would also make it a bit more palatable to parents buying presents for 6-year-olds.
That's a similar critique that a lot of people have about the 'Monkie Kid' sets. I'd agree in both cases, even though it is unlikely for LEGO to do that.
I didn't expect this twist, my dear Jang of Bricks! Well played/LEG GODT!
My thoughts on alterations (besides just selling each thing separate and making them bigger):
-Town Hall: Expand the wings; one side an office, the other side a hall of records.
-Police ATV: Remove it.
-Fire Helicopter: Add water tank and hose, or water cannon, or water bucket. If not, remove it.
-Stage: Use speakers with less depth to expand usable floor space. Otherwise, it's fine as is. Or remove it and add an assembly hall to the town hall.
-Limo: Take out the table or use a smaller one, 1x2 width wise, and make the structure behind the driver less bulky. Another seat should be able to fit.
-Park Square: Have the statue on one end and ONE full tree at other with the pathway connecting. Bench on one side of path and bike stand on the other. (All this stuff, even the standard build might be too cluttery for a 16x16)
-Tram and Station: More seats and stagger them with jumpers leave arm room (that might be advanced for 6+). Replace the overly specialized train front (and back) ends with more brick built design.
-Diner: Add at least 4 more studs of the depth to back for just a little more room to pose, and implement the pick up window.
-Harl's Cart Thing: Ugh.
-Motorcycle: I like it, but the rider doesn't have a helmet. Give them a black one with a black visor (like a certain future faction).
They can keep the ATV. it takes up like 10 pieces, and kids like vehicles.
In the past year or two, I've been given a new outlet on the perspective of prince versus stickers. Prince can definitely be good quality for a long period of time, but they do something akin to naming Minifigures in a City line, adding a specific structural way to play with something. In the context of Lego pieces, I printed piece will always represent its first intention of being printed. However, a piece with a sticker on it can be customized by taking off the sticker or applying the stickers onto other pieces that weren't shown from the instructions or set itself, so if you want to create something in a specific style, and the style is applied by a sticker, you can add it to almost every piece imaginable. And for that reason, I am more lenient on stickers, I will usually use them for their first intention in a Lego set, but if I build something custom, I will be open to the idea of adding stickers to complete the look when necessary.
$200 is just insulting. So few people are in a position to spend that much on a toy for their kids. You can buy so much more fun with that money than this
Yah, you can buy the super mario bowsers castle for $100 its sooo much more worth, I really like it
Of the 3 versions, this seems the least "real" or more forced. I don't know if that is true but that's how it feels to me. Very un-JANG-like. It was interesting to compare the 3.
I just watched a 40+ man critique a kid's toy and i ENJOYED IT
Great honest opinions. City sets have gone very poor.
At least they didn't shoehorn a crane into it
At 14 years old still a fan of jangbricks
At 20 years old still a fan of jangbricks :)
Ah yes, I'm 17, been here since I was 11. In those days I would look up the channels of about 8 different UA-camrs at least twice a week since I didn't have an account yet, looking back I was very dedicated.
Have fun while you do! The dark ages do completely creep up on you!
Joseph Ruflin 21 yrs old and still a fan :)
Well now we are talkin
20 and still a fan of Jangbricks :) you’re never too old for this guy!
This one feels weirder than the entireiy positive one
Haha this is pretty fun. But please don't make it into a regular thing. Your normal reviews are perfect for deciding whether to buy a set and I hope that objectivity always remains a part of your reviews!
I’m so annoyed that you clearly missed the biggest problem in this set. The gaps between the tram cars. They are oh-so big when extended. I know it’s near impossible to solve this but I thought there was a chance for LEGO to invent a rubber flex mini tube piece that would close the gaps like real tram cars do.
Jang, I absolutely love this approach for looking at a set. Please do more!
I can see myself liking this if I just wanna fill some space in my city but not much else
I would absolutely love to see this format used going forward, especially for more controversial sets.
Jang is really milking this set and I love it
I think that more of these are making a stretch than the positive one.
Easy fix for the light rail train. Have 2 doorways not 1 and move it to the middle coach that’s floating. Replicate the window build 2 more times, replace the 2 2x2x2/3 plates with 1x2 snot for 2 1x4 plates for each window build, move seat closest to the drivers cab 1 seat backwards and you could have had 2 seats facing each other with a 1x2 gap repeated twice and a 2x12 Walking space on the other side of the row of seating. Easy fix for 4 seats with room for luggage each side and walking space just by eliminating 1 doorway for both end coaches making 8 seats plus 2 seats for the driver. Not that hard to do LEGO. The playability is instantly better
Really enjoyed this social experiment. You should do more social experiment videos on LEGO sets that attract a lot of controversy
Ouch, evil JANG. You fully killed this set. Lol.
The 3rd video for this set Jang? You really are battling the feelings on this lol...I feel you, thanks for doing this!
This is hilarious! Go at 'em!
😲 Kevin MacLeod watched a video of mine. My life is complete. Some of the first music I used on YT (on much older channels) was yours! 🙏🙏 Thank you for your incredible body of work.
How you got 45 minutes out of this is insane
Feedback time!😊
Overall being this negative doesn’t suit you JANG, and I much prefer the normal review with both good and bad. One thing I do like, is the value vs longevity point in the end, which to some extent, could be used in normal reviews as well.
Love your content and honest feelings👍
Honestly, too many videos that LEGO content creators label as “reviews” are just like the biased videos you made here. There’s just a severe lack of objectivity in set reviews currently. It’s more like “here’s what I think and based on that here’s my recommendation.” A lot of these reviewers have an influence on young consumers too. In the case that someone reviews a set in a negative way, they’ll go, “well x didn’t like it, so it must not be good.” I appreciate that you factor in your opinion, but also stay objective in understanding to LEGO’s standards and the set’s intended audience. It’s hard to balance, but you do it very well!
A review is inherently biased. Practically by definition a review is just someone giving their opinion on something, and opinions are influenced by biases. To remove bias from a review is to make it just a description, and most people don’t want to watch description videos because we have eyes and can see what comes in sets. Even most of Jang’s videos are extremely biased, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. The actual problem isn’t the reviews themselves, but the mindset of people who watch reviews. Most people who watch reviews are not actually looking to hear what someone else thinks, but just to reinforce their own beliefs they had before they watched the video.
Hey jang, when are you going to do a video talking about connecting all the ninjago season 13 sets and the gameplay?
Honestly, this is really entertaining. I'd love to see more of these XD
I liked it better when Gnajbricks did a review on an Easter set and then Jang did an opposite one. That was good stuff. It was a joke of course but I liked the humor. Also it was a lot shorter. Watching 3 reviews (well 2 not real reviews I guess) of such a large set is too much, I bet many people only watch one of these reviews. I only watched some of the last 2 honestly. Maybe that's the point, people watch what they want to hear. I want to hear the legit unbiased review, which is the one I watched entirely. So yeah that's how I'm personally reacting to this experiment. Wait hold up I just heard the, "You know what this reminds of? The entire set." line ohhhhh this set got roasted. Ok that deserves a like. I guess I prefer unbiased reviews AND Jang humor.
I really hope Creator 3-in-1 will still continue their line of minifig sets, without named characters, and nice creative builds.
Stickers have snuck into that theme since recently but thankfully not in all the sets.
The Creator Pirate Ship is a Masterpiece imo, and half the price of this.
Even Pirates of Barracuda Bay offers way more value imo at the same price of this with it's 2-in-1 ship/island mode.
Jang, in his own way, teaching Americans how to properly evaluate politicians this election :-)
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Wait what?
Darth Jang has entered the chat
Hey, JANG, while this video is a month old, meaning you'll possibly not read this, I still want to add to your critique about part quality, the whole rant you had about more easily-scratched windshields (A trade-off we shouldn't have to deal with) and the reds being so badly varied despite being the same color. I would love you to make a video on, or something on this, because I reported this to LEGO I think nearing two years ago, and they have done NOTHING about it.
Grab some curved slope pieces, make sure they are from some of your newest batches from within the past three years, just about. Maybe four. Specifically these part numbers: 6091, 11477, 15068, and 11153. If you look on all of those pieces, if they are from the last three to four years, roughly, you'll see gouges in the curved surfaces. The same gouges in every single one. Near identical. I can say them, and you likely will see the same thing I describe.
6091 - A single line scratch slightly crooked down the center of the center of the curve.
11477 - A single scratch nearing a bit more towards the lower point of the curve in the middle of the part.
15068 - Two diagonal scratches offset towards the sides of the curve angled inwards towards the low point of the curve, and outwards towards the high point of the curve. There is also one smaller scratch at the center right by the bottom of the curve.
11153 - Two smaller scratches offset towards one side of the curve, one higher up, and one lower down, but lined up with each other.
These will be on your pieces, I guarantee it, and the worst part is the scratches are getting WORSE. The scratches on 11477, from what I can see, have gotten longer, meaning there is something wrong with the molding machines, or the molds themselves, and if unchecked for too long will result in parts that will start snapping from pressure if they start getting deeper, too. I hope you still check older comments, because seeing this video reminded me of this issue, and I really feel like you should make a video addressing this, because LEGO are at least more likely to listen to you more than they apparently do to their average customer giving a complaint.
Aye, what you're seeing are weld/meld lines from where two advancing fronts of liquified plastic merge together. It's most noticeable on pearl metallic pieces due to the metal flakes physically aligning while on the surface of the liquid, compared to the random distribution deeper in the mix. It's also easier than usual to notice on some of the newer solid color formulations that are less opaque than their older versions (like dark red and I believe flame yellowish-orange). Really only on the metallics is there any defensible excuse for the line to be visible at all, though, and it should never be something you can feel with your fingernail, indicative of reduced pressure and/or heat used in the process.
Thanks for bringing this up. I'll be more aware of it and call it out in situations where it's sufficiently obvious on camera.
Thank you, I figured if anyone has a chance to bring it to LEGO's attention in a way they will actually pay mind to, it's you. I fully understand line marks in metallic parts, and think it looks cool even if unintentional, but like you said, the moment you can feel it with your fingernail then it definitely is a somewhat worrying issue to me since they do seem to be getting bigger in the most recent batches. I didn't know how they were caused, I just knew they were concerning to see on parts.
I always look at jangs reviews on sets before I buy them because I feel we share similar views and it has prevented me from wasting money on sets that I was contemplating buying so thank you jang!
If the buildings and the concert had bigger interiors and the price will be cheaper (like, 50$ less the price to piece ratio is atrocious) id say it would be a pretty nice set
I actually kind of like this set.
I am planing on making a little lego city to start on a big project to make a Giant lego city. I want the start to be a "tiny town" and I think this would fit well. This is just my personal opinion.
I prefer this video to your review of the set, tbh
This video scares me. Even Jang can become evil.
Wow - such a different vibe... fascinating experiment....
I would get this set and change it up, MOC it almost. So it's perfect.
Actually there is almost everything bad in this set. Compare that limo with limo from set 3222, compare tram with 60097... Actually 60097 was 20$ cheaper and there are so much more things in it.
you all missed the point of this set... which will become self evident after you finish binge watching the Lego City Adventures season 1.
14:30 i loved the part about the "Train-Station" ... and your really sad mood all around it ... because that is exactly how i feel when i go to an actual real-life Train Station these days!
I also think...wow...i can remember when we had those old fancy builings, not just a stylish cabin made of stainless and glass that is cold during winter...with a guy i could ask stuff that sold me tickets...not just a Ticket-Machine i don´t get because i am here so rarely...and a lady that sold me nice and maybe even warm food...not just a vending-machine with dry and tasteless sandwiches...
That poor, plain, joyless LEGO Building represents perfectly how i sometimes feel in the "great new modern world" today!
We still have the guy to ask things here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
I think everyone is missing the obvious - the set provides a 6 yr old a large array of bricks , parts figs that can become a world of imagination
Well this was a long style of what you did a few years back where you would have first The good of a set vs The bad in the reviews. Personally I think it's better as just one video but the views are not to bad percentage wise on these two extra videos so a success in that way.
It's multiple videos so people don't get the biased opinion videos and the review mixed up
In my opinion the trees on the park look fine. I’ll admit they are just copies of each other but I think they look fine.
Medium Azure here right after listening to the rose coloured overview. I actually got cranky listening to this and I don't know if it was because I am still doing that difficult task for my course tomorrow night or if the tone from the dark side of the Jang force was insidiously altering my world view. I am just feeling cranky now and not appreciative of Lego at all so I am putting the other review again to pick up my spirits.
Is that statue depicting the implied beheading of an old castle forestman?
I think that Lego is making these builds so basic for the kids to think more and be creative!
Good for beginners that want to learn how to make a Lego build better. It's good for the mind.
The Overused Canopy XD XD
16:36 the dang tram?🚉🤣😂
15:46 I'm suing Lego City...no wheelchair access
Also, ALSO, given that the diner roof is not removable, shouldn't they have used frameless doors on the diner to at least make the door access wider to get your hand inside easier?
LEGO when addressing the media about the backlash from this set
“At least it has a roof”
They tried to improve the 2019 set but failed
Yeah they’ve not had a good track record with these city square sets. They always end up as a collection of whatever goes through their head.
@@mileschicken1 Assembly Square in the modular building series is great.
LOL. I did not expect this video at all.
I think Jang got really unlucky with this set, both in terms of the version of colour in the bricks and the off cut stickers..
If putting studs on this is hard then lego art is going to be fun
How does the limo in this compare to the limo in the vip airplane one
the limo, in particular, is a garbage build.
Jang: I have no problem with this statue here
Me: what is that cutlass doing there
Btw I like the new style Jang!
its a tram not train. tram stops only have a sign and nothing else. I never seen a tram station with vending machine, sign with a line map. most dont have platforms so you have to step from the ground and i live in melbourne which is called tram capital of the world
Very interesting and made me thought about this set from a secondhand view. Love it and would definitely watch more of these on some of the other terrible city sets!
Jang...put together a $99 city collection set of your own. Show lego how to do it.
I actually like CITY more now that they have a show and named characters
When you announced the idea of these biased reviews I was very anxiously awaiting this negative review. I tend to look at most things with a very skeptical eye, but this video just kind of made me feel a little depressed and left a bad taste in my mouth. It was quite an amazing ride through the three videos and I actually learned something about myself by watching them. This is just not the type of set that I would buy either way, but just watching the way you picked through it with two (well three) very different mindsets was both impressive to watch, you are very good at what you do. And really makes a person think about how easy your mindset can change the world around you for the good or the bad. I hope that was the intention of the exercise and not just using this as a way to torment the viewers minds, lol. I’m a big fan of what you do and it was this channel that got me back into LEGO as a hobby. I haven’t played with LEGO in more than 20 years and just started buying sets a couple of years ago now. I even convinced my brothers kids to give me back the LEGO from my youth now that they have “out grown it”. It really is a unique toy for people of all ages to play with and it helps keep the mind sharp. Thanks Jang, for helping me get my youth back.