Review: 21188 The Llama Village

I can enjoy playing Ms PAC Man one day and Minecraft the next.
Gaming is for every age. Great review!

Are the face prints of the llama herder and llama knight a little bit not aligning well? Anyway, who cares? Only care about llamas, cute llamas. ^v^ Llamas are all that I see.

This is just fugly from my POV. But hey, if it works fot others, by all means.

It looks like the finale of a horror film
"Come, it is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Llama"

Minecraft is 10 years old, so at this point there’s plenty of adults who love it. Microsoft buying it for over 2 Billion is apparently paying off, as it seems to be as popular as ever.

Delightful review!

If I'm not mistaken, Vindicators and Pillagers are not actually different names for the same mob. Vindicators are the ones with the (Deadly!) axes, while Pillagers are the ones with the (less scary) crossbows.

"Vindicator, which I think appear in the American version of Minecraft. In the UK they are called Pillagers."

Calling the axe-wielding illagers vindicators is not just an American thing. Pillagers are a separate mob; they have different clothes, different spawn conditions, and crossbows. No offense intended.

Yes! One of my all-time wanted sets finally gets a review! (hopefully I'll get it soon)

I loved reading that! Always nice to get a different perspective on a set.

Delightful to see another LEGO Minecraft review here! I'm equally surprised to see the theme going strong all these years later, but there's a lot of passion behind the theme from the design team. As others have mentioned, there is something very classic about LEGO Minecraft - simple construction, bright, big colorful bricks, and no stickers in sight. These sets obviously prioritize fun over aesthetics, but I think that's a good thing and is going to shape a lot of great memories for younger builders. Thanks again for the review, William!

@CCC said:
"It's incredible this theme is still going strong. I never thought the micrscale ones would sell, and same with these minifigure based sets, especially when the general impression was that Minecraft as a game was on a decline. But clearly there is a market for them.
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I believe Minecraft as a game is in much of an evergreen status much like how Lego's own City or Ninjago lines have become... yes there will always BE games more popular than Minecraft, but Minecraft is always there and its kid friendly-ness is attractive especially since some of the kids playing it now might actually be the young children of millennials who discovered Minecraft in High School or College ten years ago when the game was new. Much like Mario or even say Tetris, it has the benefit of having been on the market long enough some parents were fans of the game before their kids were. And since Microsoft bought out the brand, they are certainly committed to keeping it in the public eye, even if on the periphery.

The Lego sets never really dragged me in, and I have only bought some cheap ones just for the Steve and Creeper minifigures (just to say I had one). But I have a young cousin who is a fanatic for this stuff, and Lego Minecraft IS his favorite theme and has been for 5-6 years of so running now. So when I picture who these sets are for he is the exact demographic Lego is aiming for.

A really excellent review. Well done, William!

Adorable review!

"To the bewilderment of many AFOLs"
Huh? That's a very strange comment. Minecraft is the bestselling video game of all time at 238 million units, still constantly played by streamers, and perfectly suited for Lego. I don't see any reason to question its appeal or longevity, even as someone who personally isn't interested in the theme or the game.

@Robot99 said:
"Adorable review!

"To the bewilderment of many AFOLs"
Huh? That's a very strange comment. Minecraft is the bestselling video game of all time at 238 million units, still constantly played by streamers, and perfectly suited for Lego. I don't see any reason to question its appeal or longevity, even as someone who personally isn't interested in the theme or the game."

Alright, I'll play the role of the bewildered AFOL. First of all, let's clear this up: no one is bewildered of the success of Minecraft (the videogame). AFOL might be bewildered that people keeps on buying the Lego Minecraft sets for one simple reason: once you have the main characters, it is very easy to get the basic parts to build just about any scenery you may want to create either digitally or in blocks. It seems that Lego has managed to keep itself relevant in that environment by releasing new elements (animals, equipment, etc) every so often to keep the range interesting for fans. I have next to no interest in that theme even though I find the game quite enjoyable but if it pleases a group of people and it is profitable for Lego and MSFT then it's all good (I think some Lego Minecraft heads have been used for texture in one Modular building 10278).

The bewilderment of AFOLs simply doesn't matter, since clearly the LEGO theme is enough of a hit with kids to have endured as it has. Maybe these reviews aren't quite on-target for the majority of the readerbase and they may not care about the theme, but adults not caring isn't really relevant.

“Tina you fat lard...come get some dinner!”

Which one is Napoleon?

In my retail store, Lego Minecraft are 4th bestselling theme (behind Star Wars, Technic, Speed Champions), way outselling supposed top lines of City, Ninjago, HP (which has died a long slow death). So no surpise it's still going strong

@TomKazutara said:
"" To the bewilderment of many AFOLs, the Minecraft theme is still going strong ... "

Minecraft is theme with basic bricks and a lot of possibilities to easily combine or rebuild sets .
It still provide the Lego core idea, unlike many other themes .

Also, Minecraft is over 10 years old by now and still beloved by many, and most of them are adults by now .

Plus the only Lego Licensed themes without stickers .

This is basically an AFOL dream .

I would like to hear from AFOLs who are bewildered be this ."
Completely agree. And I'm not even a fan of the Minecraft game. My daughters are though.
I find it funny that kids nowadays still like to play a game the graphics of which look like they came straight from a 90s game console. I myself have Commodore 64 games that look more appealing to me - and with better game play too.
But there has to be a certain appeal.

Same when it comes to the Minecraft LEGO sets. They might not look as pretty or as sophisticated as say a Modular, or a Ninjago set, but I still have several, and just recently have bought this very set for 75 Euro on Amazon. What a deal.

I usually build them once, just for the fun of it, and then use them as parts packs. There's no easier (and cheaper) way to get plenty of basic plates and bricks in useful colours in large quantities. Plus, Minecraft is the perfect fit for LEGO in terms of source material anyway. Blocky designs that even in the actual game already look as if they are made out of LEGO bricks.

Just here to say that this set looks fun and it seems William had a blast playing with it, and from one Minecraft-loving AFOL to a Minecraft-loving KFOL, I wish him all the best in all of his survival and creative worlds.

I'm loving the location of that exit door. Gives a whole no meaning to "evacuate."

@HOBBES: A Minecraft head was also use as the cosmic cube in 76201 (which is the only time it's actually been cubical) and as a lampshade in 21324. Lego's getting some uses out of that piece.