LEGO Breaking Bad

LEGO Breaking Bad is a multi-platform action-adventure game based on the LEGO brand of building blocks and the TV series of the same name, and its spinoff, Better Call Saul. The game was developed by Traveler's Tales, who also developed similar titles involving LEGO, with assistance from the production companies behind the original shows, and released in January of 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and Steam. Like other LEGO video games, LEGO Breaking Bad has many characters to play as and large areas to explore.
LEGO Breaking Bad is the first game based on LEGO that has been given a rating of Mature by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). The game was given this rating due to depictions of violence and drug use which were required to allow for accuracy when adapting the source material.
== Gameplay ==
LEGO Breaking Bad follows the same structure and gameplay style as the many LEGO-licensed games before it. The game is broken down into several story levels which follow the plot of the original TV show fairly accurately, with some creative liberty used to allow for more interesting gameplay sections. Each story level contains sections where the player will need to use their character's unique abilities to solve puzzles and move forward, or engage in combat with enemies. In addition to the main levels. players can explore a large hub area based on the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where there are many puzzles to solve and collectibles to find.
Upon completion of a level, players may replay the level in "Free Play" mode - This allows them to play as any character they have already unlocked, regardless of the level, whose abilities they can use to solve previously unsolvable puzzles to obtain various collectibles such as minikits, red bricks, deals, and the "True Kingpin" meter. Many of these collectibles can also be found in the overworld area, along with gold bricks and extra characters.
=== Completion Aspects ===
Like all other LEGO games, there are several collectibles that must be found to achieve 100% completion of the game. They are as follows:
==== Studs ====
While studs are infinite and are not required for completion, they are the game's main currency and are used to buy items required for completion.
==== Characters ====
There are many characters to unlock in the game, found through various methods. Once a character is unlocked they can be selected for use in Free Play levels as well as in the overworld after the story has been completed. Some are unlocked after completion of a story level which features characters the player has never used before, while others can be found from completing mini tasks or purchased in the overworld with studs after building 'character doors' which require a certain amount of gold bricks to build.
==== Vehicles ====
Similar to characters, there are many vehicles to unlock which can then be used in Free Play mode in vehicle levels or in the overworld after the story is completed, by using vehicle panels. Vehicles can be unlocked after completing vehicle levels in the story, or in the overworld by purchasing them for studs.
==== Gold Bricks ====
Gold bricks are the ultimate measure of completion within the game, as finding all 250 of them usually means a player has completed all other aspects of the game. Gold bricks can be earned through completing mini side-quests or finding them in the overworld, or earned by completing story levels, finding all 10 minikits in a level, finding a red brick, completing deals in levels, and more.
==== Red Bricks ====
Red bricks can be found and purchased in the overworld, with there being 20 in total to collect. Purchasing red bricks unlocks 'extras', which are features that can be enabled in the main menu which range from amusing visual effects to helpful aids such as stud multipliers or invincibility.
==== Minikits ====
Minikits are black barrels of which there are 10 in every story level, usually out of the way of the main path or locked behind puzzles only solvable by characters in Free Play mode. Finding all 10 in a level will unlock a small statue or diorama related to the level, such as the pink teddy bear in "ABQ", which can then be viewed in the overworld in the Schrader household.
==== Deals ====
Deals are a completion element in every story level, akin to the "citizen in peril" in other LEGO games. Usually found in an out-of-the-way area or locked behind a special character ability, upon approaching a specific NPC, the player can press 'B' (or 'O' on the PS4) to deal meth to the character, completing the requirement. This action can be achieved by every character with very few exceptions such as Hector Salamanca, who cannot move.
== Characters ==
This is a list of every playable character in the game, including alternate forms/costumes.
Character 	
Abilities 	
Unlocked 	
Notes
Walter White (Season 1) 	Science 	After completing "Pilot" 	Based on the appearance of Walter White from S1E1 of Breaking Bad.
Walter White (Season 2) 	Science, Deception 	After completing "Seven Thirty-Seven" 	Based on the appearance of Walter White from S2E10 of Breaking Bad.
Heisenberg 	Science, Deception, Gun 	After completing "Seven Thirty-Seven" 	Based on the appearance of Walter White as "Heisenberg" - Wearing sunglasses, a black pork pie hat, and a black jacket.
Walter White 	Science, Deception, Gun 	After completing "No Más" 	Based on the appearance of Walter White from S4E13 of Breaking Bad, without the nose bandage.
Walter White (Lab) 	Science, Deception, Toxic Immunity 	After completing "Sunset" 	Based on the appearance of Walter White in his yellow lab suit and pink gas mask.
Walter White (2010) 	Science, Deception, Gun 	After completing "Felina" 	Based on the appearance of Walter White from S5E16 of Breaking Bad.
Walter White (Early Cook) 	Science 	Purchased in the overworld in the RV 	Based on the appearance of Walter White during a cook in seasons 1 and 2 - Naked except for his underwear.
Walter White (1985) 	Science 	Purchased in the overworld in Walter's apartment 	Based on the appearance of a young Walter White during a flashback sequence in S1E3 of Breaking Bad.
Jesse Pinkman (Seasons 1-3)	Science, Meth Head, Gun 	After completing "Pilot" 	Based on the appearance of Jesse Pinkman from S1E1 of Breaking Bad.
Jesse Pinkman 	Science, Meth Head, Gun 	After completing "Bullet Points" 	Based on the appearance of Jesse Pinkman from S4E7 of Breaking Bad.
Jesse Pinkman (Compound) 	Science, Meth Head 	After completing "El Camino" 	Based on the appearance of Jesse Pinkman while being held captive at the Neo-Nazi compound in Breaking Bad.
Skyler White (Seasons 1-2) 	None 	After completing "Gray Matter" 	Based on the appearance of Skyler White from S2E3 of Breaking Bad.
Skyler White 	None 	After completing "Box Cutter" 	Based on the appearance of Skyler White from S4E1 of Breaking Bad.
Hank Schrader 	Investigator, Gun 	After completing "Grilled" 	Based on the appearance of Hank Schrader from S2E2 of Breaking Bad.
Hank Schrader (Season 5) 	Investigator, Gun 	After completing "To'hajiilee" 	Based on the appearance of Hank Schrader from S5E13 of Breaking Bad.
Gus Fring 	Business, Deception, Connection 	After completing "Salud" 	Based on the appearance of Gus Fring from S4E11 of Breaking Bad.
Gus Fring 
(Los Pollos Hermanos)	Business, Connection 	Complete a task from Gus Fring in the overworld in Los Pollos Hermanos 	Based on the appearance of Gus Fring from S2E11 of Breaking Bad.
Saul Goodman 	Lawyer, Connection 	After completing "Better Call Saul" 	Based on the appearance of Saul Goodman from S2E8 of Breaking Bad.
Mike Ehrmantraut 	Investigator, Cleaner, Gun, Connection	After completing "Shotgun" 	Based on the appearance of Mike Ehrmantraut from S4E5 of Breaking Bad.
Walter White Jr. 	None 	Complete a task from Walt Jr. in the overworld in the White's Residence 	Based on the appearance of Walter White Jr. from S5E13 of Breaking Bad
Marie Schrader 	None 	Complete a task from Marie Schrader in the overworld in the Schrader's Residence	Based on the appearance of Marie Schrader from S4E2 of Breaking Bad.
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