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I recently attended a virtual press event for Funko Fusion<\/a>, the upcoming console and PC game that brings together 20 famous franchises for a universe-hopping toybox romp. <\/span><\/p>\n After watching some live gameplay and hearing from the developers, I looked down at my notepad to find that I\u2019d grouped a few of my thoughts under one heading: \u201cFunko Fusion isn\u2019t what you think it is.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n You might assume that the debut release from 10:10 Games, a new studio that counts a number of Traveller\u2019s Tales alumni among its founders, would be exactly like the LEGO games<\/a> they used to make.<\/p>\n You might think, for starters, that the game was aimed at young kids. But in reality, it has a \u2018teen\u2019 age rating. Horror films like M3GAN<\/a> are among the brands being brought to life, in big-headed Funko form, in the game.<\/p>\n You might think it would have simple graphics. Instead, from what I saw, the game uses Unreal Engine 5 to great effect to produce some visually impressive worlds that won\u2019t look out of place on a next-gen console like a PS5<\/a>.<\/p>\n You might think the gameplay would be basic. Walk forward and press A to progress. Instead, I saw overlapping systems and loads of depth for players to discover, including a fun Easter egg where any of your Funko characters can turn into zombies if they get bitten in the Shaun of the Dead<\/a> world.<\/p>\n You might think it would have the same basic set-up as a LEGO game<\/a>, with two-player local co-op being the order of the day. Instead, the co-op is online and it goes up to four players.<\/p>\n After the event, I rambled all of the above to Arthur Parsons, head of publishing at 10:10 Games, and you can see below exactly what he said back to me. Here\u2019s the video:<\/p>\n