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Re:Lego Island Rebuilder by missblit on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @09:46PM (#27612925)
There was Lego creator, though building part was 3rd person so probably closer to KidCAD than Minecraft.

I actually really wanted to like that game as a kid, but either my computer wasn't beefy enough to run it, or it was a buggy crashy mess (not totally sure which).

Re:Lego Island Rebuilder by EamonnMR on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @10:59PM (#27613394)
It was a buggy crashy mess. Also there wasn't much to do because there was no adversity. Sure there is also no adversity in creative mode MC but don't underestimate how important the first experience you get of having to mine your resources is in slowly introducing the game loop. Creator you just make a few cars, drive them to nowhere, spawn an army of NPCs, watch them fight, that's about it. The Knight's Kingdom version might have been better in that regard.
Re:Lego Island Rebuilder by roywashere on Thursday June 24, 2021 @01:53AM (#27614390)
I got Lego Island 2 for my kid in 2008 which was old at the time. He loved it! It had a nice story line and easy things to do for a 4 year old. When he finished it I found the original Lego Island game second hand and thinking how sequels mostly suck had high expectations. It was a disappointment. Island 2 had :just enough: free roam and 1 not as much, I guess.