Found em! It was a funny, speak of the devil kind of situation. And while it's great to finally see them, I can't help but agree with latenightguy -- only a few sets are really worth purchasing.
Mushroom Island - Simple and effective + cheap way to get mooshroom + baby mooshroom = sold! Though I'm curious why the new style boat in this set doesn't come with oars when the boat in the witch hut does. Also, we have boats in all wood colors in game, why not do the same in lego form?
Jungle Temple - Looks nice, captures the look of the in-game temple, a possible buy pending the look of the interior. Ocelot is nice touch, but two skeletons? I'd trade three skellies for one chicken at this point.
Nether Railway - Very meh, but the magma cubes are awesome and I always welcome more zombie pigmen, plus that new mine cart is rather adorable. I just really hope the large magma cube isn't permanently stuck in the springing position.
Ice Spikes - I had a lot of hope, but this set feels thoroughly uninspired. All studs on top construction of those chubby, short ice spikes with very limited use of transparent bricks? I'd say easy pass, but the enchanting table is exclusive to this set and a draw I can't ignore. On enough clearance, I'll probably cave.
Witch Hut - Lily pads, brewing stand with potions, new style boat with oars, small slimes, a witch and possibly a cauldron in that hut.. what more could you ask for?
Secret Waterfall Escape - underwhelming, blocky (even by Minecraft standards) and boring.. unless the interior is just phenomenal, but I'm not holding my breath. However. the blue-dyed sheep and sheers, as well as the tamed cat, are all really nice additions.
Side notes/ personal gripes:
- No horses or villagers. I understand both are exclusive to recently released, rather expensive sets, but come on! With a variety of types/ colors among horses and villagers, why not keep those particular variants exclusive to those sets (the village and the fortress) and reuse the molds in new colors for new sets to give fans a cheaper alternative to $200 or $110 US to get a villager or a horse, respectively?
- Still no chickens!
