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Little Big Planet

Posted on Wednesday, March 14 @ 16:21:44 Eastern by Duke_Ferris

Thought the side scrolling platform game was dead? Then you haven't seen some of the coolest PS3 footage out there.

Sure the PS3 has been a bid disappointing thus far, but one of the best things at the Game Developers Conference was this kooky trailer for Little Big Planet. The first game from brand new indie developer Media Molecule, this is proof that increasingly bigger guns with more chainsaws is not necessarily the key to next-gen gaming, because damn it looks fun.

Focusing on realistic physics and dynamic levels that never react quite the same way twice, this could be the next Katamari. Or possibly even better because Little Big Planet emphasizes online 4-player cooperative play. It also lets users design their own levels to share and play online with others. Props to Sony for finally working with the homebrew crowd.

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Comments

JCD
Joined: Sep 2006

Posted: Mar 14th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
I honestly don't trust that it will live up to the hype, but if it does, then it should be a good game.

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6ri11ed_Chee5e
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Mar 14th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
I think that a fresh new platformer like this is just what the next gen world needs. It almost makes me want to cough up 600 dollars for a PS3. Almost, but not quite..

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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Mar 15th, 2007 at 1:07 am
It doesn't look THAT bad. I mean, sure side scrollers have been dead for a long time, but if they put a lot of resources into physics, graphics, and controller response...it could be decent. Not like I'm gonna pay $500 for this...but it's a step in the right direction.

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Mar 15th, 2007 at 4:18 am
I'm glad to see a game that finally latches on to the mod community. Warcraft and Counter-Strike are just a couple of successful games that reached out to the creative crowd (or those with too much spare time), who essentially extended the replay value and cultivated the culture of those games. Little Big World feels like a smash between Mario Party and one of those edutainment games that had you engineer a way to get a ball in some place by using the tools they provided - like rope, conveyor belts, and unfortunately placed mammals. By the looks of it, I think it has more than a fair chance of captivating the game designers in all of us, at least more than RPG Maker and TrueVision 3D. If it does become the next Katamari, I would be happy to go along for the ride, which brings me to ask: How awesome would it be if you could design your own Katamari Damacy level?

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Mar 15th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
My PS3 will be pleased. This also looks like a great way to meet people on Home.

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DBucks8
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Mar 16th, 2007 at 11:07 am
'bout time i saw something worthwhile for the PS3

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