LittleBigPlanet boss hails BAFTA win

By Johnny Minkley Published 11 March, 2009

"I can explain it to my mum."

Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey has expressed his delight at LittleBigPlanet's BAFTA success, revealing that the Artistic Achievement gong was "secretly the one I really hope we would win".

Chatting with a smartly attired Eurogamer at last night's bash, Healey said a BAFTA award was particularly significant since "it's something I can explain to my mum and she'll understand".

"It probably is good to help get recognition, because it is a big industry and it does pull in a lot of revenue compared to all the other major entertainment industries," he added.

Artistic Achievement was the only prize snagged by LittleBigPlanet, despite nominations in six categories, but Healey said he was thrilled with the result as he felt the team "deserved that one".

"I thought we'd be lucky if we got one to be honest, because of the other games that were nominated," he told us. "I think it's a little reminder that what we do isn't so crazy after all. There's people out there who actually enjoy it and like it."

Healey also said he's been amazed by the creativity of gamers who've been using the title's tools since it released last year. "I can't believe it; it's almost verging on the ridiculous," he said. "Some people that have obviously put so much time and effort into it - it's phenomenal.

"The one that I've seen most recently that really blew me away was a homage to Dead Space. I've obviously sat down and used those tools myself, and I can see the amount of effort that's gone into that - it's amazing."

And with a PSP version recently confirmed, Healey added that there was a lot more LittleBigPlanet to come. "As a concept there's a lot of room still to explore with it - I think we'd like to broaden it and explore it a bit more," he mused. At which point we left him alone to go and celebrate.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Rash' #1 3 years ago

    a decidedly deserved recognition. hope the sales continue to reflect the quality of this little (big) gem from last year.

  • SEVQA #2 3 years ago

    Absolutely deserved – A breath of fresh air and an inspired title!

  • Widge #3 3 years ago

    Maybe it'll get some more nominations in 2010? I hear BAFTA run using the "because we say so" rule for nominations for a particular year.

  • Spooke #4 3 years ago

    Congratulations to them but I wish they would fix the online element before moving onto another platform!

  • Burkey123 #5 3 years ago

    Congrats MM. Littlebigplanet is my favourite ps3 game and I love it to bits.
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/09 @ 16:56

  • GamesConnoisseur #6 3 years ago

    Good to have a well deserved recognition to add to other gongs they already got, a good game and we should always applause games that breaks boundaries.

  • oreillymj #7 3 years ago

    Surely they should be called BAFTGA now?

    Games != Film & Television

  • Tomo #8 3 years ago

    PSP version? The fuck?

    When did that little snippet sneak out?

  • AliRay #9 3 years ago

    "The one that I've seen most recently that really blew me away was a homage to Dead Space. I mean; we obviously had to remove it for copyright infringement, but still: GOOD WORK GUYS."

  • Redeye #10 3 years ago

    MM: applause. Well done, guys.

    Tomo: Was announced a few weeks back, if my (admittedly craptacular) memory serves me correctly.

    AliRay: Heh, wondered if someone was going to jump on that. He'll probably get bollocked by some SCEE pilchard for even mentioning it.

  • MaxiSleep #11 3 years ago

    Am I alone in not actually liking it?

    Probably I suppose

  • El-Dev #12 3 years ago

    Game of the year!

  • Spence1115 #13 3 years ago

    AliRay

    I could be wrong, but wasn't Dead Space one of the sets they released as DLC? Like the Metal Gear Solid sets, I think they had a Dead Space one. So therefore it wouldn't be breach of copyright.

  • Fairlane #14 3 years ago

    I wish i liked it more - feels like you are supposed to

  • Uncle_Fishboy #15 3 years ago

    @ Maxisleep - you are not alone. My 3 year old daughter likes watching me play it for 10 mins and she likes to dress up the doll thing but as a game the controls are a real pain. For a platformer it just doesn't have precise enough controls and gets very frustrating and quite difficult later on. You can tell not that many people like it as not that many people bought it. Not as many as hoped anyway. Basically it's dog wank.

  • FromTheLandUnknown #16 3 years ago

    A big salute to all LBP haters , from the most zealous one. I can understand your feelings, as for me it is not just something not to like, I really think it is an example of new idiotism, against we should always speak, against all the hype.
    As it can be seen in my profile, I am just a PS3 owner.
    But, like I explained in another comments line, I still think, that this is a level editor with playability for retards, as is confirmed when you watch how even little children do not like it, as @Uncle_Fishboy confirmed it. At least, normal ones.
    This post is intended to all, who share similar feelings, and not to start another pro LBP war. Like already said, we are discussing games, and not some totalitarian ideologies.