GDC: LittleBigPlanet - Full presentation

Published 13 March, 2007 Duration 16:59

One of GDC's great revelations was LittleBigPlanet, a game creation utility enabling players to self publish and partake in a huge online community of like-minded users. Here we have the complete unexpurgated presentation from creators Media Molecule.

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  • smelly #1 5 years ago

    Cant believe no-one is posting here.. it looks fannytastic.

  • JediMasterMalik #2 5 years ago

    We've all seen it by now. :)

    It is brilliant though, it's so simple to use, yet let's you do so much.I will definitely be making a level when I get it.

  • richardiox #3 5 years ago

    The big gun.

  • SeesThroughAll #4 5 years ago

    It's more of a proper sandbox than any GTA.

  • TurboBailey #5 5 years ago

    Looks great. Hope it plays well. Who knows it might even sell me on the PS3.

  • Carrybagma #6 5 years ago

    I know it looks great and the publishing bit is cool, but are they really going to pull a complete game out of this? Most people like playing games, rather than making them. Unless a professional outfit creates a game out of it, it won't be all that good. 99% of all user-generated content is crap.

  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife #7 5 years ago

    Want it.

  • SeesThroughAll #8 5 years ago

    It will be released with a fair amount of pre-built content. Although I'd expect SCE to really encourage people to create their own levels.

    In LBP, making the game IS the game.

  • Les #9 5 years ago

    "99% of all user-generated content is crap."

    True, but if you've got millions of users, 1% of good stuff is still a lot (think YouTube). For LBP to work, the tools should provide enough room for creativity, there must be a significant amount of users/players and it must be relatively easy to spot the few diamonds between the crap. It's challenging but if Sony can make it work, pay-off might be worth all the trouble.

  • Steroyd #10 5 years ago

    I know it looks great and the publishing bit is cool, but are they really going to pull a complete game out of this? Most people like playing games, rather than making them. Unless a professional outfit creates a game out of it, it won't be all that good. 99% of all user-generated content is crap.

    You do know about the mod community on the PC right? .... RIGHT?

    RIGHT!?!

  • JediMasterMalik #11 5 years ago

    Also the demo later this year, will allow the best player created content to be on the retail disc. From what I gather anyhoo.

  • T4RG4 #12 5 years ago

    Very nice... very pleased to see something different and beautiful for a change! Pete Smith eh... Sony keeps it in the family doesnt it :) Nice work chaps.

  • Carrybagma #13 5 years ago

    I accept the YouTube and mod points. I doubt they'll raise the game above the level of 'underground' hit though - unless Sony promote content as others suggest. How can they not!?

    Success or not, it'll certainly be the most interesting project I've seen on a console. I wonder how Microsoft will respond? They've yet to come good on the original user-generated content suggestions (decal shops etc).

    ed: Oh - and I still take the idea with a wee pinch of salt. It is Sony after all.. :o)
    Edited by Carrybagma at 14/03/07 @ 01:21

  • Steroyd #14 5 years ago

    Aren't Micirsoft doing user generated content to some extent with Forza 2.

    I think Sony is going to softly persuade as many as their own devs to do this user generated content thing to (labelled Game 3.0), they're taking a nice initiative with Singstar, LBP and Home which all come out this year, i can see Sony do a similar thing with Polyphony and Gran Tursmo (although they will be branded as copying Forza oh well.)

    Hope to see more stuff like with the Eye-toy which will obviously be compared to youtube.

  • espy #15 5 years ago

    Pure brilliance. Best idea on the system bar none.

  • the_dudefather #16 5 years ago

    for the first time ever, I really want a PS3, and i hope there are a couple of other decent games out in about a year (the time this comes out) to justify the purchase

  • barchetta #17 5 years ago

    LBP has got me intrigued.

    I like the 'sandbox' idea - especially in an environment in which I can happily sit down with the kids and put together some sort of puzzle with premade content as weel as personally imported images etc. Kind of Lego-Fuzzy Felt and Morph all rolled into one.

    I can see this being a neat little app which could appeal to school-age kids as well as adults.

    Granted a game designer (generally!) is far better equipped to fill out a game experience than a humble user but that same thinking doesn't stop Halfords doing a roaring trade in useless autoparts for the amateur car designer ;). Hmm, on second thoughts thats not an analogy that does my argument any good!

  • LeD #18 5 years ago

    It really looks fantastic. And there's so much going on, physics, lighting and all that, plus some richly detailed textures, it really is a good advert for the PS3 brainpower.

  • HarryPalmer #19 5 years ago

    Best. Game. Ever. Possibly

  • fluff_the_tiger #20 5 years ago

    looks good, after playing a lot of crackdown I've changed my attitude to co-op gaming. Hopefully there will be a little more to this game than grab things and jump.

    From the trailer it looks like they are going for a DIGG like voting system which should keep the good content at the top of the level pile

  • foamy #21 5 years ago

    THE game. The concept is just amazing. Besides, the characters are soooooooo cute ;D

    This and MGS4 would be the games that would sell me the PS3.

  • Gulag #22 5 years ago

    I've seen or heard no reason to even consider the PS3 as anything other than a complete flop.

    I've just had my mind changed.

    Future. Of. (console) Gaming.

  • CHAOS_BROON #23 4 years ago

    ps3 rules with this and mgs 4! original and hardcore!

  • KreyAtiv #24 4 years ago

    That was a good demonstration. Definitely looking forward to this game.