It's a wrap: LittleBigBox
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Aug 29th 2008 at 2:00PM }
click to make little ... BIG!
Life at Joystiq HQ used to feel a lot like Mount Crumpit. It was cold and lonely and it just seemed like our hearts were, in the words of Dr. Seuss, "two sizes too small." (That, and Ludwig refused to take his damned antler ears off.) But then LittleBigPlanet rolled along and slapped the cynical smirk clean off our faces. And -- wouldn't you know it? -- our hearts grew three sizes that day.
Gallery: LittleBigPlanet
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
j.howlett @ Aug 29th 2008 2:04PM
mmm littlebigbox
Dave @ Aug 29th 2008 2:06PM
It's about time they started using the "Only on Playstation" deal... let the deluge of PS3 exclusives begin!
WRE @ Aug 29th 2008 2:13PM
You don't know what "deluge" means, do you?
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:17PM
Yeah, hate that sign.In fact that's probably the reason why nobody wanted to make exclusive PS3 games.Why couldn't they do it in a less obnoxious way? Couldn't they go with the 360 stamp that's barely 16mm x 9mm and doesn't take up so much bloody space?
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:23PM
@ WRE
deluge
Pronunciation:
\ˈdel-ˌyüj, -ˌyüzh; ÷də-ˈlüj, ˈdā-ˌlüj\
1 a: an overflowing of the land by water b: a drenching rain2: an overwhelming amount or number
Example:
It's about time they started using the "Only on Playstation" deal... let the overwhelming amount or number of PS3 exclusives begin!
Stop being such a Granny-Nazi...Grammar-Nazi because more often than not, it backfires and stings you back.
Ayrkain @ Aug 29th 2008 3:51PM
I'm with Jakka here. I'd kind of prefer it if they just stuck to a simple logo to indicate exclusivity as well.
josh @ Aug 29th 2008 4:08PM
haha... jakka... the poster was implying that there will not be an overwhelming amount of games that are only on playstation 3...
TheAzureKnight @ Aug 29th 2008 2:06PM
What do the buttons represent?
Will users be creating their own buttons to go along with their mascots.
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:19PM
Dude, asking this kind of questions is uncool because;
1)Any doubt in LittleBigPlanet equals an instant downvote and...
2)Thinking of it, why the fuck is this game called Little Big Planet in first place?
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:37PM
Users will be creating their own everything.
cc123 @ Aug 29th 2008 3:27PM
"Thinking of it, why the fuck is this game called Little Big Planet in first place?"
The servers that will house the user created content will be region free so you can play levels made by anyone in the world. Also, I'm pretty sure the normal story mode levels that come with the game are set in different places around the world and have influences from those places.
DredTatum @ Sep 3rd 2008 7:16PM
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Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:10PM
What else can I say, it looks pretty darn good.
Hyams @ Aug 29th 2008 4:38PM
Desperatly trying to avoid being downvoted, I see.
;)
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 5:02PM
No dude, I simply like this game even though I do think it's overhyped which leads to the amount of downvotes I get.
el serpiente @ Aug 29th 2008 6:00PM
flies:shit::Jakka:LBP threads
Daniel @ Aug 29th 2008 2:10PM
The only game that can warm the cockles of my cynical gaming heart. I love you Sackboy! and I'm not afraid to shout it from on high!!!
Maverick Saturn @ Aug 29th 2008 2:13PM
The 'only on playstation' logo needs some work, everything else looks fine :)
superaktieboy @ Aug 29th 2008 4:36PM
@Jakka..
SackZilla would kick master chiefs ass blindfolded :D
that guy @ Aug 29th 2008 2:19PM
I swear I get more excited for this game every damn day (and I had next to zero interest when it was first announced).
And I swear, that Sackboy thing would be a great new mascot for the Playstation brand.
Can't wait!!
deaftly @ Aug 29th 2008 2:23PM
Sony needs more Bandicoot
343 Guilty Fart @ Aug 29th 2008 2:24PM
I had zero interest in getting a PS3 until I saw this game. Then I went a bought one, go figure.
TwEE @ Aug 29th 2008 2:29PM
Yeah Sackboy would be a perfect mascot.. he seems classy.. where as Bandicoot seems like a dirty dirty whore.
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:39PM
If this was Nintendo then yes. But you see, PS3 and 360 are "fuckin' hardcore".How would put a mascot like Sackboy up to the likes of Master Chief and Marcus Fenix.
Now if you were to make him and Sackgal and giver her some tits...and guns...and a hot ass...
Kodros @ Aug 29th 2008 3:49PM
"How would put a mascot like Sackboy up to the likes of Master Chief and Marcus Fenix."
Simple, when someone complains that their mascot is more "hardcore" then a sackboy, go home and create a sackboy that looks like MC or Fenix and win them over with adorableness.
totoro @ Aug 29th 2008 2:19PM
damn you Sony..stop tempting me to go buy that PS3 now instead of waiting for FFXIII and that Team ICO game..
deaftly @ Aug 29th 2008 2:22PM
Awesome box art, that only on playstation part is fugly as hell though.
TwEE @ Aug 29th 2008 2:25PM
So this is a 2D platformer with a level editor?
I know that level editors have been done in most other genres but has it been down in platformer before?
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:34PM
Yes! There was one in Lode Runner.
Speaking of which, I finally found an ultimate argument against those sons of bitches that always argue how "Halo didn't revolutionize the gaming industry with Theatre and Forge because some game that nobody remembers had replays ten years ago, too."
Morisato @ Aug 29th 2008 2:38PM
Lode Runner
mattrob24 @ Aug 29th 2008 3:58PM
A level editor is included with Mega Man Powered Up for PSP (remake of Mega Man 1).
jerebear21 @ Aug 29th 2008 2:30PM
so what's the big deal about this game?
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:39PM
The LittleBigDeal?
typoink @ Aug 29th 2008 2:40PM
It's a physics-based platformer with user-created levels.
Physics-based games are popular.
Platformers are well-liked and underrepresented lately.
User-created content is THE buzzword of the moment.
Also, it has a very solid art style and the gameplay looks fun.
In other words, LBP seems to have its finger on the pulse of several good buzzwords and actually looks like a solid game to boot. Oh, and it's different.
jerebear21 @ Aug 29th 2008 2:41PM
hahahaha. touche.
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:58PM
Hype.
Fanboys found a new game they could use in their "Wait till...comes out" denial machine,media gets interested, it turns out that the game could actually be good,mentioned fanboys as suprised as everyone else, keep hyping the game not knowing when to stop,all gaming sites join in,the gears of hype keep turning, it cannot be stopped anymore, BAM!!!
Right now it has reached the status of a "System Seller" but I'm pretty that it will get 12/10, cure cancer, end all famine and poverty and give you six hour erections by the time it comes out.That my friend is the power of hype!
Walsh @ Aug 29th 2008 2:32PM
Seriously what the hell is the big deal about this game? Every article is a sloppy bj about it but I haven't read anything substantive about it because no one talks about how it plays, only aww cute sack boy.
jerebear21 @ Aug 29th 2008 2:34PM
and that's what I'm asking. Honestly, what's the point of this game? I tried youtubing it and all I see is a bunch of little puppets running around. Maybe I'm too old for this. =(
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:41PM
Maybe you guys are just stupid. There's a ton of articles on pretty much every game-related site that talk about nearly every aspect of the game in detail. Do you really not know how to find info on the game?
jerebear21 @ Aug 29th 2008 2:43PM
dude, calm down. no one is stupid. the fact that we're not a bunch of gaming nerds that read up on EVERY single aspect of gaming life shouldn't be our fault.
there's such thing as having a life, going to school and making ends meet.
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 2:45PM
...it's all because of the pretentious Sony Fanboys.
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Aug 29th 2008 3:00PM
Shit, did I actually post that!? Blame the comment system! Great, now I'm gonna have a shitstorm flying over my head :(
Kodros @ Aug 29th 2008 3:52PM
"Great, now I'm gonna have a shitstorm flying over my head :("
You probably would if people actually cared about what you say. But since nobody does...
ahsayuninew @ Aug 29th 2008 2:35PM
This LittleBigBox seems a little bit taller than a normal PS3 jewel case, anyone else see that?
danny. @ Aug 29th 2008 2:40PM
Aladdin Sane sackgirl makes me want this game even more.
kbomb1upc @ Aug 29th 2008 3:16PM
The game will be great just as long Sony PR doesn't screw this up....and maybe they can milk this franchise and come out with other cool games like Little Big Planet Sluggers, Little Big Planet Party and Mario Ka....oh I mean LBP Kart
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Aug 29th 2008 6:20PM
Why would they need to make all those different games... you can make them yourselves...
Bass Masterson @ Aug 29th 2008 3:20PM
From what I've seen, Joystiq basically falls in love with every fad. So this really isn't surprising.
nickyou @ Aug 29th 2008 3:26PM
anyone else reminded of those I Spy books by this game?
Brucie B @ Aug 29th 2008 4:38PM
Can't wait!