Alex Evans wants LittleBigPlanet 2 with backwards compatible levels

My only negative comment about LBP: the jumping. The jumping needs to be fixed.

Hm, I think the jumping was absolutely great.

Jumping is a very divided issue. It's dissimilar to many platformers and a lot of people are turned off by that, but I found it to be a lot more accurate and ultimately easier after getting used to it.

It must have taken me 100 attempts to get through that Wheel of Death level - the jumping controls were just awful for the amount of quickness and precision that part required.

I want a tool that lets you the level creator control the gravity in-game (like the one that lets you change the time of day settings).

That way everyone wins.

Those costumes are likely what pays for the new gameplay mechanics like the paintinator and the time switch.

I know Media Molecule has an exclusivity agreement in place with Sony to make something like 3 or 4 new IP's. So, I don't think the next title from Media Molecule is going to be a sequel to Little Big Planet. I'm expecting them to support the original with more DLC and expansions levels than make a direct sequel. We will see a sequel eventually but I think it will be after their next game releases.

I'm kind of wondering if their new IP is going to be in that play, create, share genre they essentially created. I'm pretty sure it won't be something way out there like a FPS or RPG but I'm kind of expecting a platformer or something in the mold of LBP/ModNation Racers.

http://portal.tds.net/games_channel/news_read.php?games_rip_id=734102

PSBeyond writes:

“…rumors are pouring in that Sony, enjoying the success of MM’s LittleBigPlanet, has just offered them an exclusive 3 game contract and the guys over at Media Molecule have graciously accepted. Though its too early to expect to see anything substantial from them any time soon, expect some sort of announcement over the course of 2009.”

Pretty sure it's in a closed beta at the moment. :(

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Nevermind... I was trying to figure out how that rhymed with Left 4 Dead, then I realized you were just rhyming it with "Dead 2".

The term "Fred Boo", as we all know, being an insanely popular one.

Man, that would be nice but sadly probably won't happen.

I think the PC has other sandbox style games such as Garry's Mod which uses the engine for games like Half Life 2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, etc and I believe people have made a lot of stuff for it.

I don't ever see it happening. Sony owns the IP and there is no way in hell I can see them spending time and resources to port/release the game over to the PC. It doesn't make much sense from a fiscal perspective and it also removes one of their biggest exclusive titles from their hardware. It's supposed to be one of those games that entices people to consider buying a PS3 ... that would be even less likely if it were on the PC.

If you want LBP you have to get a PS3 or a PSP.

I have Garrys Mod too. But LBP is way more fun.

It's funny because the perception when it first released was that it was a total failure because initial sales weren't great. The game has now sold over 2 million units world wide (2.25 MIL) and no telling how much revenue generated through DLC.

I remember saying to some of the Nintendo guys here (Khan, Samfish) that this would be the one PS360 game to buck the trend of sales falling off after release. They said it would never happen and that it's not any different than other PS360 games ... only Nintendo games have long legs etc ... But, in the end the sales have actually increased over time and I would bet by the end of the year it will be pushing close to the 3 million mark. Actually, the same thing could also be said for the first Uncharted game in terms of sales. Look at the sales of Killzone 2, Resistance 2, Ratchet And Clank, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Heavenly Sword etc as games that follow the usual cycle of sales declines after a big first week.

On thing that kind of surprises me is how poorly the Resistance & Motorstorm sequels did compared to the original iterations. Especially considering they were both superior in nearly every way. Maybe because there wasn't as much selection at launch as there is now ... anyway ... point is that sales of LBP haven't been all that bad but I agree they should have been much better considering the quality of the game itself.