To the OP: I'll explain why I as a developer, feelthat this game will not live up to its hype.
1- Audience. Yes, you reference this as a common argument, and it is perfectly valid. LBP has a target audience for the younger gamer crowd, under 11, the pokemon type crowd. The PS3 however has a main audience that ranges from high school to college kids. A Nintendo counterpart would be Pikmin to Zelda. What do you think a college kid is going to buy first?
2-Design plan. This above all else terrifies me about this game. They are using the "Leftovers for Dinner" approach. Leave everything open ended for character modification, rely on user-generated material to enhance the game. Not everyone is an artist nor wants to attempt to be one. I have a feeling that there are going to be some dramatic holes in this design.
3-Pickpocketing the poor. LBP is trying to pull a more casual audience to the PS3 for the holidays, but the system is still too expensive. With the way the US economy is this year, Christmas this year will be on a very tight budget for a lot of people. It's more a matter of poor timing than the game itself, but will affect it nonetheless.
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