| bardicverse said: 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. |
1- While generally I'd agree the GENERAL audience is young, it isn't necessarily 11. No matter people's age, if they have a heart, they can like the cutesy appeal. I'm 22 and Little Big Planet is one of the games that has me most excited on PS3.
2- The design is not as relying on user-generated content as you seem to believe it is. Little Big Planet has linear gameplay not created by you or any other consumer. At E3 this year, that was demonstrated as one of the creators of Little Big Planet demonstrated one such level and made a comment along the lines of "This particular level is towards the end of the game." While Little Big Planet allows players to be creative, it doesn't make it not fun to those who don't want to create. They can just play other people's levels.
3- "Pickpocketing the poor", you say? Last time I checked Sony doesn't snatch the money from your pocket and shove a PS3 into your hands. People decide for themselves whether or not they want to spend their money on a PS3 or Little Big Planet by themselves. Little Big Planet is designed to have a certain appeal, but the choice is still up to the consumers.
