LBP sales have depressed me...

[GooseGaws]

ZenfoldorVGI said:
Another game that I magnificently love is Mario Galaxy. From what I've played of LBP, I like Galaxy a lot better, and I can't really understand why.

I think the key lies within LBP's inherent lack of freedom in the gameplay department. It's cute, it's endearing, I enjoy it for minutes at a time, but it just doesn't feel right to me. It doesn't feel like an epic game. Not the company, the classification.

I would agree that Galaxy is superior to LBP, and the reason for that is the depth of gameplay.  Again, I haven't spent very much time with LBP yet, but the controls and basic moveset are lacking in comparison to the precision and responsiveness that have come to be expected in a Mario platformer (the standard of excellence in the genre).  I have already seen some amazing things, but it's more of an experience in observation rather than gameplay.  The actual event of playing the game is much less compelling.