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jake_the_fake1 on 22 December 2008
Zim said:
Would someone please tell me how LBP is innovative. This is what annoys me about Sony fanboys they constantly say LBP is innovative yet I have never heard a good argument for how it is. So it's innovative because it's using physics to solve puzzles? Erm yea that's been done. It's innovative because users create levels? Been done. Customisable characters? Been done.

The only thing it has done which is innovative is done it within a 2d setting, of course even then there have been simpler games doing this for ages. Innovation is not taking existing ideas and putting them in a different genre. It is coming up with new ideas.

As to whether LBP is a commerical success it's hard to say. In the Uk the game's price has been slashed, you can get it for half price already. It's also being bundled. So you would also have to say Marvel Ultimate Alliance on the 360 was a huge commerical success. Did LBP do as expected? Definetly not. The amount of advertising, show time dedicated to the game etc shows that sony were expecting this to be HUGE, it's done well but they certainly couldn't use Sackboy as a mascot. LBP was meant to be one of Sony's big games this holiday season. It is performing well under the big games on other platforms.

Oh and DMJ you only later changed your ''LBP will be HUGE'' to not mean sales when you saw the sales. People over the age of 5 don't use the word HUGE for fun. If you meant that you would have said AMAZING or INCREDIBLE. Huge obviously related to sales.

amen to that brother....if Nintendo had of published this game as it currently stands then it would have been pure innovation, after all Nintendo = innovation, hallelujah.

 



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S.T.A.G.E. on 22 December 2008
DMeisterJ said:

No matter how good the game does commercially (1.3 million sold in 8 weeks), or Critically (metacritic if 95) the game will never be seen as a success.  It's a shame too, since the game is so freaking awesome.  

This community would rather downplay the game's success, and call the game a failure because of the hype (not the game's fault), rather than look at it on it's own merits, a new IP, which sold really well on the PS3 and has that high of a metacritic average.  We'd rather look at this game as not a success, and continue playing Generic Shooter A, Madden 2020, and Traditional turned based JRPG 1,922,498, instead of praising a new IP for doing something different and what some would call innovative. 

So I am never going to defend the game again, and neither should you 

It's a success commercially, and critically, and that's all that matters.

 

I hope they give LBP a story. Because it still has nothing on Mario or any Nintendo platform. I found Donkey Kong Country to still to this day be more enjoyable.



leo-j on 22 December 2008

Its selling what 200k a week, should go up thanks to the christmas sales urge, maybe 250k-300k next week, which would push it near 1.7-1.9million, maybe 2 million before the year is even out, then a slow decline in january leading it to 2.5-3million, I honestly do expect this game to sell very well.

Despite squrriel dude saying " It will be lucky to hit ratchet and clank numbers".



 

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SHMUPGurus on 22 December 2008

I think you're trying to see too far into it. It's only in video game forums that we see this kind of stuff. You need to clean your mind of this negativity surrounding the game, because trust me, if 1.3 million people bought the game, it must be because something is going on outside! ;)



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Max King of the Wild on 22 December 2008
leo-j said:
Its selling what 200k a week, should go up thanks to the christmas sales urge, maybe 250k-300k next week, which would push it near 1.7-1.9million, maybe 2 million before the year is even out, then a slow decline in january leading it to 2.5-3million, I honestly do expect this game to sell very well.

Despite squrriel dude saying " It will be lucky to hit ratchet and clank numbers".

 

 happy squrriel? aka pumpkin head or sqrl?



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Jo21 on 22 December 2008
S.T.A.G.E. said:
DMeisterJ said:

No matter how good the game does commercially (1.3 million sold in 8 weeks), or Critically (metacritic if 95) the game will never be seen as a success.  It's a shame too, since the game is so freaking awesome.  

This community would rather downplay the game's success, and call the game a failure because of the hype (not the game's fault), rather than look at it on it's own merits, a new IP, which sold really well on the PS3 and has that high of a metacritic average.  We'd rather look at this game as not a success, and continue playing Generic Shooter A, Madden 2020, and Traditional turned based JRPG 1,922,498, instead of praising a new IP for doing something different and what some would call innovative. 

So I am never going to defend the game again, and neither should you 

It's a success commercially, and critically, and that's all that matters.

 

I hope they give LBP a story. Because it still has nothing on Mario or any Nintendo platform. I found Donkey Kong Country to still to this day be more enjoyable.

 

the history of mario for the last 20years+ was to rescue the princess that it's a another castle.

and i hope you played lbp to know what the story is about who the collector is.



leo-j on 22 December 2008

Happy squirrel



 

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perpride on 22 December 2008
S.T.A.G.E. said:
DMeisterJ said:

No matter how good the game does commercially (1.3 million sold in 8 weeks), or Critically (metacritic if 95) the game will never be seen as a success.  It's a shame too, since the game is so freaking awesome.  

This community would rather downplay the game's success, and call the game a failure because of the hype (not the game's fault), rather than look at it on it's own merits, a new IP, which sold really well on the PS3 and has that high of a metacritic average.  We'd rather look at this game as not a success, and continue playing Generic Shooter A, Madden 2020, and Traditional turned based JRPG 1,922,498, instead of praising a new IP for doing something different and what some would call innovative. 

So I am never going to defend the game again, and neither should you 

It's a success commercially, and critically, and that's all that matters.

 

I hope they give LBP a story. Because it still has nothing on Mario or any Nintendo platform. I found Donkey Kong Country to still to this day be more enjoyable.

LBP is the best platformer since Super Mario World, if not the best ever.

 



Nick on 22 December 2008
CrazzyMan said:

COOL, 10 mln. pretty much confirmed for the game, when/after PS3 reach 199-249$ price. :)

 

 

You're the reason for this thread sharkboy.



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Max King of the Wild on 22 December 2008
CGI-Quality said:
@ Zim

You say the game can be purchased for half price eh...is that a holiday sale, a temporary deal or what....do explain.....

 

 funny how LBP sold 100-200k copies in under 3 weeks in UK alone (I don't believe this includes bundles) yet people are saying its going to the bargain bins because of difficulty of selling.... i dont think they grasp the concept of sales on popular items for the holidays... I mean looking at it from their view point the 360 must be dead and Ps3 must be selling extreamly well in NA because there are more sales and deals for the 360 than ps3...