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Is Little Big Planet the worst platformer ever designed?
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chixdiggit
Member
Not even close to being the worst platformer.
I do agree that the controls and feel of game are not very good though. It's such a great series otherwise.
I do agree that the controls and feel of game are not very good though. It's such a great series otherwise.
I think the complaints about the controls are really overstated. Yes, the jumping is floaty and the controls aren't exactly precise, but very little in the game actually requires you to be precise. Outside of the Islands/Japan level, there really wasn't anything so difficult that it required tight controls.
DaleinCalgary
Member
Controls aren't fantastic but one of the most original games of all time.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Yea, she mostly plays older games. She has a Switch but mostly sticks with Mario titles and Luigi's Mansion.
Sid Of Bee
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You misspelled misspelled.
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assurdum
Banned
I don't think LBP is exactly a platformer, the whole thread premise seems completely wrong to me. And I said that in his defence although I'm not exactly a fan of the IP.
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No… it’s a 2.5D platformer with a focus more on physics interactions and systems rather than precision. The floaty controls never bothered me or gave me problems. The creativity and flexibility and online functionality was fantastic though. It’s the game that convinced me to get a PS3 as a 14 year old or whatever.
Maybe I’m way more forgiving than many but I don’t see the need to have pixel perfect precision platforming in all my games with a jump button. There’s room for Celeste’s and Super Meat Boys alongside the LBPs and Psychonauts
Maybe I’m way more forgiving than many but I don’t see the need to have pixel perfect precision platforming in all my games with a jump button. There’s room for Celeste’s and Super Meat Boys alongside the LBPs and Psychonauts
dotnotbot
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TheGodfather07
Member
yeah its floaty feeling but its far from being the worst platformer. its actually quite a fun family friendly game thats very simple and easy to play.
Fuchalmania
Member
Why would we wolf whistle her? There's nothing special about a woman playing a videogame. Even if she doesn't know what she's talking about, your wife doesn't deserved to be wolf whistled.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Me and my nephews had great time with community levels in 1 and 2. They are not the best platformers but online co-op and user levels makes it up for it.
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
Warp Whistles are items in the game. lmao
I am very sensitive to bad controls and love platformers.
I dropped LBP2 after the first chapter. Controls are very unsatisfying and the game is so boring. It looks like I should be compelled by collecting endless cosmetic stuff every 3 steps without any challenge whatsoever, I play to have fun, not to collect useless stuff.
As another user said, why play user creations when core gameplay is bad? Mario Maker was fun because Mario is fun to play.
I dropped LBP2 after the first chapter. Controls are very unsatisfying and the game is so boring. It looks like I should be compelled by collecting endless cosmetic stuff every 3 steps without any challenge whatsoever, I play to have fun, not to collect useless stuff.
As another user said, why play user creations when core gameplay is bad? Mario Maker was fun because Mario is fun to play.
existensmaximum
Member
I agree 100%, I've never enjoyed these games one bit! I always felt there was something wrong with me when everyone praised them to no end. They're just not fun to play?
And I absolutely love 2D platformers, but the genre pretty much died to me after the 16-bit era.
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TransTrender
Gold Member
Not even thinking about it, this is the first thing to come to mind.
There are many other answers but this was my first.
SkylineRKR
Member
I think LBP is a terrible game. I bought it at launch, hated the controls, IQ and art direction. Sackboy doesn't look appealing either. I bought Rayman Origins during that same period and it kind of demolished LBP.
The level creator might've been good, but I didn't do too much with it. I tried some user content and it were mostly silly levels to easily grind trophies. Most of them didn't function at all. Or they ripped off Mario or something but it didn't work since LBP controls like shit. I never really see the appeal in trying to remake existing stuff, especially not if the controls can't be changed. You're still playing LBP.
The level creator might've been good, but I didn't do too much with it. I tried some user content and it were mostly silly levels to easily grind trophies. Most of them didn't function at all. Or they ripped off Mario or something but it didn't work since LBP controls like shit. I never really see the appeal in trying to remake existing stuff, especially not if the controls can't be changed. You're still playing LBP.
Whitecrow
Banned
Dude, really, those of you criticising the floaty physics and trashing it look like the most entitled beings on the planet.
What the fuck is wtong with it. You fail the jumps? Thats because you suck at it. End of the story. The physics doesnt make the game unplayable. Not even close. And the game doesnt require any high skill precision where being a bit floaty fucks it comoletely.
Maybe you think all platformers have to have the same physics. Then you are wrong. Or you are comparing it to a platformer you like or you are good at. Which is wrong too.
You cant beat the game and have great fun with friends with no out of control difficulty, so what the fuck is that obsession with the physics?
What the fuck is wtong with it. You fail the jumps? Thats because you suck at it. End of the story. The physics doesnt make the game unplayable. Not even close. And the game doesnt require any high skill precision where being a bit floaty fucks it comoletely.
Maybe you think all platformers have to have the same physics. Then you are wrong. Or you are comparing it to a platformer you like or you are good at. Which is wrong too.
You cant beat the game and have great fun with friends with no out of control difficulty, so what the fuck is that obsession with the physics?
DrAspirino
Banned
They're no "mario", but they're not terrible either. I played them on PSP and PS3 and they're quite fun to play actually.
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OldBoyGamer
Banned
Short answer is no it is not the worst platform we ever. Not even close. But! As a platformer it does fail the base goal line with an awkward control system. Tbf I got used to it after a while but it’s not on a par with the controls of games like Mario.
Apart from!! LBP Vita. The control on that was superb and for me the vita version was the best LBP.
Haven’t played Sackboy adventure yet. But want to when I find it cheap enough.
Apart from!! LBP Vita. The control on that was superb and for me the vita version was the best LBP.
Haven’t played Sackboy adventure yet. But want to when I find it cheap enough.
wipeout364
Member
It’s been an issue since the first one. Game looks great but feels like garbage to play. I also can’t understand how people defend the way this game feels.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I think a lot of it comes from it being a doll who has to jump on all types of objects. You can interact with all these different types of objects and the character you control has to somehow maneuver in, under, and around them. It isn’t a person you’re controlling, but a doll.
ZywyPL
Banned
Truth be told, that's how vast majority of games were during the PS360 era due to sub-30FPS performance, whether a platformer, shooter, racing game and so on, people just gave them a pass because of the graphics.
Elder Legend
Banned
I enjoyed LBP2 and LBP. Never played the third.
My biggest issues were how floaty the jumping is imo. I think the floaty jumping may seem that the controls are bad but in actuality they are not. LBP was cool for the first 2 games and then kind of died down for me.
Overall, not a bad series and I appericate what they did with it. But I don't care for it anymore.
My biggest issues were how floaty the jumping is imo. I think the floaty jumping may seem that the controls are bad but in actuality they are not. LBP was cool for the first 2 games and then kind of died down for me.
Overall, not a bad series and I appericate what they did with it. But I don't care for it anymore.
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K2D
Banned
Games were terrible in all sorts of ways - and even revered games back then had platforming that would be scoffed at today.
It's all in the wrist
Member
It didn't control well. Never liked it, as someone who never touched the creation tools.
That said, play more SNES and Genesis games lol. They have some truly BAD platformers there.
That said, play more SNES and Genesis games lol. They have some truly BAD platformers there.
Hypereides
Member
I think its fine. I get why some would deem LBP to be kinda "floaty", but I see it as a lack of understanding its underlying physics-based gameplay. That can generate some unpredictable moments.
Naturally, some will prefer the more snappy Mario platforming. Both are fine imo.
Naturally, some will prefer the more snappy Mario platforming. Both are fine imo.
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Gameplaylover
Member
I mean LBP is not a great game, but calling it the worst platformer tells me you missed many Nintendo/Sega 80s and early 90s games.
Pegasus Actual
Member
LBP sucked. Played it for a couple of hours and couldn't handle it any longer. Playing something like that just makes me angry. Were there some 8-bit or 16-bit games that played even worse? Maybe. But none of those is waving this kind of bullshit metacritic in your face:
So yeah I'd rather play literally any 8-bit/16-bit platformer that reviewed decently with the magazines at the time. LBP plays like something from LJN.
User-created content? Who gives a fuck? Some Sony-policed levels that suffer from the same horrible controls as the rest of the game? A whopping 15 years after you could get quality user-created content in .wad form for a game that actually played well?
So yeah I'd rather play literally any 8-bit/16-bit platformer that reviewed decently with the magazines at the time. LBP plays like something from LJN.
User-created content? Who gives a fuck? Some Sony-policed levels that suffer from the same horrible controls as the rest of the game? A whopping 15 years after you could get quality user-created content in .wad form for a game that actually played well?
PuppetMaster
Member
I love Little Big Planet.
The physics are what they are. But they are predictable once you understand it.
The physics are what they are. But they are predictable once you understand it.
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