Play-Create-Share-Love it!
posted by Mullinsmcd (CHARLOTTE, NC) Nov 3, 2008
Member since Oct 2008
I think that in this console generation, LBP represents one of the first "next gen" gaming experiences. Probably everyone is familiar with the concept. This is the first high end, online enabled game that lets you build and share your own creations online. The game itself ships with 40-50 premade levels, but the available online content is accessable very early in the game. This allows for almost unlimited creativity to be poured into the architecture and feeling of each level. There is no other game that I have been so excited everyday to play, because you know that there will be new levels to experience and enjoy.
This is definitely a start to something really amazing within the gaming space. Soon I would expect you to be able to create not only creatures and levels, but Mario-esque powerups such as fireflowers, level continuity between stages, and addition of your own music and verbal dialogue. Right now the overtone of the game is very lighthearted and simple, but I would imagine that within this game or in future games like this you should be able to create a serious title with a sense of fighting as or against a real enemy.
Overall, I would say that the future is bright! If you have a PS3, buy this game. If not now, then wait until it hits $40 or so, and the people playing this game have mastered the level design interface. This game is a bargain at $60, but if you are unsure about the premise and if you will enjoy it, just wait about 6 months and you will have thousands of great levels waiting for you to play.
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