Comments on: LittleBigPlanet wins Edge 2008 Awards

By: Curious_Orange

Curious_Orange — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:59:50 +0000

http://www.edge-online.com/magazine/the-edge-awards-2008?page=0%2C0

For the full breakdown of why they got the scores they did.

For such a bunch of nice and unpretentious guys, the Edge team don’t half have a massive hard-on for LBP, In my opinion, more for the fact that it’s original, arty and pushing the boundaries, rather than it being the actual best game.

Edge awards are the gaming equivalent of Cannes if you ask me. They represent a small and fairly pretentious niche that can’t help but applaud originality even when faced with superior but not quite as original alternatives.

It’s sort of like in 2000 when Dancer In The Dark, that Bjork film won the Palme D’Or. Was it a more original film than Gladiator? Well, certainly. Was it a more enjoyable, watchable film? Um… No..

It’s the same with LBP, is it more interesting and better crafted than say… Fallout 3? Yeah. Is it a more enjoyable long-term experience? Not in my opinion.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:02:03 +0000

LBP would’ve worked much better as a downloadable title. They should’ve kept their initial idea of having two versions – a fully-formed DVD version and a cheaper, more lightweight PSN version (with the extraneous fluff available via DLC). In fact, they could still do that now – there’s nothing stopping them.

By: G1GAHURTZ

G1GAHURTZ — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:56:24 +0000

Ah, come on… It would probably have been brilliant on 360.

Imagine how many more users it’d have on LIVE over PSN.

Ok, so maybe every user generated level would be Halo themed, but at least it’d have a more active community.

By: sennasnit

sennasnit — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:52:53 +0000

“All I’m saying is that the best developer of the best game would probably be making a lot more money if they’d have worked with the best publisher on the best console, that’s all!”

Yes if it was on 8 DVD9′s, i don’t think it would have worked, too many shooter fans, look what happened to banjo…

By: Gamoc

Gamoc — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:04:53 +0000

I can see why Left 4 Dead is the best online, based on what I’ve read on forums it sounds fantastic in multiplayer. I don’t see why it’s innovative, though.

By: theevilaires

theevilaires — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:13:40 +0000

best hardware lol hahahhaha there really is no hope for mankind lmao

By: DaMan

DaMan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:29:08 +0000

Left for Dead = best online, what the fuck? oh fuck, and it’s in innovative as well??

and Fable2 being there is bullshit too.

ahem. gee…

By: onyxbox

onyxbox — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:05:12 +0000

For me… Fallout 3, MGS4 and Geometry Wars 2 are the best games this year.

LBP is a great game and very innovative but I have to admit it hasn’t hooked me, it’s more of a game I like to dip in and out of.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:40:09 +0000

I would be. And I would probably by a 360.

By: G1GAHURTZ

G1GAHURTZ — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:35:36 +0000

Hey, they’re not my awards… They’re Edge’s.

All I’m saying is that the best developer of the best game would probably be making a lot more money if they’d have worked with the best publisher on the best console, that’s all!

Well, you never know… After FF and eventually MGS go to MS… why not??

Heh, come to think of it, I wonder how many people would be raving about how amazing LBP was if it was an MS exclusive!

By: airdom

airdom — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:22:46 +0000

360 pwns in the games. thats all there is to say.

By: onyxbox

onyxbox — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:16:38 +0000

btw: how did Gears 2 get into best online experience?

i get the feeling someone at Edge is getting stroked/blown by someone in MS or Edge editors just love waiting 30mins (exaggeration) for match making to complete

crazy world we live in I tell ya’. Edge, most entertaining list I’ve seen yet.

By: onyxbox

onyxbox — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:10:22 +0000

Best hardware…. that’s a joke right?

Jeez, I’ll have to read Edge now to see how they justified that one.

Christ I’m on the fourth unit and 2 of them were manufactured end of October (this year).

Shocking build and design… what a joke.

By: Mad-elph

Mad-elph — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:40:43 +0000

G1GA is a fool… so closed minded that he’d buy a 360 can opener if he could.

By: airdom

airdom — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:24:58 +0000

i love how G1GAHURTZ is so biased on the 360
(i don’t wanna be a bitch btw, i have a 360 only haha)

its just funny

By: Whizzo

Whizzo — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:06:02 +0000

“How is Left 4 Dead innovent? Its a bog-standard run’n’gun like any other…”

Er no, it’s not.

Nice British 1/2/3 in the developer category (hell the first two are both Guildford based), bit unexpected that.

By: G1GAHURTZ

G1GAHURTZ — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:46:33 +0000

Ahh… What a shame the best game isn’t on the best console, along with the best online experience.

By: Alpha Male Stu

Alpha Male Stu — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:40:45 +0000

Innovent?

You’re definitely not qualified.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:38:21 +0000

Well, it’s certainly better then GTAIV which really only deserves the “Most Overrated Game Of The Year” Award.

By: airdom

airdom — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:34:46 +0000

I Never really liked Edge compared to Esha lol.

a 1.1m seller getting the goty for edge? im sure its a good ”game” even though i didn’t try it, but i think some games deserve it more than lbp

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:30:49 +0000

You should go for a job at Edge Esha…

…and I can’t for the life of me work out if I’m insulting you or not there.

By: Gekidami

Gekidami — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:29:12 +0000

How is Left 4 Dead innovent? Its a bog-standard run’n'gun like any other…

By: Esha

Esha — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:22:24 +0000

Hooray!

I always did like Edge, they’re a bunch of snooty gits but they’re more insightful than most too, so it all averages out.