Comments on: Rumour: “LBP2″ is out this year

By: deanimate

deanimate — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:32:34 +0000

Fair enough if they intended it to play like it does but I would like to think they would at least test out settings that are “tighter” and see what people think. Obviously if most people say that they prefer it with less floatiness then it’s a bit of a no brainer to change it. If not then leave it in.

By: DrDamn

DrDamn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:03:03 +0000

@frod
“defending it”

Surely it’s just another opinion and as valid as yours?

I agree with NiceFellow. Make LBP a Mario clone with the controls of the 2D Mario’s and it’s not LBP anymore. It loses something as well as gaining. I prefer it as it is.

By: frod

frod — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:48:29 +0000

Agreed. I don’t see the point in defending it as “intended”; I’m sure it was intended, but it sucks as-is, and it’s not a minority complaining either.

By: OlderGamer

OlderGamer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:14:03 +0000

I enjoyed LBP, much more then I would have thought. However, I agree, intended or not, its too floaty.

It isn’t about if they wanted to make it floaty or not. it is more about if the fans want to play it swo floaty or not. My wife won’t touch the game because of it.

She says it has horrible controls.

She wants a mario clone with allows her to create levels. She could careless about the sockboy elements. I think most people just view it as a 2D platformer, but feel that such games should have tight controls.

It will be LBP2, but it will work with with all created content and add ons from LBP. It is just away of refreshing the franchise and maybe updating a few things(like arc support).

By: NiceFellow

NiceFellow — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:47:50 +0000

The ‘floaty’ gameplay is deliberate. LBP isn’t a pixel perfect world, you’re supposed to be a small, fabric creature, the floating is expected given your character is susceptible to the same physics as everything else.

It’s not supposed to be like Mario, etc. I know those who want the kind of platforming this it’s wrong, but it’s not an error or weak coding, it’s fully deliberate and the developers stated many times they tested it for ages getting a balance they liked between too realistic and unresponsive and too fake perfect gameplway which destroys the feeling your little sackboy’s really there in his world.

The auto switch issues between planes though I agree with, that could be better.

By: deanimate

deanimate — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:29:00 +0000

Floaty gameplay needs sorting out and the computer auto choosing what it thinks is the best of the three platforms to land on when you jump. It’s not hard to jump and then push up or down to choose. Unless this has been fixed. I don’t have a PS3 myself so haven’t played it much.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:25:08 +0000

I doubt it will be LBP2, but I don’t doubt it will be noticeably similar.

By: Erthazus

Erthazus — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:12:24 +0000

Its impossible for them to make LBP 2 NOW… I think they are going to make a big ADDON thing and a lot of cross over will be.

Because if you will make LBP 2 you are fucking with your fanbase.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:08:58 +0000

Twinsen for president!

By: ChaosSmurf

ChaosSmurf — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:04:43 +0000

Every single god damn time I go “WAIT, THEY’RE MAKING/THEY MADE ANOTHER LITTLE BIG ADVENTURE GAME?!” and then I am overcome with disappointment.

Every god damn time.

By: Robo_1

Robo_1 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:40:05 +0000

Expect, lots of cross over.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:39:02 +0000

Those little guys in Modnation Racers must be fearing for their little virtual existences.

By: frod

frod — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:35:10 +0000

I don’t find it difficult to see how they could crowbar pointer stuff in no, I just don’t see the point. Much like quite a few Wii games that have already tried: it’s a solution looking for a problem.

By: DrDamn

DrDamn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:33:45 +0000

A lot of the stuff in the demo was very much supporting the pointer player – it was basic for the platformer player. It’s not too tricky to see how those elements could be made to support a more involvement on the platforming side though is it?

With a nunchuk you could also end up trying to do both elements as a single player.

By: frod

frod — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:29:34 +0000

@DrDamn: that just makes the actual platforming element seem even more pointless. Why not just have a pointer-based puzzle game instead?

further thought: it’s like ‘manual’ lemmings, heheh.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:25:58 +0000

Little Big Sports Resort

By: DrDamn

DrDamn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:25:30 +0000

I think they already did a demo of sorts didn’t they? Where the controller was used to show enhancements in co-op gameplay. One person points to swinging element and pulls it towards sackboy controlled by the other player?

Yeah here … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeAHhUF7qSM

By: frod

frod — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:20:54 +0000

ew, really? You might be right, insofar as it might be a better tool for creation. Which means the focus is on the creation tools again, to the detriment of the actual gameplay, again.

By: DrDamn

DrDamn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:16:02 +0000

Oh a little light has just gone on in my head. Full sequel is something which would be counter productive yes. A sequel which exploits, say, a new piece of hardware Sony are going to be pushing this year hell yes. Not LBP2, LBP:Arc!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:08:20 +0000

frod’s right. Far too floaty.

By: frod

frod — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:56:35 +0000

fix the floaty gameplay (needs far more weight and inertia) and I’m interested.

By: Joe Anderson (wotta)

Joe Anderson (wotta) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:24:58 +0000

Ha told you lol