Tue, Aug 14, 2012 | 21:39 BST
Tearaway is Media Molecule’s new IP
LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has unveiled it’s new IP at Sony’s pre-gamescom conference.
Media Molecule’s Alex Evans hit the stage to introduce the studio’s new game. He spoke of how drawing on paper has helped the LBP franchise grow, and this is core feature of Tearaway.
It starts Iota, a tiny paper chap who has a special message in his head for you, and you have to help him reach the real world and deliver it to you.
He runs around a papercraft world that looks gorgeous, and responds to your touch. It’s a 3D platformer with tons of neat mechanics. In the gameplay demo, Iota picks up enemies and fend for himself, but you have to help him too.
You can tap the rear touch screen to make drums beat, bouncing Iota higher, and helping him fight multiple enemies. You can tap the back screen during combat to tear the ground, allowing you poke your finger through the floor and smash enemies.
You can help paint areas of the world, such as creating a new skin for an elk by snapping a pattern with your camera. You can even shout into the PS Vita microphone to make Iota shout loudly.
It also includes AR features that sees the PS Vita’s camera come into play, laying the camera’s view over the papercraft game world.
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Posted in: Platformer, Screens, Videos, Vita, gamescom 2012
Tags: media molecule, Tearaway
22 comments
#1
Pytox
14/08/12, 6:28 pm
Nice
#2
JimFear-666
14/08/12, 6:33 pm
i wonder if it will be pre-teen oriented like lbp.
#3
Razor
14/08/12, 6:40 pm
Looked cool enough.
#4
ManuOtaku
14/08/12, 6:56 pm
This type of games is what i was talking about, games that are only found on vita and that uses the specifics features and nature of the device, nice.
#5
NeoSquall
14/08/12, 7:16 pm
I thought the name of the game would be Iota…
#6
Dragon246
14/08/12, 7:17 pm
Back touch has found its use now.
As expected from MM.
#7
Sadismek
14/08/12, 7:37 pm
It was nice! I think Vita will take a good turn if it’ll implement good AR features in some of it’s next games
. That and a price cut.
#8
DrDamn
14/08/12, 8:25 pm
Any vids or screens of this yet?
#9
Erthazus
14/08/12, 8:26 pm
@8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK6_QvdxyXQ&feature=player_embedded
It’s very hard to use google, but let me help you.
#10
Ireland Michael
14/08/12, 8:35 pm
@9 That was awesome.
More like this Sony, please, instead of lazy Nintendo rip-offs.
#11
DrDamn
14/08/12, 8:37 pm
@9
Yes thanks for that Erth I did get there in the end. Fuck me that’s a fantastic idea beautifully realised.
There is an 8 minute trailer by themediacows on YouTube too. The demo from the conference + trailer. Can’t link as on iPad.
#12
sb319
14/08/12, 11:26 pm
Blowing / shouting at the built-in mic? Is it 2005 again?
#13
Dave Cook
14/08/12, 11:28 pm
I am already in love with this game. Me and Pat were sitting there at the conference watching the video a bit like ‘yep, this is good!’
#14
OlderGamer
14/08/12, 11:53 pm
That is the real deal right there. Great looking game.
#15
DrDamn
15/08/12, 8:43 am
This is the longer vid including the intro from the devs …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzgkdn4GZAo
#16
ASBI
15/08/12, 9:01 am
Sony should make some of their first party developers focus completely on Vita
Mm should be one of those developers
#17
matts92
15/08/12, 1:09 pm
1:40 is the best moment of any trailer ever
#18
OrbitMonkey
15/08/12, 1:16 pm
Anyone know what the song playing was?
#19
Telepathic.Geometry
15/08/12, 1:20 pm
Holy fuck, now THAT’s a game!
#20
Christopher Jack
15/08/12, 1:21 pm
Where are all the comments that Sony doesn’t innovate? That they only steal ideas from Nintendo…
I love what Sony’s doing, when they’re not making innovative new games like this, they’re supporting smaller guys making their own niche game to get it onto their platform.
#21
DrDamn
15/08/12, 1:25 pm
@18
Shut Eye by Stealing Sheep apparently.
#22
Sadismek
15/08/12, 1:31 pm
I’m seriously thinking of getting a Vita just for this. I thought it was impossible for a game to impress me that much! Good job Sony and MM