Yes, making the current tools more stable, flexible and refined is definitely a top priority right after launch.
[PS3] LittleBigPlanet Impressions
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Yes, making the current tools more stable, flexible and refined is definitely a top priority right after launch.
There's a lot that could be added without really changing the nature of the game. Pickup objects and action buttons could go a long way. eg. Pick up a sword and SB can swing it, pick up a lasso and he can swing, pick up a gun and fire. That would vary the depth of gameplay. And yes, changing parameters would add more variety too. However, the meat of LBP as a realtime game-creator may be limited, without a change to the rendering engine. It's kinda like 16bit gaming brought to the masses. Which in itself would be amazing, especially if opened up with top-down mechanics. The idea that, with all those games you played, you could design your own without needing to know a lick of programming, would be an amazing accomplishment! Allow for user meshes and textures, and let SB be switched out for some other protagonist or vehicle, and many games could be recreated. The period post-Wolfenstein, and non-action genres (sims and strategies) will remain off-limits though. If MM want to expand the notion, they'll either need independent products, or a restructured engine (for next gen!).
It's hard for me to say, as this boils down to expectations. I think Mario is harder, certainly, but I also more readily accept that I suck at Mario and I've just never really liked his games. I do like LBP, I do like sackboy. I got a much stronger Sonic vibe, for some reason (the last few levels particularly). But I would've thought to compare against Kirby or Yoshi's Island, which are just really easy in terms of platforming, and sorta what I was expecting.
The move to 3D will also complicate tools and usage. Personally, I prefer them to nail the 2.5D game first and then popularize it to the masses. The show is not over until "everyone" in the world gets to experience it once. I believe they can simplify the current tools further if based on 2.5D "only".
EDIT: They also need to revisit and sort out the user-generated content policies in the mean time.
Game on for British developers - LBP sequel in the works
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7688800.stm
If so, the sequel should be 2.5D based; or they are talking about LBP PSP.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7688800.stm
If so, the sequel should be 2.5D based; or they are talking about LBP PSP.
Actually, I'd hope for a sequel in the sense of a content pack. Update the engine we have now, sell it via PSN or sell a LBP1+2 at retail (I doubt they're filling the BRD), sell a new story campaign with new contraptions, sell new tools.
If i a big game was made for PSN this would be it, but i think Sony would like to spread the love to the brick and mortar shops, hopefully they pickup on your idea, but it would still require a Disc Check
I haven't actually read the new agreement yet, but from what I heard, it didn't sound like Sony could sell your work without you getting any money. Copyright remains yours, but you're not allowed to make money from it without Sony's permission.
I think it's better for Sony to push download content as a reason to get people online. Once people are happy going online, they'll be potential customers for media and advertising. Offline PS3 owners are less profitable.
Yeah, someone in GAF brought this up.
In general, if the creator wants money for his work, he'll need to negotiate with Sony anyway for qualification and the compensation model.
If he/she simply embeds his work into a LBP level without telling Sony or without explicit agreement about the compensation model, then Sony should not be liable to pay him. In the general case, it doesn't make sense for Sony to pre-commit to a blanket compensation model.
So it's better to lay the foundation for free (re)distribution of user generated content as per the user agreement (so that the entire community can enjoy the work). And then have a separate case-by-case, service-by-service or application-by-application model for user compensation where appropriate.
I think the groundwork was very much hedging bets. There's some debate as to whether the agreement is legally valid in the UK, as it's said that her you cannot sign over your rights to everything in one deal. You'd need to transfer rights on a case-by-case basis. I think the moment money is involved selling creator's work, it'll need a proper system. IMO the agreement was more to avoid backdoor/grey market sales. eg. an LBP creator makes a name for themselves, and decides to start charging for content by creating password levels or distributing key objects to friends or something.
Incidentally, the sticker-keys thing puzzles me, in that we can't add our own stickers, right? So we can't actually create parts of a level where the player needs a key from a previous level we created! This whole mechanic seems broken.
Incidentally, the sticker-keys thing puzzles me, in that we can't add our own stickers, right? So we can't actually create parts of a level where the player needs a key from a previous level we created! This whole mechanic seems broken.
It was more the arrogance with which you slammed those who disagree with you. Oh and the fact you wrote off the game's impact amongst casuals, purely on the basis of its single-player mode. I also note that you appear to suggest that users will create superior levels than MM, which I think is debateable; it could be that those creating levels are fun to play, but that users unable to find the balance that MM have, given many will have nothing like their experience in game design. In any case, it'll likely take some time. The great thing is that MM have said they'll support the game with dlc.
And once again you've reduced yourself to the level of insults, which tells me that you have a problem with other people offering a different opinion, and that replying to you in any great detail is a waste of time.
I think I could create a sticker using the eyetoy, for instance, and you can then give that away as an object, that you can use. I also recall winning a Jeff Green sticker in one user created level in the beta.
If I remember correctly, you got a key for every published level. You could give that key away in another level to give them access to the second level.
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