LittleBigPlanet 2 [PS3]

[Malc]

I am truly amazed at just how diverse those games are within LBP2. They have made a better tool set for creators which has also made a better experience for people like me who will just play other people's levels.

It's even apparent from MM's levels in the demo where I felt like I was doing so much more than just platforming. more importantly, it actually felt fun.

[yesteryeargames]

any good pre order deals about or free goodies ? cant find it cheaper than £38

[Darwock]

...and what's the release date anyway?

[Wools]

You can already buy it now at Play.com.

[SuperBeatBoy]

...and what's the release date anyway?

Friday!

[Darwock]

Is that the global release? Gonna have to take a detour on my way home from work (soundtrack amendments notwithstanding)

[JP]

You might not be able to buy it in Japan yet due to Japan getting it later than other places.

• 18th January - USA
• 19th January - Mainland Europe
• 20th January - Australia/New Zealand
• 21st January - UK/Ireland
• 10th February - Japan/Hong Kong

It's not that long to wait though and I suppose you could import it if you needed to but remember that DLC is region locked so if you import you'll need to download it from here you'll also need to also download it from the SCEE Store.

Remember that DLC is transferable from the first game into this one so you're probably better off buying from the same region if you have DLC already.

[Darwock]

Thanks John, yeah that's why I'm going with Japanese again. Sad to have to wait though, it was actually earlier here last time.

[merf]

Got mine thru from GAME, not going to start a first play as found it all quite irritating and somebody with love for it should have the honour.

Platforming still feels far too floaty, they've not fixed the poxy jumping in and out of the fields of 3d issue and I just want Stephen fry to shut up.

Seems to take an age to actually play a level after putting the disc in ( a general irk or mine, just let me bloody play it, I've not got time to sit thru half an hour of crap)

[Darwock]

The only question I have is why did you even buy it? If you didn't like the first one it was obvious you wouldn't like this.

[merf]

The only question I have is why did you even buy it? If you didn't like the first one it was obvious you wouldn't like this.

its more complicated than that for me with this, I don't actually think its a very good game, standing in front a hole behind you that you are meant to drop down but up+jump doesn't make sackboy hop thru it likes he's meant to is so sloppy and ruins the nice bits that go before.

that said I kind of see this as a tech platform and it reminds me of the days I used to buy team 17 Amiga public domain discs by swedish nutters, I like flipping thru loads of levels online, seeing what people do and just fiddling about with it.

its not a good platformer, I can't stephen fry in 'Liptons tea advert trying to be cute' mode but I will still get quite a few hours of interest from it.

its an odd one.

[Neon Ignition]

It still surprises me that for such a network focused game, like LBP1 and Modnation Racers, Sony has missed the biggest trick of releasing it on Day 1 on the PSN network at a slightly discounted price. It might not be discounted but even EA is better at doing PSN releases than Sony

[Number45]

EA games usually cost FULL RRP on PSN. Nobody in their right mind is going to do that. Even slightly discounted from RRP will come in above boxed online prices.

[Neon Ignition]

I reckon if they'd taken the plunge of marking it at ?29.99 they could have done a decent turn on it with impulse buying and the heavy promotion through the service. It could also feature quite prominantly there for a while too unlike retail where it's likely to get bumped quickly to make room for stuff like Dead Space 2 etc.

[Herbalizer]

Strange lack of buzz and hype for this. I had no idea it was even out, the forums are normally full of impressions from players.