I've got a lot of new stuff coming up to really get this site in gear but in the mean time, how about some funny? Yahtzee's latest Zero Punctuation is up and he finally gets around to scoffing in Little Big Planet's direction. Acknowledging that what it does do it does well, he still has to bring down the room with the harsh reality that, like Spore, it's a significant game of disproportionate substance. Lube your cochlea and have a listen:
I share his sentiments about the user-generated content. While the tools were no doubt difficult to create the end result still feels like a cop-out, as if the developers assumed the players would finish the job for them. The biggest insult comes in the form of the moderation however, and I don't mean how they pull down every level that so much as smells like it has been near licensed material.
Moderation by the developers was the only way gamers could have avoided having to dig through mountains of shit to find those indigestible golden nuggets of level in LBP. But rather than use the moderators in this way, they instead spend all of their time yanking down every half decent homage to a classic game or product that they find. Way to expand the game, guys.
Anyway, Zero Punctuation continues to hit the nail on the head, evidencing again why Yahtzee is one of the few hammers worth bashing with.
-Unfather
I share his sentiments about the user-generated content. While the tools were no doubt difficult to create the end result still feels like a cop-out, as if the developers assumed the players would finish the job for them. The biggest insult comes in the form of the moderation however, and I don't mean how they pull down every level that so much as smells like it has been near licensed material.
Moderation by the developers was the only way gamers could have avoided having to dig through mountains of shit to find those indigestible golden nuggets of level in LBP. But rather than use the moderators in this way, they instead spend all of their time yanking down every half decent homage to a classic game or product that they find. Way to expand the game, guys.
Anyway, Zero Punctuation continues to hit the nail on the head, evidencing again why Yahtzee is one of the few hammers worth bashing with.
-Unfather
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