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rich8606
07:45 PM

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Why is the werehog there?!? To remind us how Sonic has fallen?!??!
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
06:25 PM

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Bet you didn't know Sonic could smile without a cocky, condescending glare in his eyes.
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BallPtPenTheif
04:52 PM

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When am I getting my Voltron suits?
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Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
04:27 PM

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Knuckles Sackboy looks a bit too... peaceful. Hippie/Rastafarian like, even.
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n00b_pwner
04:33 PM

@Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach: Knuckes was actually supposed to start out that way, complete with a Jamacan accent for his introduction in Sonic 3& Knuckles.

We all know that it didn't play out like that however.
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hot_heart
04:21 PM

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I've got a need. A needle for speed!

Wait, not a hypodermic one...
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
04:02 PM

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For the love of God, replace the werewolf costume with at least Shadow. AT LEAST!
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shibbybypass
04:11 PM

@Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: Ummm I want metal Sonic.
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spannu
04:16 PM

@Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: Just put black and red stickers on the Sonic costume. Similarly, @shibbybypass can just put silver stickers on his.
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shibbybypass
04:17 PM

@spannu: I hadn't thought of the silver stickers. Now I can relive my sega cd days in style. lol

#speakup
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
03:58 PM

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the only way the sonic one works is if the hairs blow back like he does in the sonic games, if they can't even bother with that... this costume a a huge bucket of FAIL.

off topic: WHEA MAH FF7 SACKBOY COZTUMEZ???
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apoloimagod
11/06/09

In reply to Media Molecule: LBP Sequel Would "Fragment" Its Community
I agree with him of the assessment that it would fragment the community. I just can't believe they would think of the community before their financial interests... very odd to hear of this. Unless of course, they think they can make more money this way :-P #littlebigplanet
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BallPtPenTheif
11/06/09

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I applaud MM for this decision. Too many sequels are just repackaged, overpriced mods using the same engine and tool sets from the previous games.

I know it's smart business but as a consumer it's BS. Every few months I come back to LBP and it's as fun as when I first played it. #littlebigplanet
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IvanDashSmith
11/06/09

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I only rented the game, and plan to pick up the GOTY copy, and maybe someone can answer a few questions.

Does MM make new levels for sale, or am I relegated to playing user created levels? I don't like community built levels. I will pay for more MM made levels, either by DLC or a sequel.

Game music. This is something that gets updated with sequels. It changes the flavor, and reduces the redundancy of the game. #littlebigplanet
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bangbangblah
11/06/09

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I love this thought process.

I'd much rather them spend time on further improving the existing product.

Like if this addition of water is for real, that could add hours and hours of gameplay right there.

Who knows what's next after that? More packs like MGS? It'd be cool to see them collaborate with another platformer that Sony has featured before . . . like Rayman or Crash.

Way to be, MM. You guys rock. #littlebigplanet
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/05/09

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Why would they make a sequel? They made a bare-bones game, release occasional DLC, and let the players do the work of making it fun. I don't see why they would have any need for a sequel. #littlebigplanet
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dowingba
11/06/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: I'm not sure how you come to the conclusion that it's a "bare bones game". I mean, you do know it's on a dual-layered bluray disc right?

You know what? Nevermind. I don't want to hear your reasoning.
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/06/09

@dowingba: They didn't even bother to get the platforming to feel right. Cramming a bunch of puzzle pieces in for people to put together doesn't mean it's a well-crafted game.

LBP is probably the worst game I've ever seen win GOTY awards. Ever.
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Edited by Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme at 11/06/09 1:11 AM

bangbangblah
11/06/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: Seriously? The platforming is great. I'm a guy who still plays Sonic (from Genesis) to this day because I can't find a good platformer, and I love LBP.

Why's it a bad platformer? Please do tell . . . #littlebigplanet
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/06/09

@bangbangblah: The jumping is all floaty. I mean if you like it, good for you, but it just seems extremely loose to me.

I do agree platformers these days are too rare, though. It's probably my favorite genre, along with point-and-click adventures, and both are way too hard to come across these days.
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bangbangblah
11/06/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: The jumping is floaty, so you're calling it the worst GOTY ever?

Once you learn the jumping system, it's amazing. The physics are almost spot on from what you'd expect. You don't get any unrealistic double jumps, and you can aim your jumps to exactly where you like it. #littlebigplanet
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dowingba
11/06/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: You said "bare bones." I then asked "why bare bones?" To which you replied "it's not a well-crafted game."

And why you felt the need to go through all my recent comment history to spam it with moronic videos and/or pictures is beyond me.

But it doesn't matter too much. Because you're kind of a moron, anyway. So I won't hold it against you.
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/06/09

@dowingba: Because it entertained me. I don't need any other reason.

Same reason I posted this LBP bashing to begin with. I haven't even played the thing but wowee zowee look at this. #littlebigplanet
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Error_404
11/06/09

@dowingba:

Does having a star give you the right to be downright rude? He's obviously made that statement based on his own opinion and placed it on... wait for it: a forum based on game discussion.

I like LBP but for a game with so much originality behind it it just feels like they're making little effort with it anymore. I mean how easy would intergrating new story chapters with DLC other than the MGS pack? #littlebigplanet
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dowingba
11/06/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: You sound like you're pretty easily entertained. Did you go to a special school? #littlebigplanet
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dowingba
11/06/09

@Error_404: The guy is a fucking idiot. Not only did he not even play LBP and yet feels the need to complain about the physics in the game; but take a look at an average comment from him: [kotaku.com]

Do you understand now? But way to bring up the "Star Whiner" defense. It always goes over so well. #littlebigplanet
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Superlocke
11/06/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: Yes well, your opinion is wrong, and I now seriously doubt you've ever played a decent platformer in your life.

I don't think it's necessarily that LBP is the "worst game to win GOTY awards ever", I think it's more of the case of you having the worst opinion ever. And I do mean EVER.

@Error_404: Because his opinion is wrong. Durr. #littlebigplanet
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/06/09

@Superlocke: you are the biggest retard possibly ever. #littlebigplanet
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billysan
11/05/09

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Yeah it be unnecessary for a sequel but a spiritual sequel to the game...now that is something else. #littlebigplanet
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Blore07
11/06/09

@billysan: to an extent, thats what i'm looking at that Modnation game to do.

Cannot wait for that, I love mario kart, and I love customisation. #littlebigplanet
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bangbangblah
11/06/09

@Blore07: That game's been on my wish list since the day it was announced. Seriously, I'm a huge FF fan, and I'm more excited for modnation right now. The possibilities are limitless! #littlebigplanet
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Blore07
11/06/09

@bangbangblah: FF? I'm just hoping that the game comes with some quality levels packed in as well, I love the idea of creating my own, but I dont want to have to create them all for myself. #littlebigplanet
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bangbangblah
11/06/09

@Blore07: Final Fantasy. Point being that in the world of new releases early next year, Modnation tops my list despite having waited years for FF13. #littlebigplanet
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InconspicuouslyConspicuous
11/05/09

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Wait a minute... did I miss the whole water patch thing? or is it still in beta?

Sorry I was living under a rock about LBP ever since I stopped dling the free stuff #littlebigplanet
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/05/09

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Pity. I guess that float half-ass jumping will never be fixed then. But hey, endless DLC which keeps then
money flowing in is always a good thing

Maybe they can charge for a 'Improved jumping' patch. I dunno.
And did this game ever make it's production costs back? It fell off of the charts pretty fast.
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SocraticMethod
11/05/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: It still sold a lot. Not as much as everyone thought, but it sold over 2 million. I'm sure they made profit on it.

Anyway, the "half-ass float jumping" which you refer to is actually just good physics. How far you jump was based on how hard you press the controls down. It sounds like you didn't really give this game a chance because after like 30 minutes to an hour, you get used to it and it actually is really responsive. Either way, don't look forward to them changing the jumping. #littlebigplanet
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/05/09

@SocraticMethod: I gave the game hours. I had to press the pressure pad under my DS3 buttons because of this game and it's "Hold the button harder and you jump longer, drrrr" style controls.

What you call 'good physics' I call "Screwing up the most important part of a platformer." FTL. #littlebigplanet
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SocraticMethod
11/05/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: It's not Mario Bros or Sonic. The physics and the varied jumping make this game even more unique. I admit I hated the jumping at first too but I got used to it and I love it. But I guess some people just don't get the hang of it or still don't like it.

What does FTL mean? For the loss? #littlebigplanet
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bangbangblah
11/06/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: I'm pretty sure you are just a) too impatient to learn how to use it or b) aren't that good at it.

I have very little issues with the jumping and have completed the entire game on no deaths actually. It's actually a pretty remarkable jump system when you give it a shot. #littlebigplanet
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/06/09

@bangbangblah: Generalizations are fun! And incorrect. I'm pretty sure that your a) Projecting and b)Errecting strawmen. #littlebigplanet
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bangbangblah
11/06/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: It's hard not to generalize when you don't give any sort of answer as to why it's bad beyond that you had to push a pressure pad.

And please, if you're going to try to take a jab at me, at least correctly write "you're."

And before I go, speaking of incorrect generalizations: "And did this game ever make it's production costs back? It fell off of the charts pretty fast" That's not even true. At all. You just made that up. #littlebigplanet
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/06/09

@bangbangblah: Because I greatly dislike having to hold down a button harder to jump. That type of gameplay element leads to fustrating people who are both new AND old to platformers and wear and tear on the controller, which leads to replacement of it or parts, which I did. If I end up cutting though the pressure pad under the buttons because of how hard I have to hold it down to make what would be a simple jump in 90% of any other platformer I play, then something -might- be screwed up.

And the question about making it's production costs back was a just that. A QUESTION. Go back and look how I wrote that. I did not write "I doubt this game ever made it's protection costs back, given that it was a ghost on the charts within xxx time span"
Given the time spent on production, the ad campaign and whatnot, it's a legit question.

You love LBP with a passion. That much is clear from your posting history. I think it's a good game which is ruined by screwing up a primary part of progressing though the game much like Scribblenauts.

Does Lair now become a fantastic misunderstood game prepatch because -you- may have liked the controls but others found the forced flaky SIXAXIS use much like I found LBP's 'realistic' jumping? #littlebigplanet
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mpar
11/06/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: YOU < dislike holding down a button... so the game is crap... why do you even play videogames? #littlebigplanet
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WontonTiger
11/06/09

@SocraticMethod: I played this game for 4 hours, and I couldn't get over how bad the physics were. I tried to like it, I tried to like the user-generated levels, however I could not. I found 1 interesting level out of 7 tried.

This game was indeed over-rated. It was cute, but the gameplay turned me off almost as fast as I purchased the game (which was fast).

Then the constant costume packs (of which I purchase ZERO). They don't need a sequel because they can continually sap people's income with never-ending costumes. #littlebigplanet
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/06/09

@mpar: Go relearn or learn basic sentence comprehension, then get back to me. #littlebigplanet
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Izzeh
11/06/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: You do realise that the vast majority of side scrolling platformers make you jump higher the longer you hold the button, right? LBP did not invent this, it was even in all the Sonic and Mario games ;) #littlebigplanet
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/06/09

@Izzeh: No they didn't. But in few games has it been as broken as it has been in LBP. #littlebigplanet
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