LittleBigPlanet Beta

[Mr. Gundam]

I am going to make a Gundam that swings it's beam saber and shoots at you from it's head vulcans.

[Himu]

Oh man. This comes out on my birthday. I may have a ps3 by then.

Is this dl only? Can you buy it in store?

[cool breeze]

It is store only. No PSN version.

[bud]

what happens in the rickroll level?

[Eel O'Brian]

I watched that "Sackboy of the Colossus" video where these students made an entire level that is a walking monster - and, well, if I wasn't sold on the game before that cemented it.

[Himu]

It is store only. No PSN version.

awesome

[Oblivion]

I watched that "Sackboy of the Colossus" video where these students made an entire level that is a walking monster - and, well, if I wasn't sold on the game before that cemented it.

Link?

[Mrbob]

LBP

Soon the resident XFE will be converted to SFE!!! 

[Eel O'Brian]

I watched that "Sackboy of the Colossus" video where these students made an entire level that is a walking monster - and, well, if I wasn't sold on the game before that cemented it.

Link?

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/23/art-students-make-littlebigcolossus-in-24-hours/

[Oblivion]

I watched that "Sackboy of the Colossus" video where these students made an entire level that is a walking monster - and, well, if I wasn't sold on the game before that cemented it.

Link?

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/23/art-students-make-littlebigcolossus-in-24-hours/

Okay, fine. I'll admit that's sorta kinda somewhat pretty fuckin cool.

[y2kev]

LBP sends xbots scrambling to war room

"Xbox 360 sales up 30% in UK" press release first shot fired, Borys seen curbstomping wedding dress in anger

LBP

[patrickula]

I'll get this game, should be fun.  I even got a PS Eye w/ Eye of Judgement discount at WalMart 
I wish I could play the beta  :'(

[cool breeze]

This game is so awesome.

[Mr. Gundam]

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This game is so awesome.

Someone should take one for the team and post that at GAF.

[hyp]

that littlebigcolossus level is pretty fucking cool.   

[duckman2000]

When exactly is this coming out, anyway? I don't think I'll have time for it, but it could be fun for a little bit.

[Eel O'Brian]

October 21st

[Mr. Gundam]

October 21st

Rock Band 2 (PS3), Bioshock, Eternal Sonata AND Little Big Planet.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, PUBLISHERS!?!?!?

[cool breeze]

And Fable 2.

[y2kev]

October 21st

Rock Band 2 (PS3), Bioshock, Eternal Sonata AND Little Big Planet.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, PUBLISHERS!?!?!?

Isn't Fable 2 then too?

But really, Bioshock and Eternal Sonata are bombas on PS3 anyway.

[duckman2000]

Oh shit, that's Fable 2 day? LBP, sent to die. I don't have a lot of time for games, and Fable 2 is the sequel to the fuck awesome Fable.

[Crushed]

That colossus video resparked the interest I had when I saw the first trailer at GDC 07.

I kinda worried before that this would be yet another modern platformer with floaty controls to emphasize the zomgphysics, but it looks just fine.


Phil Harrison was smart to grab this so fast, though it's obviously disappointing that it's confined to one platform.

[Eel O'Brian]

October 21st

Rock Band 2 (PS3), Bioshock, Eternal Sonata AND Little Big Planet.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, PUBLISHERS!?!?!?

Isn't Fable 2 then too?

But really, Bioshock and Eternal Sonata are bombas on PS3 anyway.

seriously, they should be priced lower - $39.99

[Jansen]

OMG CAN SOMEONE PLZ GIVE ME A BETA KEY FOR A GAME COMING OUT IN LESS THEN A MONTH?

the begging for a way into this beta is some sad shit. but that's what happens when a system has fuckall worth playing.

[duckman2000]

OMG CAN SOMEONE PLZ GIVE ME A BETA KEY FOR A GAME COMING OUT IN LESS THEN A MONTH?

It's a free game, dumbass.

[Crushed]

A-W-E-S-O-M-E! I could enlarge it further if you wish.

Hey Borys. Nice job blowing up the logo and using soft/sharp filters on it, but I think these might work a bit better:

[cool breeze]

I might change that level anyway since I discovered a terrible glitch when going co-op with someone else.  The entire level is based on having a jetpack race to the top, but I didn't realize that if you hit the fire, the jetpack goes away but you still live.  I have to go in and change them to make them electric or something.

Right now I'm trying to make an 'epic' level, but it is really hard.  I'm trying to figure out if I can somehow make a chain that drags me through a path almost like a roller coaster.

[Jansen]

OMG CAN SOMEONE PLZ GIVE ME A BETA KEY FOR A GAME COMING OUT IN LESS THEN A MONTH?

It's a free game, dumbass.

so fucking what dipshit.

it isn't worth begging for, especially when the beta will become inactive in 3 weeks and the full game will be here shortly after.

[Eel O'Brian]

just a head's up for anyone planning on importing their own images into the game creator

gamestop has the PS3 Eye used for $24.99, if you have the discount card it's 10% off that

it's a decent price, considering the thing is $40 new

most stores will have one in stock

i just went to the gs around the corner and picked one up

i figure the closer this game gets to release, the more people are going to catch on to the fact that you can only use the eye to take pictures and import images, so the cheaper used ones will probably get snapped up

i thought this thing did hd resolutions, btw, but it's just a regular old 640x480 usb camera - it does have the microphones, though

[cool breeze]

The camera can take decent pictures of real objects, but it is a pain to get things off my computer screen.  It also sucks that you can't crop the stickers.

[Eel O'Brian]

you can't?

that kind of blows

i wanted to make a batman mask

[demi]

October 21st

Rock Band 2 (PS3), Bioshock, Eternal Sonata AND Little Big Planet.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, PUBLISHERS!?!?!?

Eternal Sonata? Really?

Don't say we didnt warn you

[cool breeze]

you can't?

that kind of blows

i wanted to make a batman mask

It is a bit hard to explain.  You can crop images once they are on material, but if you want to paste them around the level, it has to be the full shape. 

[Eel O'Brian]

i'd have to see that in action to understand, i guess

edit: unless you mean you have to crop each individual copy of the image separately

[cool breeze]

i'd have to see that in action to understand, i guess

edit: unless you mean you have to crop each individual copy of the image separately

Basically there are predetermined shapes that show whatever you are pointing out with the PS Eye and that is the shape it will always be.  When you want to stamp it on something, you can stamp it on a piece of wood and then crop/change the piece of woods shape and then changing the image in the process, but you can't actually change the sticker size itself, you have the change the size of the object the sticker is on.

And this game is incredible.  The way everything works together...it just works so well.  I can't believe all the nonsense PR shit like 'youtube for games!' is actually kind of true.

[muckhole]

For U.K.'ers, some guy on GAF is pimping his site which is giving away beta codes.

http://www.dpadmagazine.com/2008/09/25/littlebigplanet-beta-key-giveaway/

U.K. only. It's a contest,, they're drawing them tomorrow.

[cool breeze]

If I had a proper way of taking videos I would.  It pisses me off that I am making all these levels and they will all vanish when the Beta ends.

And I have to think of another evilbore type thing to put in my new level.

[Eel O'Brian]

they're taking down your levels after the beta?

that's weak

they should leave them up, so on launch day there'll be dozens of levels already waiting there for everyone to download

[cool breeze]

I'm sure a lot of them will be rebuilt quickly.  Once you understand the tool set and exactly what you want to do, it is very simple to actually execute that plan.  I was bored in my first class today and drew up plans (yeah yeah) for a level and I can probably get it built in about 10 or 20 minute since I have the entire layout in place.  If you go into a the level creator and try to make it up as you go along, you would just end up getting overwhelmed by it all; that was actually my problem for my first three levels.

[y2kev]

you don't actually want 95% of the current levels to be around anyway

god some people are stupid

[Tieno]

y2kev, gimme a beta code, kthxbye

[ManaByte]

How did people get keys in the first place?

Has SCEA stopped inviting GAP/Playstation.com members into betas?

[Mr. Gundam]

How did people get keys in the first place?

Has SCEA stopped inviting GAP/Playstation.com members into betas?

They were given out by a few European gaming sites.

The U.S. keys are supposedly going to be given out through contests over at IGN, 1Up, etc.

[Tieno]

Just saw the super mario bros 1-1 level and it has me worried, does it play as unresponsive and slow as it looks? cause the direct comparison that level draws to a super mario bros doesn't make it look good. Probably not a good idea to port iconic levels from other platformers that aren't tuned to LBP.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/21640

[ManaByte]

I hope not. Kills some of the ideas I had.

[Eel O'Brian]

do those ideas involve the little mermaid

[cool breeze]

Just saw the super mario bros 1-1 level and it has me worried, does it play as unresponsive and slow as it looks? cause the direct comparison that level draws to a super mario bros doesn't make it look good. Probably not a good idea to port iconic levels from other platformers that aren't tuned to LBP.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/21640

It plays slightly less loose than the 2D style levels from Super Mario Galaxy.  It is more like a 3D platformer from a different camera angle than a 2D platformer, and it also focuses a lot more on different aspects than older platformers, so translating old 2D levels to LBP will be odd.

One thing I am seeing a lot of people (myself included) leaving out of their levels is the physics/puzzle gameplay you can add.  Most things so far are purely platforming levels with the occasional swing or basic grabbing.  The Heist level had a really cool bit where you are told a combination to a safe, then at the end of the level you had to move around these dice and put them in slots in that order to open the door.

Even the level I will be making later tonight is a platforming based level and the next one will probably be more puzzle based.

[Oblivion]

Just saw the super mario bros 1-1 level and it has me worried, does it play as unresponsive and slow as it looks? cause the direct comparison that level draws to a super mario bros doesn't make it look good. Probably not a good idea to port iconic levels from other platformers that aren't tuned to LBP.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/21640

What the? The jumping physics didn't seem that wonky in previous vids. Or maybe I just haven't been paying close attention. Either way, yeah that doesn't look too fun. :/

[Mr. Gundam]

do those ideas involve the little mermaid

little jedi mermaids

[ManaByte]

do those ideas involve the little mermaid

Actually I wanted to do a Hercules in New York level with Herc & Samson killing 1000 enemies with a donkey jaw.

[T234]

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[Mr. Gundam]

So, how's the beta going? I've signed up for a few of the key giveaways, but I've come up with nothing so far. What are some of the cool user-created levels like?

[Vizzys]

im downloading it

check pm's distant

[Mr. Gundam]

I think Viz is hooking me up with one. Groo, if I get another code, it's all yours.

[Mr. Gundam]

I won't have much time to make levels, what little time I'll be able to devote to this game will be playing it.

[cool breeze]

The worst part about the creation is when you come across limitations.  I was building an entire house with different floors that would constantly be rotating so you would be walking on the walls and ceiling and all that, but it couldn't work with an object that big.  One room was fine to rotate, but not the entire house. 

[cool breeze]

Apparently all levels made in the Beta will be available to play in the retail game.

[Vizzys]

so far I like.
went through the first few tutorial levels then when the online stuff was open I tried a few user made levels, even a gears of war level, that was pretty awesome

tons of tutorials to learn with the level creator before I felt confident to make a shitty level, but quite a few of options so far.

game should be a huge hit

[Mr. Gundam]

Finally had some time to jump into Little Big Planet.

Oh my God, this game is incredible.

[Rman]

Do you need an euro account to access the beta?  Not that I have a code.    Just curious