Canadian retailer Future Shop Gamer announced on Twitter yesteray that the next installment in PS3 franchise LittleBigPlanet will be a karting game. Unlike previous LBP games, LBP Karting is supposedly being developed by the team at United Front- who created last years Modnation racers- and will be released alongside a Move steering wheel. Whilst this is great news for fans of both LittleBigPlanet and kart racing games, we cannot help but feel a little dubious.
I adore Media Molecule in every way. I love the way they work, their ethics and above all their awesome creation of LittleBigPlanet. After LBP 2 was released last year, I along with many other people were incredibly excited to see what their next project was. Brimming with pure creativity, the team and Media Molecule can literally create anything they want to, and as the little darlings so Sony's exclusive rally, they would have the world at the finger tips. I'm not doubting LBP Karting, just slightly irritated that the team have not gone onto something completely original and even something revolutionary, as LittleBigPlanet was one of this generations only and most innovate titles.
Another rumour emerged this morning claiming that LittleBigPlanet Karting is actually Modnation Racers 2, but utilising the LBP name to gain extra sales. This is completely understandable to be honest and a good move but either company, but the LittleBigPlanet franchise should move on and the team at MM should try something new. It is obvious that they are sticking to what they know best and as they create the best and really only Create. Play. Share gaming franchise, but the genre defining concept deserves its own new ip and platform.
The kart racing genre is great, I personally adore it. Whether it be Modnation Racers, Mario Kart or Sonic Sega All Star Racing, a karting game can always bring a childish grin to my face. Modnation racers offered an incredibly easy to use track creation method and I cant really see a next instalment approving on something that was almost perfect. Media Molecule are the place to go for innovation, and although a new karting game would be great, we've already seen 'Karting Creation' done to an absolute tee. Other genres could benefit hugely from a LBP spark, say the stale FPS genre or even the puzzle genre. We would love to see MM try their hands in those areas, not the karting genre.
LittleBigPlanet Karting will be amazing, I'm sure of it. Unless the team at Media Molecule all get struck with an internal alien, murderous parasite, I'm pretty certain they can create the pinnacle of the Create. Play. Share genre. I, along with many others just feel they could have been a bit more adventurous, taken more risks and dived into the deep end. However, any game with Sackboy in is a stamp of innovation and originality, so heres to LittleBigPlanet Karting!
Another rumour emerged this morning claiming that LittleBigPlanet Karting is actually Modnation Racers 2, but utilising the LBP name to gain extra sales. This is completely understandable to be honest and a good move but either company, but the LittleBigPlanet franchise should move on and the team at MM should try something new. It is obvious that they are sticking to what they know best and as they create the best and really only Create. Play. Share gaming franchise, but the genre defining concept deserves its own new ip and platform.
The kart racing genre is great, I personally adore it. Whether it be Modnation Racers, Mario Kart or Sonic Sega All Star Racing, a karting game can always bring a childish grin to my face. Modnation racers offered an incredibly easy to use track creation method and I cant really see a next instalment approving on something that was almost perfect. Media Molecule are the place to go for innovation, and although a new karting game would be great, we've already seen 'Karting Creation' done to an absolute tee. Other genres could benefit hugely from a LBP spark, say the stale FPS genre or even the puzzle genre. We would love to see MM try their hands in those areas, not the karting genre.
LittleBigPlanet Karting will be amazing, I'm sure of it. Unless the team at Media Molecule all get struck with an internal alien, murderous parasite, I'm pretty certain they can create the pinnacle of the Create. Play. Share genre. I, along with many others just feel they could have been a bit more adventurous, taken more risks and dived into the deep end. However, any game with Sackboy in is a stamp of innovation and originality, so heres to LittleBigPlanet Karting!
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