LittleBigPlanet 3

Exciting and fun, with brand new experiences. At this moment it's just fat too short and has too many technical flaws.

Ultimately, LittleBigPlanet 3 is a pretty decent effort which lamentably hamstrings itself. It’s charming, aesthetically pleasing, and a lot of fun when it works – but various bugs and glitches, long load times, and a lacklustre story mode really drag it down.

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a great game for those who will dedicate themselves to the production of content and want to experience the creations of others.

Despite three all-new playable characters, the campaign fails to deliver and is far more restricted than expected. Instead it is thanks to a brilliant original concept and the creative users all over the world that make Little Big Planet 3 shine. With more tools and new characters there is no limit to how grand the world of Little Big Planet 3 will evolve.

Sackboy is as charming as ever, and his new friends aren't half bad either. The only problem is that you don't get to see a lot of them, and despite huge amounts of creativity, the story is simply too short.

We are confident that in a few months Little Big Planet 3 will dramatically grow, but at the moment the product that is about to arrive in stores does not have the amount of content we hoped for. If, then, you are one of those players who always preferred the puzzles instead of mere exploration, you will be almost certainly be disappointed.

In the end, given the lack of content, it's more a tool than a fully accomplished game. And that's a shame, because the new focus on platforming would've been really welcome if supported with more levels from the devs.

LittleBigPlanet 3 is not that evolution everybody was waiting for. The new characters are interesting and funny, but the level design looks like they’re not part of the overall experience. The gorgeous editor is still there, and it’s (again) the best part of the experience.

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a good game, but stops short of being a great one.

LittleBigPlanet is once again its own worst enemy, as it fails to make the best use of its own fun new characters. Although the creation tools are the most accessible they’ve ever been.

Held together by Sellotape rather than superglue, LittleBigPlanet 3 is in constant danger of falling apart.

In its third mainline iteration, LittleBigPlanet's momentum shifts from a bastion of adaptive entertainment to a lightning rod of tailored inspiration. It's a logical progression, one that sacrifices personal moments of professionally crafted clarity, but in their place is a tidy collection of tools and concepts masquerading as purpose-driven levels – and the hope that talented players will embrace enough of them to fill in LittleBigPlanet 3's considerable gaps in content.

This is the most daring the series has been so far, but it's still very much cut in the cloth of Media Molecule's pre-made pattern.

The push for creativity is limited in the way you play the campaign, but it’s an overwhelming presence within creation mode, offering boundless ways to leave your own mark on Craftworld.

LittleBigPlanet 3's devoted fans will surely craft some excellent levels in the months to come, but mostly this feels like a proof of concept for a much better LittleBigPlanet 4.

It’s Adventure mode is beautifully designed, and new power-ups and character abilities switch up the usual bread-and-butter platforming gameplay, but it’s let down by limited options for co-operative play and most significantly, a number of game-breaking bugs on the PlayStation 4.

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a shallow platform game that has lost its magic and is short of content. A vibrant community and a powerful editor help to keep it afloat.

Still a decent and fun platformer, but definitely the weakest part of the series. Developers count on the large amounts - both characters and effects - and especially on player creativity. [Issue#248]

Another episode of the great LittleBigPlanet arcade series was created by different dev team which failed to maintain the high quality of the previous episodes. Don't expect any next-gen gameplay the result is barely above average arcade game. We beg for different and better approach next time so rag heroes won't be forgotten.

There are a lot of good ideas here, but they haven't found a way of comfortably sharing a bed together.

After seven years, with myriad studios steering the ship in different directions, LittleBigPlanet 3 feels torn between wanting to be a toolbox and a colorful little platformer. If it wants to just be a platformer, it needs to think bigger and expand what it lets you play with. And if it wants to just be a toolbox, it needs to either think of a better way to teach how to use those tools or stop breathing so hard down the player’s neck.

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a great creative experience packaged with an unfortunate single-player experience as its forward-facing section and buggy co-op play, both which significantly hamper what is otherwise an excellent creative experience and game-design as play.