LittleBigPlanet 3

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  1. Makaveli
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    I'll keep it short...

    Story sucks like usual and is like 4-5 hours long
    New characters are not used very much in the story
    Bugs and glitches (Patch coming)

    The creator is still great and way better than the creator in LBP2.

    Do not buy the game if your sole purpose is to play the story mode.
  2. BobbyD92
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    In the first 5 minutes I was having lots of fun with Little Big Planet 3. The game has exceeded my expectations so far and I thoroughly recommend playing with friends who might be on the fence using the SHAREplay function because its a blast with more than 3 people playing at once. Lots of chaotic fun I promise you will be laughing all the way through because it really is that enjoyable,In the first 5 minutes I was having lots of fun with Little Big Planet 3. The game has exceeded my expectations so far and I thoroughly recommend playing with friends who might be on the fence using the SHAREplay function because its a blast with more than 3 people playing at once. Lots of chaotic fun I promise you will be laughing all the way through because it really is that enjoyable, so if you liked the previous two LBPs you'll enjoy this one and if your new to the franchise and want to try it for yourself before you buy ask your friend to share it with you.… Expand
  3. Whoami
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    The creator is awesome but the story is lacking and we do not get to use the new characters very often in the story.. They make sure that Sackboy stay number 1

    Game is on par with LBP2 but with a better creator.. 9.5/10
  4. HTGamer
    Mar 19, 2017
    6
    LBP 3 must the most disappointing game in the series (unless you count LBP Karting, which is even worse). It's not bad, it's just underwhelming. The fact it launched with tons of bugs and glitches didn't help with reviews, but these have since been fixed.

    The Adventure mode is the shortest and by far the most boring out of the 3 LBP games I have played (the others being LBP 2 and LBP    LBP 3 must the most disappointing game in the series (unless you count LBP Karting, which is even worse). It's not bad, it's just underwhelming. The fact it launched with tons of bugs and glitches didn't help with reviews, but these have since been fixed.

    The Adventure mode is the shortest and by far the most boring out of the 3 LBP games I have played (the others being LBP 2 and LBP Vita). Other than that, everything else is exactly the same as previous games, because the series hasn't progressed much since LBP 2. There is the usual 4 player co-op (both online and offline), there are some gadgets, there is the usual nonsensical story and some cute art style, but nothing new. The new characters could have refreshed the stagnating series' core gameplay, but sadly they are little more than a cameo.

    Aside from that, there are more and better tools than ever to build whatever you want in Creation mode and better tutorials to understand how it works. You can make anything ranging from a simple platforming level and an basic arcade game, to whole cut-scenes/movies and even entire games like RPGs. It's essentially a suite to create games for those who are patient and skilled enough. The LBP community have created some amazing things you have to check out. You can also import levels built on previous games, so you have instant access to pretty much all of the user-generated content since the first LBP game.

    LBP 3 is still a good platform game to play either solo or with friends, but fans of the series won't find much to excite them. It's a pity LBP has hit a wall, there may not be another new LBP game, and original developers Media Molecule are now working on Dreams. Let's hope for the better.    … Expand
  5. Slytherin
    Aug 18, 2017
    1
    Little Big Planet 3 is the worst Little big planet game to date

    - Terrible story
    - Low on content
    - Too similar to the last LB game

    SKIP unless you are looking for a bad game

    SKIP
  6. MustafaTouny
    Jan 11, 2016
    10
    Gentlemen, this is not Assassin's Creed franchise. It's totally innovative new mechanics. The gameplay was so funny. I have enjoyed playing it. My favorite mode is the puzzles.
  7. abdullahking19
    Apr 22, 2015
    10
    The game had a tremendous scoop..i was feeling so ecstatic after i played the game..the game was immensely mesmerising and the creation adopted alot of robust
  8. Forever_Alexone
    Nov 25, 2015
    6
    Its an okay game.... but not really the fun game to play for hours. I spent hours on this last holiday and didn't really play it much after that. I hope i'll play this game again soon.
  9. stamito
    Dec 5, 2017
    8
    I finished the “main story” game, and I played a fair number of community levels and still feel there is a lot to discover in this game.

    I do think this LBP is a lot like the other LBPs, which isn’t bad in itself, although you won’t find a lot of new, super-exciting stuff in my opinion. Having said that, this game still excels at what is supposed to be good at, as a level editor.    I finished the “main story” game, and I played a fair number of community levels and still feel there is a lot to discover in this game.

    I do think this LBP is a lot like the other LBPs, which isn’t bad in itself, although you won’t find a lot of new, super-exciting stuff in my opinion. Having said that, this game still excels at what is supposed to be good at, as a level editor.

    Gameplay is very similar to the other ones; this is a platform game with a lot of puzzle-like kind of things. The “main campaign”, it is good fun and it serves its purpose as a kind of tutorial of the kind of things you can do in LBP, plus you need to do it to unlock a lot of stuff to then build your own levels. There are quite a few multiplayer cooperative levels, which are absolutely fantastic fun, downside is that you’ll need people to play them as, literally you cannot do it on your own. Also worth mentioning is that, if you’re after unlocking all the bits and pieces, you’ll also need to find other players, as some of the secret areas can only be accessed if you got help from another sack boy. If you have some regular friends to play, then the better, but the game itself has a “party finder” tool that works reasonably well.

    As in the other LBPs, the “main campaign” only scratches the surface of the game. There are some absolutely fantastic and fun levels out there that have been made by other players. You can find very different focuses, from platform classic levels, to puzzle focused levels to super-fast, frenetic levels. There is a level for everybody here. Even if you don’t like creating your own levels, I think just playing other people’s levels is fantastic. Other people’s levels are rated by the community, so it is easy enough to avoid playing those that are bad because you’ll basically see bad reviews/low scores. I don’t think the community is very toxic in this game as I found the reviews usually correlate with reality. In practice, this game is in essence infinite, you’ll play it until you get bored, because there are just thousands of levels, so in terms of duration, I believe you can stay with this game for a lot of hours.

    Graphics are decent for this kind of game, no complaints in there. Music, as usual (in my opinion) in LBPs is fantastic. Some really nice songs in there.

    Bad things, multiplayer felt a bit laggy at times, not a lot of times but more than average. Also, I think this game has unfortunately been cut into pieces (DLC pieces) a bit too much. There a lot of extra things you can buy with real money, that hinders a bit the creativity when it comes to level creation; don’t get me wrong, the default stuff is numerous and very nice, but there are a lot of things locked in dlcs. If you liked the other LBPs, this is a safe choice I think, if you like platform games, there is a good chance you’ll like this one. I do believe, however, is a lot more enjoyable if you’re open to multiplayer, so if you’re looking to solo a platform game, you might wanna look elsewhere.    … Expand
  10. antenneone
    Aug 5, 2018
    7
    A pesar de que ya ha perdido el factor sorpresa que nos maravilló con su primera entrega, sigue siendo una saga con una jugabilidad tremenda y con unos decorados maravillosos que te hacen pasar horas de diversión como pocos plataformas consiguen en la nueva generación de consolas
  11. Iberian_Buffalo
    Dec 2, 2014
    5
    This game is great first half but 2nd half is terrible. When flying or fast running characters are introduce game is not able to work correct in local co-op. I played it only in local co-op and I have impression that game was not tested.
    A lot of level gliches(something will not work and you need to restart).
    Not responsive control(often jump or rocket jump is not working). Really bad    This game is great first half but 2nd half is terrible. When flying or fast running characters are introduce game is not able to work correct in local co-op. I played it only in local co-op and I have impression that game was not tested.
    A lot of level gliches(something will not work and you need to restart).
    Not responsive control(often jump or rocket jump is not working).
    Really bad camera when playing 2nd half of game levels in local co-op, you kill each other by too big distance(single jump or tube make such distance).
    Terrible respawn mechanism (your mate is dead, you go forward to continue but in corner you see respawn point, then your mate respawn, camera focus on him and you die) There should be button that you hold to trigger respawn.
    At end game try to be longer by just not giving you respawn points that results with glichy levels a lot of tries.
    Game is short! really too short - 65 euro for so short game?
    While game is short I had to buy extra strory that cost me 7 euro and it took us 3h to complete... lol.
    Game can crash during loading(in 3 days few crashes, only crashes I had since I bought ps4).
    Face/mood mechnism and R2/L2 hand control is also not used at all. Do you remember Oddworld fart-hello-sing minigames? With those faces/hands this should be somehow used in this game like in oddworld.. but well faces/hands are useless.
    This game looks half completed and overpriced. I guess someone pushed devs to complete while first half is nice designed(first robot fight was for me WOW, cool game) and 2nd is really poor quality. Local co-op was also pretty skipped in testing.
    Hope some big patch will be released to fix at least control and respawn problems. Too bad game is so short and every another short story try to get your money.
    Meh... back to rayman.    … Expand
  12. numeric
    Nov 27, 2014
    6
    I feel as though LBP3 came out a couple years too late — when it was announced I was excited, but also had somewhat forgot about the franchise. I bought it when it came out and immediately felt like something was off. The game didn't look as organic as the past instalments. It also seemed to lose a lot of the charm. Maybe it was because nothing seemed new/groundbreaking, or the addition ofI feel as though LBP3 came out a couple years too late — when it was announced I was excited, but also had somewhat forgot about the franchise. I bought it when it came out and immediately felt like something was off. The game didn't look as organic as the past instalments. It also seemed to lose a lot of the charm. Maybe it was because nothing seemed new/groundbreaking, or the addition of voice acting (which I definitely don't like), but something was definitely not right.

    My biggest complaint is the difficulty. With the addition of the new characters there's tons more ways to fail and die while trying to finish the adventure. I basically have given up on the Great Escape level because I wanted to snap my controller in half. This LBP reminds me a lot of the LEGO Games (collecting, multiple characters with unique abilities) and so I wish they would get rid of the "you die you have to restart the level."    … Expand
  13. PercentageWon
    Nov 26, 2014
    6
    The game itself is good, but lacks too much differentiation from its previous iterations. Fortunately, I've only run into a few bugs. LBP3 has joy to be found, but doesn't differentiate itself enough to stand out. Media Molecule didn't work on this, and it shows.
  14. Jollukka1
    Jun 21, 2015
    7
    LittleBigPlanet 3 is simple and fun platform game, which is certainly a good entertainment for kids and for the teens/adults. I don't see game on my shopping list if you're a humorless person or somebody who doesn't like platforming // 7 points
  15. onenaghi
    Nov 29, 2014
    7
    While this game definitely had the potential to be much better, it is still an enjoyable experience. I played this game with my wife so if you are looking for a fun multiplayer game or something you can play with the family; this is a good option for PS4 owners.

    There are a few bugs plaguing the game but there is nothing really game breaking. Many times, we ran into an error when we    While this game definitely had the potential to be much better, it is still an enjoyable experience. I played this game with my wife so if you are looking for a fun multiplayer game or something you can play with the family; this is a good option for PS4 owners.

    There are a few bugs plaguing the game but there is nothing really game breaking. Many times, we ran into an error when we tried to pull up another profile saved on the PS4 when another player joined the game. This required me to delete the profile several times. It was incredibly frustrating to lose all the collected outfits and stickers associated with the profile.

    The story mode is creative and fun but it is pretty short. There is definitely enough to keep it interested and the environment and levels look beautiful. As good as the levels look, not all of them are completely fun or amazing. There are a few areas in the game that require teamwork to access and those are pretty rewarding moments. However, there are other parts of the game that actually seem harder with more people since you share lives.

    The new characters are fun to play with but others may not like them all. And since you spend most of the story mode unlocking them, it seems like the story ends much too soon. Creating levels and created levels is what gives this game the most life. I myself am not the creative type but I do find some of the levels other people created to be incredible fun.    … Expand
  16. Skylerious
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    I have played the first to games for countless hours which has lead to countless hours of fun and creativity. If you're thinking about picking this game up but aren't interested in creating levels and such, or play the user created levels, this game might not be for you.
    The LBP series is not about the "campaign". The campaigns is mediocre at best, and are also pretty short.
    The reason    I have played the first to games for countless hours which has lead to countless hours of fun and creativity. If you're thinking about picking this game up but aren't interested in creating levels and such, or play the user created levels, this game might not be for you.
    The LBP series is not about the "campaign". The campaigns is mediocre at best, and are also pretty short.

    The reason I play LittleBigPlanet is because of the amazing community, the user-created levels, and the creator-tools which you can make your own levels with.

    Also, this game is a lot more fun to play with friends, co-op is king!    … Expand
  17. chris41295
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    It is a fun game and when the patch comes out it'll be even better. The fact that people are giving it a bad score is absolutely ridiculous. The first minutes of the game was so much fun, and it just kept getting better and better as time went on.

    You will love this game I recommend you buy it, because it is definitely worth it.
  18. Tomz120
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    Very entertaining. Great for co-op and tons of fun. Almost makes me feel like a kid again.

    I'm sure it will be a 10/10 once the community gets to full speed making levels, the game has only been out for a few days so people haven't made many good levels yet.
  19. Skeletor-1999
    Nov 28, 2014
    10
    A great game overall, although some others disagree I feel this is a fresh new addition to the series. What I love the most about this is just like the other playing together can add a whole new layer to the experience, what I also love is the fact that all previous game content I have carries over, this adds a charm to the game like pretty much no other game, at least for the console.
  20. Zed6547
    Nov 20, 2014
    3
    As soon as you put the disk in and run the application, your imagination juices start to flow. The live action intro video of the people playing opens what should be an amazing work of art. Playing by offline solo or multiplayer is nothing short of amazing. Buyer be warned though; once you try to go online with this gem and play multiplayer over the Internet, you are headed down a rockyAs soon as you put the disk in and run the application, your imagination juices start to flow. The live action intro video of the people playing opens what should be an amazing work of art. Playing by offline solo or multiplayer is nothing short of amazing. Buyer be warned though; once you try to go online with this gem and play multiplayer over the Internet, you are headed down a rocky slope. I have experienced everything from application crashes during load screens to lag so bad I glitch through walls or fail to die when I fall into lava. One thing can be said about LBP3...At least the story is better than Destiny.… Expand
  21. 113mac113
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    I might be biased but I really liked this game. It's building is better than LBPVita with all the new tools to use and I (kind of) liked the story despite it being short and focused around Sackboy instead of using the new characters. (You do use the new characters quite a bit though). The story mode's level design is great and the create mode is even easier to use. I liked this game a lotI might be biased but I really liked this game. It's building is better than LBPVita with all the new tools to use and I (kind of) liked the story despite it being short and focused around Sackboy instead of using the new characters. (You do use the new characters quite a bit though). The story mode's level design is great and the create mode is even easier to use. I liked this game a lot and hope to see some crazy levels built in it using all the new tools… Expand
  22. TinyInfinity6
    Apr 29, 2016
    4
    LBP3 doesn't feel like a true entry into the series, it feels like a cash grab. This being amplified by them neglecting to fix the game months after launch to focus on making DLC. The characters don't feel nearly as memorable as LBP2, and while the new creation tools are powerful, they feel much more like real programming than they should. Whereas before, the tools felt powerful withoutLBP3 doesn't feel like a true entry into the series, it feels like a cash grab. This being amplified by them neglecting to fix the game months after launch to focus on making DLC. The characters don't feel nearly as memorable as LBP2, and while the new creation tools are powerful, they feel much more like real programming than they should. Whereas before, the tools felt powerful without being overwhelming. It's an overall downgrade to what came before it.… Expand
  23. Ivan
    Dec 1, 2014
    8
    Little big planet is not 'a perfect game, repeats the usual game and the usual graphics of the previous chapters. Very few news'.

    Pro> and 'still a lot of fun, the game formula still works .. With> the same graphics engine, the same game. personal vote 7.8 / 10 Little big planet non e' un gioco perfetto, ripropone il solito gioco e la solita grafica dei precedenti capitoli.    Little big planet is not 'a perfect game, repeats the usual game and the usual graphics of the previous chapters. Very few news'.

    Pro> and 'still a lot of fun, the game formula still works ..
    With> the same graphics engine, the same game.
    personal vote
    7.8 / 10

    Little big planet non e' un gioco perfetto, ripropone il solito gioco e la solita grafica dei precedenti capitoli. Pochissime novita'.

    Pro> e' ancora molto divertente, la formula di gioco funziona ancora..
    Con> lo stesso motore grafico, lo stesso gioco.
    voto personale
    7.8/10    … Expand
  24. KayVen17
    Jan 4, 2017
    7
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 75/100
    Mein User Score = 7/10    … Expand
  25. Err0rc0de
    Mar 2, 2017
    8
    Another fun game in the series. Also probably the last. Story is pretty short (under 6 hours). Level creation is fun and you can do incredible things with it. Game released with many bugs but they are pretty much all fixed nowadays. I got the game "free" from Playstation Plus. Best thing about the game is multiplayer and level creation!
  26. Vixzer
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    Point for the graphics, sounds, for the controls and characters, they are fun and really cute ;-)

    Graphics: I played LBP 1 and LBP 2 on PS3 (still do from time to time) and it is clear that the graphics were upgraded for PS4 (obviously), animations and game play run really smootly, it is just awesome Sounds: I love the BGM/OST of this game, as with the previous games, it helps create    Point for the graphics, sounds, for the controls and characters, they are fun and really cute ;-)

    Graphics: I played LBP 1 and LBP 2 on PS3 (still do from time to time) and it is clear that the graphics were upgraded for PS4 (obviously), animations and game play run really smootly, it is just awesome

    Sounds: I love the BGM/OST of this game, as with the previous games, it helps create a fun atmosphere, It gets quite adictive sometimes with me huming this or that part to myself while I play.

    Controls: Easy and fun, there are chalenging parts of the game you got to figure it out but it does not take alway the fun.

    Characters... LoL... it is really cool to use the new chars, I do think they could have been more used but maybe they will get more use going forward with the game( I am still on the beggining of the game )

    There are some annoying bugs/glitches but hey, there is nothing major. Nothing like the $hit ubisoft did with AC...    … Expand
  27. drizzti90
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    LBP3 has all the creation sets of the first two games plus anything else you could possibly ask for. Co-Op is limited but ultimately crazy and fun. Bugs are kinda making the game rough at this point-but i see that as no reason to lower my score unless most of them are not fixed within a few days.
  28. PSJasper
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Probably the best littlebigplanet in years! it's even better than the vita version.
    I enjoy this game a lot, the new characters are awesome. the gameplay is solid and when you play with friends online it's even more fun!
    Get this game, you won't regret it.
  29. COHL7500
    Nov 26, 2014
    9
    I think, that the voice actors did a great job. I just can keep listening to their voice, over and over. There´s some bugs here and there, that may be annoying, but it´ll get updated later, so that doesn´t bother me that much.
    In my opinion, i dont like these 'Deals' MM Do. They´re probably my favorite team, because they can keep everything under control with their games, and bugs are not    I think, that the voice actors did a great job. I just can keep listening to their voice, over and over. There´s some bugs here and there, that may be annoying, but it´ll get updated later, so that doesn´t bother me that much.
    In my opinion, i dont like these 'Deals' MM Do. They´re probably my favorite team, because they can keep everything under control with their games, and bugs are not the biggest problem in their games normally at launch, but this one, seemed to be a little more buggy than usual at launch.
    This game feels a lot more charming than the others, then it comes to story, cause it has more characters, funny challenges, and many small bonus-levels, and many of the "Come Back!" Moments (when you haven´t unlocked the tool to achieve the bubbles you want). As people (for some reason is arguing about), is that the story isn´t what you should buy the game for. Of course it´s not, and it´s never been. But to be honest, i´d like the history, and the feel of the game.
    LittleBigPlanet 2 May´ve got the biggest update/upgrade of LittleBigPlanet, but i think, that this one has given a lot more, of what people wanted. Such as 16 Layers, (Ass)-O-Meter doesn´t really bother you anymore, if you know how to avoid getting a full Thermometer in LBP3.
    SUM UP/Final Verdict:
    The game needs to clean the windscreen for bugs, that they´re working on, and then just listen to the community, and make LittleBigPlanet 3 More immersive than it already is.
    I´ll definitely recommend buying this game, because it´s not disappointing in any way, and may be the biggest LittleBigPlanet Game ever made. Just remember beginners, that LittleBigPlanet, will make you smile.    … Expand
  30. Killask
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    Can't understand this ratings. This game makes fun and looks magic. In my opinion this game deserve a rating of 85 or a bit higher, hope it rise again.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 78 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 78
  3. Negative: 0 out of 78
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Feb 9, 2015
    80
    Super fun on your own, but needs more freedom in co-op. [Issue#257, p.72]
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 7, 2015
    70
    As usual I had fun with LBP – it’s hard not to love sackboys and sackgirls – but I expected something fresher and more polished from the series’ debut on PS4. [01/2015, p.44]
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 1, 2015
    80
    LittleBigPlanet 3 wasn't an easy legacy to take on, but Sumo Digital made a good job and released the best entry in the franchise to date... but also the most controversial with lots of bugs and missed opportunities.
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