Alongside the history of Sony's famous consoles - PlayStation, people also saw the development of a quirky game about a Sackboy in the world of stuffed animals and environment - LittleBigPlanet. The first LittleBigPlanet game came out for PlayStation 3 in 2008, and has received a lot of love for its "Play, Create And Share" tag.
As a result, the series has been running for a while now with LittleBigPlanet 3 as the latest title for PS4 in 2014. And since fans are bored after five-year-long of waiting, a small group of developers has gathered to create Trixel Creative, on the task make a fan game by themselves, and will share it to the public for free!
I don't know how Sony will react to this game regarding copyrights, but since the devs stated that they, by no means, want to infringe the copyright contents, it should not be a big problem. Set that aside, let's see what you can do in this great fan game:
The concept of LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet is a puzzle-platformer series from the developer Molecule Media that was made for Sony devices, including PS3, PS4, PSP, and PS Vita. Until now, every title of the series follows the vision of triggering the creativity in every player by not only pack them with intriguing stories but also allowing them to create their own distinctive world.
To be more specific, the game follows the titular protagonist - a brown stuffed Sackboy whose body is made of fabric and eyes made of buttons. He'll make his adventure in the world called LittleBigPlanet that shares the same geography with the Earth but is made of needles and stitches.
Alongside his journey, he'll encounter many complicated events, which he can give emotions to, varying from four types: sad, happy, worry and anger, each with three intensive levels. Apart from the story, the game allows you to customize the character, as well as creating the new world for Sackboy to explore, and share it with friends.
What's special in this fan game
Like the original game, LittleBigPlanet Restitched keeps the original motto of 'Play, Create and Share'. However, the fan-based developer Trixel Creative will add a lot more things to this game, including a brand new story, a wide range of items for creating progress and more play modes.
First things first, let's find out about the 'Play' part. The developer stated that they're currently working with a brand new narrative in the story mode. It branded that this story will deliver moral messages, as well as bring intriguing themes to the game. Furthermore, they'll carefully cast for the voice of the curators - an effort to match the quality of the original games.
And if you finished the Story mode without getting satisfied, it's time to create your own. The Create mode is like a sandbox, giving you everything you need to build the new world for the Sackboy to explore. The in-game editor is content-rich with a wide range of environment, costumes, stickers, and creatures to add in the maps. The create mode is fully functional with keyboard and mouse, so you don't have to worry about catching up with it.
After that, you can try it right away by jumping on the shoes of the Sackboy to test whether what you're creating is playable. If it passes this progress, then it's time to share it with your friends or the community. And to protect your hours of working effort, the game features a copy protection system, which prevents others to customize the map without your permission or re-up without credits.
Release date
This fan version of LittleBigPlanet is the first time that PS-exclusive game makes a jump to PC, but since Trixel Creative is just a small studio with limited time, budget and staff, the game still has a long road to go before reaching its finishing states.
Hence, there are no specific dates for LittleBigPlanet Restitched yet. But if you have some knowledge on game developing and wants to contribute to this project, the team welcomes any helps!
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