Looking Into Games - Little Big Planet

Another great game which shows great signs of a successful 2D Platformer, is Little Big Planet.I really love the graphical media of the game and the Designs of the level, there so fun and offer a huge arrange of different challenges, it never gets repetitive and the game play is fun to add. The availability to customize a huge amount of aspects in the games from what the character wears to even designing your own level, and if you search on youtube you can find super Mario levels which have been recreated on Little Big Planet. I think as games are getting more competitive its elements like this which allow the player more control and offers more play ability which can can create a greater impact in the game, Of cause i'm not expecting to be at the level yet where I can create a sandbox mode for players to create there own levels using elements of my level, But its an area which id like to explore maybe for a further project. Also I think having unlockables during the game is a great idea as it gives you that sense of achievement. Ive mentioned many times the idea of been able to unlock stuff such a concept art and codes. I feel it gives you more of a motion to carry on playing the game, even if the game is not that great when there is something to be won. I recently Brought Mario 3D land and once I have completed the game I unlocked Luigi and A whole range of new courses, now I feel myself really motivated to complete the new levels to see if I unlock anything else which in the meantime means more Playability. So even something like once you complete the game you unlock a new outfit might be a potential idea to look towards. The camera views allow you to move up with the screen, aswell as down, This concept really works in claustrophobic areas as it adds to the impact of everything is cramped and you don't know what is behind each corner. Maybe we can mix it up for our game, depending on the upcoming level design. If your in a mountain, linking it with the idea so far of the ice cream mountains in Canada the camera is closer you you creating a similar impact to that what you can see below and the different routes lead off camera from the centre point of the character. However when your outside, and even if the camera can be much further away, and emphasises the world, and maybe how big it is as we will probably be having famous landscapes so obviously we want you to be able to see them and recognise them in as much detail so this camera view would be more appropriate, its something we can look into.<br />
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