Little Big Planet 2′s controls are still terrible

SarcasticGamer - Forget the rose bouquets being thrown around the Internet for Little Big Planet 2. I know, I know, you really want to like the game. Yes, yes, I know that IGN gave it a 15 out of 10. For others, it’s a Playstation 3 exclusive, which means, good or bad, it’s going to be an AWESOME game because it’s a Playstation 3 exclusive.

[Dannehkins]

I never noticed this when I played the demo. I was having a great time.

[poe]

Malware detected by Google Chrome on your site.You might wanna fix that. ANd no Im not trolling.

[scruffy_bear]

Same here

[HolyOrangeCows]

Same.

LBP had "terrible controls"? That's news to me.

[goflyakite]

Dunno if this is supposed to be sarcastic coming from "sarcasticgamer" because I don't feel the need to read it. But, I've said it before, why can I and hundreds of thousands of other players around the world play and ace levels with no sweat? Just because you suck with some games doesn't mean the game is bad.

[killcycle]

If you create a small-single platform square on the front most platform with a small hole in the middle and then have your Sackboy jump inside it from behind you'll notice you can't get out unless you suicide.

They should let you hold up or down as you jump to direct which platform you wanna land on.

[dragon82]

Then don't do that. :P

[FAGOL]

@dragon LOL your reply reminds me of Steve Jobs reply for the antenna problem on the iPhone4. 'then don't hold it that way'.

[Christopher]

I think people misunderstand that the 'controls' are done on purpose as a form of having to learn to play LBP rather than acting like every single other platform title out there. Kind of like how RE changes things up by requiring you to stop in order to shoot.

It's not about 'crappy controls' and about different controls that force you to learn and play a bit differently.

[FACTUAL evidence]

i don't see how the controls are "terrible". All you dou is run forward, backwards, or jump. The jump is perfect in my opinion. Most retards don't like to listen to the tutorials nowadays, hold x for a long floaty junp, or just press x for a nice steady jump...

People nowadays say anything to try to make a Tripple A game look C.

[InTheLab]

I agree. I sometimes wonder how gamers that complain about LBP controls survived playing games in the 80's. Then I remember most of these people were probably born in the 90's.

[otherZinc]

I agree with the author.

I'll never forgive a game with bad controls, Never! Yeah, you can make your own "mini games"? So what! If the controls suck, whats the point.

Hay, to each his own, however, I'll never sacrifice control for anything. Control is the most important quality of any game!

[Kakihara]

Both you and this Skipper person below me mention how you can create 'your own minigames', this just shows you've either never even played LBP or are blinded by bias.

I can understand from the outside you'd imagine all the user created levels to be crappy little minigames and most youtube vids that get uploaded from the game do nothing to show otherwise. I myself didn't bother playing an online level until I'd had the game for about two weeks since I was sure they were going to suck.

Once you actually play the User created content on LBP you'll see how many of them (enough to give you a new thing to play just about every day) are longer and more intricate than any level in the actual game. You wouldn't believe the time and effort some people put into creating brilliant things for the community to play free of charge and also the pleasantness of the community as a whole.

Of course you can brush this off and tell yourself you're only missing a bunch of minigames which is sad because you're making yourself miss out on so much more.

[The_Claw]

right zinc, cuz youve played LBP on your imaginary PS3. Now go back to playing Halo and telling everyone how great it is lol

[xskipperx82]

LBP DOES have horrible controls

[Pixel_Enemy]

What ever you need to tell yourself to feel like you aren't missing out on one of the greatest games this gen.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

The controls are horrible from what I played in LPB1.

[xskipperx82]

But it's not one of the greatest games this gen. It's a good game that allows you to make sub par mini games.

[dragon82]

The controls are just fine. It is one of the best games I have played this generation.

[Proxy]

LBP is one of the few games to do something new. The subtitle of the first game has become the name of an entire genre of games; "Play, Create, Share." It may not be the absolute first of its kind, but it is an early champion of the genre.

Saying LBP isn't great is like saying Wolfenstine or Doom aren't great.

[wingman32x]

I wouldn't call them terrible. I just recently picked up the first one(GOTY Edition). It was $12, which is a downright steal at that price.

Anyway, after extended time with the game, I realize that I was overexagerating a bit when talking about the controls of LBP. Yes, the jumping is floaty, but it's not as bad as I remembered when I rented it over a year ago. Personally, I like tight jumping in my platformers. I think of it as a prerequisite for ALL platformers. However, loose jumping works for LBP.

The main reason for this is because the game is designed to accomadate it. Unlike most platformers, there's very few moments(at least in the default levels) that require precise jumping. So it's not like the game is full of high risk jumps, and the dev's gave you loose jumping. That's not the case here, though. So that's why I don't mind too much about the loose jumping.

However, one thing that kind of annoys me is the background/foreground mechanics. I think that needs work for LBP 2.

[shammgod]

TROLL!

[gamerz]

Agree that LBP has floaty controls. However in LBP2's defense you can add physics suits to your sackboys to change the default physics, so that should 'fix' this problem. At least I hope so since I'll probably buy this anyways just to try out the awesome level creator.

Besides, even if I don't end up liking it I'm happy to support Media Molecule for making such a creative game - just like I did the first one.

[jmare]

Yet what people don't realize is why LBP has floaty controls. It's because of the level creation. The reason why other platformers have pixel perfect controls is because the levels are designed by professionals who take months, if not years to perfect the levels in their games. The average level creator in the LBP community spends a few hours on their levels. Having pixel perfect controls in LBP would render almost all of the user created levels unplayable because of poor design. The controls may be floaty, but they are floaty for a reason.

[ddurand1]

bingo.

well said.

[Close_Second]

My kids and I played the LBP2 demo to death and we didn't mind the controls at all. You have to keep in mind this is a platformer for all generations and gamer types not just those who seem to think playing games is a living.

Honestly, this feels like GT5 all over again. That is, focus on anything that is remotely negative to make the entire game seem like a failure. Now all we have to do is wait for a posting of "Epic LBP2 Control failure" or something of that nature. Honestly, these anti-something viral campaigns are just plain disgusting.

[jerethdagryphon]

i love the floaty jumping its 'fun' yes mario or sonic is tighter but to me there not as fun

[infamous-butcher]

Still terrible??

[Redempteur]

not at all ,

check the demo and make your own decision ..i think them great ( the controls )

[infamous-butcher]

Still terrible?? as in What do you meen still? when were they ever terrible.

[Redempteur]

you're replying to yourself ?

LOOL

[infamous-butcher]

I was quoting myself. So what if i left out the quotation marks.
I thought even that would be understandable to anyone with an english gcse.

[DelbertGrady]

In many ways an innovative game but it's no Mario when it comes to the platforming part.

[PirateThom]

It's not supposed to be like Mario...

[mac_sparrow]

indeed, Mario games are great games, but for me the wealth of content on offer means that LBP s**ts all over it.

Still like me some Mario though.
They're different, that's all

[Motorola]

Mario games are getting EASIER, AND EASIER AND EASIER. Thats why I play the hacks on my computer. Kaizo Mario is insane...but LBP isnt Mario so what do you expect?

[kingboy]

Well maybe because it's not trying to be Mario dump f@cker trolling attention whore

[dragon82]

The only people who ever said it was supposed to be like Mario are stupid "journalists" and fanboys.

[arjman]

If you don't like the controls, then don't play the game...it's as simple as that.
You don't have to come on N4G and troll about the controls, just keep it to yourself because this may shock you but...no one cares! We'll still be playing LBP2 years from now!

[Ravenor]

What this guy said!

I never went crazy for the first LBP so I'm just going to skip this game. Fortunately, I can control myself and not turn into a troll about LBP2. There was nothing ever wrong with how any LBP controlled though, that was just how the character moved (Something as a GAMER you ADJUST for) everything seemed plenty responsive when I played the first.

[BabyTownFrolics]

while I appreciate your sentiment arjman, you have to realize that without people bitching and moaning about bullshit like this there would hardly be anyone commenting on n4g.

[arjman]

True that haha

[c0nnnn]

i find that hard to believe.

[midgard227]

reviewers who are the minority and give the game a low score and complain about the conrols are just saying that they suck at gaming in a long and twisted way

we know u suk sarcasticgamer, we know

[DoomeDx]

Posted before.
wtf n4g. i reported this as OLD!

[divideby0]

who goes to that web site regardless of what they say.
talk about being a negative nelly...
how does it work with Move ?

[dead_eye]

You don't controll sackboy with the move. It's used to interact with the environment.

[Muitnorts]

LBP doesn't play badly, it plays differently. It works brilliantly for the game. Although I do sometimes wish you could pull yourself up if hanging from a platform...

[rmedtx888]

I like the LBP controls. Quit bitching about it.

[pneboy]

news just in!
sarcastic gamer is still a hit whore

[Acquiescence]

is a Jim Sterling wannabe.

[poe]

Jim Sterling has been trolling for so long he has physically turned into a troll. All of his features are troll like. Fat, Troll Face I guess thats pretty much it. Watch in like a year or two you will be watching videos going damn when they hell did sterling turn green.

[guitar_nerd_23]

lol thanks for reassuring me my sackboy will move like... a sackboy

[plb]

You want to know what's terrible..sarcasticgamer.com It's a great game just picked it up.

[thief]

The controls are not great, but pretty ok, doesnt detract from the game at all.
besides, what other game does what this game does?

[TheTruth89]

try harder

[typeN8]

Okay this is getting out of hand..Dont u all relize that lbp was made to be like that...mm created a world with its own gravity...on little big planet is where sackboy lives and on lbp is where he jumps..and yes its not mario..but its not supposed to be...but u know hatas gonna hate....lbp is sick...name a platformer this gen that even comes close...you cant ha

[Pollak]

Here is a list of platformers that I enjoyed way more than LBP (which I own btw)

Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2
Super Meat Boy
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Limbo
Rachet & Clank: A Crack in Time

The main reason I don't enjoy LBP all that much is the controls. Everything else about the series is great but I just can't get past the controls. Is it really that hard to grasp that some people don't like the floaty controls?

What I don't get is people who get mad over others saying that if you loved the first one you'll love the second one but if you didn't your still probably won't.

[Mr_Luke]

Come on, didn't anyone see he's being "sarcastic"?
He's clearly joking....
Sackboy has the physic of a "sack", a little doll, not a human that repairs pipes...

[Minifig]

1: I got a malware warning on this.
2: 'Still'? Way to play the game and realize it has optional gravity controls.
3: This is a duplicate. It needs to be taken down.

[redsquad]

Putting aside the fact that this is "Sarcastic Gamer" (sarcasm should be funny though), the use of "still" suggests LBP controls were also "terrible".

Nope - For a game where people can literally put any platform where they want, it would be absurd to have a one-off pixel precise 'jump'. The jump must, by the nature of the game, be 'loose' but easy to adapt to (which it is) and if you don't get that then you don't 'get' LBP (or are being deliberately obtuse for the sake of 'sarcasm').

[Masterchef2007]

i only played the demo but they seem fine. The only game i played with shoddy controls was Killzone 2 (btw is a fantastic game just the controller lag bothered me)

[blackburn5]

I love how people blame the controls when it's probably you own lame skills that are the problem. It's like when I played KZ2 and got to the end with no control problems only to come online to hear people talking about it being unplayable wondering if they were serious. ILBP's controls are slightly different and easy to get used to. So maybe instead of blaming the controls you could try adapting to new game controls instead of whinning about them.

[WesMcLaren]

Agree 100%