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LittleBigPlanet 2 uses God of War III tech

Wondering how Media Molecule has managed to make LittleBigPlanet 2 look quite so good? According to EDGE, it's because they've shared tech with the team at SCE Santa Monica Studio.

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unrealgamer585116d ago

This Is why I love santa monica, They share the load

KwietStorm_BLM5116d ago (Edited 5116d ago )

It only does LittleBigOrgy

Microsoft Xbox 3605115d ago

That basically sums up Sony's 1st and 2nd party studios.

-Ikon-5115d ago

Yup all of them make an orgy in my pants at every new release.

ibma145115d ago

this game keeps me coming

The Dude Abides5116d ago

That's why PS3 exclusives rock, the best studios out there sharing ideas and knowledge.

sikbeta5116d ago

This was Confirmed in the GT video [ http://n4g.com/news/520259/...

Awesome news Anyways, LBP2 FTW!!!

LoVeRSaMa5116d ago

I want to be ale to Climb the back of a Titan with my sackboy! :D

raztad5116d ago (Edited 5116d ago )

is not mentioned in this article and Evans said they borrowed it from GoW3.
Watch Sikbeta posted video.

LBP2 having GoW3 AA=4xMSAA (or even higher) is a huge win in my books.

This makes me think it's quite likely most of the incoming PS3 first party will be incorporating SSM MLAA. Lets say good bye to the dreadful jaggies.

From the article:
"Transparency effects for clouds and feathers and better lighting, with shadows, god rays, volumetric fog and objects, like burning wood, casting lights – all of these features will also be applied to existing LBP content."

All the already available LBP1 levels will look better than ever, amazing.

thewhoopimen5115d ago (Edited 5115d ago )

The Gow progammer said gow III's MLAA looks better than 4X MSAA. Just pointing out that MLAA > 4XMSAA. At one point eurogamer said certain scenes in MLAA would exceed 16XMSAA. Anyway this tech is perfect for all future Sony first party titles to share.

Looking back on it, the 10mb EDRAM implementation on the rival console is looking much more limited these days. 2xFSAA on 720p or higher games and 4XFSAA with titles less than 720p. It was a good idea but looks like that amount of EDRAM needs to be closer to 40mb to be useful next gen.

raztad5115d ago

@thewhoopimen

You are welcomed.

Yeah, fortunately first party devels found a "workaround" to the RSX shortcomings. As the process of unloading the RSX while loading the SPUs advances, games will be looking better and better.

I dunno if third party devels will try to implement this tech. I really hope so.

thereapersson5115d ago

"I dunno if third party devels will try to implement this tech. I really hope so. "

Well, since they have to cater to a multiplatform environment, that answer is probably "no".

jack_burt0n5115d ago

of course they will, saboteur while a little rougher got to market before GOW3, its a good game too.

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ChineseDemocracy5115d ago

Another reason why this game is going to be INSANE!

iPad5115d ago

LBP 2 HAS to use the tech. Kratos is afraid of SackBoy. lol

LBP 2 and GOW III FTW

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Hanif-8765115d ago

I wouldn't mind if all first, second and third party studios started using Morphological Anti-aliasing (MLAA) in all PS3 games. Just take a look at these Pictures i thought was bull shots taken, its all in-game damn its crazy :-)

Traveler5115d ago

Media Molecule are awesome and so are Sony Santa Monica. That's one thing I think Sony does much, much better than Microsoft: they are smart enough to invest in quality companies and give the the resources they need to make super high quality games.

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darkdoom30005116d ago

I wonder if theyre gonna use GOW3's anti-ailasing. \
I saw NO jaggies on gow3, it was amazing.

TOO PAWNED5116d ago

yes they are using AA from GOW3, check GT for review, Evans says it there

movements5116d ago

Bubbles for TOO PAWNED, that was tres' funny!

piroh5116d ago

both GOTY candidates share the same technology

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The Best Video Game Opening Levels In Gaming History

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Dead Space Isaac Clarke: Every Cameo in Other Games

Isaac Clarke of Dead Space fame has appeared in many games, both as a playable character and an Easter Egg. Have you played them all?

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Ranking Every God of War Game From Worst to Best

Cultured Vultures: Let’s delve into Kratos’ long and rampageous history and find out which games are worth the hype and which are better left buried under the weight of Kratos’s might.

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JL2930187d ago

Both requels over 2 and 3? Clowns. Those are two of the most boring games I've ever played.

Snookies12187d ago

GoW 3 was amazing, but I personally hated just one thing. (This is on me alone, because I was dumb, lol.) I hated that you couldn't skip cutscenes on repeat playthroughs. I had to go back through the game a third time because I missed one trophy accidentally on my way to the platinum... The cutscenes were great the first go round, even the second... But the third was pretty agonizing.

Haven't played Ragnarok, but I still think GoW 4 is a wonderful game in its own right. Not sure how I would stack them up against each other honestly.

Monstieur187d ago (Edited 187d ago )

I don't consider the reboot part of the original series. The original series were high-skill games with combos and rewards for mixing things up.

solideagle186d ago

lol square, square and triangle is the only combo you needed. I have played all of them on the hardest difficulties...

Golfcoachh187d ago

Maybe I’m just old school but I just couldn’t get into the last two. Maybe it’s the slower action and more story telling but the original trilogy was by far my favorite.

Crows90187d ago

It's not that youre old school. They're different genres

JL2930186d ago (Edited 186d ago )

Me either, at all. It's just yap yap yap. They try to be a RPG's instead of being action games like they used to be.

Fluke_Skywalker186d ago

I'd put the two psp games over 3 in terms of story any day. But not over 2.

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TheEnigma313187d ago (Edited 187d ago )

My favorite was part 2 and I think Ragnarok is better that 2018.

Shane Kim187d ago

The newer games are better imo.

ravens52187d ago

There is no worst. Except for Ascension, only cause I didn't play it lol. They are all masterpieces. 1,2,3, 2018 and Ragnarok. 1 of, if not the greatest video game franchise...besides MetalGear.

Snookies12187d ago

Oh wow, I actually forgot that Ascension even existed... I never played it either.

Crows90187d ago

I like ascension. It was different and some interesting combat additions.

darthv72187d ago

If you didnt play it, how could you call it the worst? Its not as bad as the media portrayed it. Honestly the worst are those flash games. they arent even considered true GoW games but in name only. At least Ascension is a real GoW game.

ravens52186d ago

Not saying it's a terrible game. Just mean it's at the bottom of my list. I played a little bit of it. Jus to me, compared to the other main games, it's last.

Fluke_Skywalker186d ago

Ascension is the only GOW game I never finished. Hated it.

Inverno187d ago

Can't agree, older games do so much more than the last two. More weapons, magic abilities, enemies are more varied, level design is also more aesthetically pleasing, and agree with those who say that they shouldn't have removed jumping. Was a time I'd agree, but those old games are so so much better, that they really should've looked into bringing into the reboot/sequels.

Crows90187d ago (Edited 187d ago )

If a game is good then a game is good. Doesn't matter what came before or what comes after.

Inverno187d ago

Of course it matters. If not for what what came before there wouldn't be an after. And if something is great before then you strive to make it just as good if not better, after. I personally don't think there's a fair way to judge the new with the old because the newer games are still essentially a reboot, and went a way different direction. But I still believe the old games did it better. I'm probably bias though since I've been going back to old games and have been finding that they lack all the annoying aspects that devs have shoehorned into new games to fluff out game time.

Crows90186d ago

@Inverno

Im not talking about the passage of time here. Im talking about individual pieces of software. If a game is good then it is good. Thats not a controversial statement. You can compare good with good...sure. But you still end up with good. Now if there is a bad game in the mix and you compare you do end up with some differentials between them...makes sense to compare and see where it went wrong.

But theyre different genres and styles which were individually executed very well.

And no. The new games are not a reboot. Theyre a new direction but simply a continuation.
Tomb raider was a reboot.

Inverno186d ago

The new games are definitely a reboot, and a continuation, it can be both which it is. And a good game might be good, but my point is that if there are things done better before it then there's plenty of room for critiquing and trying to make whatever comes after better rather than just good.

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