Why Media Molecule Left LittleBigPlanet...

[@quartile8612]

I remember the fun afternoons I had on lbp 1 and 2 with my friend after elementary school. I wouldn't change it for the world.

[@TheRealObin27]

That's the same thing I did to

[@PLANETSETH2]

I would play alot of lbp after school.

[@ultratv6746]

Me too, but everybody said to me, "You are too late! Sackboy died permanently! Now say goodbye!" And that literally broke my heart! *Sobs hard*

[@ultratv6746]

I need a more successful life!

[@teddy-id3mc]

The best game of my childhood

[@dennis_s]

Honestly, I respect MMs decision. I think more studios look at the money and big names in the industry for support and sacrifice creative endeavors in the process. It's nice to know that MM moved on because they wanted to shatter new boundaries, and I expect new titles from them to exceed expectations of what a video game should be

[@Kendrone]

Just like Assassin's Creed.

[@96miffy]

Yes but financially this hurt them

[@LaurenSchraderMusic]

While I wish more than anything for a new MM LBP game, I want it to be organic if they ever decide to do it.

[@joshjoshjoshjoshjoshjoshj]

LONG PASSIONATE POST BELOW: What a terrible mistake. Littlebigplanet was lightning in a bottle filled of love that Dreams will never be able to match. Dream’s sole mission was creating a decentralized, low-ish level game development tool. This is a neat, somewhat-noble concept but in actuality it’s not something people actually resonate with past the conceptual level. Lbps create tools might be more limited but the overall effect is so much more powerful than dreams. The limited nature of lbp’s create tools forced creative uses, it kept things delightfully playful, and lbps multiplayer features allowed people to build something together and created real friendships. You’d want to build levels just to show your online friends in lbp. Everything about lbp was just magic and dreams is just not. It’s more like a more complex, amorphous husk of what lbp was. I think that’s why dreams has been a flop and lbp is still adored to this day. Dreams wanted to be everything lbp was and more, but media molecule failed to realize the perfect, *perfect* and harmonious balance they struck with “play.create.share.” in lbp.

[@worldmetallady]

Agreed. And also Mm were the ones who sold Lbp to other companies (Tarsier, Sumo, The Station, etcetera) so if anything Mm is partially guilty of killing/butchering the franchise

[@ghhn4505]

I don't want to trash Dreams since I haven't really gotten a chance to play it, but I will say that visually I hate how everything in that game looks. Like no matter how impressive the project, visually everything in Dreams just looks cheap and shoddy. LittleBigPlanet's "handcrafted" aesthetic naturally provides better theming and is more charming to look at, no matter the quality of the level.

[@omaa11]

lbp art style is unreplacable one of the most underrated games of all time I'll never experience new games with similar nostalgic soundtracks, unique levels and memorable characters. media molcule were unique no one can replace them, i hope sumo digital is a good studio, they might be better but it's going to be a different series not the lbp that i loved it's sad that Mm chose this direction, i will never forgive them for this.

[@JustSomeone41296]

As much as I don't want to accept this, I can respect their decision, I'll keep the memories of what Little Big Planet has brung me in the past, the good times and friends that I made and enjoy still

[@fence3517]

little big planet is incredible

[@crystallighto6]

agreed

[@firstherm]

Agreed

[@footyking1473]

Agreed

[@apocalypseofplush]

LittleBIGPlanet isn't quite the same without Mm, but at least Mm's LBP games still...exist. Really, I'm just thankful that LBP existed, and I'm glad that Mm decided to move on to different projects. Dreams is quite the game maker, after all!

[@TheMarshmallowMushroom]

i understand but that's not gonna stop me from being salty

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

While I understand MM, I still feel abandoned. Maybe if they'd been there during 2021, we'd still be able to play LBP1 and 2 online...

[@worldmetallady]

It'd be a miracle if LBP was brought back to Mm. They're the ones who care about LBP more than anyone.

[@ultratv6746]

Me too...

[@wokeuplikedis1500]

I can only hope that they return one last time for a final game. LBP3 was just so buggy and Sackboy's big adventure doesn't really feel like a LBP game. It just needs one grand finale to lay this lovable franchise to rest.

[@ultratv6746]

Never happening!

[@Scxrred.]

I mean because Sackboy adventure is a spin off game

[@ToonyTails]

Well tbf , it was Sony’s fault for LBP3 being soo rushed. Not Sumo’s. If anything LBP3 probably woulda turned out the same way even if MM were working on it.

[@worldmetallady]

Fun fact: July 29th was Emily Newton Dunn's birthday ! A motion playfulness designer at Media Molecule!

[@jwalster9412]

Wait, you mean to tell me that Newton in LBP3 is based on a real person?

[@TheRealGiRaph]

We need Little Big Planet 4 / Finale, one final send off, made by the almighty Media Molecule, it might never happen, but I hold hope like grains of sand, slowly falling through my fingers, yet never fully gone.

[@JeskidoYT]

i hope what's their next game for on ps5. any minute now. Dreams can't be their last one.

[@worldmetallady]

@@supersonic_305 crybabies? What are you talking about?

[@worldmetallady]

Honestly i don't think dreams will their last game.

[@Puffy_The_Fox]

I was sad, and disappointed that they weren't ever gonna make a little big planet game but after hearing of why they left, it honestly makes more sense. I kinda wish they would make a Fourth game on Ps5, (not counting the game where you can't create) but it's their projects of that they wanna make and I respect them for that

[@Thevamp1reking]

they can do what they want but building a whole community and fans base full of people who care about you and support you and leaving it all behind randomly is shitty. they left to make dreams then BAM they left that project too. type “ps4 dreams” onto your search bar and you’ll see tons of videos of them moving on fork support

[@Puffy_The_Fox]

@@Thevamp1reking omg...

[@worldmetallady]

I really appreciate the fact that the LBP's CoMmunity is still alive! This game is legendary! PS: The First 'M' in 'Community' is capitalized regardless if the full word is spell in ALL CAPS-because the acronym of Media Molecule used to stylised as Mm, with the first 'M' being capitalized and the second one being in lowercase

[@fatboi3990]

Oh you like Media Molecule? Name everyone who work there

[@user14308]

@@fatboi3990 that meme died in december 2020

[@ultratv6746]

Well not anymore! Those scumbags killed him, and by the time I came back, he DIED!!! *CRIES*

[@worldmetallady]

@@ultratv6746 killed who?

[@TheRealGiRaph]

@@user14308 saying something died died when it died

[@drybonedaniel]

I just hope they revisit for one game. What definitely needs to happen is a remaster

[@CANNIBALISMMAYBETHEWAYTOGO]

Tbh I respect this and every new game goes trending on tiktok and soon gets ruined bc of all the new fans and ppl saying it's overrated the min. It goes popular trying to be different. 🤞

[@worldmetallady]

But TikTok didn't even existed when LBP2 and 3 came out

[@rymikai]

i think the worst of all is that some assholes crashed the LBP servers so hard online had to be discontinued on ps3 (yknow, the platform with 1&2) and now only works on lpb3 ps4 (unless that was fixed? i saw no news about that tho)

[@DarkKnight2006]

Bruh your voice sounds like squidward and i love it

[@mad2fan2018]

Now Sumo Digital basically owns LittleBigPlanet. Don't worry, Dreams is still a good game, it's just a bit too complicated for me to really make anything.

[@MYLENOfficial]

I miss the LBP community. :(

[@ultratv6746]

Me too! I tried returning in September of last year, but that guy told me I'm too late now, because he hgcfhgfhgxhxh DIED!!!

[@22hamm]

Media Molecule are better than Sumo Digital in my opinion!!!

[@christopherdeverman5622]

Interesting information. This feels assumed, although having a video on the departure is very nice

[@SpartaTheRatatat]

If only lbp3 wasnt a hot buggy mess. I (and lbp1/2 players) would have actually taken in its beauty and charm. Lbp3 was really a well made sequel and stuck to what made lbp special, but its buggy nature is what cemented it as a trash game in the franchise. Shame we got the timeline we did. Saba is salt on the wound at this point since that game has it's own major flaws

[@lafit9821]

I play lbp3, it does not bug, maybe it did when it came out, but for years after it has been fine

[@SpartaTheRatatat]

@@lafit9821 that's a lie. It was worse when it launched yes, but it is still an extremely buggy, clunky, barely playable mess, being on the ps4 version helps but it's still very bad. Dont even get me started about how bad playing online is. Lbp3 corrupted my whole ps3 years ago and I still get profile corruptions on the ps4 version.

[@lafit9821]

@@SpartaTheRatatat That is weird , to me it is just fine.

[@ShenDoodles]

SABA’s a spinoff that was never meant to replace LBP. It’s an awesome 3D platformer That does represent where the main series could go. If you don’t see it as an LBP game, it’s really fun.

[@carlwaffle]

Not gonna lie it also felt like LBP3 took the magic away, I'm not the best with words but there is something about the auto-saving, the extra layers, and the new playable characters that feels a tad like a slap in the face. Not intentionally of course, but there was always a sense of Awe when a new glitch or bug was found and turned into a very useful feature for creators. However when implemented officially for LBP3, it doesn't work. The auto-save feature soft locked the story mode of my main account (the swamp level hub area was I guess under great pressure and broke), and due to the way it works saves backups of levels you've played to your Play station (mine was 3) which took up space I didn't need taken up. The extra layers is cool but it's so easy to misplace what layer your on (i have the least issues with this, I jus don't like it). The characters feel unneeded. Cool designs and all but Sackboy already had it covered, he's a jack of all trades. Flight? Jetpack, bounce pads, low gravity, or a creation. Fast? Launch him, bounce pad, or a creation. Heavy or light? Make him carry/drop something with the grabinators, bouncepad, or a creation. In situations where people needed to create other creatures, they would just make them and get around the problem.

[@phatmanlovescake]

They could have given us just one more lbp game during ps4 ... and did dreams on ps5 ... idk just my opinion it would have been great

[@kreenbopulusmichael7205]

if only media molecule understood why LBP and other creative type games were successful, and they didnt drop the ball with dreams. ( successful creative games have a good main game that is worth it on its own, the player made stuff and tools are just a bonus )

[@alyx9191]

0:09 what happened to this guys voice i haven’t watched in awhile

[@Snooter06]

Lol ik

[@GASzROB]

he is hiring other people to voice his script for him

[@semtaxx1297]

Short and informative thanks!

[@goguitos]

1 word: Dreams.

[@fatboi3990]

Oh you like Media Molecule? Name everyone who work there (impossible)

[@ultratv6746]

Just help me!!!

[@22mbz]

Little big planet was not a waste

[@yoshiplex6111]

NOOOO, LITTLE BIG PLANET ISN'T GETTING UPDATED!!!

[@worldmetallady]

It'd be a miracle if LBP was brought back to Mm. They care about the game more than anyone does

[@Cubic_man5]

Man not even media molecule cares about this franchise? It feels like the only people left that care about little big planet are the fans.

[@mrboomsnook3671]

Did they bring back the dive in feature? I haven’t bought the game I know people shat on it but unfortunately I have no ps3 anymore and I’d like to play some lbp

[@jamiemorgan3649]

Is this why we don't have a Little Big Planet for Switch.

[@MarshuTheBurninator]

No, we dont have lbp for switch because the series is a PlayStation original series.

[@Scxrred.]

Little big planet is a PlayStation exclusive ofc there’s not going to be a switch Version

[@jamiemorgan3649]

@@Scxrred. MLB The Show use to be a PlayStation exclusive.

[@ultratv6746]

:( Tomorrow is a year of him dead... *sobs* I'm still late for everything aren't I?! *Cries* That year was ABYSMAL! Does anyone else miss it or have faith, or do you say it's already over and I blew the year with no film?

[@ryvlaw]

Let me probably be the next person to tell you that you sound like the game theory dude

[@ThePretzelSticks]

Dreams 4 life.

[@BattleForTopOfTheWorld]

What about Sumo?

[@Scxrred.]

They still got the license

[@Baconzindatarde]

I want Mm to be back now cuz i want other liltle big planet

[@worldmetallady]

Agreed. I WAS gonna say it out loud but i don't think Mm "doesn't give a sh1t" about LBP, they're anything but a studio who despise their own games. Even though they're currently focused on Dreams, i still think deep in there hearts they care about LBP.

[@TheRealObin27]

Well no more Lbp4 goodbye Mm I'll cya around

[@That_BoiY3LL0W]

Mm! How could you? Your most loved creation. And you ABANDONED IT! I outta throw my PS4 out and get my PS3 hooked math the TV. Screw offline mode idc I'm playing lbp1 again.

[@ghhn4505]

Oh shit even LittleBigPlanet itself is pissed now

[@zephanimz]

Littlebigplanet is godtier and you cant change my mind

[@firedog500ytlbp]

I will become next big youtuber and next legend and amazing video 😄

[@hogsboots7454]

I hate Dreams now because of this video. No hate on you don’t get me wrong

[@BananaSackboy]

LBP1 - 3 is just the same game with slight tweak 💀

[@worldmetallady]

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