It's a good question, because by dint of seeing games pass, we tend to have the easy valve. But concerning this new Little Big Planet, we were ultimately not so far from the truth... The basic recipe does not change one iota: we are still dealing with a platform game whose main characteristic is to open the tools for creating its levels to players, so that they can create their own and share them with, at least, the entire galaxy. This is the nerve of the war of the series. To do this, you will first have to play solo in order to collect as many elements as possible to then customize your own levels. As usual, the Adventure mode should only hold you back five to seven hours maximum, the time for you to appreciate the very slight visual patina and the passage of the game in 1080p. The soundtrack is great, it's still colorful, cute, with a very marked graphic identity inherited from the first two opuses, but we're not going to fall head over heels either... to the very random physics of the series should not be convinced by this version which even generates a reasonable number of collision and other bugs.THE WEIRD SOCK
More scripted than before, the solo is intended to be a showcase for the main novelty of the game, namely the three new playable heroes. Unlockable as you progress, they each have their own particularity: Swoop flies (with wings eh, we don't want to glorify the trap based on pains au chocolat), Oddsock is a kind of plush mutt that can take support on the walls and use its speed to access certain passages, and Toggle can change weight and size, thus varying its mobility and its impact on the decoration. As for the eternal Sackboy, he has the privilege of being able to use special objects. These different possibilities obviously give rise to new gameplay finds, but here again we remain generally in line with what has already been done, without major upheaval. Slightly underused in the normal course of the solo, the new characters nevertheless offer a certain replayability since you will have to complete the levels with each of them to recover a maximum of personalization items and reach the famous 100%. The goal is always to collect all the items and try to get to the end of the level without having lost a single time. Note that you can choose to join or be joined by other players at any time during your game, some passages being only accessible to several people.
INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL
Once you're done with the "Adventure" mode, you might have the good idea to try the Pop-it Academy. During fourteen thematic lessons which are all small levels, you will learn to handle the main level-design tools thanks to really well-made and well-balanced puzzles. The explanations are clear and effective and we come out of this mode better equipped to tackle the creation of levels strictly speaking. Only small downside: we would have liked to be able to discover a shovelful of other elements in the Academy of Pop-It, even with the good hundred tutorials that the cake contains. Because once again, the richness and quality of this third LittleBigPlanet will only be matched by the level of creativity of the players and we can already tell you that many levels await you in the community section, while new quests and stories can also be submitted by other players.
