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LittleBigPlanet Karting |OT| Start Your Cerebral Engines
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DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Sorry for the bump but how is this game GAF? My kid likes Mario Cart and I'm getting him a PS3 for xmas and was thinking about picking this up since I've seen it on deals.
I heard it had loading issues starting out and various other glitches. Have those been patched out?
copy paste from the fuck up I made in the beta thread.
I heard it had loading issues starting out and various other glitches. Have those been patched out?
copy paste from the fuck up I made in the beta thread.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Yes, I have seen it for 25 but the question is the same is the game worth even 25?. I've just heard bad things about it from a technical standpoint.
famousmortimer
Banned
The game is absolutely fantastic and the technical issues that existed in the beta have been cleaned up.
One of the better games this year, imo.
One of the better games this year, imo.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Thank you! That's all I needed to know. I remember the beta being plagued with slow loading, framerate issues, screen tearing, on down the list.
If all of these things are fixed now. 25 bucks is a no brainer for my Mario Cart loving son.
phosphor112
Banned
Does this game have splitscreen?
Back of box says 1 player, with 2-4 network play or something.
Back of box says 1 player, with 2-4 network play or something.
famousmortimer
Banned
The load times aren't exactly fast but they are better than the beta and much, much better than modnation was. Framerate is smooth and not a screen tear to be found, in my experience. And I did experience the low framerate and tearing in the beta.
famousmortimer
Banned
Yes, 4 player i believe. Definitely atleast 2. I only have two controller but my wife and I played it split screen. Im fairly positive it's 4 though.
The Wheel of Fortune
Member
This is better than I expected, my sister and I enjoyed it a lot. Just figured out how to boost at the start of the race thanks to this thread, thanks guys.
It does! I have played splitscreen with my sister before.
phosphor112
Banned
Awesome.
Purchased from Amazon, 25 bucks. Didn't realize sales were that crazy. I'm guessing it's not selling well. =[
Purchased from Amazon, 25 bucks. Didn't realize sales were that crazy. I'm guessing it's not selling well. =[
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Cool I'm not too pressed and my son wont either about a little longer than normal game loading.
How is the community, are there tons and tons of tracks like there are levels in the traditional LBP's?
After some of the reviews and other games coming out, I held off on purchasing it right away. I couldn't resist at $25 though. I did like MNR, but didn't end up playing a lot.
Is story mode single player only or can you play it split screen? This might be a good game to play with my girlfriend, to take a break from co-op shooters.
Is story mode single player only or can you play it split screen? This might be a good game to play with my girlfriend, to take a break from co-op shooters.
doniewhalberg
Member
It is up to 4 player splitscreen, but if you wanna do 3-4 offline you will have to jump through hoops first, as I detailed a bit up there. You're good to go for 2 straight away in story mode though, and my impression is you can 4 player start away in the community section.
EDIT: Ha, answer was for Phosphor, but it'll work for you too eJawa
EDIT: Ha, answer was for Phosphor, but it'll work for you too eJawa
Acrylic7
Member
I wouldn't, get Mod Nation instead.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Reasons?
Himynameischris
Member
Damn $25? I'm going to have to keep an eye out later today. I've beaten all LBP games it's one of my favorite franchises this gen.
Acrylic7
Member
Both are kinda bad, but one is worth playing. and cheaper.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Nvm. You obviously don't want to help and are only contributing one liners to help up your post count for some unknown reason.
Acrylic7
Member
yes, Nvm indeed.
Go look up reviews and gameplay videos. Your eyes should do the rest.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Nah, I'd rather get insight from the thousands of other members that are willing to provide it.
I trust GAF over reviews. Main things I wanted to know have been answered with the exception of the community aspect of LBP Karting.
Schwowsers
Member
Since the game is a new release that does not appear to have lit up the charts, I don't think there is a ton of quality community levels yet. I'm sure they will come in time, though.
As for whether or not you should buy the game, it depends. While the game has very solid racing mechanics, the included levels are mostly boring and uninspired, and the weapons aren't very fun to use, either. Those issues would be enough to write off most kart racers, but the main draw in this game is the versatile level editor and the potential of the online community. If you see the game as more of a long-term investment, or if you have an interest in creating levels, I'd recommend buying it even for full price. However, if you expect it to be amazing out-of-the-box, the game may not be for you.
I also want to mention that, unlike in Modnation Racers, the load times are unobtrusive and a complete non-issue. In fact, I haven't seen any glaring technical issues, though I'm not exactly the frame counting type.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Thanks a bunch for this nice write up. I have built levels in the past on LBP, I'm too shy to show GAF my work and I do hope to build some levels with my son as an introduction for him into the world of game building. I know it's a very small step but he's mentioned game design as a goal of his. This game can teach him some very basic design concepts.
I picked it up at best buy they matched the $25 Amazon deal. I hope this game gains some traction and we will see some AMAZING levels like we did for the LBP series.
Edit:
I played through the first couple of tracks and it's a fun racer. It would be much more fun if I had people to race with though.
Tevious
Member
It had to compete against all the hype for Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed III, Wii U, and Halo 4. On top of that, apparently Sony barely marketed it. Many people have no idea its even out. Its no wonder the game went under the radar.
Coming from a Mario Kart fan, I debated getting it, but took a chance on it cause I found the idea of a Mario Kart-like game with customization and an editor to be intriguing (I'm not too familiar with MNR). And I absolutely love it. As long as people are creating tracks for this game, there is no end of content to play. Not like MK where you play until you get bored of the same tracks. There are also several Mario Kart level recreations so far. I myself did one for Luigi's Mansion. The DK Mountain one is fantastic. Some of the official tracks are nice and creative too. The only issue I have with the weapons is they're mostly rockets of some sort. I've seen people replace the weapons with custom models though (made in the editor), like turtle shells.
As far as loading goes, it seems fine to me. I saw no reason to complain. The game does take a while to boot up however with all the intro sequences and preloading. I had some connection issues with their servers a few times too.
WhatRobEats said:
Anyone that wants to play some tracks, my PSN is Tevious.
Some Modnation fans are bitter because Sony decided to make this instead of Modnation 2. Modnation has been abandoned and is dying. LBPK plays more like Mario Kart, so if you like that the mechanics should be fine for you. The create tools are a lot better for level making, not as good as Modnation for making characters and karts. Modnation's lobby system is, so far, preferable to LBPK's pod/vote system, but this is a new game that can be impoved over time just like Modnation was.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Wow, I'm so far removed from gaming that I didn't even realize that this game only released about 3 weeks ago. Yea, I'm totally expecting the community to pick up, especially since this game is half off ($25 bucks) nearly everywhere.
I remember when ModNation Racer was released I couldn't for the life of me understand why they did that instead of a LBP Karting game. I'm so glad somebody at Sony came to their senses and decided this genre was best represented on Sony by Sackboy.
Good times will be had by my son and I.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
They are just like LBP titles, a brief pause, a blink and then a short hint screen. They are much better than MNR.
I'm not sure how anyone can like MNR over this game. LBP Karting is better in every aspect. MNR had loading issues, no personality, super hard races that killed the campaign, boring levels, etc
I'm really glad they dumped the MNR IP. It was a good idea killed by technical and play issues. The Vita version was the worst one, the frame rate made racing impossible.
Don't sit on the fence, LBP:K is a great game. The whole family will enjoy it, my kids are constantly fighting over it to make their own races. The editor is pretty hard to use, due to its flexibility. LBP benefits from being 2Dish, full 3D makes life harder.
There is four player split screen. The campaign can be done co-op. You can only race without AI when you have three or more players locally. Now where is my patch to let me use my Marvel costumes?
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
I have to admit this is the first "kart" game I've really liked outside of Mario Kart.
The problem with kart games is that most of them come across as cheap pandering, to cash in on that Mario Monies. Nintendo's universe lends itself naturally to a spin-off game genre like that. But the LBP theme really, really works well with a racing game like this.
The music is also frankly amazing, but LBP games tend to have great eclectic soundtracks. Finally, it runs much better and drives much better than ModNation. I also like the folding in of the LBP scoring and collection system to the races themselves. Great replayability there.
The problem with kart games is that most of them come across as cheap pandering, to cash in on that Mario Monies. Nintendo's universe lends itself naturally to a spin-off game genre like that. But the LBP theme really, really works well with a racing game like this.
The music is also frankly amazing, but LBP games tend to have great eclectic soundtracks. Finally, it runs much better and drives much better than ModNation. I also like the folding in of the LBP scoring and collection system to the races themselves. Great replayability there.
I had a long argument with the MNR community that isn't jumping on board. It seems to be mostly sour grapes. They do have some legitimate complaints, like the lack of overall player statistics that MNR had. LBPK has statistics for individual tracks, but they want to compete to be the best overall racer. Some people also prefer to make characters and karts, and this game is inferior in that regard. It seems like an irrational dislike, though, because they don't have any problem with Mario Kart and they believe that game feels competitive and fun; this game is almost an exact ripoff of Mario Kart. Some of them have been actually wishing death upon this game; it's crazy.
I also agree with the general consensus here that the game is very good and fun! It's the first kart game outside of Mario Kart that I've played a lot and it drives very well and the levels also look great, very diverse and fun, it's a beautiful game!
Learning the power ups and their icons took just a bit of time and they're pretty balanced and varied.
Only played with one to two players, playing the story mode alone and with my gf. We kinda split the tasks so that I usually try to finish first and she tries to collect all the extras. Some of the mini games are also a lot of fun, although the camera can be a pain in the 'traffic jam' mini game and the handling of the truck crushing robot can also be annoying.
What I do really miss is a truly separate (local) multiplayer mode where you can do multiple tracks in a row and get points for each. That's not in there right? Just separate races?
Edit: load times are very acceptable, I was worried after reading the complaints, but it actually loads the tracks quite fast imo, didn't bother me at all.
Learning the power ups and their icons took just a bit of time and they're pretty balanced and varied.
Only played with one to two players, playing the story mode alone and with my gf. We kinda split the tasks so that I usually try to finish first and she tries to collect all the extras. Some of the mini games are also a lot of fun, although the camera can be a pain in the 'traffic jam' mini game and the handling of the truck crushing robot can also be annoying.
What I do really miss is a truly separate (local) multiplayer mode where you can do multiple tracks in a row and get points for each. That's not in there right? Just separate races?
Edit: load times are very acceptable, I was worried after reading the complaints, but it actually loads the tracks quite fast imo, didn't bother me at all.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
I haven't had any qualms with loading. It is exactly the same loading as LBP and LBP2 which were always totally acceptable to me.
Both my son and I are having a BLAST with this title. If you even sorta like mario kart and even sorta like LBP this game is a NO BRAINER.
Both my son and I are having a BLAST with this title. If you even sorta like mario kart and even sorta like LBP this game is a NO BRAINER.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Videogames is serious business.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
From what I've seen (very early in the game). You customize your sackboy, and the cars are merely just skins already customized.
Again I might be missing something because I've only been playing a few hours total.
famousmortimer
Banned
Not that this thread is a hotbed of activity....
But, here's a track I spent about 10 hours working on over the weekend.
Queue it up. Feedback welcome.
https://karting.lbp.me/v/24qf
But, here's a track I spent about 10 hours working on over the weekend.
Queue it up. Feedback welcome.
https://karting.lbp.me/v/24qf
Not that this thread is a hotbed of activity....
But, here's a track I spent about 10 hours working on over the weekend.
Queue it up. Feedback welcome.
https://karting.lbp.me/v/24qf
That actually looks really, really cool.
Not that this thread is a hotbed of activity....
But, here's a track I spent about 10 hours working on over the weekend.
Queue it up. Feedback welcome.
https://karting.lbp.me/v/24qf
Will download soon as my copy gets here.
Square Triangle
Member
Just got this delivered today! I'd love to get into some races with you guys this week. PSN is Jrod87
Kind of a chicken and egg situation.
Kind of bad timing coming out against F1 stars and sonic. f1 doesn't seem very good but sonic is getting a lot of love.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Not that this thread is a hotbed of activity....
But, here's a track I spent about 10 hours working on over the weekend.
Queue it up. Feedback welcome.
https://karting.lbp.me/v/24qf
queued up. hopefully i'll have some time tonight to give it a spin.
Ken Masters
Banned
that would have made too much sense
Cornbread78
Member
Has anyone seen the sweet bundle Wal-Mart has for this yet?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/PlayStati...rting-Move-Wal-Mart-Exclusive-Bundle/21834946
Pretty sweet deal.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/PlayStati...rting-Move-Wal-Mart-Exclusive-Bundle/21834946
Pretty sweet deal.
Acquiescence
Member
What's the online/community presence like for this game right now? A decent amount of user-generated content to pick from? Easy to get into a race with other players?
Canis lupus
Member
Not that this thread is a hotbed of activity....
But, here's a track I spent about 10 hours working on over the weekend.
Queue it up. Feedback welcome.
https://karting.lbp.me/v/24qf
I'll definetly try it out once I get the game. Looks good.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
I've found it easy to get into races with randoms. I imagine that the community will expand quite a bit with the recent price drop for black friday/cyber monday. There are a decent amount of community created levels currently. Not as many as their will be after the christmas season.
Acquiescence
Member
That's good to hear, thanks. The game is nowhere near the same popularity as the standard LBP games judging by sales, so I was just wondering what state the community was in. If it's doing alright then that's promising. Don't want the online to die a couple of months after release or something.