This is actually an old post that I had on my old personal blog. I’ve migrated it here because I’ll be using my old blog for a different project.

One of my favorite past times when I was a kid was playing a game which I call “Adbenture”. Basically, I’d choose a protagonist from my roster of toys and have that guy set on a journey around my room.

I’d set up obstacles for my protagonist to traverse using different stuff; stacked VHS video tapes become castles or fortresses, chairs for mountains, the under of my bed as catacombs and so on. I’d have him fight monsters played out by other toys (who weren’t able to get the main role). I’d have him scale shelves and cabinets while defying the laws of physics. Just with the use of ordinary stuff, added with a little imagination, I was able to turn my room into my very own little big planet.

Years have passed and I have already outgrown playing the game in favor of more mature games. But even with all the complexity and the features new games offer today, nothing beats a good game that lets you use your creativity.

Lucky for us, the guys over at Media Molecule is currently cooking something sweet for our stagnating creative side. A game which they call “Little Big Planet”.

A planet full of fun

Set to be released on the PS3 later this year, Little Big Planet is a game where you could do pretty much whatever you want.

You get to control and customize small characters called Sackboys and move them around in a world that you can also be customized. You could place different objects from blocks, soccer balls, oranges that, upon placement, are immediately subjected to the laws of physics. You could even build complex machines using these objects like swings or even cars. You could color or vandalize your surroundings, and do lots of other fun stuff.

A heaven for the creative mind!

Yeah! Lemme see the videos!

“Where’s the fun in that?”, you ask? To give you a clearer picture on what the game is about, you could watch the videos below:

The first video is a trailer demonstrating what sort of stuff you could build in the game. Just imagine what other stuff you could build if you let the right side of your brain do a little workout.

On the second video below, the creators shows us what the game is truly capable of. PARTY SKATEBOARD! Yeeha!

You could so almost anything in the game! It’s like playing “adbenture” without having to clean up the mess afterwards!

Next is a demonstration on how to move about a fully customized level, complete with a boss fight. The level that you are to see can be made by anyone as long as you are creative enough.

So, what do you think? Don’t you think their little big planet is much more fun than ours?

I just wish I could save enough money to buy a PS3.