Sackboy Does Limbo

[John Funk]

Sackboy Does Limbo

If wonderfully atmospheric XBLA platformer Limbo starred Sackboy, it would look something like this.


Limbo is one of the hottest Xbox 360 games this summer, because it's for almost two years now [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/7900-Review-Limbo]. So this begs the question: What happens if you put a great Xbox 360 exclusive and a great PS3 exclusive together?

Apparently, you get "Limbo, Son of the Forest," a LittleBigPlanet map made by PS3 artiste Bra2008. Even without the name, this LBP level makes its inspiration more than obvious - from the bear traps on the ground to the monochrome color palette overlaid on the whole thing.

Really, it's impressive how accurately the creator nailed the Limbo aesthetic. It must be hard work to turn the adorable floppy-tongued Sackboy into something that fits into the haunting, minimalist and bleak world of Limbo, but they took one hell of a stab at it. I didn't even know you could make Sackboy look like that. Nicely done!

(via Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/5600511/little-big-planet-does-limbo])

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[FallenTraveler]

OH. MY. GOD.
MUST PLAY!

this looks really freakin awesome, and I think it is immensely cool to see that someone could MAKE a replica of an awesome game like limbo... this is really something else

 

[Jaker the Baker]

Hooray for the creative 1% of the LBP community

 

[lasersandbearsohno]

What? A level that isn't a time bomb, sports, or mario ripoff? Maybe I should pop it in again....

 

[Darktau]

Its like piracy, but not piracy

So going to play that.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Oh hells yeah.

Now I can make up for not owning a 360.

 

[T-Bone24]

That's amazing. Sackboy looks so great like that.

 

[Sovvolf]

Mmm, good work. Very creative of you.

 

[Khakionion]

When will LBP ripoffs of other games stop getting blogged by major news sites? Wasn't it enough to see Contra, Mario, Metal Gear Solid and other noteworthy games ripped off and lobotomized ad infinitum? Hasn't an interesting original level been made in LBP that's worth your time and ours?

I guess what I'm asking is: Yes, LBP can be used to make games. This is not news. Why is a copy of Limbo more noteworthy than anything made closer to Day 1 of LBP's release?

 

[JordanMillward_1]

Looks cool, but Limbo is better.

 

[Truly-A-Lie]

I wonder if it disappoints Media Molecule and United Front Games when the tools they created for LBP and Modnation are only ever used to recreate other games, instead of showing individual creative sides like they originally intended.

 

[The Austin]

That guy must have some serious LBP skills to pull that off.

 

[Korten12]

I wonder if it disappoints Media Molecule and United Front Games when the tools they created for LBP and Modnation are only ever used to recreate other games, instead of showing individual creative sides like they originally intended.

honestly, the best levels out there are not recreations.

 

[miva2]

nice, need to check that out!

 

[Dusk17]

It didn't look as challenging as Limbo. The first time I played Limbo I died all the time.

 

[Stevo_s]

ahh thats sooo awesome!!
I have to buy the next little big planet!