LittleBigPlanet 3 Reviews

Anthony John Agnello

Digital Trends

August 23, 2019

“LittleBigPlanet 3 is a well-intentioned pastiche of different activities that is simultaneously too restrictive and too open-ended to achieve greatness.”

Shubhankar Parijat

GamingBolt

January 6, 2015

8/10

Not the best game in the series, and definitely not the most refreshing or the most remarkable, but a solid LBP game and platformer nonetheless that everyone should be able to enjoy.

Anthony Taormina

Game Rant

November 26, 2014

7/10

At the end of the day, LittleBigPlanet 3 is a proof of concept more than anything else. The game shows that the power of the PS4 can deliver stunning levels and that these new characters can keep the formula fresh. We just will have to wait until a fourth game to see those singular elements truly come together. Die-hard fans will find a lot to love in LittleBigPlanet 3, but everyone else is better off waiting for the next game.

Andrew Hayward

Stuff

November 25, 2014

The Sack is back, and this time he’s got the power of the PlayStation 4 behind him in LittleBigPlanet 3. That means more creation options, glossier graphics, and even new playable characters – but sadly, this sequel also brings more bugs and issues.

Matt_Paprocki

Game Skinny

November 23, 2014

8/10

Sony's creativity suite returns, bursting with color, smiles, and cleaner platforming overall.

Judi Azmand

COGConnected

November 19, 2014

88/100

This time around, the story (named Adventure mode) takes place in Bunkum where the previously sealed away Titans have been released and use the new antagonist, Newton, as their puppet to put an end to creativity. It’s up to Sackboy to awaken the three original heroes – Oddsock, Toggle, and Swoop – who sealed the Titans away before to make a return.

Sammy Barker

Push Square

November 18, 2014

8/10

Reviewing a LittleBigPlanet game at launch is a little like rating The Beatles’ entire catalogue based on everything up to Rubber Soul: the pieces are in place, but the real magic is yet to come. A community centric sequel such as this deserves time to properly mature, but expectations demand that we put pen to paper now. The question is: does Sackboy still have the spark to ensure that his third home console adventure's a charm – or has the Imagisphere’s once overflowing well of ideas finally run dry?

Alexa Ray Corriea

GameSpot

November 18, 2014

7/10

LittleBig promises.

Lucy O'Brien

IGN

November 18, 2014

6.8/10

LittleBigPlanet 3 is an enormous - and, at times, unruly - game. It’s Adventure mode is beautifully designed, and new power-ups and character abilities switch up the usual bread-and-butter platforming gameplay, but it’s let down by limited options for co-operative play and most significantly, a number of game-breaking bugs on the PlayStation 4. While a little daunting for newcomers, its supersized creation tookit has enormous potential for creating deep and diverse play, and it’s here where LittleBigPlanet 3 justifies its existence. [Editor's note - a Day One patch for LittleBigPlanet 3 may resolve some of the bug issues, but we...

Stefan L

TheSixthAxis

November 18, 2014

8/10

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a quite major step forward for the series. The story might not explore all of the potential, but briefly shines a light on what the new possibilities might be for those making their own levels. The wide array of new tools, the removal of limitations and addition of new characters and power-ups will all serve to empower the community to reach new heights.

AOTF Staff

Attack of the Fanboy

November 18, 2014

LittleBigPlanet 3 retains all the charm and whimsy of the previous games, while giving its players an unprecedented set of tools to unleash their imaginations in full-scale adventures.

Chris Carter

Destructoid

November 18, 2014

7.5/10

With all of the innovations LittleBigPlanet 3 brings with Toggle, Oddsock, and Swoop, it’s a shame they aren’t allowed to show off their stuff on a regular basis, because they are the best thing to happen to the series in years. It would be nice to see them return in a big way in a potential sequel, but for now hardcore LBP fans should have enough creation options to last them until that point.

Steve Watts

ShackNews

November 17, 2014

7/10

LittleBigPlanet 3 is perhaps a little too comfortable imitating the same basic hooks and simple storybook appeal of past ventures into the world of cloth and yarn. Sumo Digital has made some very sharp revisions and additions that correct some of the series' historic weaknesses, but those all fit into a familiar package. This is the most daring the series has been so far, but it's still very much cut in the cloth of Media Molecule's pre-made pattern.

Mike Jennings

Den of Geek

December 30, 2008

Simple pleasures form the basis of this game, but that doesn't mean it's a pushover...