As opposed to the LBP games this one was built around the platforming. The mechanics are very tight making the levels very fun to speed run. It seems this borrows a lot of ideas from big platformers before it, there’s a little bit of New Super Mario bros vibes as well as some Rayman Legends (with fun but much less impressive music levels).

Despite the improved controls I still like the LBP games better, there is a certain charm Media Molecule had, both in the storytelling and the gameplay mechanics. There is a handful of levels but the scope is greatly reduced, lacking creative mode as well as an active community component. I found it a bit tedious too you couldn’t create or change costumes whenever you pleased. It’s very lacking for a first-party Sony game.

Nonetheless it’s an alright game, something fun for your kids or to casually play with your friends

LittleBigPlanet games are known for their creativity, innovation and create & share mentality, but nothing like that is present in this game. It's just a basic platformer where only new additions are infinite lives and top-down view. Some levels are good, but too many of them felt like a fillers to make the game longer. It doesn't help that advancing in the game requires backtracking & replaying old levels because you need to collect some orbs to unlock new ones. As a LittleBigPlanet fan it saddens me to admit that I was mostly just bored with this game.