Little Big Planet

I like video games...to a point. I haven't the attention span to play for more than a few minutes. And, it REALLY bugs me to see kids/people waste away their lives playing games. Like TV, a little is good but too much will ruin you, in my mind.

Okay, okay. I admit it. We own a PS3. I'd blame K.C. but I didn't put up much of a protest at getting a new toy. We justified the purchase--paid in full, btw--by telling ourselves we don't do much for entertainment. We rarely go to movies, etc, etc.

But, I am pretty darn sure we bought for one HUGE reason: Little Big Planet.

If you have or have access to a PS3 you HAVE got to play this game. It's the cutest, most entertaining, most creative work of art I've ever seen in the gaming world. On a technical level, it's impressive for its powerful physics engine (everything moves just like it would in the real world) and for its ultra-realistic graphics. Creatively speaking, LBP has opened a new door for player interaction. Your character and menu screen, the Pod, are very customizable with costumes, colors, objects, etc. Best of all, players can now build their own levels.

Now, think about that for a second. Build your own level. Build elevators, bad guys, fire pits, caves...if you can think of it, you can do it.

Okay, people...I'm pretty sure my reading audience isn't a big gaming crowd, so I'm going to leave it at that. LBP is, in my mind, the best non-gamers game EVER MADE.

Enough said. :)