LittleBigPlanet dev: Harrison's influence was "pivotal"
- Posted June 26th, 2008 at 08:00 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Media Molecule Co-Founder Alex Evans has said that Phil Harrison’s influence during the conceptual stages of the studio’s forthcoming LittleBigPlanet was “completely key and pivotal.”
Speaking with Gamesindustry.biz, Evans stated, "Obviously that then transitioned into Sony, and especially the team at Liverpool, and Michael Denny - I don't want to downplay their roles as well. But certainly with Phil, at the very beginning, the amazing thing was that he got it.”
Evans went on to describe how the team struggled to put the game into words before the project actually took shape, and initially felt that publishers would not grasp the idea, “let alone champion it.”
"But the interesting thing with Phil was that when we pitched to him, we actually played down what became the Game 3.0 things that he talked about,” he explained.
"We pitched much more of a platform game, the physics and so on, and he was very instrumental in telling us to think about what it would mean to have user-generated content - to think about what that means for the community."
"I think that was his influence on the game early on, and I think it was hugely useful to have that degree of focus in the right place, and the right time."
Despite Harrison’s recent move to Infograms, Evans stated that Sony is fully supportive of the title, and feels there will be a continuation of “good patterns" that were established during the development process.
LittleBigPlanet is due out exclusively on PlayStation 3 later this year.
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admartian |
admartian- 9:05am BST - June 26th, 2008
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Phil will be missed. It should be interesting how his replacement pans out.
Although the cancellation of the Getaway (known franchised - platinum titles) and a promising title in Eight Days, does not bode well.
Good luck though, because if he does well, then we reap the benefits.
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Staticneuron |
Staticneuron- 9:43am BST - June 26th, 2008
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People diss phil but I thought he put on a good face to sony and it seems like he is a real gamer at heart.
Why oh why did you choose atari phil?
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 9:54am BST - June 26th, 2008
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I think "social gaming" is an oxymoron. The most popular online gaming is anti-social in nature and brings the worst out in people.
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evilmonkey501 |
evilmonkey501- 11:39am BST - June 26th, 2008
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lmfao You are so right ODIUM_GENERERIS_HUMANI !
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bracomadar |
bracomadar- 1:58pm BST - June 26th, 2008
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In 1960, The Beatles were formed in
The Beatles = LittleBigPlanet
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edward_moffet |
edd- 3:55pm BST - June 26th, 2008
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phils departure sucks its a good thing that kaz understands the importance of community based gaming dont let media molecule go sony if i was them i would try to make them first party they have amazing potential and you would have to be blind not to see it
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jigglespsu
- 11:10pm BST - June 26th, 2008
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@odium
There's also a huge Japanese influence here ... people need virtual space to enjoy with their friends (hence HOME being pushed so hard). This extends to the gaming arena too. Admitedly it's not the same as going out to the park with a football but at least the weather's better.
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gameoholic |
Demented007- 12:08am BST - June 27th, 2008
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This game is goin to be dope! PSN ID-Demented007
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