Games

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Sumo Digital

2020•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehistoricalfastimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect a wide-ranging, very fast platformer, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

103 ratings

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About This Game

Iconic PlayStation hero, Sackboy returns in an all-new 3D adventure with a deeply immersive and expressive control scheme. Players can go on this epic platforming journey solo-style, or they can team up with friends for collaborative, chaotic multiplayer fun.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The dastardly Vex (a near-mythical being born of chaos and fear, no less) kidnaps Sackboy’s friends and forces them to build his Topsy Turver. This most deadly diabolical device will transform Craftworld from a fantastical land of pure imagination and innocent dreams… into a torrid, barren eyesore of nightmares. Ooh the fiend! But legend tells of a prophecy from deep within the ancient order of the Knitted Knights, Craftworld’s legendary protectors. For only the brave, fearless, chivalrous and, yes, gallant can save the day in an almost too dramatic for words race against time stuffed with...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHistoricalAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

Character customizationFamily friendly

Where to play

Details

Developer: Sumo Digital
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released: 12 November 2020
Series: LittleBigPlanet
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Time to beat: 8h rushed, 13h normally, 30h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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