Best of PSN – LittleBigSanta

Regular reader and contributor Jonathan Porter joins us to talk about the most popular piece of new DLC in last week’s update…

It speaks volumes that every week since LittleBigPlanet’s release there’s been some free downloadable content for us to get our hands on, giving Sackboy the appearance of the likes of plants, televisions and now oddly enough, Santa.

Except of course it’s not odd, because there’s only a couple of weeks to go until Christmas and everywhere up and down the country is ramping up accordingly with decorations, sales and of course the obligatory cheesy-yet-undeniably-excellent Xmas tunes. Seeing Sackboy running, jumping, and just generally being a cute little Sackperson is a lovely sight especially when in preparation for some Santa madness of your own (www.santacon.co.uk).

Media Molecule has done a great job with releasing free content every week. Not only does it add a small amount of value to the LBP product, but it also makes sure no one’s going to forget about the game any time soon. Every week I find myself grabbing the latest costumes and immediately popping into the game to play with them. If MM can consistently keep getting content out there to fill the front of the PlayStation Store people will continue to play the game in their droves, which can only be a good thing.

Some people have claimed that Sackboy has become the poster-child of the PlayStation, but with this content however it may not be a stretch to start seeing Sackboy as the teddy bear of this generation. Aesthetically minded gamers can spend hours kitting out their Sackboy to look exactly how they want him to, eager for their little friend to stand out from the crowd when they take him online for some action.

Free content is always a nice addition to any game, but the fact that it’s emerged in such quantities has really shown Media Molecule’s commitment to the community, a thank-you for supporting such a great game. Here’s to hoping the future will bring much more content for our favourite Sackperson.