Ken Levine Contributed Writing to PlayStation All-Stars

SuperBot Entertainment isn’t messing around with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The brawler's roster might not appeal to everyone, but there’s no denying that each of the characters accurately capture the spirit of their original franchises. As such, it’s not particularly surprising to learn that Irrational Games’ Ken Levine contributed new writing to the game for Big Daddy's portrayal.

"We worked really closely with Irrational on the development and getting Big Daddy and Little Sister into the game," game director Omar Kendall told Polygon. "But when it came to the script writing, Ken Levine, who is the creative director at Irrational, actually took over writing duties and wrote every line of script and dialogue for Big Daddy and Little Sister in the game.

"To me, it sort of speaks to the respect and acknowledgement we have for the IP holders. We take this very seriously, and sometimes the IP holders know best, and obviously we want to present the characters in the best way for the developers and the fans."

According to Kendall, the same care went into each of the game’s characters – including those owned by Sony studios such as Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch. "There's never really been a game quite like this done at Sony," he added. "I don't think a lot of people know how Sony works, but each IP holder is really an island at Sony. It's not a case of if I want to use Nathan Drake in my game I can use Nathan Drake and do whatever I want to that character. The creators, Naughty Dog, have a very large say in the way that that character is treated up to and including that character's inclusion in the video game.”

As a result, Kendall’s extremely proud of the game’s 20 character roster. Someone tell the folks over at NeoGAF.