Media Molecule has a unique reputation as a studio focused on creative gaming, and with Dreams, the developer is looking to dial everything up to 11. In the above video, studio head Siobhan Reddy and the game's creative director Mark Healey are asked why the team wanted to make something like Dreams, and the answer is about what you'd expect.
"It felt like the natural progression to me, from LittleBigPlanet," Says Healey, remembering the success of Sackboy and the millions of creations made by the community. He also goes on to tell the story of his own experiences growing up, playing but also programming games on the Commodore 64. "It was a computer with a keyboard, and you could buy games for it, but you could also program. You could make things straight away. And then when consoles became the more prominent thing, I got my PSone and thought, 'How do I make a game for this?' It suddenly felt like this thing that had been locked off from me." He wants PS4 players to be able to have a similar experience with Dreams by providing the tools necessary for people to create their own experiences.
From what we've seen of it, the game is looking to deliver on that vision. The variety Media Molecule has been able to display from its announcement to now is frankly staggering. When that elusive beta does hit, we can only imagine the sort of things people are going to make. It's going to be really exciting.
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Given the deluge of recent coverage, surely the beta cant be too far off?
It really looks mind blowing but I got to wonder if they r going to deliver an incredibly creative game but nonetheless rather niche or if its going to be accessible for kids to have mindless fun with it on their own.
I hope its both like lbp.
I really want this game maker game game.
With proper marketing it has the potential to become something huge. I just don't see Sony supporting it as much as they should.
@naruball think Sony have shown how much they love & support this studio over the years I think your comment is very unfair I think Sony will be championing this game.
When I was a child I really wanted to visit the worlds and characters of my favorite cartoons and I plan to do my best to do so with Dreams. I plan on doing some Beetlejuice, Doug, Winnie the Pooh, Ghostbusters and more. I hope others do as well.
@David187 I'd like nothing more than to be wrong. But it seems to me that Sony isn't going to invest any money for ads like they did with Spider man and other important franchises. Showing videos here and there isn't gonna cut it.
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