At the time of release, Little Big Planet was marketed as one of the first must-own games for the Playstation 3. With its quirky, potentially iconic characters slowly becoming the face of the console, the pressure to become a system seller turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy for Media Molecule's biggest ever release at the time. And while the game is one of the better platformers to release in the past generation - especially at a time when the genre was essentially dead - it wasn't quite the revolution that many people expected. Much of the pre-release hype focused on the ability for the community to create their own levels, essentially adding an endless amount of playability to the game - yet this feature eventually turned out to be nothing more than a glorified map creator we had all seen before.
Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.
