Media Molecule's upcoming Vita game Tearaway is almost relentlessly charming, and in every way a reflection of the studio that made it. Media Molecule is one of the most charming studios working today; a British-based group of highly creative individuals lead by a seemingly incorruptible ethos that games should be, above all, playful.
For a studio with only a single franchise behind them – LittleBigPlanet - it's quite remarkable that we can isolate a personality at all, let alone one as endearing as Media Molecule's. But LittleBigPlanet had such a distinctive voice, it comes as no surprise to find Tearaway shares similar sensibilities. There's a fascination with crafting, for example. There's folklore. There's a joie de vivre. And, despite the fact that Tearaway Creative Lead Rex Crowle doesn't quite see it, there's a bit of (charming) British whimsy, too.
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