Nearly a Decade Later IV: The Gatekeepers of Randomness

## LittleBigPlanet Universe

*"I... have to thank you, Sackboy. For all the memories you've given me. But it seems the only way for me to leave this place is if there's nothing left for me to come back to! I already killed all my friends, and with these Emeralds you've collected for me, I'll make sure the Imagisphere remains ruined, as a desert. I'm gonna make sure nobody else gets stuck on this game like I did. Especially not in the state it's in now."*
―Silverhawk to Sackboy
**Nearly a Decade Later IV: The Gatekeepers of Randomness** is a 2022 *LittleBigPlanet 3* level series created by Silverhawk555. It is a sequel to *Nearly A Decade Later and You Still Have Trouble Acing the Level*, *Nearly A Decade Later 2: Ace-lectric Boom-galoo*, and *Nearly A Decade Later III: Cream of the Crop Circle*.

Taking place sometime after *Battle for BFLBI: The Power of Tanner*, *Nearly a Decade Later IV* presents Sackboy, who must journey throughout the Imagisphere to stop the Gatekeepers of Randomness, six supernatural, unnatural celestial beings who seek to collect the Chaos Emeralds to bring to their King. *Nearly a Decade Later IV* contains seven levels, with eight bosses to encounter.

All levels in *Nearly a Decade Later IV* were published to the *LittleBigPlanet* Community on September 24th, 2022. Silverhawk555 uploaded multiple different versions of *Nearly a Decade Later IV* to his YouTube Channel; The **Good Ending** Playthrough was released on September 24th, 2022, while the **Bad Ending** and **Speedrun Mode** Playthroughs were both released on September 29th, 2022. *Nearly a Decade Later IV* is the penultimate installment in *THE FINAL PHASE SAGA*.

The Official Soundtrack for *Nearly a Decade Later IV* was released on January 22nd, 2023.

## Description

*A long time ago, The Gatekeepers of Randomness were on a mission to collect seven ancient gems to return to their home dimension. For an unknown reason, they fled during the war. Now they have been called upon The King, who is seeking the gems for his own plans. It is up to Sackboy to stop The Gatekeepers before their presence causes irreversible strangeness to the Imagisphere.*

## Gameplay Overview

In *Nearly a Decade Later IV: The Gatekeepers of Randomness*, Sackboy is called upon by Mrs. Key to stop the Gatekeepers of Randomness, six supernatural, unnatural celestial beings, who seek to collect the Chaos Emeralds. The seven levels in *Nearly a Decade Later* are remixes of different levels throughout the *LittleBigPlanet 1*, *LittleBigPlanet 2*, and *LittleBigPlanet 3* Story Modes.

The gameplay is usually the same, but with the levels being decorated with random craziness to fit the theme of the story, such as having talking Sticker Panel cutouts of pop-culture characters, and various memes that mostly originate from 2000s media. At the end of each level, the player must go up against one of the Gatekeepers of Randomness in a boss battle. When the player completes each boss battle, they're rewarded with a different coloured Chaos Emerald and proceed to the next level.

The side quest of *Nearly a Decade Later IV* is to collect all of Mrs. Key's 21 Lost Children. There are three keys in each level that Sackboy must try to collect. If the player succeeds in collecting all 21 keys scattered throughout all seven levels, they get the **Good Ending**, causing them to unlock the eighth boss battle. If the player is unsuccessful with collecting all the keys, they get the **Bad Ending**, which presents Mrs. Key, disappointed that some of her children are still missing.

## Levels

* *LEVEL 1NE: BOOM TOWN*
* *LEVEL 2WO: BANG FOR BUCK*
* *LEVEL 3HREE: WHERE IN THE WORLD IS AVALON CENTRIFUGE*
* *LEVEL 4OUR: SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL*
* *LEVEL 5IVE: THE GREAT ESCAPE*
* *LEVEL 6IX: THE BUNKER*
* *LEVEL 7EVEN: BOOM TOWN AGAIN*

## Gallery

### Official Versions

Nearly A Decade Later IV - (GOOD ENDING PLAYTHROUGH) - LBP3 Level - (Official Version)Nearly A Decade Later IV - (BAD ENDING PLAYTHROUGH) - LBP3 Level - (Official Version)Nearly A Decade Later IV - (SPEEDRUN MODE) - LBP3 Level - Official Version
### Miscellaneous

Nearly A Decade Later IV SOUNDTRACK - (30 Songs) - LittleBigPlanet Music Sequencers