misterd on 13 September 2007
| nintendo_fanboy said: Why did all the platformers disappear anyway? Back in the glorious N64 days, it looked like platformers were THE genre to make the step to the third dimension... |
My guess? Mario64 owned, and inspired craploads of bad imitators unable to match Mario's success. Plus Sony kicked the whole "kiddie" thing into hyperdrive so developers gave up on the genre. As for BT3, I loooooved BK1, moreso than Mario, and the loss of that franchise is the only reason I mourned Rare's loss (I regret the duo will not be in SSBB). The final BK "game" level is among the most inspired things I've seen in a game. BK2 failed to deliver what BK1 promised, but was still the 3rd or 4th best 3D platformer of that generation. Given Rare's recent record I'm not getting my hopes up, but I'll certainly give it a chance.
