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Kasz216 on 11 May 2010
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nitekrawler1285 said:

Any less of a platformer... no...

a WORSE platformer.  Yes.

It's like saying having laggy imputs doesn't make a fighter any less of a fighter.  It doesn't... however it makes it a WORSE fighter.  It's not about "Playing like mario".  There are tons of 2D platformers all with different control methods.

Outside of LBP... the ones with floaty jumps have all been unviersally panned, and for good reason.  Floaty jumps mean one of two things.

1) The controls are bad.

2) The platforming involves no challenge as you have too much time to react.  It's like playing in slowmow.

It also puts a strange disconect in moving while on moving objects... and causes a number of other factors.  The fact that you can change Sackboys Physics is a HUGE win, though it will be bothersome to have to discover a good setup on your own.  LBP tends to avoid the criticism of the jumping just because of the rest of the package.

Having good and tight "non-floaty" jump physics is about as important to a platformer as accurate controls are to a FPS and low input lag in a fighting game.

So does that mean games like Loco Rocco are worse games than Mario?  They have floaty physics too and are pretty well reviewed.  What about Kirby or Super Princess Peach, and Klonoa?  I just thought those games were different and that's what made them worth playing. Regardless,  all games with floaty physics have not been universally panned. It appears that having "non-floaty" jumps physics isn't about as important to having a good platformer as you would like it to be.

Er... none of those games you listed actually have floaty physics.

They have tight jumping that allow a floating game options.  I'm not sure if you've actually played any of those games, but you can find plenty of videos on youtube that can show you the difference... or if you happen to own one or more of them... you should play one... then play LBP.  It'll explain a lot.  Either way, not really worth argueing.

This may actually get me to pick up my copy of LBP for the first time in forever, just in the knowledge that a better game is out for which I can use the content on.  Looking foward to it.  Probably will hold off getting Games Factory on PC and instead just pick up LBP2.

This is a good thing.