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Degausser on 15 January 2011
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Lucas-Rio said:
Degausser said:

 I wish there were more platformers out there tbh, and not just 2D ones >_>. SMG1 and 2 are absolutely amazing but they're pretty much the only 3D platformers out there nowadays, aside from ratchet and Clank who while fun have sort of burnt out on me. I wish they'd bring back GOOD Crash, Spyro, Jak and Daxter, 3D Donkey games etc.

 I don't mind the 2D stuff but I'm starting to prefer the indie / downloadalbe side of that like Braid and VVVVVV. Dunno why, I think I just have trouble paying full price for a 2D platformer that essentially just plays like a SNES game, but will never live up to the crazy pedestal I put those games on now with my nostalgia tinted glasses.

Sonic 4 really didn't do anything for me either... I keep trying to like it but it just feels so, lifeless.


I completely disagree witht that.

If you want the 2D platform to be alive, it needs to be full price game, with budget and ambition, and selling at retail. If you don't do that, it will be indies low budget game to download and I can tell you that nobody care about that.

 I'm enjoying the cheaper, more experimental platformers on the indie side of things then Nintendo just remaking SNES games with a nicer background. That was the exact reason I really couldn't stand Sonic 4 and NSMB just didn't do anything for me, fair enough if you like it but I really couldn't get into it. Lots of people care about the indie scene, the downloadable games and whatnot - it's quickly becoming the only part of gaming with any real innovation.

 Some people seem to play these games and love them for the nostalgic feel and retroness, but that's what puts me off. Oh well.