platformers aren't about gameplay, they are about how you feel

[Th3PANO]

bananaking21 said:

Th3PANO said:

the emotions you got playing these games and thinking newer games don't have it is i think cause of A: you were younger B: 3D was still new C: nostalgia

i still had them playing games when i was older. i listed two examples one from this gen and the one before it to rol. pitfall and limbo. nostalgia does have something to do with it yes but its not impossible for me to feel the same way again

First of all I think there a still platformers from big developers that have a huge amount of imagination and that feeling of adventure/exploration. Rayman Origins (and Legends as far as we can tell), Super Mario Galaxy, Sonic Colours, Donkey Kong Country Returns are the ones that are the first when I think of great platformers from big developers which offer these "emotions".

And there are for sure those indy games, for example - Shovelknight looks like a great game. The Problem is that more and more developers are afraid of making unique/big Platformers cause they are afraid that it won't sell.  And that's often right i guess. Every Non-Nintendo Platformer struggles to get nearly the same numbers. (not speaking of NSMB. These numbers are from another world)