kupomogli on 28 February 2014
2D.
A lot of 3D platformers have issues that 2D platformers don't normally have. Most are fetch quest in design. Most are less platforming than they are exploration, Simplistic gameplay with less variety in a 2D game works better than simplistic gameplay with less variety in a 3D game. 3D platformers tend to have less of a penalty for missing a jump.
Not counting games that are more action/adventure than 3D platformers, games like Shadow of the Colossus, Ys Oath in Felghana, etc, my favorite 3D platformers are Gurumin, the PSX Crash Bandicoot games, Super Mario 3D Land, Mirror's Edge, and the first Jak and Daxter. Not sure if Mirror's Edge would be a 3D platformer or not, but it's mostly running and platforming, so might as well.
