Onyxmeth on 19 March 2008
All I'm getting from everyone is that Mario games are platformers and Donkey Kong games used to be? That's it? Does anyone here consider ICO to be a platformer? It had more jumping and less fighting than most Mario games. My point was to see how in a 3D gaming world can a platformer still be a real genre. Back in the days, everything was a platformer, whether there was tons of shooting, sword fighting or whatever. Ninja Gaiden, Contra, Castlevania all platformers. Nowadays, you need to concentrate almost solely on the jumping aspect for there to be any consideration of a platformer or at least put a cute mascot in the role.
Tag: Became a freaking mod and a complete douche, coincidentally, at the same time.
