disolitude said:
Forgive me in asking this as I don't really follow the trends for platformers...but arent standard platformers on their last legs at this point? Mario sells...but rest have died off like cows in a lightning storm. While you say that nobody wanted a spin-off...I wasn't even considering this game as I thought exactly what you did. I'll be hoping around...shooting fruits at things and have cheesy plot to follow... After seeing the preview I've realized that some thought has gone in to this game to expand the known platformer and that it may have the freedom I need to have a good gaming experience these days. So I wouldn't say nobody wanted this...except maybe the die hard fans of the old game. |
That's just like...your opinion, man. I think we need a poll here or somewhere, because I think a large majority of people who at least PLAYED the original, don't have to be die-hard fans, would have preferred a genuine platformer sequel.
Platformers are on their last legs? Oh yeah, that's because all the recent platformers suck other than the big-names. Developers aren't developing platformers because they're lazy, because platformers require huge, creative, unique levels, and the more levels the better. Platformers aren't as popular simply because they stopped making good ones. This game could have been an awesome new platformer as well as a homage to the old stuff (as Rare likes to do anyway, because that's all they can do to remember how great they once were).
LEFT4DEAD411.COM
Bet with disolitude: Left4Dead will have a higher Metacritic rating than Project Origin, 3 months after the second game's release. (hasn't been 3 months but it looks like I won :-p )