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saicho said:
dsister44 said:
angrypoolman said:
shooter/platformer. it was cool


Platformers are a dieing genre, but the Conduit sure as hell is not a platformer

If Prince of Persia, Uncharted and inFamous can be considered as platformers, I don't see why The Conduit or any other game can't be.

What are the main focuses of The Conduit?

Just because there's a jump button doesn't make it a platformer.



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saicho said:
dsister44 said:
angrypoolman said:
shooter/platformer. it was cool


Platformers are a dieing genre, but the Conduit sure as hell is not a platformer

If Prince of Persia, Uncharted and inFamous can be considered as platformers, I don't see why The Conduit or any other game can't be.

How much jumping from platform to platform do you do in The Conduit? Becuase it makes up at least half of the gameplay in those other games you listed. You mustn't know much about Prince of Persia if you think it's not a platformer.



--OkeyDokey-- said:
Prince of Persia, Braid and Mirror's Edge are some others. I'd say Uncharted and inFamous are just as much platformers as Ratchet, too.

If Mirrors Edge is one then yes.



 

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It's fairly easy to see who are the console gamers here and who are the handheld ones. Platformers this gen:


Little Big Planet (PS3)
Ratchet and Clank Future (PS3)
PixelJunk Eden (PS3)

Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Wario Land: Shake It (Wii)
de Blob (Wii)
Klonoa (Wii)
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (Wii)

Cloning Clyde (360)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (360)

Sonic Unleashed (360/PS3/Wii)
N+ (360/PSP/DS)
Braid (360/PC)
Prince of Persia (360/PS3)
Megaman 9 (360/PS3/Wii)
Bionic Commando Rearmed (360/PS3/PC)
Prince of Persia Classic (PS3/360)
Mirror's Edge (PS3/360)

Super Mario 64 DS (DS)
Megaman Zx (DS)
Magaman ZX Advent (DS)
Drawn to Life (DS)
New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
Super Princess Peach (DS)
Yoshi's Island DS (DS)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS)
Kirby Squeak Squad (DS)
The Legendary Starfy (DS)
Rayman DS (DS)
Sonic Rush (DS)
Sonic Rush Adventure (DS)
Yoshi's Touch and Go (DS)
Kirby's Canvas Curse (DS)
DK Jungle Climber (DS)
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (DS)
Chronos Twin (DS)

Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (PSP)
Ultimate Ghosts N Goblins (PSP)
Megaman Powered Up (PSP)
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
Megaman Maverick Hunter X (PSP)
Daxter (PSP)
Secret Agent Clank (PSP)
Hammerin' Hero (PSP)
Ape Escape: On the Loose (PSP)

My personal top five:

1. Braid
2. N+
3. Prince of Persia
4. New Super Mario Bros.
5. Chronos Twin



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Oh!

I also forgot the game of the year is going to be a platformer-- Scribblenaughts!



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Onyxmeth said:

My personal top five:

1. Braid
2. N+
3. Prince of Persia
4. New Super Mario Bros.
5. Chronos Twin

Did you hate super mario galaxy lol?

 

Anyway one could call metroid prime a platformer in some ways.



can we count handheld games? if not then first 5-6 games are wii only titles and if we count upcoming games i doubt any ps360 title would be in top 10 - there's just way too many awesome wii platformers right now.
Super Mario Galaxy, De Blob, Wario Land, Lost Winds, Klonoa, Super Paper Mario, Dewy's Adventure and then there are upcoming games like New Super Mario Bros 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Boy and His Blob, Lost Winds 2,
good platformers are Mega Man 9 and Lego Indiana Jones.
LBP is really average platformer - if it didn't have level creator it would be a broken game to me considering the real physics(i consider this game way below Dewy's Adventure).



I supppose Uncharted can also be considered a platformer. And that's awesome. inFamous has some platforming elements. Prince of Persia is another one...

That's about it, really. Not many, you're right.



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