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Are platformers dead?

OceanSoulOceanSoul Registered User regular
edited June 2008 in Games and Technology
It seems over the years, platform games have been on the decline. I mean, there's still the Jak and Daxter series, and the Ratchet and Clank series, but other than that, I haven't found any new platformers worth playing.

I do play RPG's sometimes...but mostly just Final Fantasy or Pokemon.

I prefer to play jumping puzzles than strategize. It's just not the same.

I'm really longing for a good platformer on the Playstation 3. Can someone help me?

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  • ReznikReznik Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Uncharted has platforming?

    That's really all I can think of.

    The platforming in Uncharted is pretty fun, though.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Uncharted is kind of a platformer... I think. I mean, it has some platforming. Right?

    The Prince of Persia games...

    New Sonic game coming that might not be balls...

    Yeah, I think you're right. Most of the platformers left are action/platform hybrids (like the new Bionic Commando), and a lot of them look to focus more on the action part.

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  • PlutoniumPlutonium Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Super Mario Galaxy?

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  • AkimboEGAkimboEG Mr. Fancypants Wears very fine pants indeedRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    You should look into the indie scene.

    The upcoming Fez looks amazing, and if you haven't already, you should really get Aquaria (which is a sort of underwater metroid.)

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  • OceanSoulOceanSoul Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    HadjiQuest wrote: »
    Uncharted is kind of a platformer... I think. I mean, it has some platforming. Right?

    The Prince of Persia games...

    New Sonic game coming that might not be balls...

    Yeah, I think you're right. Most of the platformers left are action/platform hybrids (like the new Bionic Commando), and a lot of them look to focus more on the action part.

    Really? I heard Uncharted was an FPS. I do like Naughty Dog games, though.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    If you're not just looking at consoles, there have been plenty of recent platformers on the DS and PSP. I don't know the PS3's selection very well though.

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  • OceanSoulOceanSoul Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I can do PSP. I have a PS3, PSP, GBA, and GC. I prefer newer things, but those are the consoles I have.

    Haha, I thought you guys were going to be assholes, guess not.

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I like to see platforming mixed in with other genres. I recently finished up Mr. Robot, an indie PC game, which had the traditional turn based RPG combat. When you weren't fighting, though, you were hopping and bopping and moving crates instead of gabbing with NPCs. More genres need platforming added to them.

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  • W2W2 Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    What about Portal?

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  • CG FaggotryCG Faggotry BristolRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Psychonauts

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    W2 wrote: »
    What about Portal?

    Yeah, it's sort of a platformer/puzzle game. Even if it's not considered a platformer at all I still say everyone who plays games should play it. :D

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Plutonium wrote: »
    Super Mario Galaxy

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  • Anthony SwanAnthony Swan Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    W2 wrote: »
    What about Portal?

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  • ArceusArceus Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I get a feel we'll start squeezing blood from stones soon, so I shall cast the first (few, really):

    -God of War (Had platforming....I guess...)
    -Devil May Cry series (well, 1 did. 2 didn't. Not sure about 3. Think 4 did.)
    -Ninja Gaiden
    -Shinobi/Nightshade.

    Yeah, hope you've got an 80/60 gig PS3 for most of those suggestions.

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  • LibrarianThorneLibrarianThorne Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Indie games on Mac and PC would be your best bet for finding new platformers. Not to be a sitewhore, but the game linked in my sig is an action/platformer and it's pretty rockin'.

    On the major consoles, you're probably looking at XBLA/equivalents for getting the old school platforming feeling, but outside of that you've basically got the Prince of Persia series, Super Mario Galaxy, and various other games already mentioned.

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  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I'll agree with the indie scene thing.

    Cave Story. Cave Story. Cave Story.

    Cave Story is a really awesome action platformer similar to Metroid / Zelda in style. It could have been a missing SNES game in its own right, surprisingly high quality for an indie developed title. And it's free (it was pretty much a labour of love for the creator).

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  • ArceusArceus Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
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  • RichardTauberRichardTauber Kvlt Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Motocross games are the new plattformers. No, really! It's all about rythm jumping, choosing lines and getting blazing speeds. They should make a Sonic game with the mx vs atv-engine.

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  • ArceusArceus Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
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  • EtericEteric Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Plutonium wrote: »
    Super Mario Galaxy?

    The God of all platformers. :D

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  • SaddlerSaddler Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    The transition to 3d was especially tough on platformers, and they were never ubiquitous after that. Most of the old difficulties (camera, controls, graphics) seem to have been since overcome though, so I think we can expect good things.

    Most of the games posted in this thread are not PS3 games. Just sayin.

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  • ArceusArceus Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    subedii wrote: »
    I'll agree with the indie scene thing.

    Cave Story. Cave Story. Cave Story.

    Cave Story is a really awesome action platformer similar to Metroid / Zelda in style. It could have been a missing SNES game in its own right, surprisingly high quality for an indie developed title. And it's free (it was pretty much a labour of love for the creator).

    Can I get a download link? I've heard about this game for the longest time.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    DeMoN wrote: »
    subedii wrote: »
    I'll agree with the indie scene thing.

    Cave Story. Cave Story. Cave Story.

    Cave Story is a really awesome action platformer similar to Metroid / Zelda in style. It could have been a missing SNES game in its own right, surprisingly high quality for an indie developed title. And it's free (it was pretty much a labour of love for the creator).

    Can I get a download link? I've heard about this game for the longest time.

    Google Cave Story, first link.

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    There's my problem. I clicked on the second link.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    LEGO Star Wars is a platformer and sold bazillions. and was fucking awesome.

    Havent tried LEGO Indy but Im assuming it is just as good. LEGO Batman aswell will probably be great.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Sucks you don't have a Wii. There a metric fuckton on there.

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  • DírhaelDírhael NorwayRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Platformers aren't dead just yet, especially as long as there are developers making fantastic games such as...

    Aquaria

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    Trailer:
    Aquaria

    Even more...
    More Aquaria

    http://www.bit-blot.com/aquaria/

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  • OpiumOpium regular
    edited June 2008
    Aquaria is Metroid underwater, not really a platformer.

    Anyway this TT is pretty silly. You don't get to say "[genre] is dead" when you can't be arsed to buy the platforms that are overflowing with said genre (most notably, Wii and DS in this case).

    Anyway, here are some that were not mentioned yet but also notable:

    - New Super Mario Bros
    - Super Princess Peach
    - Kirby Canvas Curse
    - Kirby Squeak Squad
    - Yoshi's Island DS

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    If there is justice in this world, platformers will live on. A lot of them suck, but every once in awhile a platformer comes along that's just plain magical.

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  • JCRooksJCRooks Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    So, to sum things up, platformers are certainly not dead. There are many games that have platforming elements to them (LEGO Star Wars, Portal), or are platformers but don't look quite like one (Aquaria), or come from indie-companies that you may not be familiar with, or some/all of the above.

    I do agree that if all you're looking for is carbon copies of Jak & Dexter, Ratchet & Clank, Banjo-Kazooie, etc. you may think that "platformers are dead" but that's far from the case.

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  • DírhaelDírhael NorwayRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Opium wrote: »
    Aquaria is Metroid underwater, not really a platformer.

    Well, it sure does have a *lot* of platforming for something that isn't a platformer, but ok, it's not a pure platformer. Then again neither are most games people would put in this category.

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  • Cpt_InnocuousCpt_Innocuous Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Wow I should read the OP.

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
    Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
    New Super Mario Bros
    Kirby Canvas Curse
    Contra 4
    Sonic Rush, SR Adventure
    Megaman ZX, ZX Advent

    Daxter
    Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
    Loco Roco (if that counts)
    Megaman Powered Up
    Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
    Megaman Maverick Hunter X

    Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction

    N+
    Alien Hominid HD

    Super Mario Galaxy
    LostWinds
    Nights
    Sonic & The Secret Rings

    and possibly these, i guess:
    Lego Star Wars / Lego Indy Jones
    The new Tomb Raider game(s)
    Metal Slug Anthology



    There are a few things coming out on the DLC services in the near future as well..

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  • StriferStrifer Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I was horribly burned by Mr. Robot. The demo was too short for me to realize how crappy the game really was.

    Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria. Although it is a JRPG, you spend most of the game 2D platforming. It's an odd mix, but it works wonders.

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    The free indie game Knytt Stories is pretty damn good.

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  • FremFrem Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2006!

    (I kid, I kid.)

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  • OpiumOpium regular
    edited June 2008
    Dìrhael wrote: »
    Opium wrote: »
    Aquaria is Metroid underwater, not really a platformer.

    Well, it sure does have a *lot* of platforming
    Read the OP. He is looking for platformers in the traditional sense (Super Mario-alikes), with jumping etc. Aquaria is not a platformer, more of a treasure hunt with a lot of swimming back and forth and nifty spell mechanics and boss battles etc. Essentialy Super Metroid with swimming instead of jumping.

    It's an amazing game mind you, but not a platformer.

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