When it gets down to it, I think what allows the Mario series to endure amongst this currently crowded field is it's mastery of snappy action in level design, as well as it's utilisation of power - ups, which very
few other platformers dabble in.
Not exact matches
This on the
other hand is much more simplified, basically just a basic
platformer few levels that you can finish in about 3 hours, so a bit of disappointment for me, but it's still pretty solid
platformer, it's still Ducktales and it has a fantastic soundtrack, including beautiful covers of the main theme, both instrumental in the main menu and vocal version in the final credits.
i want them to have a party game together, a racing game together, a
platformer together where bowser and dr. eggman team up and mario and sonic team up (they discover each
other's worlds because mysterious portals appear or something like that), and maybe a sports game (or a
few) together.
Gamers nostalgic for a 3D
platformer that has all the hallmarks, good and bad, of the genre are sure to rejoice at Yooka - Laylee, while
others may wish for a
few more modern conveniences (like a map!)
There were
platformers and beat - em - ups and similar, but they were usually poor conversions from
other platforms at best, with
few worth taking a risk on.
Sadly enough, DYE has a
few negatives that can't be overlooked, speedrunners and challenging
platformer fans will likely enjoy the game but it is hard to recommend for
other players, even for the low $ 5 price point.
Any
other ordinary indie
platformer would probably get praised for having any one of these features as its only unique trait but thankfully Shovel Knight has a lot more to offer than just these
few tricks.
It's the relentlessly brilliant variety that elevates Odyssey above and beyond any recent
platformer you can care to mention, and a fair
few other Mario games as well.
While several of the non-Mario
platformers on the 3DS are definitely Wii U hidden gems as well, let's take a look at a
few others.
A definitely memorable time during Pax Prime 2015 was surely the time Double - Jump, myself, and a couple of
others were at the Nindies booth trying out a
few of sessions of 13AM Games «masterpiece, Runbow on the Nintendo Wii U. Runbow is a colorful
platformer where you constantly have to adapt to the...
What really set the game apart from
others when I revisited it was how well it held up compared to
other adult games — at its core is a great
platformer and an interesting story that's made much more remarkable by how dirty it was while being on a Nintendo console but what ultimately matters to me is that when I played it a
few years ago I still found the poo funny.
While cinematic
platformers have been around since the 80s, this sub-genre has
fewer games then
others and the average fan may not be as familiar with it.