In the end, Freedom Planet is a well - polished, 2D platformer that incorporates the best elements from the Sonic and
other classic platformer games.
Not exact matches
Games like Cuphead, Super Meat Boy, Celeste, and a slew of
other fantastic games are leading the way for
platformers in 2018, and I couldn't help but want to see Nintendo inject some of the same originality found in those games, but nonetheless, the game is still a solid
platformer and has the heart of a
classic Nintendo
platformer.
This sequel has the same basic idea: a 2D side - scrolling action
platformer that, while it has influences from all the aforementioned games, is also reminiscent of
other old school
classics such as Contra and Metal Slug, as well as newer bullet hell shooters.
Other notable releases this week include another pair of
classic Arcade Archives games, Sengoku 2 and Star Force; the critically acclaimed text adventure Subsurface Circular; the horror game Detention; the investigative game A Normal Lost Phone; the 2D
platformer Little Triangle; and the Q - Bert - like puzzler Totes the Goat.
The Game Hill Quest, The Beginning is a 2D
platformer that features all the
classic elements of the genre: run and jump through moving platforms and
other hazards as you defeat enemies and search for keys.
The game recalls fairy tales and
other European folklore as well as the
classic role - playing games (RPGs) and
platformers that many of today's gamers grew up playing.
It was more of a cult
classic than a flop and could have been as big as the
other action -
platformer games that made there mark on the ps2 (ratchet & clank, Jack & Daxter, ect) if it weren't for whatever it was that caused such low initial sales.
But it's certainly not alone in the stable of
classic mobile
platformers, and one of the
other most beloved ones has just received an update for the full screen of the iPhone X.
Similar sentiments have also been expressed by Eurogamer (who said it was pretty magical), Digitally Downloaded (who said there's little it can't do as a
classic platformer) and various
others like them.
«Mario Maker» is a game - making program in which players can design levels using the obstacles, enemies and
other assets of the
classic «Mario»
platformers.
Inspired by
classic collectathon
platformers like Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 (among
others), three different teams have funded new projects in the style of the N64 games we all know and love.
I must say though, the appreciation that I, and
other veteran gamers have for the
classic genres such as
platformers isn't necessarily due to nostalgia.
The Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch has become an increasingly competitive battleground for independent developers, and, while there are enough
classic platformers and puzzlers to busy yourselves with, there are
other genres that are largely untouched.
Inside was the
other Indie game that Microsoft focused on, a 2.5 D
platformer from the creators of Limbo, the game features a dark but distinctive color palette, and a twist on
classic platforming.