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Post by dunpeal2064 on Apr 23, 2019 11:49:44 GMT -5
I vastly prefer 2D platformers over 3D. I'd say 2D are within my top 3 genres I enjoy most, whereas most 3D platformers are not appealing to me at all. I think I also tend to be a bit more strict as to what I personally consider a platformer, as something like Castlevania doesn't give me platform-y vibes at all, feels far more an action game to me, with a splash of platforming. Contra and Mega Man get a little closer, but still feel more like they have platforming sections in an otherwise action-focused game. Its the shooting and the enemies I am there for in those games, not so much the land traversal.
I think because of that personal view on the genre, the 5th gen easily wins it out for me. It houses most of my favorite platformers of all time (Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong Country 2, Sonic 2, Sonic 3&K) and though this may be cheating a bit, Mario All Stars brings the platformers I would miss the most into the generation, while also bring "The Lost Levels" its first release that was easily playable. That Super Mario World, a game I adore to bits, might not even make a top 5 platformers from this generation for me says a lot.
When I get in the mood to platform, 99% of the time I'm going to the SNES or Genesis to play the games mentioned.
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Post by bonesnapdeez on Apr 23, 2019 12:28:31 GMT -5
I like the simplicity and sleekness of NES platformers. And the amount of variety on the console is just insane. SNES comes in second, with the likes of Super Mario World and Castlevania IV. There's a huge drop-off after that to.... Sega Genesis I suppose?
Of course, I'm also a huge fan of those ancient pre-NES platformers. Single-screen score-chasers can be heavily addictive.
I don't like 3D platformers much at all. Almost feels like an oxymoron genre. The Mario games mostly turned out okay.
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Post by Sarge on Apr 23, 2019 13:19:04 GMT -5
I'm going to chime in again, but I'm busy on mission taking imagery over the Mississippi River.
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