I just read some reviews on Naughty Bear, decided it wasn't worth my time, and removed it from my game Q on GameFly. That was the only thing I had on the Q that I was in any way looking forward to, so I decided to search for a new title, much to my dismay. It just seems that the only thing you're allowed to do in video games anymore is shoot dudes or punch them in the face (or, alternately, stab them in the face). I didn't feel like that, so I was trying to think of something else I might enjoy -- platforming! A game where the primary mechanics revolve around you navigating a series of obstacles by running, jumping, climbing, and sometimes falling (possibly shimmying at some points, or maybe crawling, but hopefully not too much of that). I'm thinking Prince of Persia or a team Ico game.
Unfortunately, GameFly doesn't have a section for platformers, which leads me to believe that either they don't exist, or they've all been disparately grouped under associated labels. My question is, how can these games be so grievously mislabeled? Did being a platformer become unfashionable at some point in the mid 90's, forcing them to tack on silly, under developed combat mechanics for fear of not seeming "hardcore" enough? I mean, I can understand the puzzly bits, even if they are just the "climb vestigial architecture to reach ridiculously inconvenient door switch" type, but just because I want to climb an ancient tower doesn't mean I want to murder whatever I find at the top.
I'm sleepy and probably rambling, so I'll get to the point -- are there any good platforming games around?
(PS: I have an older model PS3, with the PS2 compatibility, and a Gamecube, and I'm not concerned with anything older than that. I already own LBP, all 3 PoP games, Ico (not a acronym), SotC, and I've already beaten the promising concept gone bad that was Mirror's Edge, if you were thinking about any of those.)
(Oh! And both Assassin's Creed games. Guess there were more than I thought; I've just played them all.)
Unfortunately, GameFly doesn't have a section for platformers, which leads me to believe that either they don't exist, or they've all been disparately grouped under associated labels. My question is, how can these games be so grievously mislabeled? Did being a platformer become unfashionable at some point in the mid 90's, forcing them to tack on silly, under developed combat mechanics for fear of not seeming "hardcore" enough? I mean, I can understand the puzzly bits, even if they are just the "climb vestigial architecture to reach ridiculously inconvenient door switch" type, but just because I want to climb an ancient tower doesn't mean I want to murder whatever I find at the top.
I'm sleepy and probably rambling, so I'll get to the point -- are there any good platforming games around?
(PS: I have an older model PS3, with the PS2 compatibility, and a Gamecube, and I'm not concerned with anything older than that. I already own LBP, all 3 PoP games, Ico (not a acronym), SotC, and I've already beaten the promising concept gone bad that was Mirror's Edge, if you were thinking about any of those.)
(Oh! And both Assassin's Creed games. Guess there were more than I thought; I've just played them all.)
(that's why Time Splitters has always been a favorite of mine). But, and I get the impression others confuse this as well, the fact that there's platforming elements included doesn't really sell it to me. Take the Jak and Daxter games; sure, you have to run, roll, and jump on lots of stuff -- you even hang, swing, and hover board on some bits -- but it all takes a back seat to the fighting. It mixes action and platforming/puzzling in a ratio that's always equal to 1 or more (er, in not math: there's at least as much shooting stuff as there is climbing stuff). That's what I'm tired of. Yes, it may work, and when I'm in the mood I even find it fun, but sometimes I just want to shoot stuff -- so I'll play Time Splitters or Black or Killzone 2. And sometimes I just want to climb around on stuff and explore -- so I play... well, my list's up there somewhere ^^ The problem being that there are scores of modern titles for the hyper-masculine, sadistic, and glory-grubbing crowd embodied in shooters and fighters but not the adventurous, innocent, rambunctious spirit (that I at least find is present) in platformers.
