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And by good I mean challenging. Something like Crash Bandicoot 2: hard, but fair.

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... Little Big Planet?

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That's about it unless you count Trine which is multiplatform and the last level sucks from what I've heard.

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Thanks for the suggestions, but that's not quite what I'm looking for. Both LBP and Trine revolve around gimmicky physics puzzles. What I want is a straightforward platformer, as old-school as they can possibly get.

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That leaves... Sonic. You don't want to touch that.

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That leaves... Sonic. You don't want to touch that.

 

He speaks the truth. The 3D platformer is as good as dead.

 

There's Rachet & Clank, but I don't have a clue how much platforming there is.

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The Wii is the only console with any amount of platformers, all of them standard Nintendo titles. That once happy genre has been gobbled up into third person action games, Prince of Persia, Assasins Creed etc.

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The Wii is the only console with any amount of platformers, all of them standard Nintendo titles. That once happy genre has been gobbled up into third person action games, Prince of Persia, Assasins Creed etc.

 

At least Prince of Persia was pretty :verymad:

 

The only decent 3d platformer on the Wii is Mario Galaxy AFAIK.

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There aren't a lot of "oldschool" platformers, unfortunatly. I'm sure you could have fun with some newer ones though, like Mirror's Edge, Prince of Persia or something like Ratchet and Clank.

 

If you want oldschool platformers download a SNES/NES/Gameboy/N64 emulator.

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I'm sure you could have fun with some newer ones though, like Mirror's Edge, Prince of Persia or something like Ratchet and Clank.

I could. In fact, I did. Now I want something more traditional. :sorcerer:

If you want oldschool platformers download a SNES/NES/Gameboy/N64 emulator.

This does seem to be the only option. Thanks for the feedback, everyone! I guess the thread can be put to rest.

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There's a new ratchet on the horizon, but probably your best bet would be to go digging through ye olde PSN for something. There isn't much on the PSN that I've heard of but still.

 

the old platformer of "you have no weapons but must get from point a to b" is pretty much dead.

 

If you've got a ps2 laying around, I'd suggest Ratchet and Clank, Jack and Daxter, Sly Cooper, Prince of Persia series, and god of war (to a lesser extent for the platforming).

 

or just hit the XBLA/Wii shopping for some classics from back in the day.

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and god of war (to a lesser extent for the platforming).

 

Well, the GoWs are getting a "remaster" for the PS3 later this year.

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and god of war (to a lesser extent for the platforming).

 

Well, the GoWs are getting a "remaster" for the PS3 later this year.

and GoW3 is slated for march next year.

Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition!

 

Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.

and god of war (to a lesser extent for the platforming).

 

Well, the GoWs are getting a "remaster" for the PS3 later this year.

and GoW3 is slated for march next year.

 

Yeah. I've never played any of the GoWs (was an xbox/pc man in the last console gen), but I'm thinking I might pick the 'new' versions up later this year, to see what the fuss is about.

You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that?

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and god of war (to a lesser extent for the platforming).

 

Well, the GoWs are getting a "remaster" for the PS3 later this year.

and GoW3 is slated for march next year.

 

Yeah. I've never played any of the GoWs (was an xbox/pc man in the last console gen), but I'm thinking I might pick the 'new' versions up later this year, to see what the fuss is about.

Well, watch the review yhatzee made. The games overall format is similar to Prince of Persias, go from point A to B using special powers and combat to overcome obstacles. But God of War is much more adult oriented (with breasts hanging out, and an off screen threeway. And then there's the ripping people in half thing).

 

Very good design overall.

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Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.

Play some Fahrenheit or Prince of Persia: Two Thrones to train up for all the QTEs, because there's a lot of them. I do kind of like what I've read about the story.

Dante's Inferno looks more fun than God of War 3.

 

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You better hide, quote the developer:

 

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Dante's Inferno looks more fun than God of War 3.

 

*hides*

 

I agree. Some people may be a bit peeved at the idea of changing a classic to fit a game (Dante the poet becoming a crusading demonic ass-kicker), but I'm kind of interested to see a more realized look at hell in a video game.

But can you rip Helios' head clean off in Dante's Inferno? I think not.

 

From what I've seen DI looks like a pretty obvious GoW ripoff. At least GoW3 has those awesome backgrounds with titans fighting each other and whatnot.

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Gaming is nothing more than one rip off after the next that has lead from Wolfenstein 3D to Duke Nukem 3d to Half-Life and on and on. I really don't care if Dante's Inferno is a GoW rip off (especially as 360/PC owner) as long as it is fun.

 

I don't think it will be a day one purchase for me, but I am fairly interested at this point. http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusiv...s-inferno/52342

If the Divine comedy needs an adaptation, then Capcom already did that. : x

 

I don't get it :sorcerer:

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