Does anyone else hate the insane amount of collecting in platformers?

Oh and a recommendation of platformers that don't involve a **** of collecting would be nice.gmoneybball91

The Sly games.

I don't really mind collecting items, it adds more play time.

I feel exactly the same. It seems a lot of the 3D Platformers like this annoy me, because a lot of objects are off the beaten path so it just takes too much freaking time, killing the fun factor. Most 2D platformers also involve collecting, but it doesn't bother me as much because it's usually on the path you're already on anyways so you just get the stuff as you do your normal gameplay.

Pac-Man World games on PS2/XBox/Gamecube are great 3D platformers that you should check. It does have collecting items involved, but not way off the beaten path. It's all on the way. So it's fun.

I feel exactly the same. It seems a lot of the 3D Platformers like this annoy me, because a lot of objects are off the beaten path so it just takes too much freaking time, killing the fun factor. Most 2D platformers also involve collecting, but it doesn't bother me as much because it's usually on the path you're already on anyways so you just get the stuff as you do your normal gameplay.

Pac-Man World games on PS2/XBox/Gamecube are great 3D platformers that you should check. It does have collecting items involved, but not way off the beaten path. It's all on the way. So it's fun.

Emerald_Warrior

Exactly, thats why I did not care for games like Donky Kong 64 and what not. The emphasis is not on the timing and on the general mechanics of a what a platformer should be.....

I do, collecting musical notes in banjo kazooie is BS

Depends, but some games go overboard with it... I noticed this with most platformer games on the N64 like Donkey Kong.

Well collecting stuff is a inseperable part of the genre. Just as you collected coins in Mario you collected rings in Sonic, bananas in Donkey Kong and so on. DK64 gets often criticized for the amount of collecting it contains but I personally enjoyed it. It's not like you have to collect every banana out there to progress.

Well collecting stuff is a inseperable part of the genre. Just as you collected coins in Mario you collected rings in Sonic, bananas in Donkey Kong and so on. DK64 gets often criticized for the amount of collecting it contains but I personally enjoyed it. It's not like you have to collect every banana out there to progress.

nameless12345

Why am I not surprised with your statements? Again lacking of any knowledge. We are not talking about coins, but actual items to progress in the game. For example you needed bananas to collect to even progress to a Boss Fight in the boss fights and some times the level design was horrendous that this was just an unneccesary for a boss fight. Games like DoRemi Fantasy:Milons Doki Doki Fantasy have fantastic design, but placing collectibles and making essential collectible items that are neccessary to progress that are well...hidden as if they ae secret items, thats just bad placement.

Finding 100 freakin items in Tak (the yorbels or whatever) is driving me INSANE (I only have 60)

But only some games drive me nuts with this issue

I do, collecting musical notes in banjo kazooie is BS

JuarN18

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Well collecting stuff is a inseperable part of the genre. Just as you collected coins in Mario you collected rings in Sonic, bananas in Donkey Kong and so on. DK64 gets often criticized for the amount of collecting it contains but I personally enjoyed it. It's not like you have to collect every banana out there to progress.

TheTrueMagusX1

Why am I not surprised with your statements? Again lacking of any knowledge. We are not talking about coins, but actual items to progress in the game. For example you needed bananas to collect to even progress to a Boss Fight in the boss fights and some times the level design was horrendous that this was just an unneccesary for a boss fight. Games like DoRemi Fantasy:Milons Doki Doki Fantasy have fantastic design, but placing collectibles and making essential collectible items that are neccessary to progress that are well...hidden as if they ae secret items, thats just bad placement.

No, the level design in DK64 was great. If you disagree, fine.

And I'm here to discuss games not to argue with you. So from now on I will just ignore your flame posts.

Yes, maybe that's why I hated Sonic Unleashed and Banjo Tooie

[QUOTE="TheTrueMagusX1"]

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Well collecting stuff is a inseperable part of the genre. Just as you collected coins in Mario you collected rings in Sonic, bananas in Donkey Kong and so on. DK64 gets often criticized for the amount of collecting it contains but I personally enjoyed it. It's not like you have to collect every banana out there to progress.

nameless12345

Why am I not surprised with your statements? Again lacking of any knowledge. We are not talking about coins, but actual items to progress in the game. For example you needed bananas to collect to even progress to a Boss Fight in the boss fights and some times the level design was horrendous that this was just an unneccesary for a boss fight. Games like DoRemi Fantasy:Milons Doki Doki Fantasy have fantastic design, but placing collectibles and making essential collectible items that are neccessary to progress that are well...hidden as if they ae secret items, thats just bad placement.

No, the level design in DK64 was great. If you disagree, fine.

And I'm here to discuss games not to argue with you. So from now on I will just ignore your flame posts.

Its not flaming its correcting your always consitently incorrect statements. Actually you do have to correct banannas to progress in that game, where as you have too. Again incorrect

[QUOTE="JuarN18"]

I do, collecting musical notes in banjo kazooie is BS

gmoneybball91

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Well collecting stuff is a inseperable part of the genre. Just as you collected coins in Mario you collected rings in Sonic, bananas in Donkey Kong and so on. DK64 gets often criticized for the amount of collecting it contains but I personally enjoyed it. It's not like you have to collect every banana out there to progress.

TheTrueMagusX1

Why am I not surprised with your statements? Again lacking of any knowledge. We are not talking about coins, but actual items to progress in the game. For example you needed bananas to collect to even progress to a Boss Fight in the boss fights and some times the level design was horrendous that this was just an unneccesary for a boss fight. Games like DoRemi Fantasy:Milons Doki Doki Fantasy have fantastic design, but placing collectibles and making essential collectible items that are neccessary to progress that are well...hidden as if they ae secret items, thats just bad placement.

I love collecting items.

Try some of the spyro 3D games on the ps1. There is collecting involved if your gunnin for 100% but most of the main things that you need to find whether its Dragon Statues, Talimans, or Eggs (although in Spyro 2 and 3 the Talismans, orbs, and Eggs got a little creative) are not off the beaten path.

I love platformers but it seems like in most of them, you have to collect a bunch of stuff. I just like the overall feel of platformers, and i like the diversity of the gameplay in many of them too, but it just seems that sometimes collecting ruins the game a bit for me. I get that some of it is necessary but too much is just tedious. I was playing Donkey Kong 64 a bit a go, and I freaking love that game! But I get so frustrated at all the dumb shiit you have to find, in order for the story to move on. Does anyone else share this hatred? Oh and a recommendation of platformers that don't involve a **** of collecting would be nice.gmoneybball91

If there's a point to collecting the things that you have to collect, there's nothing wrong. If they're just there, they're probably there to divert attention from flaws in other areas of the game.