Are platformers "childish" for you?

I just don't understand why some thinks that platformers are childish.

There's a thread about "R&C TOD or Uncharted". The reason why some picked Uncharted is that R&C is childish.

Also about LBP, some of those who said that they won't get it because they think it's childish.

I think platformers are not childish. IMO, they're for all ages.

My brother has a Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom PS2 game. I'm 21, I tried playing it, I enjoyed it. :)

The only people who knock games for being "childish" are children themselves.

You should play any game you wish, no matter who or how old you are:)Sekiam

I agree with that.

I played Mortal Kombat at the age of 8, MGS1 and RE2 at 11, GTA3 at 16.

My younger brother played DMC1 and GTA3 when he was 10.

Nothing affected us. :)

The only people who knock games for being "childish" are children themselves.

The_Pig_Hostage

Very well said!

Platformers FTW...

My first game experience was Mario 2 I will always remember that!

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The only people who knock games for being "childish" are children themselves.

The_Knight2000

Very well said!

Indeed!

I love platformers, And if you enjoy it, It doesn't matter that idiots call them childish;)

i love platformers. its like the mother of all video games.

we need more, and thats why i want another jak and daxter because i know that will be a great platformer.

Yeah pretty much, Jak and Ratchet & Clank never appealed to me for those reasons in addition to platformers being too simplistic and boring anyways. Ket87

Well, everyone has thier preferences, regardless of age. But, I will say that I got Daxter with my PSP pack and I had to sell it..........I just prefer more serious/realistic type games. I would never knock Daxter or other platformers in that style. but they are not for me.

Not really. I fail to see how childish is a bad thing. I suppose only M-rated games are cool now? :roll:kingdre

I think most cool games are rated Teen.

I think the fact that their childish is the great thing about them. Can't be all blood and gore you know!daftdog

You're right!

I'm 21 and I still play and enjoy platformers. :D

People that feel platformers are childish are fools, it's OK if some aren't for you but for some to just dismiss them will miss great titles, some peoples first gaming experience was Mario Brothers for NES, it was and still is a great and fun title. For those that feel this way and played Mario, is it too childish to enjoy now? Prince of Persia series is a great platform game, Assassins Creed is a platform game IMO too and in no way are those games childish.

If platform games are childish I don't ever want to grow up and I'm 28.

The only people who knock games for being "childish" are children themselves.

The_Pig_Hostage

The only people who knock games for being "childish" are children themselves.

The_Pig_Hostage

this statement is absolutely right. Mature ppl wouldn't care what games they play. It's a friggin game for crying out loud.

[QUOTE="kingdre"]Not really. I fail to see how childish is a bad thing. I suppose only M-rated games are cool now? :roll:skp_16

I think most cool games are rated Teen.

Teen, Mature, you get the point.

no but they need definitely nice characters (and colors) to be liked...

i liked Crash Bandicoot on PS1 and i liked Jak&Daxter on PS2, but i didnt like Ratchet&Clank nor Psychonuts ( or whatever its name )

Jak&Daxter is really one of the best platformer series ever for anyone who can enjoy

I tend to liken this debate to anime.

When I tell people I watch it I get one of two reactions

1) It's a cartoon, it's childish.

2) Aren't they those porn cartoons from Japan?

It would be funny if I wasn't actually serious about this. On the one hand people think it's childish, on the other they think they're all perverted. Silly really. Thing is, hobbies like games and anime (I like manga too) get derided by some, as a result we often keep these things to ourselves.

Come on, it's not like we're talking line-dancing here!

Anyway, back to the real point, people look at the graphics of a game and consider that if it looks cartoony it must be for kids. Where this whole idea comes from I don't know. Disney and Dreamworks films work on so many levels for adults and children the lines are getting more and more blurred as to what we adults are allowed to enjoy these days.

As was stated on another thread it seems that if it isn't attracting an M rating it has to be for kids. Poppy cock.

Fun and gameplay spans all genres and graphical styles. Look outside your comfort zone. Not just for Generic Space Marine shooter 9000.

I tend to liken this debate to anime.

When I tell people I watch it I get one of two reactions

1) It's a cartoon, it's childish.

2) Aren't they those porn cartoons from Japan?

It would be funny if I wasn't actually serious about this. On the one hand people think it's childish, on the other they think they're all perverted. Silly really. Thing is, hobbies like games and anime (I like manga too) get derided by some, as a result we often keep these things to ourselves.

Come on, it's not like we're talking line-dancing here!

Anyway, back to the real point, people look at the graphics of a game and consider that if it looks cartoony it must be for kids. Where this whole idea comes from I don't know. Disney and Dreamworks films work on so many levels for adults and children the lines are getting more and more blurred as to what we adults are allowed to enjoy these days.

As was stated on another thread it seems that if it isn't attracting an M rating it has to be for kids. Poppy cock.

Fun and gameplay spans all genres and graphical styles. Look outside your comfort zone. Not just for Generic Space Marine shooter 9000.

I don't care if a game looks childish. Childish isn't a bad thing and people who say it is are arrogant.

I have high hopes that lbp will be an AAA title that will be a very fun game no matter how much people call it "childish".

I tend to liken this debate to anime.

When I tell people I watch it I get one of two reactions

1) It's a cartoon, it's childish.

2) Aren't they those porn cartoons from Japan?

It would be funny if I wasn't actually serious about this. On the one hand people think it's childish, on the other they think they're all perverted. Silly really. Thing is, hobbies like games and anime (I like manga too) get derided by some, as a result we often keep these things to ourselves.

Come on, it's not like we're talking line-dancing here!

Anyway, back to the real point, people look at the graphics of a game and consider that if it looks cartoony it must be for kids. Where this whole idea comes from I don't know. Disney and Dreamworks films work on so many levels for adults and children the lines are getting more and more blurred as to what we adults are allowed to enjoy these days.

As was stated on another thread it seems that if it isn't attracting an M rating it has to be for kids. Poppy cock.

Fun and gameplay spans all genres and graphical styles. Look outside your comfort zone. Not just for Generic Space Marine shooter 9000.

eregol

Well said.

And I'm sure it's only a matter of time before "Space Marine Shooter 9000" is the name of an actual game. :lol:

I just don't understand why some thinks that platformers are childish.

There's a thread about "R&C TOD or Uncharted". The reason why some picked Uncharted is that R&C is childish.

Also about LBP, some of those who said that they won't get it because they think it's childish.

I think platformers are not childish. IMO, they're for all ages.

My brother has a Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom PS2 game. I'm 21, I tried playing it, I enjoyed it. :)

skp_16