What is the best platformer of all-time?

[QUOTE="PsychoLemons"]

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Donkey Kong Country 1 or 2. Platformers in general are a pretty bad genre though, but DKC games are fun.

GD1551

And why so?

Simple repetitive gameplay really. The rely on level design rather than core mechanics which is a bummer for me.

thats not fair to say really. thats basically saying FPS is a bad genre because its repetitive on shooting things

It used to be Yoshi's Island for the SNES for the longest time untill Rayman Origins came out. Rayman Origins is on a whole other level

Pikminmaniac

i just platinumed rayman origins and its by far a very good game. BUT the ending levels were more annoying than anything which took alot of the fun out. so ill put it in my top 10 probably top 5. its a realy good game though no lie.

i dont think anything is beating smg in 3d or yoshis island as 2d they are pinnacle of the genre

Both Mario Galaxy games are.

theuncharted34

why are there so many paper luigis running around SW now?:P

You disappoint me, System Wars.

charizard1605

You disappoint me, sir. That is not a platformer!

You disappoint me, System Wars.charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]You disappoint me, System Wars.Zeviander

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]You disappoint me, System Wars.Zeviander

would u consider ratchet and clank platformer or adventure?campzor

There is a (very valid) argument to be made that Metroid Prime is an FPS.charizard1605

Sonic The HedgeHog will always remain my favourite but a game that comes close is Jak and Daxter. Colourful, lively, great characters and amazing to explore.

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

It is the mechanics of a game that makes its level design good. You can't have bad mechanics and good level design, that's impossible.

Uncharted?

You disappoint me, System Wars.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]There is a (very valid) argument to be made that Metroid Prime is an FPS.Zeviander

You disappoint me, System Wars.

charizard1605

3D - SMG2

2D - Yoshis Island, Super Meat Boy, or DKCR

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

You disappoint me, System Wars.

jg4xchamp

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="charizard1605"]

You disappoint me, System Wars.

charizard1605

2d action adventure.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Super Metroid isn't a platformer you sh1t barrel of idiocy. You disappoint me on a routinely basis charizard. sandbox3d

2d action adventure.

I am finding it hard to understand why people cannot understand what a platform game is, surely your not that dumb.......are you?

I am looking at you metroid/castlevania fanboys

I am finding it hard to understand why people cannot understand what a platform game is, surely your not that dumb.......are you?

I am looking at you metroid/castlevania fanboys

jonleeprice

I can see the misunderstanding. On the surface they do look like side scrolling platformers I suppose. But of course if the emphasis is not on platforming then its not a platformer, derp. :P

Calling Super Metroid, or SotN a platformer would be like calling Ninja Gaiden Black a 3d platformer. Sure you run and jump for a bulk of the game, but its not the main point.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="charizard1605"]

You disappoint me, System Wars.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Yeah but to me great core mechanics can make a game with bad level design fun, while overly simple mechanics.. at least for me, cannot make great level design fun. I'll cite bayonetta as an example here.

jonleeprice

Rayman Origins is some of the most fun I've had in years. Best of all time? Nah, but kinda up there with Mario and Banjo.

Hints to my answer... They're now available in HD via XBLA and ummm, my sig. :P

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"]

Sonic The HedgeHog will always remain my favourite but a game that comes close is Jak and Daxter. Colourful, lively, great characters and amazing to explore.

Mario1331

how the hell is J&D a platformer? it has guns and crap in it and vehicles

sometimes i think people just post something different because they not to fond of the game series that is the obvious answer

[QUOTE="Mario1331"]

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"]

Sonic The HedgeHog will always remain my favourite but a game that comes close is Jak and Daxter. Colourful, lively, great characters and amazing to explore.

jg4xchamp

how the hell is J&D a platformer? it has guns and crap in it and vehicles

sometimes i think people just post something different because they not to fond of the game series that is the obvious answer

i played all 3 hence why i know it has guns and the rest in it

1 doesnt have any guns in 1 but it wasnt all about platforming, ill give it to crash then anything in being an actual 3d platformer

hell J&D doesnt even have platformer under its genre? the same thing with metroid and catlevania

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"]

Sonic The HedgeHog will always remain my favourite but a game that comes close is Jak and Daxter. Colourful, lively, great characters and amazing to explore.

Mario1331

how the hell is J&D a platformer? it has guns and crap in it and vehicles

sometimes i think people just post something different because they not to fond of the game series that is the obvious answer

so? Ratchet and clank has that in it too..and that has a lot of platforming...same with ape escape and other platformers.

I havnt personally played the jak games but there are platforming from the videos i have seen.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Mario1331"]

how the hell is J&D a platformer? it has guns and crap in it and vehicles

sometimes i think people just post something different because they not to fond of the game series that is the obvious answer

Mario1331

i played all 3 hence why i know it has guns and the rest in it

1 doesnt have any guns in 1 but it wasnt all about platforming, ill give it to crash then anything in being an actual 3d platformer

hell J&D doesnt even have platformer under its genre? the same thing with metroid and catlevania

[QUOTE="Mario1331"]

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"]

Sonic The HedgeHog will always remain my favourite but a game that comes close is Jak and Daxter. Colourful, lively, great characters and amazing to explore.

campzor

how the hell is J&D a platformer? it has guns and crap in it and vehicles

sometimes i think people just post something different because they not to fond of the game series that is the obvious answer

so? Ratchet and clank has that in it too..and that has a lot of platforming...same with ape escape and other platformers.

I havnt personally played the jak games but there are platforming from the videos i have seen.

thats not the base of the game though. yes it has jumping on an impressive level design but its not a platformer its an action adventure game. if it was a platformer it would say platformer under it.

Same with R&C i played them all and its no way a platformer but an action adventure shooter with platforming elements. GOW has puzzle but is it a puzzle game? thats the streth a few posters are making

[QUOTE="Mario1331"]

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Did you even play Jak and Daxter 1?jg4xchamp

i played all 3 hence why i know it has guns and the rest in it

1 doesnt have any guns in 1 but it wasnt all about platforming, ill give it to crash then anything in being an actual 3d platformer

hell J&D doesnt even have platformer under its genre? the same thing with metroid and catlevania

it still not a platformer though, if it was a platformer then basically any game that has jumping segments is a platformer which doesnt make any sense. i would agree it has platforming elements but its not a patformer.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Mario1331"]

i played all 3 hence why i know it has guns and the rest in it

1 doesnt have any guns in 1 but it wasnt all about platforming, ill give it to crash then anything in being an actual 3d platformer

hell J&D doesnt even have platformer under its genre? the same thing with metroid and catlevania

Mario1331

it still not a platformer though, if it was a platformer then basically any game that has jumping segments is a platformer which doesnt make any sense. i would agree it has platforming elements but its not a patformer.

[QUOTE="Mario1331"]

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Jak and Daxter has plenty of platforming. I would argue it's not exactly great(much less being among the genres elite), but it's pretty much a platformer. Albeit an action platformer ala Ratchet and Clank. First games only real focus on combat is melee oriented, and even then most of the level design is built more with platforming in mind than just combat. jg4xchamp

it still not a platformer though, if it was a platformer then basically any game that has jumping segments is a platformer which doesnt make any sense. i would agree it has platforming elements but its not a patformer.

i dont see prince of persia as a platformer either its a puzzle adventure game, adventure games have platform elements too. I just dont see it honestly GOW is heavenly into puzzles but its not a puzzle game J&D can be a platformer as sub genre i guess but fair enough

is jak 2 and 3 are paltformers as well? is R&C a platformer to you as well?