View Full Version : In the last 5 years which not so well known 3d platformer
Ackman
12-12-2005, 06:40 AM
Has impressed you the most?
Ininja for me really good at least 8/10 ... anyone else?
:D
squidblatt
12-12-2005, 07:13 AM
I haven't played I Ninja yet, but I heard it's pretty good. For me it would have to be Voodoo Vince or Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy. The latter is more of an action adventure, but it has a few great platforming parts. I also thought that Billy Hatcher was well worth the time.
hydr0x
12-12-2005, 07:42 AM
Kya: The Dark Lineage is awesome, as is Kao the Kangaroo 2
devils advocate
12-12-2005, 09:36 AM
The Klonoa series.
xmagxus
12-12-2005, 09:49 AM
Well since it has to be a game that wasnt extremly well know - i was gonna say ty the tasmanian tiger at first but actually I think sphinx and the cursed mummy is the best platformer in recent years that never got much notice.
calthaer
12-12-2005, 12:46 PM
I will go really obscure here and say Hype: The Time Quest. Very rare and difficult to find, and is a decent (but not excellent) platformer based on the Playmobil series. I believe it's a PC-only game, although I may be wrong.
diskoboy
12-12-2005, 01:06 PM
Rayman 2. (It came out in 2000, didn't it?)
Most recently - Psychonauts.
EDIT: My bad.... I didn't see the "not well known platformers"..
But I think Rayman 2 counts..
pacmanhat
12-12-2005, 01:16 PM
Definitely Psychonauts. It's my game of the year, in fact.
djbeatmongrel
12-12-2005, 01:56 PM
i'll go with sphinx and the cursed mummy. it is really really good. not much else to say
MuppetMaster
12-12-2005, 02:00 PM
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System gets my vote. Stellar platform/shooter style game.
Joker T
12-12-2005, 03:26 PM
I love I- Ninja very fun little game. I liked Beyond Good and Evil alot.
njiska
12-12-2005, 03:48 PM
I-Ninja definitely desevres a lot of praise. Good gameplay and humour. An A class game all the way.
Dragon's Lair 3D comes to mind. Despite the controlers being awkward at times and the small flaws in the gameplay, it really is a fun game. The only problem is that it can be buggy, I had to start over at one point because the game crashed when loading my save file.
The Klonoa series.
Klonoa Lunteas Veil isn't really a 3D platformer. It fucking rocks though. One of the best PS2 games for sure.
I agree with some of the choices above. Anybody a fan of Scaler? I have It on Xbox. It's pretty and fun. I bet it retails for 50 cents now so check it out!
PDorr3
12-12-2005, 09:00 PM
Klonoa isnt 3d, but if it were it would be my fave. Otherwise my favorite on is the original jak and daxter, pure platforming bliss. Now it seems like almost every platformer is plagued with guns and over focused fighting.
Querjek
12-12-2005, 09:34 PM
I really enjoyed Vexx.
Ackman
12-13-2005, 01:07 AM
Bloody hell!? Some really great responses, so no Pac Land love? I saw Pac Land 2 in the bargin bin I'm tempted to buy it, but I have too many other great games to buy first :/ the reviews are kinda mixed so I'm thinking it'll be decent at best. :hmm:
I will go really obscure here and say Hype: The Time Quest. Very rare and difficult to find, and is a decent (but not excellent) platformer based on the Playmobil series. I believe it's a PC-only game, although I may be wrong.
There is also a PS2 version.
PS2Hawk
12-13-2005, 08:25 PM
Jak II or SLY 2...... I beat all the JAK games but 2 was the best and most challenging I love that game!!
calthaer
12-13-2005, 08:38 PM
My bad - it looks like there was a PS1 and PS2 version of Hype: The Time Quest. Fun little game.
Ackman, do you mean Pac Man World 2 (instead of Pac Land)? I have that one...another adequate-yet-not-excellent platformer. I would actually put Hype: Time Quest a notch or two above Pac Man World 2 (and several notches above World 1)...but I've played about halfway through it. The tough thing is getting a 100% complete on every level - very difficult, esp. in the areas where there are lots of narrow little platforms and bottomless pits.
GrayFox
12-13-2005, 09:17 PM
I thought Billy Hatcher was a fun little game that came and went.
Good times were had.
chocobokick
12-13-2005, 09:53 PM
Beyond Good and Evil and Psychonauts, although I have to give more nods to the former simply because it lacked meat circus.
But really, both of those are dear to me like Maniac Mansion and Final Fantasy 2.
dbiersdorf
12-14-2005, 12:15 AM
Current Gen
1.) Rayman 3: Hoodlum's Havoc
2.) Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
3.) Voodoo Vince
Last Gen
1.) Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
2.) Chameleon Twist
3.) Bomberman 64 (platformer?)
Ackman
12-14-2005, 01:26 AM
My bad - it looks like there was a PS1 and PS2 version of Hype: The Time Quest. Fun little game.
Ackman, do you mean Pac Man World 2 (instead of Pac Land)? I have that one...another adequate-yet-not-excellent platformer. I would actually put Hype: Time Quest a notch or two above Pac Man World 2 (and several notches above World 1)...but I've played about halfway through it. The tough thing is getting a 100% complete on every level - very difficult, esp. in the areas where there are lots of narrow little platforms and bottomless pits.
Yes my bad calthaer you are right on the money, PW2 sounds frustrating though what would you rate it out of 10?
Current Gen
1.) Rayman 3: Hoodlum's Havoc
I don't know Rayman 2 didn't really do it for me at all.... I would give it a 6/10 so I'm quite hesitant to give RM3 a shot.
Psychonauts had an excellent story but the level design wasn't fun and it isn't exactly a game I want to rush and play again imho Mario 64 is a much, much better game made long before it, it didn't really fufull my expectations I'd give it 7.5/10.
calthaer
12-14-2005, 06:07 PM
[quote="Ackman"]Yes my bad calthaer you are right on the money, PW2 sounds frustrating though what would you rate it out of 10? [quote]
I'd give Pac Man World a 6.5/10, I suppose; Hype a 7/10. They're slightly-above-average games, in the same vein as things like Darkstone or something - a pretty good game and fun, but not anything to really knock your socks off.
It's fairly difficult in an old-school-reflex sort of way. Controls are not incredible...the biggest bummer is that, to unlock all the old-school Pac Man games, you have to get tokens - and these are generally acquired by getting 100% on the levels (which as I said before is very difficult).
hezeuschrist
12-14-2005, 06:18 PM
Beyond Good and Evil and Psychonauts, although I have to give more nods to the former simply because it lacked meat circus.
But really, both of those are dear to me like Maniac Mansion and Final Fantasy 2.
I knew I couldn't be the first to say Beyond Good and Evil, but I'll give it a resounding reccomendation. Absolutely fantastic game. It's a little short and maybe a little easy, but it was completely fun from start to finish, and that's really all you can ask out of a game.
It would have had a great story too if it would have done well enough at retail to continue the trilogy :(
Ackman
12-15-2005, 01:46 AM
I'd give Pac Man World a 6.5/10, I suppose; Hype a 7/10. They're slightly-above-average games, in the same vein as things like Darkstone or something - a pretty good game and fun, but not anything to really knock your socks off.
It's fairly difficult in an old-school-reflex sort of way. Controls are not incredible...the biggest bummer is that, to unlock all the old-school Pac Man games, you have to get tokens - and these are generally acquired by getting 100% on the levels (which as I said before is very difficult).
Thanks very descriptive reply... I think I'll wait for an absolute bargin before I buy it, I would probably dl a save game as PL2 is available for pc. I never ever got 100% in any colectathon game maye 70% at best I don't remember :embarrassed: .
So nobody wants to talk about Rayman 3? dbiersdorf claims it's the best of the lot I just don't see it though, RM2 didn't do it for me at all :(