Late 2002 Action Platformers

[Klonoa]

Originally posted by Kidnemo
None of the above thnx!

werd

Originally posted by Zerodash
...reminds me of choosing between:

Earthwrom Jim
Sparkster
Boogerman
Bubsy
Zool
Aero the Acrobat

[Saint of Killers]

The only ones I'm interested in are Sly Cooper and Blinx. I played a Sly Cooper demo for a little while at WalMart today, and I dug the MGS meets 3D platformer style. The game also looks great, which is a plus. Blinx's character design makes me want to vomit, but the whole time control idea sounds incredible.

Tork is also definitely on my radar, but it's not out till next year.

Edit: Psychonauts, too, for that matter.

[BEBOPlover]

Originally posted by burgundy
I know Tron is going to run out and pick up Blinx, so I'll try that out.

I'm really interested in R&C - it seems a whole lot like Jet Force Gemini, which to me is a wonderful thing. Sly looks interesting, as well. But I'll probably hold off on those two, given the velocity with which most PS2 games wind up in the bargain bin.

That is the excact reason I'm interested in R&C. Your a gentleman and a scholar. If it's half as good as Gemini, then it'll be a great game.

For the record, I just picked up Sly Cooper, and I'll be getting Blinx, R&C, TJ&E, and perhaps Vexx. I don't trust ANY game that's coming out on all three systems, and Vexx is the only one. Still, I hope it's solid. I can't get enough 3-D platormers...or 2-D, for that matter.

[Ranji]

I'm in complete agreement with Neo-Zeed on this. Contemporary platformer mascots stink. To contrast them unfavorably with old-school side-scroller characters is not to suggest that the genre hasn't always been dominated by crap. It's just that even the best platformers now have absolutely no aesthetic. Of that analogous list of 90's mascots, at least half of those are considerably superior to the likes of Ratchet and Clank, Vexx, and *cough* Ty.

Personally, I think it all started going downhill after Crash came out.

[kabuki]

Originally posted by Saint of Killers

Edit: Psychonauts, too, for that matter.

YES! That will be one for the record books.

[MechDeus]

I like the look of Vexx (even if the print ads are stupid as hell) and want to play the game. R&C I don't know much about, and don't know if I should care about it. Blinx sounds really cool. Sly Cooper sounds really cool. I know nothing about Crank, and am unsure on Dr. Muto.

[Lordmrw]

I was looking forward to Vexx, but that doesn't come out til February 2003, so it don't count. I'm looking forward to rayman 3 and maybe Sly Cooper.

[BEBOPlover]

Originally posted by Ranji
I'm in complete agreement with Neo-Zeed on this. Contemporary platformer mascots stink. To contrast them unfavorably with old-school side-scroller characters is not to suggest that the genre hasn't always been dominated by crap. It's just that even the best platformers now have absolutely no aesthetic. Of that analogous list of 90's mascots, at least half of those are considerably superior to the likes of Ratchet and Clank, Vexx, and *cough* Ty.

Personally, I think it all started going downhill after Crash came out.

Superior in what? Character design? Gameplay? Graphics? Sound?

I think Blinx, Vexx, Ratchet, and Sly all look like slick charcaters, with personality to burn.

Toe Jam and Earl already have a special place in our hearts, no need to mention them.

[Clash!]

Horse Shit.

[GameHED]

Alex Kidd! What have they done to you?!

I would like to see a mascot game made about my pet:


WTF is it?
IT'S THE...*dramatic pause*..
It's the one and only microwaved, mutant, shaved kangaroo cat with an attitude.