Justac00lguy
BooBoo
Years ago, platforming was probably the biggest and most competitive genre in gaming. From the 2D sidescrollers like Megaman, Sonic and of course Super Mario Bros. to the transition into 3D with the revolutionary Super Mario 64. The latter inspired tons of great platforms in what was considered to be the "Golden Era" of gaming - take that phrase as you will though.
Fast forward to the 7th generation and it seems the market has heavily declined. You have the Mario games that continue to innovate as much as they can, but they simply face no competition; it's almost become a genre of its own. And apart from Mario you have a couple of platformers on the Playstation and indie titles, but the genre itself just doesn't feel the same. Maybe it's the evolution of gaming, I'm not sure. There just isn't any big mainstream attention like there was ten 10-15 years ago
Anyway, what's your current opinion on the Platforming genre? Do you feel it's still as good as ever, or do you feel otherwise? If so, would you like to see it make a comeback?
Fast forward to the 7th generation and it seems the market has heavily declined. You have the Mario games that continue to innovate as much as they can, but they simply face no competition; it's almost become a genre of its own. And apart from Mario you have a couple of platformers on the Playstation and indie titles, but the genre itself just doesn't feel the same. Maybe it's the evolution of gaming, I'm not sure. There just isn't any big mainstream attention like there was ten 10-15 years ago
Anyway, what's your current opinion on the Platforming genre? Do you feel it's still as good as ever, or do you feel otherwise? If so, would you like to see it make a comeback?