A few short generations ago, 3D platformers were at their absolute peak. Once Mario showed us the way to do it (as he so often does), it opened the floodgate for every other imitator and ‘me too’ wannabe to capitalize on that hype. Some of them were very good of course; but for every Banjo-Kazooie, there was a myriad of uninspired items of shovelware clogging things up like Rascal, Earthworm Jim 3D, Jersey Devil, and the infamous Bubsy 3D.
Once this zenith had passed, the genre took a nosedive, relegated to the status of occasional curio. Sandbox-style exploration and discovery subsided, shifting the concept towards focused, objective-based gameplay. It seemed that the colorful world of the mascot collect-a-thon had been put to rest.
Another new first-party Nintendo Switch game sale is happening, including Super Mario Odyssey, Donkey Kong, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, and more.
..It's America again. Articles a waste of time for the rest of the world.
Whilst true let’s not forget this is a Nintendo “sale.” Not much of a bargain worldwide anyways lol
Already played the big names? From A Hat in Time to Gravity Rush 2, these ten underrated platformers offer smart level design, charm, and fresh ideas.
If you're using low-effort AI slop for your article, I'm not even going to bother clicking. Just shows that the article is probably half-assed nonsense as well.
NE: "More than eight years later, we take a look at Super Mario Odyssey and see how it holds up now that it's on Nintendo Switch 2."
I bought the switch 1 Mario odyssey bundle when it came out. Good thing Nintendo didn't charge for the switch 2 upgrade.
It’s not going to end
Yer there will always be a market for platformers around especially aslong as nintendo sticks around dont think thatll change!
Very good article. I am a bit surprised that A hat in time is $30.00. If these 3D platformers were $20.00 they would be flying of the shelves. That's the thing with indie game developers, they love to tap our nostalgia of games long gone.