Platformers

[gunswordfist]

haha, only you would say that.

[gunswordfist]

are the pulseman games good?

[Spark Of Spirit]

Yes.

The game's a bit of a hidden gem. I do wish Game Freak would make a new one.

[gunswordfist]

ah, the pokemon group made it? that's interesting.

[gunswordfist]

my 3 favorite ps1 3d platformers are: toy story 2, spyro and crash 3. i want to play the 1st 2 spyros, all of crash 2 and 3, the ape escape games, jersey devil, the jumping flash games and blasto.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I've only played Ape Escape 1 and 3 in the series and they're really fun and clever platformers. It's a shame the series seems to be stuck in the party game genre these days instead of the platformer one.

[talonmalon333]

I always felt that Spyro 2 and 3 felt more cartoonish than the original.

[gunswordfist]

i have only played the demo to the first ape escape. i loved it so much. it felt like a special game.

[Spark Of Spirit]

i have only played the demo to the first ape escape. i loved it so much. it felt like a special game.

It was the first dual shock game, and benefits tremendously from it. Every button on the controller is used with the clever gadgets and inventions.

I heard the second game was a big letdown compared to the first, but I never played it. For some reason the second game is way more expensive than the other two. The third game was a really good followup to the original, but sadly, there hasn't been an all-new Ape Escape platformer since.

[gunswordfist]

yeah, that's part of why it felt special.

i did not know there are only 3 platformer ape escapes. why do platformers that start out on sony consoles almost  never have any consistency?

[Spark Of Spirit]

I think Crash, Spyro, and Ratchet & Clank had consistency in their original trilogies. Jumping Flash and Tomba! never even got a third game, unfortunately.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Oh, wait, Jumping Flash did get a third game, but it wasn't very good, apparently.

I'm floored it has never gotten a modern installment, though. Jumping Flash is an idea with a lot of potential.

[gunswordfist]

true, i wish their consistency was longer, of course.

i need to play jumping flash. i never even heard of the series before you mentioned it years ago.

[Speedy]

I think Crash, Spyro, and Ratchet & Clank had consistency in their original trilogies. Jumping Flash and Tomba! never even got a third game, unfortunately.

Side thought:  I bought Tomba 2 for PSN but it's definitely tricky to navigate menus since I don't read Japanese.  I'm not sure why they released the JP version on the PSN Store, when the game was originally released in America.

[talonmalon333]

What would you guys pick for your top 10 3D platformers?