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Is there anything left to be done in 2d platformers? Has every possibility been exhausted?
no
most platformers these days are clones of Mario or Mega Man, there's plenty of untapped potential for platformer variation, like Sonic and other SEGA platformers
>>322141493
>there's plenty of untapped potential for platformer variation
in what way? level design, gameplay mechanics? I've been playing some recent platformers, and while there are some great games they seem to have lose all inventiveness
>>322142080
>level design, gameplay mechanics?
Pretty much the best way to actually do variation in platformers, but most platformers stick to blocks and squares of landscapes.
porn imo to be dessu family
>>322141095
>implying you need to keep reinventing the wheel
>implying that something created can't remain fun long after it was first thought of
This is the problem I see with most indie devs in the bigger communities: they keep trying to "Le Break Nu Ground" yet all they really end up doing is taking older, fuller games and distilling them down to like one fucking play mechanic, then going full-retard with said mechanic. It's so silly and arrogant. If you were put a game like SUper Metroid next to "Le Epin Groundbreaking One Mechanic Puzzle Platformer Roguelike," Super Metroid would remain the superior game due to it's relative, natural elegance while also managing to be a fuller, more memorable experience.
Making a fucking wheel into any other shape will never improve it, so stop trying.
>>322141493
>Indie game tries to replicate Ristar and the grabbing mechanics
>It either gets dammed as a blatant rip-off or it just doesn't sell well
>It'll probably have a furry protagonist and will be consumed by furry porn
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>>322143939
Bad analogy, f4m. It's not about reinventing the genre but trying to take it to new extremes. Great games like pic related would never exist if people didn't try to keep things fresh
>>322145024
>Saying good things about Fez
This isn't allowed on /v/.
>>322143734
What is this and why do I want it?
>>322145024
>keep things fresh
By copying SPM 5 years ago?
>>322145335
>What is this
a passable platformer with good sprite art, decent music and some decent porn
>and why do I want it?
because it has porn in it? you tell me
>>322145413
shh, don't tell him about Nintendo, he'll be very dissappointed
>>322145529
What's it called?
>>322143734
what game?
>>322145529
>>322145610
Never mind. It seemed so generic I thought that couldn't possibly be its name. I was wrong.
>>322145610
>>322145759
the platformer? it's called succubus, as far as I know/from what I have downloaded
I guess it has some moonrunes written there too, but I can't read moon
it's pretty good if you're vanilla, but if you're very kinky I recommend Wolf's Dungeonor Fairy Fighting if you're good at fighting games
>>322145857
I get what you mean
>>322145931
Thanks anon.
