Topic: To Platform or Not To Platform, That is the Question

[darkwzrd4]

Do you like 3D CV games that require a lot of platforming or not?  I mean look at LoS.  The entire game is platforming.  I don't know about all of you, but the stages shouldn't be all platforming and the bosses shouldn't.  I mean some platforming is good but the amount in LoS is just way too much.

[Alutwon]

LoS isn't the type of platforming I would like to see in later games, at least not the majority of it (the shimmying) other parts like the machine tower and music box were 10/10 as far as platforming goes.

[darkwzrd4]

LoS isn't the type of platforming I would like to see in later games, at least not the majority of it (the shimmying) other parts like the machine tower and music box were 10/10 as far as platforming goes.

Ok, that I agree with, but when it comes to bosses like the dracolich in which the entire battle is platforming, forget it.  I do not like battles that are entirely based on platforming.  Boss battle should be based on strategy and battle skills, not platforming.

[Vrakanox]

LoS isn't the type of platforming I would like to see in later games, at least not the majority of it (the shimmying) other parts like the machine tower and music box were 10/10 as far as platforming goes.

My thoughts exactly. I liked the jumping parts not so much the climbing around on ledges parts.

[Ahasverus]

I agree. Not that shimming was bad, but jumping was better, but we are forgetting something: LoS has fixed camera, and jumos with fixed camera are tricky, that's why platfforming is more focused on climbing I think, a design choice to make the game less frustrating.
HOwever, if MS somehow manage to edit the engine to make it camera-controlable AND as beautiful as before, gimme more jumping, please.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I liked the parts that were horizontal like in the area just before Pan with the jumping.  And some parts of the Fairies towers.

[Dremn]

Most of the "platforming" consisted of climbing and scaling walls, while not traditional it's still a form of it. I loved it when the game had those 2D scrolling/camera moments, I could definitely go for more of those. I even loved those short moments where you would just swing back and forth by your whip over a chasm, I am sooooo happy they brought that back. I hope they continue to expand on the use of the whip as a weapon/tool.

I want to see more stuff like crumbling staircases and being rushed to platform up a spire or something while spikes/acid/whatever is constantly rising, just a coupe ideas. Just more platforming designs that feels like an accomplishment. To me that's the best kind of platforming.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

ofcourse it should!
that was one of the major flaws to the 3d titles such as CVCOD and CVLOI in the first place lol

[Munchy]

Fuck slow wall shimmying. It's boring and far too on-rails.

Actual jumping from platform to platform 4 lyfe.

[darkwzrd4]

Yes, swinging with the whip and using it as a tool is awesome, but the question is should there be boss fight that are entirely platforming?  I have no problem with some platforming in a stage so long as it is within reason and goes with the what the area is, but I don't like having to climb all over an undead dragon as a boss fight.

[Alutwon]

Yes, swinging with the whip and using it as a tool is awesome, but the question is should there be boss fight that are entirely platforming?  I have no problem with some platforming in a stage so long as it is within reason and goes with the what the area is, but I don't like having to climb all over an undead dragon as a boss fight.

As if that wasn't bad enough, you finish him by platforming. I thought to myself "alright now I get to really fight the dragon! Wait....why is his glo... damit...." As much as I love LoS I keep thinking (I must remember it's a reboot) if they had kept it closer to home everyone would have been happy.

[Dremn]

Yes, swinging with the whip and using it as a tool is awesome, but the question is should there be boss fight that are entirely platforming?  I have no problem with some platforming in a stage so long as it is within reason and goes with the what the area is, but I don't like having to climb all over an undead dragon as a boss fight.

I have to agree, I didn't like the titan battles at all. Bosses of that immense size are not necessary.

[Ahasverus]

I liked the titan bosses, they should be kept... kinda. Just don't make them a climb-a-ton, make giant monsters but not stone moving buildings, GOW's Chornos is a good place to begin with inspiration. (IMagine a giant Beezelbub-the forgotten one and tell me it's not awesome)

[X]

For me its maybe. I don't mind the occasional plateforming but not through the whole game. And I definitly don't want any more boss plateforming. CV64/LoD had the right amount of plateforming with conventional ground traversing. It worked well and there were no bosses that used plateforming.

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[GuyStarwind]

I have to agree CV64 had the right amount of platforming.