platformers vs tds

Posted by smaksak on Sept. 11, 2006, 3:46 p.m.

Greetings!

I recently realized that most of the people on 64D and the gmc generally do not like platformers that much.

I don't understand why. I've always loved to play platform games, and 90 % of the games I've made are platformers.

I think that I've made one, maaaaaaybe two tds games, but I didn't really enjoy making them. I do not love to play tds either. Why? Well because… uh I don't know really, I think that I've seen to many of them, but that shouldn't be a reason really. So I am sorry that I can't tell you why I don't like to play top down shooters while I'm at the same time asking you why you don't like to play platformers ^^

Just because I've only made 1-2 tds games doesn't mean I CAN'T make them. I know how to make a fully functionally top down shooter, I just don't LIKE to do them.

So tell me: What's wrong with an platformer?

Oh, I almost forgot:

I have a new banner that I made in photoshop today.

What do you think about it?

I'm going to bed now, checking the comments tomorrow-

'til then, goodbye and take care.

-Isak

Comments

marbs 17 years, 7 months ago

I've never made a platformer. I could never get the code to work when I was new to GM, and haven't tried since (except for Dominos, but thats different).

Most of my games have been TDS stlye ones. I just fun them fun to make.

Omegasonic 17 years, 7 months ago

I prefer platformers personally because tds' get boring after a while. Though i suppose so do platformers eventually.

Nice banner btw :)

Radnom_Games 17 years, 7 months ago

Platformers are great fun IF they have mouselook, and guns :P

Top Down Shooters are good if they feature robots, or large explosions.

Polystyrene Man 17 years, 7 months ago

I love platform games. Topdown shooters bore me to death. Can't stand them. They're all the same.

I don't know about platform games not getting attention though…

Cesar 17 years, 7 months ago

platformers are… less generic…

Polystyrene Man 17 years, 7 months ago

Heh, I smell a wise ass…

WaleedAmer 17 years, 7 months ago

ur banner pwns!

Kenon 17 years, 7 months ago

There is nothing wrong with platformers!

You must not have been here during the epic throwdown of ideas nicknamed the platform wars.

blueBX 17 years, 7 months ago

I have a platformer example if yo want to check it out.