HandsomeDead Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Eating fruit in Pac-man (also, pitched and slightly altered is also the eating noise in Streets of Rage). I'm picking this more because it's interesting rather than a favourite, but I do think it's a good noise. I've heard people with misophonia (who get distressed at the sound of eating) talk about this sound effect and how it obviously doesn't sound like anyone eating, really, so it doesn't set off a trigger, but at the same time does totally communicate the idea of eating in an abstract way. I just think it's a creative piece of sound design to communicate an action without actually sounding like it. Anyway. GameCube boot up as well, obvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Another classic And an infamous one...😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Um it's not iconic but I like this sound cause it means big mobility and full-screen distance closing combos incoming https://www.reddit.com/r/DevilMayCry/comments/llnx6e/max_act_sound_effect_was_taken_directly_from/ Also apparently it stole it from Kamen Rider, neat I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 The Zelda treasure chest sound is pretty iconic. And the church music in Dragon Quest. And the FF prelude theme. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I miss Dragon Quest 8... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 The door opening doing effect in DOOM, which also pops up in loads of films as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 The FF Fanfare is another great one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Quote Readers name the best platform games ever made, both 2D and 3D, and including classics such as Guacamelee and Yoshi’s Island. The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Bernardo and asked whether you enjoy the platform genre in general, and if you’re happy with how it’s evolved over the years. There may have been an attempt to avoid the answer of a Mario game but in the end the responses were surprisingly unanimous, with Rayman Legends coming away as the clear favourite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Ori and the Blind Forest is better than Rayman Legends 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Nag said: classics such as Guacamelee 🤨 It's really going to be tough to fit all of them in one post, because as one of the earliest genres established in the medium, it's also probably the one that reached its peak before every other genre, resulting in a ton of very accomplished games. I'll take Mario out of the equation to make things a bit more interesting and will say Rayman 2, Sands of Time and Mirror's Edge on the 3D side of things and Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze as my favourite 2D platformer. The likes of Ori and Guacemelee I see more as part of the Metroidvania genre, even if they overlap a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Ginsu Tree is the best platforming section of the decade. Even more so than Rayman’s music levels. That music 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 In no particular order: Banjo-Kazooie Limbo Mystical Ninja Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Space Station Silicon Valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I'd argue that Guacamelee has more areas that are platformer challenges than most 'Metroidvanias' but overall I agree, it's not a game I'd think of for this. I'd say Hollow Knight is the same as it has good platformer challenges too. Some Mario games are high tier platformers but if we're going for deeper cuts I'd have to say: Klonoa 2 - Takes the light and enjoyable first game and uses the mechanics in creative and challenging ways. Mirror's Edge - Unique and I think is generally well executed. Super Meat Boy - Does wild things with the momentum based physics of Mario. Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze - A modern classic in pure platformers. Shovel Knight - Kinda perfects the ideas of most classic 8bit platformer it feels kinda wrong to put them above this. These are what I'd say are great pure platformers but there are 3D more exploring based ones I like but it's these kind that I tend to get more invested in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Super Meat Boy. It’s perfect. Splosion man is also a personal favourite of mine. If we’re separating 3D ones, It’ll have to be Mario 64. There’s been a lot of 3D platformers I’ve loved over the years but none have ever reached that level for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Platformers aren't one of my preferred genres and I've not played very many at all... so from recent memory I'm gonna go with @Maf and pick Ori and the Blind Forest, I enjoyed that game more than Will of the Wisps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I need to replay Will of the Wisps and give it another look but I liked it significantly less than the first game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Im not the biggest platform game fan but thinking about it i have played quite a lot of them over the years. my favourite one is donkey kong jungle beats, played that again last year, its ridiculously amazing. Also ill avoid mentioning the usual mario games, but will say i think the wii u one is my pick of the 2d mario games, which is probably an odd choice. Other than those i agree with a lot of stuff already mentioned, like ori, mirrors edge, super meat boy. Oh celeste as well. I like the platforming in guacameele too but get stuck on the fighting bits which im useless at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 the boring answer is probably Sonic 3 and Mario Galaxy. I'm not sure I'd have counted Prince of Persia SoT as a platformer prior to seeing the picture but I suppose it is, and it was one of the best games of all time when it came out I'm struggling, it's not a genre I spend a lot of time thinking about, but Kirby Canvas Curse, Ivy the Kiwi, and Soul Bubbles were all great on the DS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 @spatular I forgot about Jungle Beat. That game while arguably a bit gimmicky it is well designed and so much fun. Good call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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