What Happened to All Those 3D Platformers?
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- For six years I've hosted the series Upcoming 3D Platformers, showcasing a ton of games in the genre that I thought looked promising. Some of those games have come out, some are still in development.
With the sixth installment right around the corner, I thought we should go back and look at games I've featured in past videos to find out what happened to them.
0:00 Intro
0:38 2019
6:37 2020
9:17 2021
10:41 2022
12:01 2023
14:25 Outro
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3D Platformer Month kicks off with a look back at previous games I've featured in my Upcoming 3D Platformers series to see where they are today. And I hope you're excited for this year's edition of the series, it's going to be a good one!
This is the first video I can recall where your outro isn't self-deprecating nor self-aware it isn't a proper outro. I welcome this.
I have failed...
Sounds freaking terrible
I hope Pseudoregalia and Rollin' Rascal could appear to get some more attention soon
Pseudoregalia is already gaining some traction, for Rollin' Rascal? i dunno, but we'll have to see
never thought i liked 3d platformers til your videos, literally hoovered up a few, working on yooka laylee, playing through psychonauts, i played jak and daxter when it came out as a kid, i loved it, i have so many indie and old platformers on watch list, so excited
a whole new frontier in gamming thank you for your videos serving as great directories of platformers
I'm glad I helped you discover a wonderful new genre! I hope you have fun with 3D platformers for years to come!
Loved Mail Mole. I need a sequel.
I'd just heard about the Untitled Otter game yesterday. Great stylization of early 3d graphics but I did think it was just a practice level for someone just starting out. Didn't know it was going to be a game at one point.
Bomb rush cyberfunk was so good. Not sure how the only mention here was about was about mixed reviews. It has like 98% recommendation on steam, and most reviews are placing it above an 8/10 - definitely deserved more praise here imo.
Also i really enjoyed clive n wrench but i know im in the minority. I think its one of those cases where the core game is good, but it was held back by its flaws of which there were a bit too many and made it too rough around the edges for most people.
You missed corn kidz 64 AND pseudoregalia which were both amazing games from 2023. The platforming in pseudoregalia is masterclass
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who enjoyed Clive N Wrench. I thought it was a lot of fun and it actually had a lot of elements that elevated it above some other 3D platformers: levels that are easy to navigate, collectable detector, and a focus on raw platforming and exploration over mini-games. I think the gameplay is what really matters here and Clive N Wrench was a lot of fun overall for me. Sure it doesn't have the personality of Banjo-Kazooie, but the gameplay is still really enjoyable.
@@cartoongamermatt9077 ya I found the gameplay pretty addicting actually. Didn't pick up any other game until I nearly 100% it. None of that extra crap that most other 3d platformers are bloated with - just pure platforming, exploring, and collecting with pretty damn good movement
Honestly, I haven't played Bomb Rush for myself yet, so I didn't want to pass judgment on it myself. Perhaps in hindsight I was a bit too harsh on the game, as I've read a couple of reviews that were more lukewarm (and even negative) compared to the general audience reaction.
Pseudoregalia is pretty great.
I'm sad that Otter game is no longer being developed on. However it's great Spooky Poo is still in development. 😢
Yeah, even though we never saw much of it, what little we did see was fantastic. Incredible art and animation and I liked the setting.
@@TripleEye_Josh Here's to Rollin' Rascal. 🍻
I am actually grateful you included the otter game and Path to Greatness. Even if they don’t come to fruition, they are still very interesting concepts and serve as great inspiration, as well as reasons to keep an eye on these small devs.
Indeed, there is a lot that can be learned from projects that never materialized for both casual observers and developers. The otter game in particular really did look great, too.
@@TripleEye_Josh seriously I'd appreciate if you backtracked to make sure you didn't muss any good canceled games from that year or before
Cadet, the dev of the otter game, is actually working with the Big Catch team now! Brings my excitement for that a whole much higher
Looking forward to The plucky squire and big catch
Awesome video. Love to see this genre generating hype/interest and finding success with titles I didn’t know about
Rollin' Rascal seems to be doing okay for now. 😥
I played Kao and I hat a lot of fun doing it
I'm kinda surprised that Rollin' Rascal wasn't mentioned, but it probably will be next video.
Great idea for a video. Always nice to see what's going on with these games.
One suggestion? Maybe include links to the finished games on Steam or something. Hardly essential or anything, but it would be nice!
Surprised to hear Clive and Wrench did poorly. I preordered it and loved it when it came out.
different strokes
[edit] i'm the same with borderlands 1 vs. 2, i love 1 better for many reasons, and people seem to generally favor 2 more
Same here. I really enjoyed it. Sure the personality wasn't there since there was barely any dialogue and it wasn't really funny or charming, but the gameplay more than made up for it. I easily enjoyed it more than Yooka-Laylee, which I still liked. The level design in Clive N Wrench was just much better imo. The levels were easy to navigate, they were memorable, there was a good amount of levels, the platforming was a lot of fun, and the controls were very solid. Sure the game looks jank and low-budget, but I think the gameplay is what really matters.
It stars a "furf#&," so it was doomed to fail. Only games starring uninspired characters are allowed to succeed.
@@baalfgames5318 what is that strange string of characters
i love them too, so im making one right now
The Big Catch actually looks really interesting
Really looking forward to the next video of 3D platformers! Also, where do you find new 3D platformers to look forward to?
I'm glad to hear that, because a certain arts and crafts inspired game is going to show up in my Upcoming 3D Platformers list at the end of this month...
I usually find most of what I'm looking for on Twitter. Just searching 3D Platformer for weeks and months on end. Sometimes I'll check Itch.io or just search '3D Platformer' on Steam or Google and see what turns up. Honestly, most of the time I find them from other people talking about them rather than the developers themselves.
@@TripleEye_Josh Well I'll make sure to keep my eyes open for that video then :D
That's a good idea to find new games, I should mention 3D platformers more often in my tweets in general!
Although it's not 3D platformers specifically, i have found this channel to be of aid for finding cool and lesser-known games. And he does sometimes makes videos showcasing upcoming games of a specific genre.
www.youtube.com/@ClemmyGames
This one may also be of good use.
www.youtube.com/@GetIndieGaming/videos
Loads of good stuff to find on the indie and small studio market that can use attention and being talked about. From Clash: Artifacts of Chaos and Soulstice, to Cookie Cutter, Blud, Judero, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, My Familiair, Genokids and many, many more.
In any case, hope these channels may prove of use in showcasing and finding new cool 3D platformers amongst all those others.
I love how you changed Xitter to Twitter.
(I call it Xitter, pronounced Shitter, because X is the greek letter for Chi and in some cultures you can pronounce X with an SH Sound.)
I was glad you included the ones that were probably not going to turn into full games. They inspired me. That otter game was really cool.
Aw I liked Zera. But that's just the way life can be. Video games take a long time to make you never know when things get in the way.
OO i forgot about Nytro. I hope that gets finished. Looked cool.
KAO is meh to me for some reason. It hits all the check boxes of what a platformer is. But I keep putting it down. For some reason I just can't get into it enough to complete it.
I am interested in Cavern of Dreams too. It doesn't look like a game I would enjoy but every review I have seen people love it so I don't know. Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom didn't look good either gameplay wise. And it wasn't but it was funny so you never know what you'll like about a game.
A lot of the 3D platformers I play I found either through you or rad or a few others. So I am glad y'all give light to the games I would never hear about other wise. Yeah some like Clive and Wrench were disappointing but others like Pumpkin Jack and Hell Pie were a blast. I surprisingly really loved Hell Pie. Stupid funny. Platforming was a blast with the swinging. Just a great example of a great 3D platformer in my opinion.
I have been seeing all these youtube videos about the genre dying lately. O please, yall negative nellies. Not only are there so many indie games no one ever hears about. There are other games that are non traditional platformers. Like first person platformers like the Supraland series. And if you want to get real technical even games like Spiderman are platformers.
Anyways its nice to see a recap. Some of these I forgot about and others I haven't heard in a while and was curious what happened.
Pseudoregalia and Cavern of Dreams have been my more favorite recent 3D platformers. For Cavern, it’s very Banjo-Kazooie like where you have power ups and interconnected worlds, but it is pretty short. It also has a lot of secrets to it that I always enjoy for the end game. My main complaint with it is that I wish it were longer.
Oh, and Orbo’s Odyssey, that was a lot of fun.
@@jaredarmstrong7403 Orbo's looks ridiculous. lol. I gotta give that a try. Thanks for the recommendation
@@milantiquestudios7460 Orbo’s odyssey is pretty short as well, but it is a lot of fun to just run around in. It really is the best sonic game I’ve played recently, lmao.
Both the Path to Greatness and the Otter-Lifeguard game actually looked charming, and the Otter one in particular looks better than following Longtail one art-wise.
I hope you've played Pseudoregalia!
I tend to sometimes watch these low-sub count low view-count vids in my recommended and be like "cool but also meh needs work, let me give some feedback" but this video was pretty solid overall and well-made. It wasn't overbearing or AI-made or poorly balanced or anything, just a good review of 3d platformers covered over the past 5 years. Nice job.
Demon turf is amazing, genuinely one of my favorite 3d platformers ever. He'll pie is also super fun
Somehow I've missed both of them. I hope to rectify that sooner rather than later.
Isn't there is a double standard within the indie scene where 3d Platformer look down upon but 2d Platformer always considered the definitive way of platforming.
Tomb raider 1-3 remastered deserves a mention imo because the original games are mostly platformers. Also I'm still hoping lobodestroyo gets released lol. They update occasionally.
"The game released for free, and-"
Yoink! I'll add that to my library, thank you!
Double Shake reeks of Mischief Makers... some of the same people in the developing team? 🤔
it even has Shake in the name!
shake shake!
this game reminds me of spyro
i think otter game looked too much like banjo kazooie graphically and might be why it stopped production
Well... I played Boti and it's bad. Realy bad. Very repetative, boring, monotonous gameplay. And bosses design is something. Just bad game, but it's looks preaty and can make some first impressions, But... No. It's not good. Try Corn Kidz 64. It's REALY good game.
very confused how you could ever consider Hi-Fi Rush a platformer lol. Its a character action game.
I was hyped for h ell pie, played the beta etc but when the full game came out it honestly just felt.... stale. same enemies cloned over multiple levels, no real uniqueness to each area it just sort of all blended in together. It's alright but you get bored of it very quickly.
What happened was we had a resurgence of 3d platformers and they weren't very good
Hell Pie mechanically is really fun, but it's attempts at humor are so lame and unfunny and just cringe that it really takes away from the overall experience.
A lot of the new era of 3d platformers turned out to be god awful like Yooka Laylee or mediocre like Hat in Time. Penny’s Big Breakaway is the only modern indie 3d platformer I can think of that can compare to the greats of the genre. Mario Odyssey obviously shows how much life the genre can still have but competing with Nintendo when it comes to 3d platformers has always been a near impossible task.
A hat in time, mediocre? Our opinions greatly differ I must say. I do agree that Yooka Laylee isn't great though.
@@supersayen0679I'm amazed he said it's mediocre.
hat in time SUCKS.
overlay animated, poorly structured, poorly optimized, hat kid can't turn on a dime...her turning radius is closer to a truck's.
air homing attack works...when it feels like it?
clumsy ui
clumsy useless thread mechanic
pointless curse contracts
it's cute
hat kid is adorable and I bought the game and I hated every minute of gameplay.
it's a wretched slog.
Yooka is worse.
2D thrives, yooka laylee 2 is fantastic
@@TemmiePlaysFinally, someone who didn't like sHat in Time.
I will never tolerate A Hat in Time slander in this household
Honestly, it's pretty simple: Humans are narcissists who hate animals. I love how all those charming animal platformers failed while the ones starring uninspired human-sue protags succeeded.
Yiff in hell
- They sucked -
🤷🏻♀️ not gonna sugarcoat it.
hop and bop died with my childhood for a reason.
its
NOT.
FUN.
and anyone arguing differently, i have a SWELL game by Rare with some monkeys and it's only got 6 million collectibles, MAJOR FUN.
I am glad you arer covering 3D Platformers one of my facevorite genres where most channels are just covering 2D Platformers or Metriodvanias . Keep up the great work . Look forward to seeing more videos on it