While back in times of N64 and the first Playstation we got a bunch of these released, nowadays it seems like an endangered species.

I'm really looking forward to the release of Yooka-Laylee (kind of a succesor to Banjo-Kazooie games from the same team in case you haven't heard about) but since this will take at least until october for this I wonder if you know any good games that are already available out there in the steam-pool. Thanks for every suggestion. : )

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Psychonauts is a really good 3D platformer and is basically like Banjo in that you collect a TON of little things

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Great suggestion, unfortunately I've already played it on PS2. It indeed was great. Not especially gameplaywise since the controls were a little inacurate in my opinion but the unique art design and creative story made more than up for this. : )

Still thank you!

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Trine 3?

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isn't it more like 2D? Not talking about the graphics themselves but the perspective. Beside of that the reviews are a bit scaring. I'd rather go with the first or second first. Thanks though.

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Trine 3 is 3D. The other trines are 2D. But trine 3 is really terrible so I wouldn't recommend it

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The first 2 were amazing 2D games. But now the devs tried experimenting with 3D. But as a result, they fully admitted that they were too ambitous and ran out of time and money. So the game is about 1/3 of its intended length and the gameplay and 3D perspective is unpolished and definetly feels rushed.

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Ok I see. Judging by the screenshots on steamstore it looked like they made some boss battles into 3d while the core mechanics stayed 2d.: As mentioned. I would probably go with the first or second one instead . And your post just encouraged me with that. : )

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I'm not sure if it's the kinda game you meant but I really liked Grow Home.

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I dunno either but this looks real good. Also very affordable. Will probably try it sooner or later. Thanks. : )

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grow home's game play is very bad i think

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and I think it's excellent, very unique and fresh, I had lots of fun with it.

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I'd really like to try this one but it simply blows up up my budget. :/

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It's given for free alot of times, probably still is.

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Sorry, I was kidding there. Thought it's abvious. : )
I own that game...like probably every other person here.

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Never heard or seen this one before but sure looks good. Might try it. Thanks. : )

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I've played A Story About My Uncle and enjoyed it very much. Unique and fun gameplay and a real thick atmosphere. About Last Tinker, I'll probably wait for it to be released in another Daedalic Bundle. And about Sonic Adventure 2: I've never been a fan of the blue hedgehog but this game was one of the few ones I liked...or maybe more like the only one? .-. I never tried DX wich seems to be kinda similar though. So I might try that one. Thanks for your suggestions. : )

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I would give The Last Tinker a hard pass if I were you, even though I personally loved the game. The store page is really misleading. It has all the hallmarks of a classic mascot platformer, except... the platforming. Gorgeous visuals, colorful, great characters, sound, story, collectibles, but it uses assassin's creed style "hold A for platforming."

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Oh thanks that's good to know since I'm a bit tired of that kind of gameplay since it feels like almost every bigger game today uses it. But well, as stated I'm probably not going to buy it full price anyway.

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When I bought my Xbox 360 years ago I got a copy of Kung Fu-Panda with it. While I never considered that game to be really good I still enjoyed it because of the setting and tune.The game you linked reminds me very much on that plus seems to have nice gameplay. Went to my wishlist. Thanks. : )

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Mirror's Edge is a really good platformer, though probably not what you're looking for

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No, not exactly what I had in mind when I created the thread. Still something I'll very likely play sooner or later. Thank you.

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Pongo reminded me strongly of N64 jump and run kind of gameplay.
(its also very cheap on sale)

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While I'd make an exception for Mirrors Edge I'm more like looking for 3rd person games. Thanks though.
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first alice is better i think but 1. game come with 2.

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Oh I liked the seond Alice game. Haven't played the first though. I really liked the creativity of the design and it's atmosphere, Gameplaywise it wasn't exactly like innovative since it basically was a god of war-clone with some more jump and run passages but the gameplay still was fun. Better ripped off good than inovated bad. : )

E:// Also thanks for that other suggestions. That Pac-Man game and especially Poi are looking interesting.

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There is another one - Epic Mickey 2, but I have played it on X360 and it was quite disappointing (especially as single-player experience).

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I played Epic Mickey 1 on wii, and it sucked. Good ideas and all that, but the platforming/gameplay was just bad - like, worse than the N64 era games (Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, and the knock-offs)

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For me, it's pretty decent game in its genre. But when comapred to sequel, it's almost a masterpiece.

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the story was good, but the camera and controls were straight out of the mid-nineties

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Hi there!
I've just made a little puzzle train. It contains one of the games, which I suggested in my post.
If You have some spare time, try solving the jiggies and who knows, maybe fortune will smile upon You? ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )

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hi Adzik, to be honest I really don't know if I'm in the mood for that puzzle today. Also doesn't look too easy. When will the train be launching?
But don't get me wrong. I still really appreciate that you thought of this thread and posted this here. So thank you. : )

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There is only 24 hours left to pick up the ticket.
Come on in if You find some spare time (nonetheless, the jigsaw is indeed quite challenging).

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Second is more banjo-kazooish. ;)

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What's the first Alice game called?

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American McGee's Alice

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Alice Madness Returns is a must play!
I enjoyed Woolfe The Red Hood Diaries as well. Not great but fun.
And of course Lifeless Planet one of my favourite games of all. It's a combination of exploration and platforming.

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Lifeless Planet indeed looks good. Builds up some some nice contrast to the usually more colorful games within the genre. Will sure keep this one in mind. Thank you.

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Please promise me you give it a try till beyond the village (about 25min). First part is confusing and boring but after that it's so much fun. It's not a masterpiece but no other game gave me such an enjoyable time.

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Agreed! Alice Madness Returns is one of the most underrated game of past generation.

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Two very different looking games that both are looking interesting in there own way and I haven't heard of both before. Was sure a good idea to open that thread. Thank you. : )

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legend of kay

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have it on my list now. One of the most appealing to me out of the ones mentioned so far, thank you. : )

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Not on Steam yet but keep an eye on A Har in Time: http://hatintime.com/

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I've been watching this one for quite a while - it just got a Steam page recently http://store.steampowered.com/app/253230/

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Oh didn't know it had a Steam page.

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Looks very nice. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

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'Travel the universe with Hat Kid as you rival the evil Mustache Girl in order to save the world!'

The description alone is a reason to look deeper into this one. Videos on Steam also looks very nice. Another one wich found it it's way to my wishlist. Thank you. : )

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Too bad Glover didn't make it into the steam store yet :-(

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I had this game back in the days but I never really liked it that much. Maybe my expectations were to high after playing Mario 64. .-.

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I actually liked it but the camera handling was the worst I ever had to deal with :D

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FEZ is a nice little indie game that is sort of a 3d platformer.

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I once almost bought that one. Still have it in mind and will probably get it when it's placed in a bundle. Thank you.

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Psychonauts, A Story about my uncle (this one is a first person), and...LEGO games?

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Can't say why exactly but I don't really like the Lego games to much. The other two you mentioned are great games wich I unfortunately already played. Still thanks. : )

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I guess I can say why; you have to really love them to play, cause they (specially the old ones, like sw and batman) are repetitive and broken, the IA helps you like a baby and the gameplay is boring if you didn't have a friend to play along

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Well, the only one I've ever tried was Lego Indiana Jones since it came along when buying my 360. I even tried it together with a friend and it was not completely bad. Had fun for a few hours but yea didn't hold on to long.

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Not exactly the kind of games I had in mind when posting this but especially CloudBuilt looks like some fun. Thank you!

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If you want an n64 inspired 3d platformer you really cant go past poi http://store.steampowered.com/app/401810/

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it does look really good. Much Mario inspired wich I consider a good thing. Just not sure if I want to buy another early acces game...

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It is still far from a full game but they are updating i. Maybe chuck it on the wishlist for now but it is hands down the best 3d platformer i have played on steam even how it stands today.

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If you're ok with golden oldies... http://store.steampowered.com/app/313810/

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I kinda consider myself as one, so I guess yes...

Mentioned for the 3rd time here and just by the looks of it I feel like it's probably well deserved. Will sure give this one a try sooner or later. Thanks. : )

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No problem. :) I posted in a bit of a rush so I didn't notice the game had already been mentioned... Repetita iuvant, I guess! ;)

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No problem at all, I don't expect every person to read every single answere in here. ^^

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Glass Wing is free (search for giveaway link on forum).
http://store.steampowered.com/app/382570/

Gnome vs Fairies
http://store.steampowered.com/app/406220/

Last Tinker
http://store.steampowered.com/app/260160/

If money is an issue you can always try Tremorgames they might have not some suggested games.

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Playing Glass Wing makes you want to kill someone. Controls are just totally awful.
But he, if you can get it for free, you can always give it a try.

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I paid for it an played it all the way through.
I have this love hate relationship with bad games and this scratched the itch.

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I know what you mean sometimes there are games wich really aren't good but have something that attracts you to them. For me BlackSoul was such a case.

Abut Glass Wings: The controls indeed look a bit fuzzy. One can tell even by the gameplay video..I checked the mentioned giveaway but don't feel like doing 18 tasks to get the key for it. .-. Still thanks for mentioning it and for your other suggestions as well. : )

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Respect:)

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Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
http://store.steampowered.com/app/205910/
try the demo

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Probably not something I'll buy at full price but definetely something I'm having an eye on. I'm entering GAs for this one since a while. Would probably buy a bundle with it in it. Thanks. : )

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When I first saw the game I foolishly dismissed it because it seemed a bit weird, but I played it and it certainly has some unique mechanics that make it interesting, so I ended up really enjoying it. Add me on Steam if you would like a copy, I happen to have an extra =P

edit: I swear that I read quite some time ago that a sequel was in the works, but I'm not sure what the story with that is

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Thanks for offering but dunno. I know myself and I would probably ending up not playing this until months have passed. At least that's a possibility.So hard to find the time to play every game you want...

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Oh, I can relate to that. Doesn't matter to me to be honest though. Most, if not everyone around here has a backlog of games they have yet to play. As long as the intention is there to play it some day that's good enough for me. The game hardly cost anything anyway. The offer stands.

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very good game

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Poi. It's still in Eary Acess but seems to be what you are looking for.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/401810/

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indeed is. Will keep this in sight, thanks. : )

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Ben and Ed maybe? Haven't played it but looks like a challenging 3D platformer game.

Yooka-Laylee! Can't wait!

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Looks like a fun concept but probably to fast paced for me. But thanks. And yea I'm really, really looking forward to it, too : )

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Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and Poi. They are both in early access right now. Ty is in EA because they are making sure everything is stable while they improve graphics and whatnot. The game is 100% complete and playable. I'm not sure what state Poi is in because I don't own it, but I've heard it's really good.

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Both looking real promising, thanks. : )

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  • Beyond Good and Evil it's a wonderful 3D adventure/Platformer, but people says that the GOG version works better than the Steam one. It aged very well.

  • The Legacy of Kain games, couldn't recommend those games enough. Defiance has a really shitty camera but the story is top notch.

Other recommendations and classics:

  • Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
  • Enslaved: Oddysey to the West
  • Prince of Persia games.
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While you have some great recommendations there most of those are Action-Adventure and not really Platformers which is what danbu is looking for.

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Thanks for the nice suggestions

While I think I own almost every mentionable game for the Gamecube, Beyond Good and Evil is one game that somehow has bypassed me. But I always thought it does look really worth playing and still do. Will surely get that one some day. Enslaved is also something I definitely wanna try sooner or later. Same goes for Oddworld since I loved the two first games. This one seems way different but I'd like to give it a try. And if it's only for the sake of returning to that universe.: )

About Prince of Persia: I really liked Sands of Time. Was an inspiring piece for much of the actual games like Assassin's Creed, Batman etc. but as great as I found it to be as disapointed I was about Warrior Within wich tried to be adult and cool way to hard in my opinion...I also tried out one of them on 360. Don't remember the exact name but it had a real artistic cel-shading style. But while it looked really good the gameplay seemed much to light. Wich games of the series besides Sands of Time would you recommend?

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As a fan of the Prince. I've played them all (even the HORRIBLE Prince of Persia 3D)

Loved Sands of time but the sequels also dissapointed me. Warrior Within bored me to death. Two Thrones is a bit better.

The 2008 reboot is not that bad. That is the one with cell shading. Kind of average game.

But I preferred The Forgotten Sands. The platforming in that one is superb, mostly in the second half with all the new powers combined. The game is not memorable, it's pretty short and the story kind of lame, but is not bad at all. Unfairly underrated IMHO. .

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