Hi all. I'm a very long-time lurker, but this is my first post on these forums. I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any decent exploration platformers, perhaps a bit like VVVVVV or maybe the old Monty Mole games? Or even like the wonderful free game Redder? This trend of short-burst platformers (League of Evil etc.) ain't really doin' it for me. I'm not after Metroidvania style games (though I tremendously enjoy those as well). Thanks for any help.
Nice. Anyways, I don't think too many iOS platformers really focus on exploration. You should go ask syntheticvoid. He's played them all.
Alrighty, I had a bit of a play with Cordy, and it is indeed very nice. But... I can't put my finger on it... it just isn't lighting my fire, in the same way that Paper Monsters didn't. It is a top-class production though. The devs have some real talent. Yes, I'll be looking out for Swordigo as well. That looks excellent.
RWK is an absolutely wonderful game from a very talented dev, but not quite what I'm looking for. I'm more after the kind of large flick-screen platformers like VVVVVV that have a large map, where you need to collect trinkets etc. (although without VVVVVV's famous difficulty). Indeed there seems to be a dearth of them on the appstore.
What's VVVVVV?? Off to google. Sounds like my kind of game. But here's my list for you: 1. Cordy 2. Babylonian Twins. THis you should like. 2. Robot wants Kitty. (Surprising this doesnt work for you. It's got really large levels) 3. Terra Noctis is a great platformer, but it's broken 4. Beans Quest. Very different platformer... But has secrets that you need to explore and discover. 5. Perhaps, Bounce 1 and 2? Gosh... I really can't think of any more!! The treasure hunting in MotoHeroz is sort of platformy, but don't think you will like it. Paper Monsters... i havent finished it, but is very simple.
VVVVVV is a really hardcore 2D platformer, with a really large map, but each room is a self-contained, non-scrolling location. Much like the old 8-bit Monty Mole games. I'd absolutely love a game like that on iOS. Yes, Babylonian Twins is excellent. I actually do like RWK - I'm a big fan of Raptis games in general. Terra Noctis did nothing for me. Haven't tried Beans Quest or the Bounce games. I'll look them up. Thanks. Having said that, I've tried Swordigo. Not the type of platformer I was after, but it doesn't matter. The game is pure class! Absolutely magnificent! So I'm happy for now.
2 recent possible early goty contenders... Waking Mars and Swordingo. Also look at froggato could be exactly what ur looking for.. Curse of the Japanese werewolf is short but fun There's always MMX and sonic games... Shantae is a great game.. NYx quest is fantastic... There's orange pixels games- meganoid, stardash etc... Another good one is perfect cell... max and the magic marker Is good Soozis which is a 2d like Mario galaxy And fancy pants is another good one I think ull be able to find something from that list...
Fancy Pants fo sho. Waking Mars as well, but its not a platformer in the standard sense. Now we can add Swordigo which is an awesome game.