[General Discussion] Are developers afraid to make 2D games on Consoles now?

Originally Posted by Grubdog

The best game of this generation is 2D

Except that's 2D games with 3D enviroments, idiot. Klonoa was one of the first games to see this in and now it's spread like fucking aids.

Why can't people be satisfied with the obscure, unpopular, and possibly japanese 2D games which we still see. I'm sure Disgaea didn't sell because of it's 3D battle levels, oh no.

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Originally Posted by Zio

Elixir no need for name calling now, it's still 2D in a sense since sidescrolling(I think that is what that game is) is 2D shape...

That's like calling Ikaruga a proper 2D game. Face it, if the backgrounds aren't 2D, it isn't a true 2D game. Killer Instinct Gold is another example of how they managed to make a game which has sprites and 3D enviroments.

There isn't that many purely 2D-based games available these days, but that's bcause the gaming industry is rubbish now.

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Originally Posted by Grubdog

Is Super Mario Bros 3D because the pipes have shadows?

You can have shadows in 2D games without having models.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

Probably because the Metal Slug games take all of fifteen minutes to finish. Perhaps you should go grab the PAL PS2 versions, which were released separately, and cost an arm and a leg.

Well, that's not entirely true. It's the same with most arcade games, it takes hours of practice to get through. You won't be able to get through 3, 4 or 5 within 20 minutes.

Speed Demo Archives have a couple which show somebody completing the first game and X around 15 minutes, but you must consider that that isn't concerning the amount of practice they would of gotten out of the game in order to achieve that initially.

It kind of makes a difference when you have the satisfaction of knowing you've completed a game on a single credit or single life, and then there's the feeling of "well, I went through 100 credits, and this game only took 15 minutes."

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