[GUIDE] - Advice on Creating Quality Platformers

NetherKing123

wowzepic i totally agree. However I must say that I have so many platformers like this…but those were my first ones. I am working on an epic sci-fi themed platformer that is currently in development

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NetherKing123 wrote:
I am working on an epic sci-fi themed platformer that is currently in development

Seems cool!

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red_king_cyclops

This is a good guide that also addresses a problem on Scratch.

Do you think that using a kind of hazard that isn't lava in a platformer can be a good idea if you are making a unique platformer?

2+2=4
2*2=4
2^2=4
2^^2=4
2^^^2=4
2^^^^2=4
…
I see a pattern.

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red_king_cyclops wrote:
This is a good guide that also addresses a problem on Scratch.

Thanks!

Do you think that using a kind of hazard that isn't lava in a platformer can be a good idea if you are making a unique platformer?

Definitely. (Although the type of hazard would depend on the sort of mood you want it to be)

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Cub56

It still doesn't mean using lava alone makes a platformer unoriginal, though…

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Cub56 wrote:
It still doesn't mean using lava alone makes a platformer unoriginal, though…

It mostly depends on the context.

Curse you, 60-second rule…

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red_king_cyclops

I made a list of platformer cliches here.

2+2=4
2*2=4
2^2=4
2^^2=4
2^^^2=4
2^^^^2=4
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I see a pattern.

-ShadowOfTheFuture-

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SireCoder

whyhellothere1 wrote:
There's a game called Give Up that follows this exact format. It's just spread over 40 levels. It's made by a notorious creator, but not on Scratch, and when I read this list that game came to mind.

Not true. Give up adds falling blocks, cannons, and, as far as I can get, no “bouncies”

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cakeperson123

this is good advice

captain_sinister

I agree. Every platformer i've seen follows the trend.

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