platformer
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You Can Play Death’s Door On Switch Now, And It Runs Great
Death’s Door could probably run nicely on a smart fridge at this point. The release of Acid Nerve‘s Death’s Door across all current and next-gen platforms has found the game nothing but praise. We here at Kotaku really, really love this game. When I started this role, I came to it with only a humble first-release Nintendo Switch to get…
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Super Meat Boy Forever Is Not The Sequel I Was Hoping For
After 10 long years Super Meat Boy is back, this time as an auto-runner in a sequel that channels much of the original except for what I loved most about it: snappy controls and tight platforming. In the year of Spelunky 2 and Hades, it’s a letdown to see Meat Boy return without the key…
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What Are Your Top 3 Platformers Of All Time?
Welcome to Ask Kotaku, the new weekly feature in which Kotaku’s rank and file weigh in on the burning questions of our time. Each query is a crucible on which nerds and giants clash, monumental contests of wit, that…well, OK. This is just another excuse to talk vidya games. You down?
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The New Yooka-Laylee Feels Like A Remake Of A Classic Game
The original Yooka-Laylee attempted to capture the magic of 3D platformers like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, but instead it felt more like a pale imitation of those great games. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Playtonic’s 2.5D platformer follow-up, is much more successful at capturing the spirit of its old school inspirations, feeling like a…