First-person platforming

[Zenith]

It's great, I love it.
Post best/worst examples.

 

[racofer]

 

[deuxhero]

Worst: Dark Messiah. Grabbing ledges isn't all that consistent and fall damage can't decide between minimal damage or instant unavoidable death.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

You forgot Half-Life. (Fak U, Residue Processing)

 

[sullynathan]

Mirror's Edge

 

[Space Nugget]

Some of the exploration in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games fits the bill.

Best: Mirror's Edge/Dying Light, probably.
Worst: Thi4f, by far.

 

[Wunderbar]

Worst: Thi4f, by far.

i don't think it can be called platforming, since in thi4f you can't even jump.

 

[Zenith]

Speaking of Thief and platforming...

(the FM is "Swing", previous videos are from Painkiller, Undying and Afraid of Monsters)

You forgot Half-Life. (Fak U, Residue Processing)

I did include a HL mod, but yeah. I also hear people have a hate-boner for Xen.

Mirror's Edge

What's the word on the second one (aside from EA/SJW/R.Pratchett/Origin client)? First one had potential, but felt a bit too contrived. Sequel was supposed to be "open world", but I don't know wtf that means in this context.

 

[catfood]

You forgot Half-Life. (Fak U, Residue Processing)

git gud

 

[SpaceWizardz]

What's the word on the second one

It's bad.
I'd write out a post explaining why but then I'd be putting more effort into the game than the devs did.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

You forgot Half-Life. (Fak U, Residue Processing)

git gud

It has nothing to do with skill, it's just a dull and boring section that goes on for too long.

 

[Maggot]

I love platforming in first person video games, especially if it has either mantling like Thief or movement mechanics like Quake or Half-Life where you can turn in the air. Double jumping in Quake 2 engine games is my shit as well.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Deadfall Adventures?
Portal.
The Dark Mod
Deus Ex with GMDX and mantling enabled.

 

[Tweed]

Montezuma's Return!

 

[PulsatingBrain]

A Story About My Uncle had some really fun platforming moments. I didn't enjoy the story side of it much though, and never finished it. Always meant to go back to it, but the backlog grows and grows

 

[Space Nugget]

Worst: Thi4f, by far.

i don't think it can be called platforming, since in thi4f you can't even jump.

That's how bad it is.

 

[Master]

Half Life 1. It felt really dangerous moving about the facility. And then Xen... Good stuff.

 

[J1M]

Metroid Prime is one of the best first-person exploration games.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

had to do this like six times

There's more to it but this is the only "normal player" video I could find, rest is streamers showing shortcuts and speedrunning

 

[lightbane]

Jumping Flash 1 and 2, if you don't mind emulating PS1 games.

 

[Mark Richard]

Ultima Underworld. Things have come a long way since then. These days first-person platforming is an assurance of player control next to the increasingly automated third-person platforming.

 

[Venser]

Defrag

 

[Tiospo]

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2007)

 

[Spukrian]

A Story About My Uncle had some really fun platforming moments. I didn't enjoy the story side of it much though, and never finished it. Always meant to go back to it, but the backlog grows and grows

I just finished A Story About My Uncle.

This game... lots of good ideas but unfortunately less than ideal execution. You need to pinpoint the exact moment to start running, pinpoint the exact moment to jump, pinpoint the exact moment use the grappling hook, etc... When you fuck up and fall to your death, most of the time you can't tell what you did wrong... or at least I couldn't. But I did finish the game.

I guess A Story About My Uncle influenced Journey To The Savage Planet and I think that's a good thing!